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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 263733 223345 185746 161318 84851 31621 6402 34650
Under 18 Years 70566 60965 46886 43687 436 16268 3286 343
18 to 24 Years 24843 17847 14961 12492 5442 3003 611 129
25 to 34 Years 40919 31561 27938 26020 19980 3496 544 364
35 to 44 Years 43078 35946 32813 30552 22163 2863 545 775
45 to 54 Years 31584 27398 25269 23332 17431 1756 377 856
55 to 59 Years 11300 9812 8817 7946 5996 743 138 617
60 to 64 Years 9784 8458 7307 6152 4622 673 135 1043
65 Years And Over 31658 31358 21754 11137 8781 2820 765 30521
65 to 74 Years 18270 18110 13017 7595 5791 1511 407 17415
75 Years And Over 13388 13248 8738 3542 2989 1309 358 13107
Male
Total 128852 107301 91203 80672 48264 13295 2932 14886
Under 18 Years 36111 31225 24095 22510 228 8252 1680 173
18 to 24 Years 12402 8576 7656 6434 2947 873 213 52
25 to 34 Years 20390 14882 13722 12737 11266 977 207 204
35 to 44 Years 21273 17320 15996 14947 12960 1026 209 481
45 to 54 Years 15324 13270 12243 11389 9800 737 190 473
55 to 59 Years 5513 4864 4430 4075 3524 300 70 326
60 to 64 Years 4579 4009 3517 3068 2661 233 55 501
65 Years And Over 13260 13156 9544 5511 4878 898 308 12676
65 to 74 Years 8213 8161 6042 3882 3388 522 174 7741
75 Years And Over 5047 4995 3501 1629 1490 376 134 4934
Female
Total 134880 116043 94543 80646 36587 18326 3470 19764
Under 18 Years 34455 29740 22791 21177 208 8017 1607 170
18 to 24 Years 12441 9270 7305 6058 2495 2130 397 77
25 to 34 Years 20528 16680 14217 13283 8715 2519 338 160
35 to 44 Years 21805 18626 16816 15605 9203 1837 336 295
45 to 54 Years 16260 14128 13026 11943 7631 1018 187 384
55 to 59 Years 5787 4949 4387 3871 2472 443 68 291
60 to 64 Years 5205 4449 3790 3083 1960 439 80 541
65 Years And Over 18398 18202 12211 5626 3903 1922 457 17846
65 to 74 Years 10057 9949 6974 3712 2403 989 233 9673
75 Years And Over 8341 8253 5236 1914 1499 933 224 8172
Related Children
Under 18 Years 70243 60788 46785 43625 421 16185 3279 338
Under 6 Years 24184 20992 14684 13893 0 7112 1205 127
6 to 17 Years 46059 39796 32101 29732 421 9073 2074 212

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 22342 4395 9366 40388
Under 18 Years 60 205 2326 9601
18 to 24 Years 46 71 1034 6997
25 to 34 Years 70 233 1146 9357
35 to 44 Years 220 378 1210 7132
45 to 54 Years 313 292 1267 4186
55 to 59 Years 216 180 531 1488
60 to 64 Years 456 227 700 1326
65 Years And Over 20962 2810 1152 300
65 to 74 Years 12348 1507 848 160
75 Years And Over 8614 1303 304 140
Male
Total 9816 1632 5032 21551
Under 18 Years 39 95 1173 4886
18 to 24 Years 15 27 529 3826
25 to 34 Years 36 120 602 5508
35 to 44 Years 137 193 632 3953
45 to 54 Years 146 143 710 2054
55 to 59 Years 135 80 265 650
60 to 64 Years 220 77 364 570
65 Years And Over 9086 894 756 104
65 to 74 Years 5639 518 554 52
75 Years And Over 3447 376 201 52
Female
Total 12527 2764 4334 18837
Under 18 Years 21 110 1153 4716
18 to 24 Years 30 44 505 3171
25 to 34 Years 33 113 543 3849
35 to 44 Years 83 185 577 3179
45 to 54 Years 167 148 557 2132
55 to 59 Years 81 99 266 839
60 to 64 Years 235 149 336 756
65 Years And Over 11875 1916 396 196
65 to 74 Years 6709 989 294 108
75 Years And Over 5167 927 102 88
Related Children
Under 18 Years 60 200 2323 9456
Under 6 Years 17 75 785 3192
6 to 17 Years 43 125 1538 6264

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 263733 223345 185746 161318 84851 31621 6402 34650
Metropolitan 212014 179510 149843 131655 69825 24598 4664 26461
Central City 79002 63914 48479 41895 24117 13528 2097 10120
Not Central City 133012 115596 101364 89760 45708 11070 2568 16342
Not Metropolitan 51718 43834 35903 29663 15026 7023 1737 8189
Northeast 51429 44925 37912 33449 17529 5929 1101 7319
Metropolitan 45881 40082 33857 29910 15790 5241 913 6485
Central City 15667 12814 9012 7931 4650 3473 402 2225
Not Central City 30214 27268 24845 21979 11140 1768 511 4260
Not Metropolitan 5548 4843 4055 3539 1739 688 188 834
Midwest 61773 55087 48175 41731 21271 6387 1681 8209
Metropolitan 45816 40796 35597 31562 16329 4769 1132 5702
Central City 16877 14376 11338 9787 5607 2918 505 2123
Not Central City 28939 26420 24259 21775 10722 1852 627 3579
Not Metropolitan 15958 14291 12578 10170 4942 1618 549 2507
South 92027 75427 61194 52711 28525 11132 2172 12584
Metropolitan 69493 57048 47014 40898 22248 7653 1493 8757
Central City 25553 20028 15353 13171 7633 3847 694 3260
Not Central City 43941 37020 31661 27727 14615 3807 799 5497
Not Metropolitan 22534 18379 14180 11813 6277 3478 679 3827
West 58503 47906 38465 33426 17526 8174 1448 6538
Metropolitan 50825 41585 33375 29285 15458 6934 1127 5517
Central City 20905 16696 12777 11006 6227 3291 495 2512
Not Central City 29919 24889 20598 18279 9231 3643 631 3006
Not Metropolitan 7678 6321 5090 4141 2068 1240 321 1021
Household Relationship
Total 263733 223345 185746 161318 84851 31621 6402 34650
65 Years And Over 31658 31358 21754 11137 8781 2820 765 30521
In Families 222792 190477 159661 142267 66423 27480 5675 23303
Householders 69597 61492 52826 45980 37885 5911 1156 12207
Under 65 Years 58292 50227 44533 41175 33794 5222 909 1354
65 Years And Over 11306 11265 8292 4805 4090 689 247 10854
Related Children
Under 18 Years 69425 60138 46417 43286 420 15847 3223 337
Under 6 Years 23943 20784 14601 13812 0 6969 1185 127
6 to 17 Years 45481 39353 31817 29474 420 8878 2038 210
18 Years And Over 21990 15816 13417 11912 5475 2331 465 549

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 22342 4395 9366 40388
Metropolitan 17040 3215 7404 32504
Central City 5929 1709 2885 15088
Not Central City 11111 1506 4519 17416
Not Metropolitan 5302 1181 1963 7884
Northeast 4770 867 811 6504
Metropolitan 4227 774 627 5799
Central City 1154 454 152 2853
Not Central City 3073 320 475 2946
Not Metropolitan 543 93 185 705
Midwest 5970 785 1531 6687
Metropolitan 4120 526 1055 5020
Central City 1444 279 437 2501
Not Central City 2676 247 619 2519
Not Metropolitan 1850 259 476 1667
South 7663 1811 4478 16600
Metropolitan 5476 1089 3499 12445
Central City 1898 554 1328 5525
Not Central City 3578 535 2171 6921
Not Metropolitan 2187 722 978 4155
West 3939 932 2546 10597
Metropolitan 3217 825 2222 9240
Central City 1433 422 968 4209
Not Central City 1784 403 1254 5031
Not Metropolitan 722 107 324 1357
Household Relationship
Total 22342 4395 9366 40388
65 Years And Over 20962 2810 1152 300
In Families 15556 2473 8431 32315
Householders 8457 1117 2783 8106
Under 65 Years 561 431 2263 8065
65 Years And Over 7896 685 521 41
Related Children
Under 18 Years 60 199 2319 9287
Under 6 Years 17 75 784 3159
6 to 17 Years 43 123 1534 6128
18 Years And Over 128 224 667 6175

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 173966 152486 136690 122877 55641 12561 3855 19330
Husbands 53570 48441 44056 38756 32291 2030 670 10147
Under 65 Years 44002 38908 36608 34366 28520 1610 486 967
65 Years And Over 9569 9533 7449 4390 3771 420 184 9180
Wives 53570 47977 43870 38705 19074 2428 734 7830
Under 65 Years 46242 40689 38155 35582 17582 2151 617 694
65 Years And Over 7329 7288 5716 3123 1492 276 117 7136
Related Children
Under 18 Years 49811 43639 38096 35875 324 6713 2113 164
Under 6 Years 17415 15200 12634 11934 0 3002 794 64
6 to 17 Years 32397 28439 25463 23941 324 3711 1320 100
18 Years And Over 14024 10563 9594 8735 3307 1001 288 206
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 38908 30884 17496 14679 7931 13504 1559 3096
Householder 12514 10361 6549 5272 5202 3471 381 1874
Under 65 Years 10884 8741 5697 4851 4793 3228 331 315
65 Years And Over 1631 1620 852 421 410 243 50 1559
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16637 14185 6646 5904 75 8381 968 160
Under 6 Years 5504 4830 1557 1502 0 3566 325 61
6 to 17 Years 11133 9354 5089 4403 75 4815 642 99
18 Years And Over 6603 4298 3036 2504 1780 1170 144 302
In Unrelated Subfamilies 1457 1074 635 585 233 500 69 19
Under 18 Years 825 657 368 340 2 344 56 2
Under 6 Years 240 207 83 81 0 144 20 0
6 to 17 Years 585 449 285 259 2 200 36 2
18 Years And Over 632 417 267 245 231 156 13 17

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 14018 1431 7490 21480
Husbands 7569 627 2487 5129
Under 65 Years 461 210 1997 5094
65 Years And Over 7108 416 490 36
Wives 5972 427 2474 5594
Under 65 Years 399 151 2157 5553
65 Years And Over 5573 276 318 41
Related Children
Under 18 Years 49 80 1983 6173
Under 6 Years 15 33 699 2215
6 to 17 Years 34 47 1284 3958
18 Years And Over 56 87 478 3461
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 1186 842 669 8024
Householder 855 428 186 2153
Under 65 Years 62 186 157 2142
65 Years And Over 793 243 29 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11 108 260 2452
Under 6 Years 2 40 60 673
6 to 17 Years 9 68 199 1778
18 Years And Over 61 114 142 2305
In Unrelated Subfamilies 5 10 12 383
Under 18 Years 0 2 5 169
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 33
6 to 17 Years 0 2 4 135
18 Years And Over 5 8 8 214

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Private Health Insurance
Related to Current or Past Employment Related to Covered By Medicaid Covered By
Total Total Total of Relative or SelfOwn Current or Past Employment Total Covered By Private Insurance Medicare Total
All Races All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 39484 31793 25449 18466 18196 3641 658 11328
Male 18790 13989 11715 9473 9390 1266 238 3109
Under 65 Years 16130 11347 10090 8647 8569 930 143 531
Living Alone 8004 6401 5668 4928 4928 494 74 371
65 Years And Over 2659 2642 1625 825 821 336 95 2577
Living Alone 2307 2295 1443 732 729 282 86 2244
Female 20694 17804 13734 8993 8806 2376 420 8220
Under 65 Years 12798 9956 8629 7131 7003 1291 158 481
Living Alone 7096 5970 5162 4332 4311 742 83 387
65 Years And Over 7896 7848 5105 1863 1803 1085 262 7738
Living Alone 7540 7511 4951 1807 1753 1030 253 7407
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 32227 27950 21312 20104 79 7668 1521 148
16 to 64 Years 83366 66195 60347 55057 43307 4730 1103 2063
Worked During Year 71517 57636 55209 50842 41674 2011 733 311
Year-Round Full Time 51624 43911 42807 40254 35819 701 374 105
Not Year-Round Full Time 19893 13725 12402 10589 5856 1310 359 206
DID Not Work 11848 8559 5138 4215 1632 2719 370 1752
65 Years And Over 13260 13156 9544 5511 4878 898 308 12676
Worked During Year 2863 2833 2375 1483 1298 72 43 2470
Year-Round Full Time 1047 1030 898 641 593 11 11 756
Not Year-Round Full Time 1817 1803 1476 842 704 61 32 1714
Did Not Work 10397 10323 7169 4028 3580 826 265 10206
Female
Under 16 Years 30784 26601 20177 18912 64 7433 1483 148
16 to 64 Years 85698 71240 62156 56108 32621 8971 1530 1770
Worked During Year 63230 53761 50445 46294 30855 3541 956 310
Year-Round Full Time 35011 30770 30127 28553 23580 758 342 88
Not Year-Round Full Time 28219 22991 20318 17741 7274 2783 614 222
Did Not Work 22468 17479 11711 9814 1766 5430 574 1460
65 Years And Over 18398 18202 12211 5626 3903 1922 457 17846
Worked During Year 2112 2076 1632 935 745 74 38 1898
Year-Round Full Time 491 468 410 327 295 18 13 351
Not Year-Round Full Time 1622 1609 1222 608 450 56 25 1547
Did Not Work 16286 16126 10579 4691 3158 1848 419 15948

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (Numbers in thousands)
Covered By Some Form of Health Insurance During All or Part of Year
Covered By Medicare Covered By Not Covered
Covered By Private Insurance Covered By MedicaidChampus, VA or Military Health Care at Any Time During TheYear
All Races All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 6781 1913 923 7690
Male 1675 555 723 4801
Under 65 Years 108 219 516 4783
Living Alone 79 126 290 1602
65 Years And Over 1568 336 206 17
Living Alone 1398 282 178 12
Female 5106 1358 201 2890
Under 65 Years 107 276 159 2842
Living Alone 93 214 107 1126
65 Years And Over 4999 1081 42 48
Living Alone 4848 1030 40 28
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 30 79 1025 4276
16 to 64 Years 699 659 3251 17171
Worked During Year 157 131 2551 13881
Year-Round Full Time 67 55 1843 7713
Not Year-Round Full Time 90 76 708 6168
DID Not Work 542 527 700 3289
65 Years And Over 9086 894 756 104
Worked During Year 2016 68 161 31
Year-Round Full Time 630 11 44 17
Not Year-Round Full Time 1387 57 118 14
Did Not Work 7070 826 594 74
Female
Under 16 Years 21 93 1002 4183
16 to 64 Years 630 755 2936 14458
Worked During Year 161 141 1925 9468
Year-Round Full Time 69 31 859 4240
Not Year-Round Full Time 92 110 1066 5228
Did Not Work 470 614 1011 4990
65 Years And Over 11875 1916 396 196
Worked During Year 1456 74 39 36
Year-Round Full Time 293 18 5 23
Not Year-Round Full Time 1163 56 34 13
Did Not Work 10420 1842 356 160

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Income, Poverty, and Labor Force Information Staff
Last revised: November 18, 1996
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031996/pov/24_001.htm