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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 Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 36425 25432 8119 5303 2374 16900 1398 4234
Under 18 Years 14665 11534 2716 2343 39 9522 845 154
18 to 24 Years 4553 2586 1112 460 305 1552 116 26
25 to 34 Years 5196 2830 988 709 569 1878 107 103
35 to 44 Years 4064 2282 842 605 469 1415 89 190
45 to 54 Years 2470 1471 571 382 306 834 69 203
55 to 59 Years 1163 779 316 177 136 392 27 177
60 to 64 Years 996 720 317 182 161 308 25 209
65 Years And Over 3318 3230 1257 445 389 998 120 3171
65 to 74 Years 1573 1520 579 253 214 518 50 1477
75 Years And Over 1745 1709 678 192 175 481 70 1694
Male
Total 15683 10232 3388 2365 1024 6728 590 1252
Under 18 Years 7351 5797 1379 1186 8 4784 441 75
18 to 24 Years 1857 879 506 190 137 376 23 5
25 to 34 Years 2030 790 395 281 246 385 29 41
35 to 44 Years 1698 792 348 259 228 402 23 104
45 to 54 Years 1080 599 228 159 135 305 31 104
55 to 59 Years 444 284 118 72 67 139 13 68
60 to 64 Years 402 291 134 90 89 112 8 87
65 Years And Over 822 799 281 128 113 227 22 768
65 to 74 Years 456 441 152 80 67 144 12 417
75 Years And Over 366 358 129 48 45 83 10 351
Female
Total 20742 15200 4731 2937 1349 10171 808 2981
Under 18 Years 7314 5737 1337 1157 30 4739 405 79
18 to 24 Years 2696 1707 606 270 167 1176 92 22
25 to 34 Years 3166 2040 594 428 323 1493 78 62
35 to 44 Years 2367 1489 494 345 240 1013 66 86
45 to 54 Years 1390 872 343 223 172 529 38 100
55 to 59 Years 718 496 198 105 69 254 14 109
60 to 64 Years 594 428 183 92 72 197 16 122
65 Years And Over 2496 2430 976 317 277 771 98 2403
65 to 74 Years 1117 1079 427 173 147 374 38 1060
75 Years And Over 1379 1351 549 144 130 397 60 1343
Related Children
Under 18 Years 14399 11400 2645 2301 24 9452 838 150
Under 6 Years 5821 4853 853 781 0 4242 292 72
6 to 17 Years 8578 6547 1793 1520 24 5210 546 77

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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 Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 1309 1675 758 10993
Under 18 Years 5 112 235 3131
18 to 24 Years 7 19 88 1967
25 to 34 Years 12 88 91 2366
35 to 44 Years 14 137 94 1782
45 to 54 Years 26 142 111 999
55 to 59 Years 13 98 40 383
60 to 64 Years 25 85 44 277
65 Years And Over 1207 995 54 88
65 to 74 Years 541 518 42 53
75 Years And Over 666 477 13 36
Male
Total 311 521 441 5451
Under 18 Years 5 49 120 1554
18 to 24 Years 1 3 41 977
25 to 34 Years 12 33 49 1240
35 to 44 Years 9 74 56 905
45 to 54 Years 9 68 79 481
55 to 59 Years 8 36 22 161
60 to 64 Years 11 31 30 111
65 Years And Over 256 227 44 23
65 to 74 Years 133 144 32 15
75 Years And Over 123 83 12 8
Female
Total 998 1154 317 5542
Under 18 Years 0 63 115 1578
18 to 24 Years 6 16 47 989
25 to 34 Years 0 54 42 1126
35 to 44 Years 5 63 38 877
45 to 54 Years 17 74 33 518
55 to 59 Years 5 62 18 222
60 to 64 Years 13 54 14 166
65 Years And Over 951 768 10 66
65 to 74 Years 408 374 9 38
75 Years And Over 543 394 1 28
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 107 232 2999
Under 6 Years 4 56 93 968
6 to 17 Years 2 51 139 2031

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 36425 25432 8119 5303 2374 16900 1398 4234
Metropolitan 28342 19755 6022 4018 1821 13378 946 2987
Central City 16269 11443 2866 1920 856 8407 502 1469
Not Central City 12072 8312 3155 2098 965 4971 444 1517
Not Metropolitan 8083 5676 2098 1285 553 3522 452 1247
Northeast 6445 4890 1412 947 398 3463 263 879
Metropolitan 5816 4465 1276 898 378 3192 242 764
Central City 3833 3015 625 462 176 2427 159 407
Not Central City 1983 1451 651 436 202 765 83 357
Not Metropolitan 629 424 136 49 20 272 21 115
Midwest 6785 5178 1930 1203 514 3250 331 772
Metropolitan 4934 3764 1222 786 359 2492 187 511
Central City 3277 2455 592 379 190 1847 101 249
Not Central City 1657 1309 630 408 169 646 86 262
Not Metropolitan 1852 1414 707 417 155 757 144 261
South 14458 9635 3134 2019 976 6168 514 1929
Metropolitan 10123 6690 2218 1435 680 4282 336 1161
Central City 5317 3487 996 667 308 2349 147 550
Not Central City 4805 3203 1222 768 371 1933 189 611
Not Metropolitan 4336 2945 915 584 296 1885 178 768
West 8736 5729 1643 1133 486 4019 290 654
Metropolitan 7470 4836 1305 898 405 3412 181 551
Central City 3842 2486 653 413 182 1785 95 264
Not Central City 3628 2350 652 486 223 1627 86 287
Not Metropolitan 1267 893 339 235 81 608 109 103
Household Relationship
Total 36425 25432 8119 5303 2374 16900 1398 4234
65 Years And Over 3318 3230 1257 445 389 998 120 3171
In Families 27501 19501 5517 4240 1480 14291 1171 1572
Householders 7532 5207 1722 1171 1055 3300 235 875
Under 65 Years 6915 4604 1492 1064 959 3136 218 292
65 Years And Over 618 603 230 107 96 164 16 584
Related Children
Under 18 Years 13999 11091 2566 2240 22 9198 814 148
Under 6 Years 5670 4726 834 765 0 4128 286 72
6 to 17 Years 8329 6365 1732 1475 22 5070 528 76
18 Years And Over 2017 1061 298 183 93 757 47 58

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 1309 1675 758 10993
Metropolitan 910 1177 563 8587
Central City 342 690 318 4827
Not Central City 568 487 245 3760
Not Metropolitan 399 498 194 2406
Northeast 301 348 45 1555
Metropolitan 256 308 41 1351
Central City 93 215 23 819
Not Central City 163 93 18 532
Not Metropolitan 45 39 4 205
Midwest 268 251 104 1607
Metropolitan 159 162 71 1169
Central City 63 100 49 822
Not Central City 96 62 22 347
Not Metropolitan 109 89 34 438
South 561 802 369 4823
Metropolitan 354 470 241 3433
Central City 121 251 161 1830
Not Central City 233 220 79 1603
Not Metropolitan 207 332 128 1391
West 179 274 240 3007
Metropolitan 141 236 211 2634
Central City 65 125 85 1356
Not Central City 76 112 126 1277
Not Metropolitan 38 38 28 373
Household Relationship
Total 1309 1675 758 10993
65 Years And Over 1207 995 54 88
In Families 406 652 562 8001
Householders 237 344 170 2325
Under 65 Years 26 179 158 2310
65 Years And Over 211 164 12 15
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 106 232 2908
Under 6 Years 4 56 92 944
6 to 17 Years 2 50 139 1964
18 Years And Over 6 35 38 956

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 11817 7311 2967 2228 818 4191 405 898
Husbands 2982 1777 879 622 534 702 65 503
Under 65 Years 2603 1413 706 536 461 622 55 153
65 Years And Over 379 364 173 86 73 80 10 350
Wives 2982 1760 843 591 236 819 71 319
Under 65 Years 2722 1516 712 533 205 764 63 79
65 Years And Over 260 245 131 58 31 55 8 240
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4971 3423 1115 926 8 2470 259 34
Under 6 Years 1936 1416 370 314 0 1111 103 20
6 to 17 Years 3035 2007 746 612 8 1358 157 14
18 Years And Over 633 278 114 75 26 165 9 8
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 14205 11329 2271 1801 565 9487 707 586
Householder 4057 3158 732 468 460 2442 153 335
Under 65 Years 3836 2942 670 445 438 2372 149 124
65 Years And Over 221 216 62 22 22 70 4 211
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8364 7205 1336 1211 14 6342 517 112
Under 6 Years 3403 3066 417 408 0 2808 172 50
6 to 17 Years 4961 4139 919 804 14 3534 345 61
18 Years And Over 1243 718 158 92 63 549 32 41
In Unrelated Subfamilies 676 470 114 81 16 386 30 6
Under 18 Years 406 315 80 62 2 259 24 2
Under 6 Years 150 126 19 16 0 113 6 0
6 to 17 Years 256 189 61 46 2 145 18 2
18 Years And Over 270 155 34 18 14 128 6 5

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 319 300 420 4506
Husbands 176 159 129 1205
Under 65 Years 18 78 115 1191
65 Years And Over 158 80 14 15
Wives 136 99 121 1222
Under 65 Years 9 44 121 1206
65 Years And Over 127 55 0 16
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 22 158 1548
Under 6 Years 3 14 60 519
6 to 17 Years 2 8 98 1029
18 Years And Over 0 8 11 354
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 72 300 135 2876
Householder 61 160 37 899
Under 65 Years 4 89 37 894
65 Years And Over 57 70 0 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 81 70 1158
Under 6 Years 0 39 30 337
6 to 17 Years 0 42 41 822
18 Years And Over 3 21 27 525
In Unrelated Subfamilies 3 6 0 206
Under 18 Years 0 2 0 91
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 24
6 to 17 Years 0 2 0 67
18 Years And Over 3 5 0 115

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 8247 5461 2489 981 878 2222 196 2656
Male 3382 1786 835 371 336 718 49 559
Under 65 Years 3002 1411 732 331 299 593 40 201
Living Alone 1097 645 266 137 137 333 23 116
65 Years And Over 380 375 103 40 37 125 9 358
Living Alone 308 306 78 25 25 96 7 295
Female 4865 3675 1654 611 542 1504 147 2097
Under 65 Years 2985 1817 880 380 326 906 61 257
Living Alone 1316 942 374 148 143 528 32 211
65 Years And Over 1880 1858 774 231 217 597 86 1839
Living Alone 1777 1766 754 224 212 565 84 1751
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 6707 5366 1242 1098 1 4470 406 73
16 to 64 Years 8154 4067 1865 1139 911 2031 162 411
Worked During Year 4465 1878 1250 802 717 601 70 35
Year-Round Full Time 1362 615 519 390 367 84 18 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 3103 1263 732 413 349 518 52 33
DID Not Work 3688 2188 615 337 194 1429 92 376
65 Years And Over 822 799 281 128 113 227 22 768
Worked During Year 47 46 21 13 13 11 0 39
Year-Round Full Time 6 6 6 4 4 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 41 41 16 9 9 10 0 37
Did Not Work 775 753 260 115 100 217 21 729
Female
Under 16 Years 6640 5272 1164 1040 10 4418 368 72
16 to 64 Years 11606 7498 2591 1580 1062 4982 341 507
Worked During Year 4894 2937 1515 998 812 1550 192 59
Year-Round Full Time 1050 555 424 354 336 152 26 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 3844 2382 1091 644 476 1398 166 57
Did Not Work 6712 4561 1077 581 251 3432 149 448
65 Years And Over 2496 2430 976 317 277 771 98 2403
Worked During Year 78 76 44 15 10 10 4 72
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 78 76 44 15 10 10 4 72
Did Not Work 2418 2354 932 302 267 761 94 2330

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 900 1017 195 2787
Male 114 259 154 1596
Under 65 Years 22 134 125 1592
Living Alone 9 77 68 452
65 Years And Over 91 125 29 4
Living Alone 72 96 19 1
Female 786 758 41 1191
Under 65 Years 27 164 31 1169
Living Alone 22 141 22 374
65 Years And Over 759 594 10 22
Living Alone 739 565 10 10
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5 48 100 1341
16 to 64 Years 50 246 296 4087
Worked During Year 15 31 136 2587
Year-Round Full Time 0 2 52 747
Not Year-Round Full Time 15 29 84 1840
DID Not Work 35 215 160 1500
65 Years And Over 256 227 44 23
Worked During Year 14 11 6 1
Year-Round Full Time 2 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 12 10 6 1
Did Not Work 242 217 38 22
Female
Under 16 Years 0 57 100 1368
16 to 64 Years 46 329 207 4108
Worked During Year 14 41 89 1957
Year-Round Full Time 1 2 10 495
Not Year-Round Full Time 13 40 79 1463
Did Not Work 32 288 118 2151
65 Years And Over 951 768 10 66
Worked During Year 40 10 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 40 10 0 1
Did Not Work 912 758 10 64
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_002.htm