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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
White Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 24423 16292 6051 3746 1738 9788 850 3137
Under 18 Years 8981 6673 1785 1519 32 5267 473 73
18 to 24 Years 3156 1689 858 345 224 872 67 15
25 to 34 Years 3601 1827 737 519 395 1098 63 59
35 to 44 Years 2812 1482 601 427 320 870 68 120
45 to 54 Years 1683 999 455 298 230 497 48 149
55 to 59 Years 840 559 259 137 104 255 20 112
60 to 64 Years 777 556 258 147 132 246 21 145
65 Years And Over 2572 2507 1099 353 302 684 89 2463
65 to 74 Years 1196 1165 501 203 167 349 35 1133
75 Years And Over 1375 1342 599 149 135 335 54 1330
Male
Total 10664 6607 2570 1736 844 3905 371 938
Under 18 Years 4484 3362 899 765 8 2657 252 37
18 to 24 Years 1321 589 416 145 105 177 17 1
25 to 34 Years 1513 571 325 236 207 238 24 29
35 to 44 Years 1269 579 274 208 186 282 20 74
45 to 54 Years 743 418 180 125 101 189 23 79
55 to 59 Years 353 222 105 63 61 101 10 50
60 to 64 Years 329 232 117 78 78 87 8 61
65 Years And Over 652 635 254 115 99 174 18 607
65 to 74 Years 368 356 137 69 56 109 8 335
75 Years And Over 284 279 118 46 43 64 10 272
Female
Total 13760 9684 3481 2010 893 5882 479 2199
Under 18 Years 4497 3311 886 754 23 2609 221 36
18 to 24 Years 1834 1099 442 200 119 695 50 14
25 to 34 Years 2088 1256 412 283 188 860 40 30
35 to 44 Years 1543 903 327 219 134 588 47 46
45 to 54 Years 941 581 275 173 129 308 26 70
55 to 59 Years 487 338 154 73 43 154 10 62
60 to 64 Years 449 324 141 69 54 158 13 84
65 Years And Over 1920 1873 845 238 203 510 72 1856
65 to 74 Years 829 809 364 134 111 240 28 798
75 Years And Over 1091 1064 481 104 92 270 44 1058
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8767 6569 1720 1478 17 5220 466 69
Under 6 Years 3526 2814 566 504 0 2380 162 31
6 to 17 Years 5241 3755 1154 974 17 2840 304 38

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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
White Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 1146 1124 585 8132
Under 18 Years 5 58 171 2308
18 to 24 Years 7 9 65 1467
25 to 34 Years 12 49 74 1774
35 to 44 Years 12 83 72 1331
45 to 54 Years 23 108 91 685
55 to 59 Years 10 66 33 281
60 to 64 Years 13 71 30 221
65 Years And Over 1064 680 49 64
65 to 74 Years 474 349 36 31
75 Years And Over 589 331 12 33
Male
Total 283 388 351 4056
Under 18 Years 5 28 97 1122
18 to 24 Years 1 1 29 732
25 to 34 Years 12 24 44 943
35 to 44 Years 9 51 41 690
45 to 54 Years 9 53 63 325
55 to 59 Years 8 31 15 131
60 to 64 Years 8 26 23 96
65 Years And Over 232 174 40 17
65 to 74 Years 121 109 29 11
75 Years And Over 111 64 11 5
Female
Total 863 736 234 4075
Under 18 Years 0 30 75 1186
18 to 24 Years 6 9 36 735
25 to 34 Years 0 25 30 832
35 to 44 Years 3 32 31 641
45 to 54 Years 14 55 28 360
55 to 59 Years 3 35 18 150
60 to 64 Years 5 45 7 125
65 Years And Over 832 506 9 47
65 to 74 Years 354 240 8 20
75 Years And Over 478 267 1 28
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 55 168 2198
Under 6 Years 4 23 58 712
6 to 17 Years 2 32 111 1486

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 24423 16292 6051 3746 1738 9788 850 3137
Metropolitan 18396 12240 4383 2775 1303 7541 588 2173
Central City 9044 5939 1769 1113 518 4040 265 901
Not Central City 9351 6301 2613 1662 785 3501 323 1272
Not Metropolitan 6028 4052 1669 971 434 2247 262 964
Northeast 4289 3210 1046 633 290 2130 163 683
Metropolitan 3680 2802 912 586 270 1875 143 568
Central City 2043 1614 344 223 94 1291 87 257
Not Central City 1637 1187 568 363 176 583 56 311
Not Metropolitan 609 408 134 47 20 256 20 115
Midwest 4665 3495 1615 965 404 1896 252 628
Metropolitan 3007 2246 954 585 259 1276 131 381
Central City 1631 1146 379 223 114 772 59 152
Not Central City 1376 1100 575 362 145 504 71 229
Not Metropolitan 1658 1249 660 380 145 621 121 247
South 8712 5399 2089 1274 652 2945 239 1346
Metropolitan 6024 3760 1496 914 456 2069 189 837
Central City 2641 1572 548 367 174 901 59 332
Not Central City 3383 2188 948 547 282 1168 130 505
Not Metropolitan 2688 1639 593 360 195 876 50 509
West 6757 4188 1302 873 391 2816 196 480
Metropolitan 5685 3433 1021 690 317 2321 125 387
Central City 2730 1607 498 301 135 1076 60 159
Not Central City 2955 1825 523 390 182 1245 66 227
Not Metropolitan 1073 755 281 183 74 494 71 93
Household Relationship
Total 24423 16292 6051 3746 1738 9788 850 3137
65 Years And Over 2572 2507 1099 353 302 684 89 2463
In Families 17593 11766 3903 2898 1028 7942 680 1047
Householders 4994 3296 1258 825 724 1885 146 596
Under 65 Years 4551 2864 1070 748 655 1782 137 180
65 Years And Over 443 432 188 78 69 104 9 416
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8474 6344 1662 1426 15 5035 448 68
Under 6 Years 3414 2717 550 489 0 2294 157 31
6 to 17 Years 5060 3627 1113 937 15 2741 291 37
18 Years And Over 1098 505 202 116 48 298 25 28

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 1146 1124 585 8132
Metropolitan 778 783 415 6155
Central City 264 396 216 3105
Not Central City 515 387 199 3050
Not Metropolitan 367 341 170 1976
Northeast 271 254 38 1079
Metropolitan 226 215 34 878
Central City 71 134 16 428
Not Central City 155 81 18 450
Not Metropolitan 45 39 4 200
Midwest 253 198 72 1170
Metropolitan 144 119 40 761
Central City 55 60 27 485
Not Central City 89 59 13 276
Not Metropolitan 109 79 32 409
South 476 494 298 3313
Metropolitan 297 305 192 2264
Central City 89 139 117 1069
Not Central City 207 167 74 1195
Not Metropolitan 179 188 106 1049
West 146 178 177 2569
Metropolitan 112 143 150 2252
Central City 48 63 56 1123
Not Central City 64 80 94 1129
Not Metropolitan 34 35 28 317
Household Relationship
Total 1146 1124 585 8132
65 Years And Over 1064 680 49 64
In Families 347 379 439 5827
Householders 192 207 145 1698
Under 65 Years 20 103 134 1687
65 Years And Over 172 104 12 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 53 168 2130
Under 6 Years 4 23 58 698
6 to 17 Years 2 30 111 1433
18 Years And Over 6 12 21 593

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 9538 5755 2471 1808 671 3140 314 739
Husbands 2442 1430 762 532 458 512 54 417
Under 65 Years 2116 1117 607 456 395 442 44 116
65 Years And Over 326 313 155 76 63 70 9 301
Wives 2435 1416 714 486 180 629 61 266
Under 65 Years 2216 1207 594 433 152 586 55 59
65 Years And Over 220 209 120 53 28 42 7 207
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3969 2661 890 723 8 1880 193 28
Under 6 Years 1584 1141 313 261 0 886 86 19
6 to 17 Years 2385 1520 578 462 8 993 107 10
18 Years And Over 468 191 93 54 14 96 6 4
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 7047 5449 1225 934 282 4432 336 258
Householder 2200 1680 415 235 227 1271 80 160
Under 65 Years 2084 1565 377 230 223 1239 80 50
65 Years And Over 116 115 38 5 5 32 0 110
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4051 3380 688 631 7 2917 235 37
Under 6 Years 1616 1432 204 199 0 1290 64 10
6 to 17 Years 2435 1948 484 433 7 1627 171 27
18 Years And Over 547 280 91 48 30 184 16 20
In Unrelated Subfamilies 494 336 78 65 13 279 21 3
Under 18 Years 295 227 58 52 2 187 18 2
Under 6 Years 111 97 16 15 0 86 5 0
6 to 17 Years 183 130 42 37 2 101 13 2
18 Years And Over 200 110 20 13 11 92 3 2

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 288 237 367 3784
Husbands 157 132 117 1012
Under 65 Years 14 62 103 1000
65 Years And Over 143 70 14 12
Wives 127 77 104 1019
Under 65 Years 9 35 104 1008
65 Years And Over 118 42 0 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 20 135 1308
Under 6 Years 3 13 44 443
6 to 17 Years 2 7 90 865
18 Years And Over 0 4 11 276
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 46 112 65 1597
Householder 35 62 24 520
Under 65 Years 2 31 24 519
65 Years And Over 33 32 0 1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 31 31 671
Under 6 Years 0 8 11 184
6 to 17 Years 0 23 20 487
18 Years And Over 3 7 10 268
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 3 0 158
Under 18 Years 0 2 0 68
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 15
6 to 17 Years 0 2 0 53
18 Years And Over 0 2 0 90

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 6336 4189 2070 783 697 1566 149 2087
Male 2551 1365 695 307 279 516 45 427
Under 65 Years 2247 1066 599 269 244 420 36 143
Living Alone 828 488 225 108 108 237 19 86
65 Years And Over 304 300 96 38 35 95 8 284
Living Alone 242 241 72 24 24 76 6 232
Female 3784 2824 1376 476 417 1050 104 1660
Under 65 Years 2280 1339 695 300 252 631 39 185
Living Alone 932 658 294 120 116 351 21 146
65 Years And Over 1504 1485 681 176 166 420 65 1475
Living Alone 1427 1416 666 174 164 397 62 1410
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 4113 3134 825 716 1 2502 236 35
16 to 64 Years 5899 2839 1490 905 744 1229 118 296
Worked During Year 3526 1438 1035 651 585 386 52 35
Year-Round Full Time 1177 523 448 328 306 58 11 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 2349 915 588 324 279 328 41 33
DID Not Work 2373 1400 455 253 159 843 66 261
65 Years And Over 652 635 254 115 99 174 18 607
Worked During Year 41 41 19 11 11 7 0 34
Year-Round Full Time 6 6 6 4 4 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 36 35 13 7 7 7 0 31
Did Not Work 610 594 235 104 88 167 17 573
Female
Under 16 Years 4074 3041 764 667 6 2448 203 31
16 to 64 Years 7766 4771 1873 1105 685 2925 205 312
Worked During Year 3392 1935 1058 659 512 940 105 37
Year-Round Full Time 643 308 244 200 185 74 15 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 2749 1627 814 459 327 866 90 35
Did Not Work 4373 2836 815 446 173 1985 100 275
65 Years And Over 1920 1873 845 238 203 510 72 1856
Worked During Year 56 55 32 11 8 5 0 51
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 56 55 32 11 8 5 0 51
Did Not Work 1864 1818 812 227 195 505 71 1805

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 799 742 147 2146
Male 108 196 117 1186
Under 65 Years 22 101 92 1181
Living Alone 9 58 44 340
65 Years And Over 85 95 25 4
Living Alone 66 76 15 1
Female 691 546 30 960
Under 65 Years 17 130 21 941
Living Alone 14 112 12 273
65 Years And Over 674 416 9 19
Living Alone 660 397 9 10
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5 28 81 979
16 to 64 Years 46 186 230 3060
Worked During Year 15 31 97 2088
Year-Round Full Time 0 2 46 654
Not Year-Round Full Time 15 29 52 1433
DID Not Work 31 155 133 973
65 Years And Over 232 174 40 17
Worked During Year 12 7 6 1
Year-Round Full Time 2 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 10 7 6 1
Did Not Work 220 167 34 16
Female
Under 16 Years 0 25 62 1034
16 to 64 Years 31 205 164 2994
Worked During Year 9 26 67 1457
Year-Round Full Time 1 2 8 336
Not Year-Round Full Time 8 24 59 1121
Did Not Work 22 179 97 1537
65 Years And Over 832 506 9 47
Worked During Year 28 5 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 28 5 0 1
Did Not Work 803 502 9 46
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_005.htm