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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 33663 23054 9962 6357 2888 12033 1212 5325
Under 18 Years 11793 8762 2991 2545 36 6315 667 92
18 to 24 Years 4104 2260 1238 582 370 1073 98 21
25 to 34 Years 4805 2491 1175 879 649 1327 87 88
35 to 44 Years 3930 2160 1046 801 572 1104 101 173
45 to 54 Years 2290 1410 713 480 373 614 68 218
55 to 59 Years 1162 778 367 207 153 302 21 184
60 to 64 Years 1091 780 397 230 194 285 24 203
65 Years And Over 4488 4412 2035 633 543 1012 148 4345
65 to 74 Years 2074 2037 884 358 298 535 67 1994
75 Years And Over 2414 2374 1151 275 245 477 80 2351
Male
Total 14627 9365 4184 2949 1392 4782 541 1673
Under 18 Years 5893 4427 1537 1325 10 3185 364 47
18 to 24 Years 1723 790 558 224 159 240 30 3
25 to 34 Years 2088 851 535 413 375 298 32 54
35 to 44 Years 1756 854 468 375 321 356 35 103
45 to 54 Years 1012 606 292 209 175 229 29 119
55 to 59 Years 493 321 146 97 84 116 10 98
60 to 64 Years 445 319 162 114 102 104 8 94
65 Years And Over 1217 1197 485 192 166 255 34 1156
65 to 74 Years 668 657 224 107 87 159 16 628
75 Years And Over 548 541 262 85 78 95 18 529
Female
Total 19036 13688 5778 3408 1496 7251 671 3652
Under 18 Years 5900 4335 1454 1219 26 3130 302 45
18 to 24 Years 2381 1470 680 358 211 833 68 19
25 to 34 Years 2717 1639 640 467 274 1029 55 34
35 to 44 Years 2174 1306 578 427 250 749 66 71
45 to 54 Years 1278 804 421 271 198 385 39 99
55 to 59 Years 670 458 220 109 68 186 11 87
60 to 64 Years 645 462 235 117 92 180 15 109
65 Years And Over 3271 3215 1549 441 377 758 114 3189
65 to 74 Years 1406 1381 660 252 210 376 51 1366
75 Years And Over 1866 1834 889 190 166 382 63 1822
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11575 8654 2925 2503 20 6265 659 88
Under 6 Years 4559 3610 952 841 0 2851 234 39
6 to 17 Years 7016 5044 1974 1663 20 3414 425 50

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 2099 1567 922 10610
Under 18 Years 7 65 259 3031
18 to 24 Years 9 16 101 1844
25 to 34 Years 13 68 116 2314
35 to 44 Years 17 113 98 1769
45 to 54 Years 32 132 132 881
55 to 59 Years 13 83 51 384
60 to 64 Years 27 82 59 310
65 Years And Over 1980 1009 108 76
65 to 74 Years 849 535 86 36
75 Years And Over 1131 474 22 40
Male
Total 524 523 543 5262
Under 18 Years 7 31 149 1466
18 to 24 Years 3 3 43 933
25 to 34 Years 13 39 69 1237
35 to 44 Years 14 59 52 902
45 to 54 Years 10 62 90 406
55 to 59 Years 10 40 23 172
60 to 64 Years 14 35 31 126
65 Years And Over 453 255 86 19
65 to 74 Years 203 159 68 11
75 Years And Over 250 95 19 8
Female
Total 1575 1044 379 5348
Under 18 Years 0 34 110 1565
18 to 24 Years 6 13 57 911
25 to 34 Years 0 29 47 1078
35 to 44 Years 3 54 46 868
45 to 54 Years 22 70 42 474
55 to 59 Years 3 44 28 212
60 to 64 Years 14 47 27 184
65 Years And Over 1527 754 21 57
65 to 74 Years 646 376 18 25
75 Years And Over 881 378 3 32
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7 61 256 2921
Under 6 Years 4 25 97 949
6 to 17 Years 4 36 159 1972

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 33663 23054 9962 6357 2888 12033 1212 5325
Metropolitan 25177 17134 7100 4630 2165 9273 835 3710
Central City 11895 7927 2782 1837 864 4851 390 1537
Not Central City 13282 9207 4317 2793 1301 4421 445 2173
Not Metropolitan 8486 5920 2862 1727 723 2760 377 1615
Northeast 5919 4439 1729 1089 503 2580 233 1133
Metropolitan 5020 3823 1488 972 457 2233 201 959
Central City 2675 2080 556 377 172 1501 115 427
Not Central City 2346 1744 932 595 285 732 87 533
Not Metropolitan 898 616 242 117 46 348 32 174
Midwest 6653 5110 2707 1708 681 2312 363 1122
Metropolitan 4246 3221 1543 1002 418 1559 179 668
Central City 2091 1504 577 366 170 904 85 235
Not Central City 2155 1716 965 636 248 655 94 432
Not Metropolitan 2407 1889 1164 706 264 753 184 455
South 11802 7505 3333 2047 1024 3493 306 2182
Metropolitan 8095 5144 2304 1416 726 2445 223 1364
Central City 3372 2025 822 544 270 1021 85 530
Not Central City 4723 3119 1482 871 456 1424 139 834
Not Metropolitan 3706 2361 1030 632 299 1048 83 818
West 9290 6000 2192 1513 679 3648 309 888
Metropolitan 7815 4946 1766 1240 564 3036 232 720
Central City 3757 2319 827 549 252 1425 106 345
Not Central City 4058 2627 938 691 313 1611 126 374
Not Metropolitan 1475 1053 427 273 115 612 77 169
Household Relationship
Total 33663 23054 9962 6357 2888 12033 1212 5325
65 Years And Over 4488 4412 2035 633 543 1012 148 4345
In Families 24323 16529 6680 5101 1810 9802 991 1829
Householders 6972 4749 2116 1471 1258 2302 203 1039
Under 65 Years 6189 3978 1778 1329 1137 2147 181 293
65 Years And Over 782 771 339 142 121 155 22 747
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11230 8384 2842 2428 19 6061 641 87
Under 6 Years 4435 3502 927 817 0 2763 229 39
6 to 17 Years 6795 4882 1914 1612 19 3298 412 48
18 Years And Over 1579 749 307 191 65 424 34 53

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 2099 1567 922 10610
Metropolitan 1420 1113 636 8043
Central City 489 580 312 3967
Not Central City 931 533 324 4076
Not Metropolitan 679 454 286 2567
Northeast 454 381 55 1479
Metropolitan 392 317 45 1197
Central City 118 197 24 595
Not Central City 274 120 21 602
Not Metropolitan 62 64 10 282
Midwest 501 260 149 1544
Metropolitan 272 147 98 1026
Central City 91 70 50 587
Not Central City 181 77 48 439
Not Metropolitan 229 113 50 518
South 856 622 447 4297
Metropolitan 543 390 278 2952
Central City 184 176 157 1347
Not Central City 359 213 122 1604
Not Metropolitan 313 233 169 1345
West 288 304 271 3290
Metropolitan 213 260 214 2869
Central City 96 137 81 1438
Not Central City 117 123 133 1431
Not Metropolitan 75 44 57 422
Household Relationship
Total 2099 1567 922 10610
65 Years And Over 1980 1009 108 76
In Families 642 543 701 7794
Householders 358 299 227 2223
Under 65 Years 42 145 199 2212
65 Years And Over 316 155 28 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7 59 256 2845
Under 6 Years 4 25 97 932
6 to 17 Years 4 34 159 1913
18 Years And Over 11 21 32 831

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 14143 9018 4507 3460 1242 4229 499 1306
Husbands 3689 2354 1366 999 847 679 87 740
Under 65 Years 3115 1792 1090 869 740 579 69 198
65 Years And Over 575 562 275 130 107 100 18 542
Wives 3683 2310 1300 929 344 872 103 485
Under 65 Years 3262 1900 1060 812 276 812 93 86
65 Years And Over 421 410 240 117 69 60 10 400
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5780 3968 1672 1413 12 2487 297 43
Under 6 Years 2277 1672 585 494 0 1173 122 24
6 to 17 Years 3503 2296 1087 919 12 1314 174 19
18 Years And Over 678 300 150 100 23 149 11 4
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 8815 6709 1833 1391 457 5121 454 424
Householder 2802 2123 627 382 371 1482 97 271
Under 65 Years 2611 1933 560 370 359 1430 93 86
65 Years And Over 191 190 67 12 12 51 4 186
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4865 4012 1023 902 7 3296 323 42
Under 6 Years 1870 1627 286 274 0 1435 99 13
6 to 17 Years 2995 2385 736 629 7 1861 225 29
18 Years And Over 783 394 124 62 38 250 20 44
In Unrelated Subfamilies 590 402 111 95 20 307 21 8
Under 18 Years 348 272 84 75 2 207 18 2
Under 6 Years 124 108 24 24 0 88 5 0
6 to 17 Years 223 165 60 51 2 118 13 2
18 Years And Over 242 130 28 21 19 100 3 7

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 534 320 573 5125
Husbands 284 181 186 1335
Under 65 Years 28 81 159 1323
65 Years And Over 257 100 27 12
Wives 241 104 168 1373
Under 65 Years 11 44 165 1362
65 Years And Over 230 60 4 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7 26 205 1812
Under 6 Years 3 15 76 605
6 to 17 Years 4 11 129 1207
18 Years And Over 0 4 14 377
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 91 176 105 2106
Householder 71 105 35 679
Under 65 Years 8 54 32 678
65 Years And Over 63 51 3 1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 31 43 853
Under 6 Years 0 8 15 243
6 to 17 Years 0 23 28 609
18 Years And Over 7 16 18 388
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 3 0 187
Under 18 Years 0 2 0 75
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 17
6 to 17 Years 0 2 0 59
18 Years And Over 0 2 0 112

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 8751 6122 3170 1161 1057 1924 200 3488
Male 3328 1889 956 418 384 608 54 762
Under 65 Years 2748 1313 756 362 330 464 38 204
Living Alone 1031 623 296 151 151 260 19 134
65 Years And Over 580 576 200 56 53 144 16 559
Living Alone 481 480 158 39 39 123 13 468
Female 5422 4233 2214 743 673 1316 147 2726
Under 65 Years 2891 1724 989 443 390 704 51 227
Living Alone 1213 853 447 198 194 373 24 178
65 Years And Over 2531 2509 1226 300 283 612 96 2499
Living Alone 2402 2389 1195 294 279 576 91 2383
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5389 4113 1404 1241 1 2997 340 45
16 to 64 Years 8021 4055 2294 1516 1225 1531 167 472
Worked During Year 5076 2255 1692 1153 1027 534 88 54
Year-Round Full Time 1973 979 856 670 636 103 25 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 3103 1276 836 483 391 431 62 48
DID Not Work 2946 1800 602 364 198 997 80 417
65 Years And Over 1217 1197 485 192 166 255 34 1156
Worked During Year 73 72 40 18 16 8 0 61
Year-Round Full Time 14 14 13 7 7 1 0 8
Not Year-Round Full Time 58 58 27 10 9 7 0 54
Did Not Work 1144 1125 445 174 149 247 33 1095
Female
Under 16 Years 5320 3940 1254 1080 6 2911 270 40
16 to 64 Years 10445 6533 2975 1887 1113 3582 287 423
Worked During Year 4964 2923 1797 1178 889 1211 149 48
Year-Round Full Time 1145 586 478 393 363 125 28 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 3819 2337 1319 785 526 1086 121 47
Did Not Work 5481 3611 1177 709 225 2371 138 375
65 Years And Over 3271 3215 1549 441 377 758 114 3189
Worked During Year 125 123 73 31 28 9 0 120
Year-Round Full Time 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 4
Not Year-Round Full Time 121 119 70 27 25 9 0 116
Did Not Work 3147 3091 1476 411 349 748 113 3069

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1457 1021 221 2629
Male 213 264 167 1439
Under 65 Years 24 120 113 1435
Living Alone 10 67 54 408
65 Years And Over 190 144 53 4
Living Alone 153 123 43 1
Female 1244 757 55 1189
Under 65 Years 25 149 40 1167
Living Alone 19 119 21 360
65 Years And Over 1219 608 15 22
Living Alone 1188 576 15 13
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 7 31 130 1277
16 to 64 Years 64 238 327 3966
Worked During Year 16 36 167 2821
Year-Round Full Time 0 5 81 994
Not Year-Round Full Time 16 31 87 1827
DID Not Work 48 202 160 1145
65 Years And Over 453 255 86 19
Worked During Year 30 8 6 1
Year-Round Full Time 6 1 1 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 23 7 6 1
Did Not Work 423 247 80 19
Female
Under 16 Years 0 29 96 1379
16 to 64 Years 47 261 262 3912
Worked During Year 9 33 105 2042
Year-Round Full Time 1 2 18 559
Not Year-Round Full Time 8 31 87 1482
Did Not Work 39 228 157 1870
65 Years And Over 1527 754 21 57
Worked During Year 69 9 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 3 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 66 9 0 1
Did Not Work 1458 745 21 55
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_006.htm