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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
Black Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 9872 7552 1548 1197 517 5983 435 966
Under 18 Years 4761 4069 691 607 5 3636 293 81
18 to 24 Years 1117 721 170 85 56 586 39 11
25 to 34 Years 1304 841 181 148 140 684 39 43
35 to 44 Years 995 622 186 144 122 421 17 63
45 to 54 Years 630 368 95 68 65 254 15 47
55 to 59 Years 246 173 42 31 26 104 6 60
60 to 64 Years 191 145 53 34 29 53 3 59
65 Years And Over 629 613 130 79 75 245 23 601
65 to 74 Years 301 288 62 43 41 127 11 279
75 Years And Over 328 325 68 36 34 118 12 323
Male
Total 4043 2926 601 479 135 2308 166 277
Under 18 Years 2410 2041 361 319 0 1808 146 38
18 to 24 Years 408 219 64 34 21 156 7 4
25 to 34 Years 370 148 40 32 28 103 2 12
35 to 44 Years 320 149 49 38 30 79 0 26
45 to 54 Years 263 134 41 26 26 77 5 21
55 to 59 Years 68 46 11 7 7 24 3 17
60 to 64 Years 66 53 14 11 11 21 0 26
65 Years And Over 138 136 21 12 12 40 2 133
65 to 74 Years 66 66 14 10 10 25 2 63
75 Years And Over 72 70 8 2 2 15 0 70
Female
Total 5829 4626 947 718 382 3675 269 688
Under 18 Years 2352 2028 330 288 5 1828 147 43
18 to 24 Years 708 503 105 51 34 429 32 8
25 to 34 Years 934 693 141 116 112 580 37 31
35 to 44 Years 675 474 137 106 93 343 17 37
45 to 54 Years 367 234 54 42 39 177 10 25
55 to 59 Years 178 126 32 24 20 80 3 43
60 to 64 Years 125 92 39 23 18 32 3 33
65 Years And Over 490 477 109 67 62 205 21 469
65 to 74 Years 234 221 48 33 30 102 9 215
75 Years And Over 256 256 60 34 32 104 12 253
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4724 4051 691 607 5 3618 293 80
Under 6 Years 1939 1733 204 196 0 1630 114 41
6 to 17 Years 2785 2318 486 410 5 1988 179 39

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 137 464 143 2320
Under 18 Years 0 53 51 693
18 to 24 Years 0 10 13 395
25 to 34 Years 0 38 17 464
35 to 44 Years 2 49 20 372
45 to 54 Years 3 28 16 261
55 to 59 Years 2 28 7 73
60 to 64 Years 11 13 14 46
65 Years And Over 118 245 6 16
65 to 74 Years 53 127 5 13
75 Years And Over 65 118 0 3
Male
Total 22 115 81 1117
Under 18 Years 0 21 22 369
18 to 24 Years 0 2 7 189
25 to 34 Years 0 9 5 222
35 to 44 Years 0 20 15 171
45 to 54 Years 0 13 14 129
55 to 59 Years 0 4 7 21
60 to 64 Years 3 5 7 13
65 Years And Over 18 40 4 2
65 to 74 Years 10 25 4 0
75 Years And Over 8 15 0 2
Female
Total 116 349 62 1203
Under 18 Years 0 33 29 324
18 to 24 Years 0 8 6 206
25 to 34 Years 0 29 12 241
35 to 44 Years 2 29 5 201
45 to 54 Years 3 15 2 133
55 to 59 Years 2 23 0 52
60 to 64 Years 8 8 7 33
65 Years And Over 100 205 2 14
65 to 74 Years 43 102 2 13
75 Years And Over 58 104 0 0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 52 51 673
Under 6 Years 0 33 27 206
6 to 17 Years 0 20 23 468

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 9872 7552 1548 1197 517 5983 435 966
Metropolitan 8223 6245 1244 983 420 4961 315 709
Central City 6110 4654 861 659 283 3764 216 492
Not Central City 2113 1591 384 324 138 1197 99 217
Not Metropolitan 1649 1307 303 214 97 1022 120 256
Northeast 1878 1508 309 267 91 1210 90 174
Metropolitan 1866 1498 309 267 91 1200 90 174
Central City 1569 1259 238 207 68 1031 64 128
Not Central City 297 239 71 61 23 169 27 46
Not Metropolitan 12 10 0 0 0 10 0 0
Midwest 1873 1523 256 209 95 1240 66 142
Metropolitan 1758 1429 230 187 89 1157 47 130
Central City 1533 1237 181 143 68 1028 35 97
Not Central City 225 192 48 43 22 129 12 33
Not Metropolitan 115 94 26 22 6 83 19 11
South 5283 3901 869 622 288 3036 237 554
Metropolitan 3777 2706 594 432 199 2111 135 313
Central City 2476 1771 376 260 121 1376 85 211
Not Central City 1301 935 217 173 79 735 50 102
Not Metropolitan 1506 1195 275 189 89 926 102 241
West 837 620 114 98 43 496 43 96
Metropolitan 821 612 112 97 41 493 43 92
Central City 531 387 65 49 26 329 33 56
Not Central City 290 225 47 47 15 164 10 36
Not Metropolitan 16 8 2 2 2 4 0 4
Household Relationship
Total 9872 7552 1548 1197 517 5983 435 966
65 Years And Over 629 613 130 79 75 245 23 601
In Families 8189 6392 1222 1023 370 5337 391 451
Householders 2127 1613 371 292 280 1207 79 247
Under 65 Years 1976 1465 337 263 253 1159 73 102
65 Years And Over 151 147 34 28 26 48 6 145
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4644 3987 677 598 5 3564 289 80
Under 6 Years 1909 1707 204 196 0 1604 114 41
6 to 17 Years 2735 2280 472 402 5 1960 174 39
18 Years And Over 801 477 82 56 36 398 21 23

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 137 464 143 2320
Metropolitan 111 327 123 1978
Central City 69 244 91 1456
Not Central City 43 84 32 523
Not Metropolitan 26 137 20 342
Northeast 27 76 7 371
Metropolitan 27 76 7 368
Central City 18 64 7 310
Not Central City 8 12 0 58
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 2
Midwest 15 50 32 350
Metropolitan 15 42 31 329
Central City 8 39 22 296
Not Central City 7 3 9 33
Not Metropolitan 0 7 1 21
South 80 290 68 1382
Metropolitan 56 160 49 1072
Central City 32 109 44 705
Not Central City 24 51 5 366
Not Metropolitan 24 129 19 311
West 15 48 37 217
Metropolitan 13 48 37 209
Central City 10 31 19 144
Not Central City 3 17 18 65
Not Metropolitan 2 0 0 8
Household Relationship
Total 137 464 143 2320
65 Years And Over 118 245 6 16
In Families 46 226 99 1796
Householders 37 117 22 515
Under 65 Years 5 69 22 511
65 Years And Over 32 48 0 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 52 51 657
Under 6 Years 0 33 27 202
6 to 17 Years 0 20 23 455
18 Years And Over 0 17 14 325

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 1271 814 301 264 105 492 52 113
Husbands 311 197 79 65 53 84 6 65
Under 65 Years 272 160 66 57 44 76 6 30
65 Years And Over 39 37 13 8 8 7 0 35
Wives 305 191 81 71 44 89 5 39
Under 65 Years 275 165 75 67 42 79 5 15
65 Years And Over 31 26 6 4 2 10 0 24
Related Children
Under 18 Years 537 374 124 113 0 282 39 6
Under 6 Years 187 143 34 30 0 121 14 1
6 to 17 Years 349 231 90 83 0 162 24 4
18 Years And Over 104 46 15 13 6 34 3 0
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 6553 5370 879 727 250 4672 317 304
Householder 1701 1348 270 207 207 1082 67 162
Under 65 Years 1606 1257 249 189 189 1051 63 72
65 Years And Over 95 91 21 18 18 31 4 90
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3954 3504 538 470 5 3173 235 74
Under 6 Years 1637 1495 166 162 0 1415 95 40
6 to 17 Years 2316 2009 371 308 5 1758 139 35
18 Years And Over 644 406 59 41 30 344 16 18
In Unrelated Subfamilies 133 101 23 14 3 86 8 3
Under 18 Years 84 68 14 9 0 58 5 0
Under 6 Years 30 26 0 0 0 26 0 0
6 to 17 Years 54 41 14 9 0 32 5 0
18 Years And Over 49 34 9 5 3 28 3 3

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 21 36 38 457
Husbands 14 18 10 114
Under 65 Years 3 11 10 112
65 Years And Over 11 7 0 2
Wives 4 15 11 115
Under 65 Years 0 5 11 110
65 Years And Over 4 10 0 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 2 15 163
Under 6 Years 0 1 9 44
6 to 17 Years 0 1 6 118
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 58
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 23 170 62 1183
Householder 23 88 12 353
Under 65 Years 2 57 12 349
65 Years And Over 21 31 0 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 49 36 449
Under 6 Years 0 31 19 142
6 to 17 Years 0 18 17 307
18 Years And Over 0 12 14 238
In Unrelated Subfamilies 3 3 0 32
Under 18 Years 0 0 0 17
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 4
6 to 17 Years 0 0 0 13
18 Years And Over 3 3 0 15

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1551 1058 303 160 144 559 37 512
Male 678 357 100 55 48 182 3 124
Under 65 Years 611 290 94 53 46 156 3 57
Living Alone 217 142 31 26 26 90 3 29
65 Years And Over 68 68 6 2 2 26 0 66
Living Alone 60 60 6 1 1 19 0 59
Female 873 701 203 105 96 377 33 389
Under 65 Years 546 374 124 62 56 230 16 68
Living Alone 340 250 61 23 23 164 10 60
65 Years And Over 327 327 79 43 40 147 17 321
Living Alone 309 309 74 38 38 140 17 303
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 2197 1884 317 290 0 1681 131 37
16 to 64 Years 1708 905 262 176 122 587 32 107
Worked During Year 698 308 146 105 91 145 12 0
Year-Round Full Time 121 59 44 39 39 16 5 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 577 249 102 66 52 129 6 0
DID Not Work 1010 597 116 71 32 441 21 107
65 Years And Over 138 136 21 12 12 40 2 133
Worked During Year 6 6 2 2 2 3 0 6
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 6 6 2 2 2 3 0 6
Did Not Work 133 131 19 10 10 36 2 127
Female
Under 16 Years 2140 1858 285 265 2 1690 133 41
16 to 64 Years 3198 2291 553 386 318 1779 116 179
Worked During Year 1289 855 363 278 247 549 72 22
Year-Round Full Time 360 210 147 129 125 69 6 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 930 645 216 149 121 480 66 22
Did Not Work 1909 1436 190 108 71 1230 44 157
65 Years And Over 490 477 109 67 62 205 21 469
Worked During Year 16 16 8 4 2 3 3 16
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 16 16 8 4 2 3 3 16
Did Not Work 474 461 100 62 60 202 18 453

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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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 88 235 44 493
Male 5 59 34 321
Under 65 Years 0 33 30 321
Living Alone 0 18 24 76
65 Years And Over 5 26 4 0
Living Alone 4 19 4 0
Female 83 176 10 172
Under 65 Years 10 29 8 172
Living Alone 8 25 8 90
65 Years And Over 73 147 2 0
Living Alone 68 140 2 0
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 0 20 18 312
16 to 64 Years 4 55 59 803
Worked During Year 0 0 36 390
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 3 62
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 0 32 328
DID Not Work 4 55 24 413
65 Years And Over 18 40 4 2
Worked During Year 2 3 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 2 3 0 0
Did Not Work 16 36 4 2
Female
Under 16 Years 0 32 27 282
16 to 64 Years 15 112 34 907
Worked During Year 5 15 14 434
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 1 149
Not Year-Round Full Time 5 15 13 285
Did Not Work 10 97 20 473
65 Years And Over 100 205 2 14
Worked During Year 8 3 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 8 3 0 0
Did Not Work 92 202 2 14
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_008.htm