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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 12385 9466 2406 1889 837 6863 554 1412
Under 18 Years 5698 4843 1045 915 8 4081 363 98
18 to 24 Years 1361 872 245 139 88 656 46 17
25 to 34 Years 1675 1064 304 259 238 773 44 54
35 to 44 Years 1297 826 284 224 189 524 32 93
45 to 54 Years 814 499 172 133 119 304 24 71
55 to 59 Years 315 226 65 50 42 121 6 79
60 to 64 Years 284 220 79 59 50 87 8 101
65 Years And Over 941 916 212 111 104 317 30 897
65 to 74 Years 462 439 107 69 65 160 14 423
75 Years And Over 479 477 105 41 39 157 17 474
Male
Total 5205 3755 969 762 251 2660 199 455
Under 18 Years 2907 2438 545 472 3 2017 173 46
18 to 24 Years 513 284 101 55 34 180 7 7
25 to 34 Years 539 225 87 72 63 121 2 21
35 to 44 Years 461 229 73 58 46 128 5 43
45 to 54 Years 346 194 73 50 50 99 7 35
55 to 59 Years 91 67 16 12 12 30 3 29
60 to 64 Years 93 72 24 20 20 21 0 36
65 Years And Over 255 245 51 24 24 65 2 239
65 to 74 Years 139 131 34 22 22 40 2 125
75 Years And Over 116 114 17 2 2 25 0 114
Female
Total 7180 5711 1436 1127 586 4203 355 956
Under 18 Years 2791 2405 500 443 5 2064 191 52
18 to 24 Years 848 588 144 84 53 476 39 10
25 to 34 Years 1137 839 217 187 175 652 42 33
35 to 44 Years 835 597 211 166 143 396 27 50
45 to 54 Years 468 305 99 83 69 205 16 36
55 to 59 Years 223 160 49 37 30 91 3 51
60 to 64 Years 191 148 56 39 30 66 8 66
65 Years And Over 687 670 161 87 80 253 28 658
65 to 74 Years 324 308 73 48 43 120 11 298
75 Years And Over 363 362 88 39 37 133 17 360
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5661 4825 1045 915 8 4063 363 97
Under 6 Years 2206 1958 298 277 0 1783 146 41
6 to 17 Years 3455 2867 747 638 8 2280 218 56

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 225 622 274 2919
Under 18 Years 3 64 108 855
18 to 24 Years 0 15 33 489
25 to 34 Years 3 41 30 611
35 to 44 Years 6 71 39 470
45 to 54 Years 3 44 24 315
55 to 59 Years 5 30 7 88
60 to 64 Years 12 39 17 64
65 Years And Over 194 317 16 26
65 to 74 Years 91 160 13 23
75 Years And Over 103 157 3 3
Male
Total 54 170 162 1451
Under 18 Years 0 26 58 469
18 to 24 Years 0 5 18 229
25 to 34 Years 3 9 12 313
35 to 44 Years 0 35 27 232
45 to 54 Years 0 21 20 152
55 to 59 Years 3 4 7 24
60 to 64 Years 3 5 7 21
65 Years And Over 45 65 12 9
65 to 74 Years 28 40 11 7
75 Years And Over 17 25 0 2
Female
Total 171 452 112 1469
Under 18 Years 3 39 49 386
18 to 24 Years 0 10 15 260
25 to 34 Years 0 31 17 298
35 to 44 Years 6 37 12 238
45 to 54 Years 3 23 4 163
55 to 59 Years 2 26 0 64
60 to 64 Years 9 34 10 42
65 Years And Over 149 253 5 16
65 to 74 Years 63 120 2 16
75 Years And Over 85 133 3 0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3 63 108 836
Under 6 Years 0 33 42 248
6 to 17 Years 3 31 66 588

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 12385 9466 2406 1889 837 6863 554 1412
Metropolitan 10210 7736 1882 1519 674 5682 416 1018
Central City 7391 5578 1281 999 448 4208 289 734
Not Central City 2819 2158 601 520 225 1475 127 284
Not Metropolitan 2175 1730 524 371 163 1181 138 394
Northeast 2217 1754 414 358 138 1334 103 237
Metropolitan 2199 1740 414 358 138 1320 103 237
Central City 1814 1433 302 260 102 1122 70 176
Not Central City 385 308 112 98 36 199 33 62
Not Metropolitan 18 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
Midwest 2316 1852 386 317 151 1438 92 186
Metropolitan 2192 1749 360 294 145 1347 74 175
Central City 1860 1474 294 233 115 1151 59 138
Not Central City 332 276 66 61 31 196 15 37
Not Metropolitan 124 103 26 22 6 91 19 11
South 6732 5012 1443 1080 487 3453 311 826
Metropolitan 4732 3419 955 741 334 2381 192 450
Central City 3034 2168 591 434 196 1543 123 323
Not Central City 1698 1251 364 308 138 838 69 128
Not Metropolitan 2001 1593 489 339 153 1072 119 376
West 1120 848 162 135 61 638 48 162
Metropolitan 1088 827 153 126 57 634 48 155
Central City 683 503 94 72 36 392 38 97
Not Central City 405 324 59 54 21 242 10 58
Not Metropolitan 32 21 9 9 4 4 0 7
Household Relationship
Total 12385 9466 2406 1889 837 6863 554 1412
65 Years And Over 941 916 212 111 104 317 30 897
In Families 10301 8004 1962 1649 629 6103 494 697
Householders 2703 2064 616 507 473 1364 101 360
Under 65 Years 2466 1832 554 469 438 1303 95 132
65 Years And Over 237 233 62 38 36 61 6 228
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5560 4745 1025 901 8 3992 353 97
Under 6 Years 2176 1932 298 277 0 1757 146 41
6 to 17 Years 3384 2813 727 624 8 2235 207 56
18 Years And Over 1108 646 140 97 59 496 22 42

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 225 622 274 2919
Metropolitan 181 418 230 2474
Central City 135 305 117 1813
Not Central City 47 113 113 662
Not Metropolitan 44 204 44 445
Northeast 41 96 10 463
Metropolitan 41 96 10 458
Central City 30 75 10 382
Not Central City 11 21 0 77
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 5
Midwest 31 57 48 463
Metropolitan 31 50 47 442
Central City 23 47 33 386
Not Central City 9 3 14 56
Not Metropolitan 0 7 1 21
South 138 391 161 1720
Metropolitan 96 194 128 1312
Central City 72 140 52 865
Not Central City 24 54 77 447
Not Metropolitan 42 197 33 408
West 15 78 55 272
Metropolitan 13 78 45 261
Central City 10 43 23 180
Not Central City 3 35 23 81
Not Metropolitan 2 0 10 11
Household Relationship
Total 225 622 274 2919
65 Years And Over 194 317 16 26
In Families 86 311 217 2297
Householders 65 143 44 639
Under 65 Years 8 83 41 635
65 Years And Over 57 61 3 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3 63 108 815
Under 6 Years 0 33 42 245
6 to 17 Years 3 31 66 570
18 Years And Over 0 34 29 462

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 2008 1366 576 496 200 662 91 240
Husbands 501 351 160 130 110 104 6 129
Under 65 Years 405 257 127 114 94 89 6 40
65 Years And Over 96 94 32 16 16 15 0 89
Wives 490 334 148 129 63 130 16 91
Under 65 Years 414 263 133 123 61 111 13 22
65 Years And Over 76 71 15 6 2 19 3 69
Related Children
Under 18 Years 783 547 216 196 0 358 66 6
Under 6 Years 278 210 74 64 0 153 30 1
6 to 17 Years 505 336 142 132 0 205 37 4
18 Years And Over 214 122 47 36 23 68 3 8
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 7749 6318 1317 1096 401 5191 382 401
Householder 2029 1616 423 341 340 1207 89 203
Under 65 Years 1914 1505 393 321 320 1173 85 91
65 Years And Over 115 112 29 19 19 34 4 111
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4534 4033 784 679 8 3480 272 88
Under 6 Years 1786 1628 218 207 0 1512 112 40
6 to 17 Years 2748 2405 565 472 8 1968 160 49
18 Years And Over 818 483 85 58 36 393 17 23
In Unrelated Subfamilies 167 124 32 23 6 108 15 7
Under 18 Years 104 83 20 14 0 74 10 0
Under 6 Years 30 26 0 0 0 26 0 0
6 to 17 Years 75 57 20 14 0 48 10 0
18 Years And Over 63 41 12 8 6 33 5 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
Black Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 46 64 117 642
Husbands 31 26 26 150
Under 65 Years 3 11 25 148
65 Years And Over 28 15 0 2
Wives 13 27 26 156
Under 65 Years 0 8 26 151
65 Years And Over 13 19 0 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 2 53 236
Under 6 Years 0 1 21 68
6 to 17 Years 0 1 32 168
18 Years And Over 0 8 10 93
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 37 215 93 1431
Householder 34 104 17 413
Under 65 Years 5 71 14 409
65 Years And Over 29 34 3 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3 58 50 501
Under 6 Years 0 31 20 158
6 to 17 Years 3 27 30 343
18 Years And Over 0 16 19 335
In Unrelated Subfamilies 3 7 0 43
Under 18 Years 0 0 0 21
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 4
6 to 17 Years 0 0 0 17
18 Years And Over 3 7 0 22

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1917 1338 413 217 201 653 44 708
Male 842 464 145 78 72 214 5 188
Under 65 Years 728 353 128 73 66 173 5 79
Living Alone 278 181 55 40 40 98 5 49
65 Years And Over 115 111 17 5 5 40 0 110
Living Alone 91 88 12 5 5 24 0 86
Female 1075 874 267 139 130 439 39 519
Under 65 Years 638 440 154 80 73 262 17 95
Living Alone 410 307 89 39 39 189 11 80
65 Years And Over 437 434 114 59 57 177 21 424
Living Alone 415 413 109 55 55 166 21 403
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 2624 2227 469 424 0 1870 155 40
16 to 64 Years 2327 1282 449 314 228 725 41 176
Worked During Year 1025 491 269 206 181 192 14 2
Year-Round Full Time 268 148 116 111 111 22 5 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 758 344 153 95 70 170 9 2
DID Not Work 1302 791 180 108 47 533 27 174
65 Years And Over 255 245 51 24 24 65 2 239
Worked During Year 17 16 11 8 8 3 0 13
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 17 16 11 8 8 3 0 13
Did Not Work 238 229 41 16 16 61 2 226
Female
Under 16 Years 2536 2202 430 397 2 1918 176 47
16 to 64 Years 3957 2839 845 643 503 2032 150 251
Worked During Year 1745 1170 590 474 416 658 99 37
Year-Round Full Time 559 356 265 240 237 103 16 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 1186 814 324 234 179 555 82 37
Did Not Work 2212 1669 256 169 87 1374 52 214
65 Years And Over 687 670 161 87 80 253 28 658
Worked During Year 26 26 8 4 2 3 3 25
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 26 26 8 4 2 3 3 25
Did Not Work 661 645 152 83 78 250 25 633

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 136 304 57 579
Male 21 76 44 379
Under 65 Years 5 36 32 375
Living Alone 5 21 26 97
65 Years And Over 15 40 11 4
Living Alone 10 24 11 4
Female 115 228 14 201
Under 65 Years 11 51 12 198
Living Alone 9 41 12 103
65 Years And Over 104 177 2 3
Living Alone 99 166 2 3
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 0 20 49 396
16 to 64 Years 9 85 102 1045
Worked During Year 0 0 60 534
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 24 120
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 0 36 414
DID Not Work 9 85 42 511
65 Years And Over 45 65 12 9
Worked During Year 8 3 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 8 3 0 1
Did Not Work 37 61 12 8
Female
Under 16 Years 3 35 45 335
16 to 64 Years 19 165 63 1118
Worked During Year 9 27 22 575
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 4 203
Not Year-Round Full Time 9 27 17 372
Did Not Work 11 138 42 543
65 Years And Over 149 253 5 16
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 141 250 5 16
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_009.htm