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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 8574 5076 978 809 341 4088 155 451
Under 18 Years 4080 2945 413 375 8 2603 90 29
18 to 24 Years 1097 446 102 61 44 351 10 4
25 to 34 Years 1325 512 159 141 104 368 17 4
35 to 44 Years 942 457 130 113 86 325 9 25
45 to 54 Years 429 186 71 57 44 110 4 13
55 to 59 Years 186 92 19 16 11 69 3 22
60 to 64 Years 174 113 27 16 16 72 5 37
65 Years And Over 342 324 58 30 28 191 18 317
65 to 74 Years 213 203 37 20 18 118 10 196
75 Years And Over 129 121 21 10 10 73 9 121
Male
Total 3972 2149 471 398 207 1674 58 157
Under 18 Years 2030 1475 198 177 2 1303 39 17
18 to 24 Years 494 145 52 33 28 95 4 0
25 to 34 Years 631 154 81 75 69 77 4 1
35 to 44 Years 396 147 64 58 57 77 2 20
45 to 54 Years 183 65 30 28 25 28 1 5
55 to 59 Years 74 32 7 7 7 23 0 11
60 to 64 Years 65 36 13 7 7 17 3 13
65 Years And Over 98 95 25 12 11 53 6 91
65 to 74 Years 67 64 14 7 6 35 3 60
75 Years And Over 31 31 11 5 5 18 3 31
Female
Total 4602 2927 507 411 134 2415 98 293
Under 18 Years 2050 1469 215 198 6 1300 51 12
18 to 24 Years 603 302 50 28 16 256 6 4
25 to 34 Years 694 358 78 66 35 291 13 3
35 to 44 Years 545 310 66 55 29 247 7 6
45 to 54 Years 245 122 40 29 19 82 4 8
55 to 59 Years 111 60 11 9 3 45 3 11
60 to 64 Years 108 77 14 10 10 55 2 24
65 Years And Over 244 229 32 17 17 138 12 226
65 to 74 Years 147 139 22 12 12 83 6 136
75 Years And Over 97 90 10 5 5 55 6 90
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4025 2923 405 373 8 2588 90 29
Under 6 Years 1719 1335 127 120 0 1232 28 9
6 to 17 Years 2306 1588 279 253 8 1357 62 20

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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 53 282 57 3498
Under 18 Years 2 23 30 1136
18 to 24 Years 1 1 7 650
25 to 34 Years 0 4 2 813
35 to 44 Years 0 17 6 484
45 to 54 Years 0 10 8 242
55 to 59 Years 0 16 2 93
60 to 64 Years 0 20 2 61
65 Years And Over 50 191 0 18
65 to 74 Years 29 118 0 10
75 Years And Over 21 73 0 8
Male
Total 22 94 25 1823
Under 18 Years 2 10 14 555
18 to 24 Years 0 0 6 349
25 to 34 Years 0 1 0 477
35 to 44 Years 0 12 0 249
45 to 54 Years 0 3 5 119
55 to 59 Years 0 10 0 42
60 to 64 Years 0 5 0 29
65 Years And Over 21 53 0 3
65 to 74 Years 10 35 0 3
75 Years And Over 11 18 0 0
Female
Total 31 189 32 1675
Under 18 Years 0 12 17 581
18 to 24 Years 1 1 1 302
25 to 34 Years 0 3 2 336
35 to 44 Years 0 4 6 235
45 to 54 Years 0 7 3 123
55 to 59 Years 0 6 2 51
60 to 64 Years 0 16 1 32
65 Years And Over 29 138 0 15
65 to 74 Years 19 83 0 8
75 Years And Over 10 55 0 8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2 23 30 1102
Under 6 Years 0 9 8 384
6 to 17 Years 2 14 22 718

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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 8574 5076 978 809 341 4088 155 451
Metropolitan 7797 4584 854 711 304 3726 131 403
Central City 4768 2880 478 388 150 2398 71 235
Not Central City 3030 1704 376 323 154 1329 60 168
Not Metropolitan 777 492 123 98 37 362 25 47
Northeast 1586 1231 125 105 40 1117 32 94
Metropolitan 1572 1221 125 105 40 1107 32 94
Central City 1331 1080 90 71 25 995 22 81
Not Central City 241 141 35 35 15 112 10 12
Not Metropolitan 13 10 0 0 0 10 0 0
Midwest 403 255 52 45 19 203 7 20
Metropolitan 374 236 46 43 17 188 5 19
Central City 354 219 45 41 17 173 5 17
Not Central City 21 17 1 1 0 16 0 2
Not Metropolitan 29 19 6 2 1 15 2 1
South 2831 1521 366 291 144 1135 66 201
Metropolitan 2429 1272 316 250 124 958 64 173
Central City 1353 661 157 127 60 504 30 86
Not Central City 1076 611 159 124 64 454 34 87
Not Metropolitan 402 249 49 40 20 176 2 29
West 3755 2070 435 368 139 1634 49 135
Metropolitan 3422 1856 367 312 123 1473 29 118
Central City 1730 921 187 149 47 725 14 51
Not Central City 1692 935 180 163 76 747 15 67
Not Metropolitan 333 214 68 55 15 161 20 17
Household Relationship
Total 8574 5076 978 809 341 4088 155 451
65 Years And Over 342 324 58 30 28 191 18 317
In Families 7341 4459 800 696 252 3684 135 233
Householders 1695 977 232 193 173 720 33 117
Under 65 Years 1603 888 211 182 163 679 27 33
65 Years And Over 92 88 20 12 10 41 6 84
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3938 2854 393 362 8 2523 81 28
Under 6 Years 1679 1300 125 118 0 1197 25 9
6 to 17 Years 2258 1554 268 243 8 1326 55 19
18 Years And Over 518 192 38 30 21 158 8 8

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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 53 282 57 3498
Metropolitan 44 259 37 3213
Central City 20 157 20 1888
Not Central City 23 102 18 1325
Not Metropolitan 9 23 20 285
Northeast 5 69 3 354
Metropolitan 5 69 3 351
Central City 4 63 3 251
Not Central City 1 6 0 100
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 3
Midwest 0 15 1 148
Metropolitan 0 14 1 139
Central City 0 12 1 135
Not Central City 0 2 0 4
Not Metropolitan 0 1 0 10
South 30 119 29 1310
Metropolitan 27 105 11 1157
Central City 12 51 5 692
Not Central City 16 54 6 465
Not Metropolitan 3 14 18 153
West 17 79 24 1685
Metropolitan 11 71 22 1566
Central City 5 32 10 809
Not Central City 7 40 12 757
Not Metropolitan 6 8 2 119
Household Relationship
Total 53 282 57 3498
65 Years And Over 50 191 0 18
In Families 34 132 56 2882
Householders 16 59 15 719
Under 65 Years 0 18 15 715
65 Years And Over 16 41 0 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2 21 30 1083
Under 6 Years 0 9 8 379
6 to 17 Years 2 12 22 704
18 Years And Over 0 4 0 326

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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 3925 1976 540 476 169 1449 77 135
Husbands 804 340 150 127 118 170 11 71
Under 65 Years 749 287 134 120 114 143 7 20
65 Years And Over 55 53 16 6 5 27 4 51
Wives 818 350 120 98 29 230 17 47
Under 65 Years 781 317 107 93 24 211 11 14
65 Years And Over 37 33 13 5 5 19 6 33
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1908 1190 242 228 4 980 47 15
Under 6 Years 822 560 88 83 0 485 17 8
6 to 17 Years 1087 630 154 145 4 495 30 7
18 Years And Over 237 66 16 11 7 52 2 0
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 3053 2334 226 188 69 2112 50 87
Householder 792 594 68 52 50 517 18 48
Under 65 Years 753 556 61 47 44 504 15 12
65 Years And Over 39 39 7 5 5 13 2 36
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1872 1578 137 120 4 1466 29 11
Under 6 Years 782 701 36 35 0 672 7 0
6 to 17 Years 1090 878 101 85 4 794 21 11
18 Years And Over 237 112 18 15 14 93 3 7
In Unrelated Subfamilies 141 95 17 16 2 89 11 2
Under 18 Years 88 69 13 12 0 66 9 2
Under 6 Years 40 35 2 2 0 35 2 0
6 to 17 Years 49 35 10 10 0 31 7 2
18 Years And Over 53 25 4 4 2 23 2 0

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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 30 78 43 1950
Husbands 14 35 10 464
Under 65 Years 0 9 10 461
65 Years And Over 14 27 0 3
Wives 14 28 10 468
Under 65 Years 1 9 10 464
65 Years And Over 13 19 0 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2 12 23 719
Under 6 Years 0 8 7 262
6 to 17 Years 2 5 16 457
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 171
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 4 43 11 719
Householder 4 22 4 198
Under 65 Years 0 9 4 198
65 Years And Over 4 13 0 0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 8 7 293
Under 6 Years 0 0 1 81
6 to 17 Years 0 8 6 212
18 Years And Over 0 3 0 125
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 2 0 46
Under 18 Years 0 2 0 19
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 5
6 to 17 Years 0 2 0 14
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 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 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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1092 522 161 97 86 315 9 216
Male 577 194 88 62 57 94 2 55
Under 65 Years 540 157 79 56 51 74 0 21
Living Alone 121 69 22 14 14 45 0 17
65 Years And Over 37 37 10 6 6 20 2 34
Living Alone 32 32 5 2 2 20 2 32
Female 515 328 73 35 29 221 7 161
Under 65 Years 368 188 60 28 22 123 3 21
Living Alone 138 92 21 5 5 68 0 16
65 Years And Over 146 140 13 7 7 97 4 140
Living Alone 135 134 12 7 7 93 4 134
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 1856 1368 176 165 1 1212 32 15
16 to 64 Years 2019 685 269 221 195 409 20 51
Worked During Year 1266 348 214 182 174 138 8 5
Year-Round Full Time 491 142 126 115 112 19 4 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 775 206 88 67 61 119 4 5
DID Not Work 752 337 55 39 21 272 12 46
65 Years And Over 98 95 25 12 11 53 6 91
Worked During Year 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Did Not Work 94 91 21 9 8 53 6 90
Female
Under 16 Years 1890 1377 194 183 3 1229 50 11
16 to 64 Years 2468 1322 280 211 114 1047 36 56
Worked During Year 836 379 146 114 86 248 22 6
Year-Round Full Time 186 66 47 45 39 20 5 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 650 314 99 69 47 228 17 5
Did Not Work 1632 943 134 97 27 799 14 50
65 Years And Over 244 229 32 17 17 138 12 226
Worked During Year 6 6 0 0 0 5 0 6
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 6 6 0 0 0 5 0 6
Did Not Work 238 222 32 17 17 134 12 219

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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
Hispanic Origin Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 19 149 1 570
Male 7 37 0 383
Under 65 Years 0 17 0 383
Living Alone 0 14 0 51
65 Years And Over 7 20 0 0
Living Alone 5 20 0 0
Female 13 112 1 186
Under 65 Years 0 15 1 180
Living Alone 0 13 1 46
65 Years And Over 13 97 0 6
Living Alone 12 93 0 1
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 2 10 14 487
16 to 64 Years 0 31 11 1333
Worked During Year 0 4 7 918
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 5 349
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 4 2 569
DID Not Work 0 26 4 415
65 Years And Over 21 53 0 3
Worked During Year 1 0 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 1 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Did Not Work 19 53 0 3
Female
Under 16 Years 0 11 14 513
16 to 64 Years 1 39 19 1146
Worked During Year 1 3 7 457
Year-Round Full Time 0 1 3 120
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 2 4 336
Did Not Work 0 36 12 690
65 Years And Over 29 138 0 15
Worked During Year 0 5 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 5 0 0
Did Not Work 29 134 0 15
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_011.htm