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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 36529 25275 8055 5318 2328 16631 1391 4544
Under 18 Years 14463 11093 2687 2294 25 9051 814 252
18 to 24 Years 4466 2574 1143 486 324 1479 121 48
25 to 34 Years 5093 2784 966 731 547 1862 124 162
35 to 44 Years 4343 2488 818 600 453 1618 84 235
45 to 54 Years 2516 1544 610 398 307 874 69 215
55 to 59 Years 1086 729 294 174 147 386 25 152
60 to 64 Years 1134 756 319 186 152 327 22 236
65 Years And Over 3428 3306 1217 450 372 1035 132 3243
65 to 74 Years 1580 1499 479 225 179 530 45 1451
75 Years And Over 1848 1807 738 225 193 504 86 1791
Male
Total 15611 10157 3340 2363 1050 6642 575 1438
Under 18 Years 7248 5592 1379 1172 10 4547 411 134
18 to 24 Years 1801 864 462 190 140 384 28 19
25 to 34 Years 1896 781 372 284 255 381 17 72
35 to 44 Years 1806 858 325 236 202 492 26 120
45 to 54 Years 1066 620 238 163 144 320 24 110
55 to 59 Years 435 296 128 87 79 140 14 70
60 to 64 Years 447 299 118 77 77 122 6 96
65 Years And Over 912 848 317 154 143 255 51 818
65 to 74 Years 458 414 150 83 77 114 18 389
75 Years And Over 454 434 166 71 65 141 33 429
Female
Total 20918 15118 4715 2955 1278 9990 816 3107
Under 18 Years 7215 5502 1308 1121 15 4504 403 119
18 to 24 Years 2665 1710 681 296 184 1095 93 29
25 to 34 Years 3197 2003 594 447 293 1481 107 91
35 to 44 Years 2537 1630 492 364 251 1126 58 115
45 to 54 Years 1450 924 372 235 164 554 46 105
55 to 59 Years 651 434 166 87 68 246 12 82
60 to 64 Years 687 457 201 109 75 205 16 140
65 Years And Over 2516 2458 900 296 229 779 81 2425
65 to 74 Years 1122 1085 329 142 102 416 28 1062
75 Years And Over 1394 1373 572 154 127 363 53 1363
Related Children
Under 18 Years 14172 10937 2609 2259 22 8978 810 246
Under 6 Years 5492 4478 889 789 0 3882 362 78
6 to 17 Years 8681 6458 1720 1470 22 5096 448 167

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 1298 1827 784 11254
Under 18 Years 16 196 274 3370
18 to 24 Years 2 26 84 1892
25 to 34 Years 11 130 94 2309
35 to 44 Years 10 153 86 1855
45 to 54 Years 25 113 77 972
55 to 59 Years 34 78 37 357
60 to 64 Years 38 102 51 378
65 Years And Over 1162 1028 82 122
65 to 74 Years 439 524 40 81
75 Years And Over 723 504 42 41
Male
Total 354 617 412 5454
Under 18 Years 12 101 124 1657
18 to 24 Years 0 11 49 938
25 to 34 Years 6 54 54 1114
35 to 44 Years 5 77 38 948
45 to 54 Years 14 46 56 446
55 to 59 Years 15 33 22 139
60 to 64 Years 10 40 28 148
65 Years And Over 292 255 41 64
65 to 74 Years 131 114 27 44
75 Years And Over 161 141 15 20
Female
Total 944 1209 372 5801
Under 18 Years 4 95 150 1714
18 to 24 Years 2 16 35 955
25 to 34 Years 5 76 41 1194
35 to 44 Years 5 76 48 906
45 to 54 Years 11 66 21 526
55 to 59 Years 19 44 14 218
60 to 64 Years 28 62 23 230
65 Years And Over 870 773 41 58
65 to 74 Years 308 410 13 37
75 Years And Over 562 363 27 21
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16 195 270 3236
Under 6 Years 8 54 109 1013
6 to 17 Years 9 141 161 2222

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 36529 25275 8055 5318 2328 16631 1391 4544
Metropolitan 28211 19409 6039 4130 1809 12938 1013 3211
Central City 15645 10743 2768 1821 836 7857 553 1688
Not Central City 12566 8666 3271 2309 972 5082 460 1523
Not Metropolitan 8318 5866 2016 1187 519 3693 378 1333
Northeast 6558 4942 1484 1005 449 3424 267 883
Metropolitan 5976 4525 1302 906 404 3183 237 786
Central City 3879 2976 565 419 190 2392 142 451
Not Central City 2097 1549 737 487 214 791 95 335
Not Metropolitan 582 418 182 99 45 241 30 97
Midwest 6654 5044 1820 1082 448 3144 330 1001
Metropolitan 4684 3482 1114 741 307 2324 225 610
Central City 2960 2173 589 388 168 1592 133 327
Not Central City 1724 1309 524 353 138 732 92 283
Not Metropolitan 1970 1562 706 341 141 819 105 391
South 14098 9328 3045 2106 977 5883 550 1951
Metropolitan 9810 6422 2231 1566 729 3946 384 1239
Central City 4910 3202 952 623 314 2209 210 633
Not Central City 4900 3220 1279 943 415 1736 174 606
Not Metropolitan 4288 2906 814 539 247 1937 166 712
West 9219 5960 1706 1125 455 4181 243 709
Metropolitan 7741 4979 1393 917 369 3485 167 576
Central City 3896 2391 662 392 164 1663 68 278
Not Central City 3845 2588 731 525 205 1822 98 299
Not Metropolitan 1478 980 313 208 85 696 77 133
Household Relationship
Total 36529 25275 8055 5318 2328 16631 1391 4544
65 Years And Over 3428 3306 1217 450 372 1035 132 3243
In Families 27376 19199 5482 4248 1497 13973 1176 1812
Householders 7708 5291 1733 1228 1117 3364 246 928
Under 65 Years 7044 4651 1480 1099 1003 3184 218 322
65 Years And Over 664 640 253 129 115 180 28 607
Related Children
Under 18 Years 13764 10641 2500 2165 21 8769 786 244
Under 6 Years 5333 4361 842 754 0 3804 354 78
6 to 17 Years 8431 6280 1659 1411 21 4964 432 166
18 Years And Over 1844 1026 285 185 93 752 47 69

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 1298 1827 784 11254
Metropolitan 861 1298 569 8802
Central City 390 757 210 4902
Not Central City 471 541 359 3900
Not Metropolitan 436 529 216 2452
Northeast 279 372 85 1615
Metropolitan 238 339 81 1452
Central City 93 222 35 903
Not Central City 145 117 46 548
Not Metropolitan 41 33 4 164
Midwest 373 291 128 1610
Metropolitan 185 205 82 1202
Central City 99 128 28 786
Not Central City 86 77 54 416
Not Metropolitan 188 85 45 408
South 479 844 410 4770
Metropolitan 313 499 284 3388
Central City 139 293 78 1708
Not Central City 174 206 206 1680
Not Metropolitan 167 345 127 1382
West 167 320 161 3259
Metropolitan 125 254 121 2761
Central City 60 114 68 1505
Not Central City 66 140 53 1256
Not Metropolitan 41 66 40 498
Household Relationship
Total 1298 1827 784 11254
65 Years And Over 1162 1028 82 122
In Families 476 788 599 8177
Householders 251 370 175 2417
Under 65 Years 25 193 153 2393
65 Years And Over 226 177 22 24
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16 194 264 3123
Under 6 Years 8 54 109 972
6 to 17 Years 9 140 155 2151
18 Years And Over 0 54 24 818

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 11996 7459 2927 2294 869 4383 403 1025
Husbands 3010 1817 896 664 579 731 80 517
Under 65 Years 2588 1420 696 554 477 648 54 144
65 Years And Over 422 397 199 110 101 83 27 373
Wives 3010 1807 862 629 238 852 89 370
Under 65 Years 2697 1505 694 547 201 789 69 75
65 Years And Over 313 303 168 82 37 63 20 295
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5035 3405 1031 896 7 2534 221 65
Under 6 Years 1984 1465 382 331 0 1166 114 23
6 to 17 Years 3051 1940 649 566 7 1369 107 42
18 Years And Over 647 314 108 90 37 206 13 17
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 13796 10813 2282 1776 562 8942 729 693
Householder 4167 3178 729 495 477 2469 162 374
Under 65 Years 3933 2947 678 477 462 2370 158 150
65 Years And Over 233 231 51 18 15 99 5 224
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7990 6730 1329 1161 14 5838 533 168
Under 6 Years 2990 2616 403 378 0 2397 221 49
6 to 17 Years 5000 4114 926 783 14 3441 312 119
18 Years And Over 1081 646 160 83 46 493 27 52
In Unrelated Subfamilies 701 467 165 129 23 324 24 2
Under 18 Years 416 301 109 95 1 214 24 1
Under 6 Years 158 117 47 35 0 77 8 0
6 to 17 Years 258 184 62 60 1 136 16 1
18 Years And Over 284 165 55 34 22 110 0 0

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 387 342 423 4538
Husbands 189 150 124 1193
Under 65 Years 11 67 110 1168
65 Years And Over 178 83 14 25
Wives 177 101 123 1202
Under 65 Years 17 38 114 1192
65 Years And Over 160 63 9 10
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 55 160 1630
Under 6 Years 5 15 69 518
6 to 17 Years 3 41 90 1111
18 Years And Over 0 17 15 333
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 75 407 151 2983
Householder 57 207 40 989
Under 65 Years 12 111 36 986
65 Years And Over 45 96 4 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 127 100 1260
Under 6 Years 3 33 36 374
6 to 17 Years 6 94 63 886
18 Years And Over 0 37 4 435
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 2 6 234
Under 18 Years 0 1 6 115
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 41
6 to 17 Years 0 1 6 74
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 119

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 8452 5609 2408 941 808 2335 190 2731
Male 3308 1794 820 384 345 747 66 608
Under 65 Years 2926 1438 716 342 306 595 42 255
Living Alone 1003 618 282 117 117 282 24 142
65 Years And Over 382 356 104 42 39 152 24 353
Living Alone 309 306 92 40 38 119 16 303
Female 5145 3815 1588 557 463 1588 125 2122
Under 65 Years 3290 1980 928 369 294 1010 71 305
Living Alone 1391 980 417 166 162 530 37 203
65 Years And Over 1855 1835 660 188 169 578 54 1817
Living Alone 1761 1744 634 177 158 556 51 1732
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 6565 5144 1231 1092 5 4238 396 117
16 to 64 Years 8134 4165 1792 1117 903 2149 128 503
Worked During Year 4413 1904 1187 817 725 681 62 48
Year-Round Full Time 1400 599 458 357 338 128 14 6
Not Year-Round Full Time 3012 1305 729 460 387 553 48 42
DID Not Work 3721 2261 606 301 178 1468 66 455
65 Years And Over 912 848 317 154 143 255 51 818
Worked During Year 50 42 23 11 11 3 2 33
Year-Round Full Time 9 9 7 5 5 2 2 6
Not Year-Round Full Time 40 32 17 6 6 1 0 27
Did Not Work 862 806 293 143 132 253 49 785
Female
Under 16 Years 6492 5036 1189 1055 0 4160 388 95
16 to 64 Years 11910 7623 2626 1603 1049 5050 347 587
Worked During Year 5073 3042 1540 986 798 1627 209 85
Year-Round Full Time 851 467 354 290 265 132 30 8
Not Year-Round Full Time 4222 2576 1186 696 533 1495 179 77
Did Not Work 6837 4581 1086 616 250 3423 138 502
65 Years And Over 2516 2458 900 296 229 779 81 2425
Worked During Year 50 45 21 5 5 18 5 44
Year-Round Full Time 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 47 43 19 5 5 18 5 42
Did Not Work 2466 2413 880 291 224 761 76 2382

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TABLE 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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
All Races Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 822 1036 180 2843
Male 138 285 126 1514
Under 65 Years 37 134 108 1488
Living Alone 26 78 53 384
65 Years And Over 101 152 18 26
Living Alone 89 119 17 4
Female 684 751 54 1330
Under 65 Years 41 177 31 1310
Living Alone 31 113 17 411
65 Years And Over 643 574 24 20
Living Alone 623 552 24 17
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 12 87 119 1422
16 to 64 Years 50 275 252 3968
Worked During Year 1 31 112 2509
Year-Round Full Time 0 1 34 801
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 30 78 1707
DID Not Work 48 244 140 1460
65 Years And Over 292 255 41 64
Worked During Year 14 3 0 8
Year-Round Full Time 3 2 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 11 1 0 8
Did Not Work 278 253 41 56
Female
Under 16 Years 4 78 130 1456
16 to 64 Years 70 359 201 4287
Worked During Year 7 52 102 2031
Year-Round Full Time 0 4 9 384
Not Year-Round Full Time 7 48 93 1647
Did Not Work 63 306 99 2256
65 Years And Over 870 773 41 58
Worked During Year 20 18 0 5
Year-Round Full Time 2 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 18 18 0 4
Did Not Work 850 755 41 53
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 28, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031997/pov/24_002.htm