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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 49310 34344 13262 8957 4090 19856 2005 7350
Under 18 Years 18421 13978 4280 3688 42 10553 1107 275
18 to 24 Years 5769 3275 1636 779 498 1714 163 68
25 to 34 Years 6801 3713 1635 1297 992 2136 182 183
35 to 44 Years 5980 3497 1449 1119 856 1981 133 332
45 to 54 Years 3354 2065 937 660 508 1042 103 320
55 to 59 Years 1539 1020 473 292 247 487 54 224
60 to 64 Years 1585 1079 507 318 253 425 40 326
65 Years And Over 5862 5718 2346 803 695 1518 223 5623
65 to 74 Years 2786 2685 984 422 358 811 85 2608
75 Years And Over 3076 3033 1362 381 337 708 138 3014
Male
Total 21376 13965 5545 4004 1856 8018 852 2390
Under 18 Years 9240 7051 2199 1892 22 5303 564 138
18 to 24 Years 2438 1169 686 316 226 476 43 35
25 to 34 Years 2695 1161 671 545 503 461 36 80
35 to 44 Years 2586 1262 565 438 377 622 43 181
45 to 54 Years 1446 850 368 268 222 395 39 163
55 to 59 Years 674 452 235 152 132 182 29 104
60 to 64 Years 627 425 178 123 120 157 10 142
65 Years And Over 1671 1596 645 271 255 423 90 1546
65 to 74 Years 930 875 322 157 149 225 38 831
75 Years And Over 741 721 323 113 105 198 52 715
Female
Total 27934 20378 7717 4952 2234 11838 1153 4960
Under 18 Years 9182 6927 2081 1796 20 5250 543 137
18 to 24 Years 3331 2106 950 463 272 1238 120 32
25 to 34 Years 4106 2552 964 752 489 1676 146 103
35 to 44 Years 3393 2235 884 681 479 1359 90 152
45 to 54 Years 1908 1215 569 393 287 647 64 156
55 to 59 Years 864 568 239 140 115 305 25 120
60 to 64 Years 958 654 329 195 132 268 30 184
65 Years And Over 4191 4122 1701 532 440 1096 133 4076
65 to 74 Years 1856 1810 662 265 208 585 46 1777
75 Years And Over 2335 2312 1039 268 232 510 87 2299
Related Children
Under 18 Years 18113 13810 4193 3645 37 10477 1103 268
Under 6 Years 6936 5561 1430 1264 0 4505 488 88
6 to 17 Years 11177 8248 2763 2381 37 5971 615 180

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 2483 2501 1172 14967
Under 18 Years 21 211 398 4444
18 to 24 Years 5 39 125 2494
25 to 34 Years 15 141 146 3088
35 to 44 Years 22 201 123 2483
45 to 54 Years 54 154 103 1289
55 to 59 Years 36 113 51 519
60 to 64 Years 59 135 77 505
65 Years And Over 2272 1508 149 145
65 to 74 Years 929 801 97 101
75 Years And Over 1344 707 51 43
Male
Total 707 860 640 7411
Under 18 Years 12 102 186 2189
18 to 24 Years 3 24 75 1269
25 to 34 Years 7 55 76 1534
35 to 44 Years 6 101 63 1324
45 to 54 Years 28 62 76 596
55 to 59 Years 15 45 27 222
60 to 64 Years 23 50 45 201
65 Years And Over 612 421 92 75
65 to 74 Years 295 224 69 55
75 Years And Over 317 198 23 20
Female
Total 1776 1641 532 7556
Under 18 Years 8 109 212 2254
18 to 24 Years 2 16 50 1225
25 to 34 Years 8 86 70 1554
35 to 44 Years 16 100 59 1158
45 to 54 Years 26 91 27 693
55 to 59 Years 21 68 25 297
60 to 64 Years 36 85 32 304
65 Years And Over 1660 1087 56 70
65 to 74 Years 633 577 28 47
75 Years And Over 1027 510 28 23
Related Children
Under 18 Years 21 210 395 4304
Under 6 Years 12 64 184 1375
6 to 17 Years 9 146 211 2929

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 49310 34344 13262 8957 4090 19856 2005 7350
Metropolitan 37532 25972 9712 6791 3107 15306 1418 5247
Central City 20185 13937 4424 3051 1490 9148 746 2635
Not Central City 17347 12034 5288 3740 1617 6158 672 2612
Not Metropolitan 11778 8372 3549 2166 983 4550 587 2103
Northeast 8707 6560 2395 1631 730 4056 374 1403
Metropolitan 7827 5882 2053 1442 649 3719 324 1232
Central City 4808 3631 863 654 303 2725 197 667
Not Central City 3019 2251 1190 789 346 994 127 564
Not Metropolitan 880 678 342 188 81 337 50 172
Midwest 9210 7062 3027 1865 808 3859 502 1587
Metropolitan 6335 4767 1855 1251 548 2798 327 978
Central City 3772 2836 924 611 288 1886 177 483
Not Central City 2564 1931 930 639 260 912 150 495
Not Metropolitan 2874 2294 1173 614 260 1060 175 609
South 19055 12647 4982 3468 1699 6952 766 3069
Metropolitan 13061 8563 3475 2462 1198 4601 505 1970
Central City 6434 4196 1514 1057 560 2494 246 965
Not Central City 6628 4367 1961 1405 638 2106 259 1005
Not Metropolitan 5994 4083 1507 1006 501 2352 261 1100
West 12338 8075 2857 1993 854 4990 362 1291
Metropolitan 10309 6759 2330 1636 712 4188 261 1068
Central City 5172 3275 1122 729 340 2043 126 520
Not Central City 5136 3484 1208 907 372 2145 135 548
Not Metropolitan 2029 1316 527 357 142 802 101 223
Household Relationship
Total 49310 34344 13262 8957 4090 19856 2005 7350
65 Years And Over 5862 5718 2346 803 695 1518 223 5623
In Families 36917 25659 9223 7228 2658 16573 1662 2919
Householders 10476 7235 2931 2152 1902 3942 345 1508
Under 65 Years 9331 6119 2476 1932 1706 3670 303 435
65 Years And Over 1144 1116 455 219 195 272 42 1073
Related Children
Under 18 Years 17608 13435 4032 3503 36 10231 1069 263
Under 6 Years 6753 5428 1372 1218 0 4417 474 87
6 to 17 Years 10855 8007 2661 2285 36 5814 595 176
18 Years And Over 2679 1434 502 321 149 939 77 106

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 2483 2501 1172 14967
Metropolitan 1677 1822 861 11560
Central City 734 1047 367 6248
Not Central City 943 775 494 5313
Not Metropolitan 806 679 311 3406
Northeast 514 502 120 2147
Metropolitan 429 458 111 1945
Central City 169 298 42 1177
Not Central City 261 160 69 768
Not Metropolitan 85 44 9 202
Midwest 671 392 205 2148
Metropolitan 366 283 136 1568
Central City 167 162 65 936
Not Central City 199 121 71 632
Not Metropolitan 305 109 69 580
South 951 1081 557 6409
Metropolitan 617 639 382 4498
Central City 266 375 137 2237
Not Central City 350 264 245 2261
Not Metropolitan 334 442 175 1911
West 347 526 290 4263
Metropolitan 264 443 231 3549
Central City 132 213 123 1897
Not Central City 132 230 108 1652
Not Metropolitan 83 83 59 713
Household Relationship
Total 2483 2501 1172 14967
65 Years And Over 2272 1508 149 145
In Families 881 1084 897 11258
Householders 463 520 260 3241
Under 65 Years 41 254 225 3212
65 Years And Over 422 265 35 28
Related Children
Under 18 Years 21 205 388 4173
Under 6 Years 12 63 184 1325
6 to 17 Years 9 142 205 2848
18 Years And Over 5 63 45 1245

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 17758 11422 5427 4255 1589 5704 683 1826
Husbands 4569 2930 1641 1227 1054 969 132 949
Under 65 Years 3772 2160 1253 1030 870 813 91 211
65 Years And Over 796 769 387 197 184 155 40 738
Wives 4569 2885 1577 1152 454 1129 153 696
Under 65 Years 3969 2299 1268 1018 389 1011 119 119
65 Years And Over 599 586 309 134 65 118 33 577
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7230 4981 1966 1701 16 3247 369 78
Under 6 Years 2858 2099 721 624 0 1496 189 27
6 to 17 Years 4372 2882 1245 1077 16 1751 180 51
18 Years And Over 969 474 200 155 53 285 30 30
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 16908 12943 3333 2630 918 10044 902 945
Householder 5142 3885 1107 802 775 2760 205 520
Under 65 Years 4799 3548 1032 770 746 2640 197 195
65 Years And Over 343 338 75 32 29 120 9 325
Related Children
Under 18 Years 9400 7791 1845 1621 16 6487 644 174
Under 6 Years 3439 2979 562 523 0 2634 260 54
6 to 17 Years 5961 4811 1283 1097 16 3853 384 120
18 Years And Over 1534 867 272 144 80 591 38 76
In Unrelated Subfamilies 868 593 244 199 45 381 35 11
Under 18 Years 513 380 162 143 1 250 35 5
Under 6 Years 182 133 58 46 0 89 14 0
6 to 17 Years 331 247 104 97 1 162 21 4
18 Years And Over 355 213 82 56 44 131 0 6

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 746 528 674 6336
Husbands 387 243 193 1639
Under 65 Years 28 90 163 1612
65 Years And Over 359 154 30 27
Wives 325 178 193 1684
Under 65 Years 25 60 172 1671
65 Years And Over 300 118 20 13
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12 61 268 2248
Under 6 Years 9 19 128 759
6 to 17 Years 3 42 140 1490
18 Years And Over 3 23 20 494
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 106 499 185 3965
Householder 79 256 52 1256
Under 65 Years 14 142 48 1251
65 Years And Over 65 115 4 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 133 115 1610
Under 6 Years 3 38 52 460
6 to 17 Years 6 95 63 1150
18 Years And Over 1 40 11 667
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 11 6 275
Under 18 Years 0 5 6 133
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 49
6 to 17 Years 0 4 6 84
18 Years And Over 0 6 0 141

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 11525 8091 3795 1529 1387 2902 308 4420
Male 4471 2582 1225 578 540 957 109 1026
Under 65 Years 3755 1896 990 511 475 720 61 354
Living Alone 1335 846 387 175 175 356 38 208
65 Years And Over 717 686 235 67 65 236 49 672
Living Alone 565 557 192 63 60 168 23 543
Female 7054 5509 2570 951 847 1946 199 3394
Under 65 Years 3994 2468 1287 598 515 1154 113 377
Living Alone 1744 1243 597 292 288 611 59 257
65 Years And Over 3061 3041 1282 352 332 792 86 3018
Living Alone 2922 2905 1235 338 317 764 79 2888
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 8353 6475 1977 1759 8 4929 540 121
16 to 64 Years 11352 5895 2923 1975 1593 2666 223 722
Worked During Year 6638 3024 2095 1518 1326 914 125 77
Year-Round Full Time 2480 1185 984 804 759 186 36 10
Not Year-Round Full Time 4158 1840 1112 713 567 728 89 67
DID Not Work 4715 2871 828 457 267 1752 98 645
65 Years And Over 1671 1596 645 271 255 423 90 1546
Worked During Year 100 91 51 25 25 12 5 76
Year-Round Full Time 14 12 8 6 6 2 2 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 86 78 43 19 19 10 3 69
Did Not Work 1570 1505 593 245 229 411 85 1470
Female
Under 16 Years 8289 6347 1898 1695 3 4848 521 113
16 to 64 Years 15454 9909 4118 2725 1791 5894 499 771
Worked During Year 7248 4420 2611 1817 1460 2020 311 112
Year-Round Full Time 1722 1010 824 699 641 230 62 13
Not Year-Round Full Time 5526 3410 1787 1117 819 1790 249 98
Did Not Work 8206 5490 1507 908 331 3874 187 659
65 Years And Over 4191 4122 1701 532 440 1096 133 4076
Worked During Year 143 137 52 11 11 27 7 136
Year-Round Full Time 9 8 5 3 3 0 0 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 134 129 47 7 7 27 7 128
Did Not Work 4049 3984 1649 521 429 1068 127 3941

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1602 1406 268 3434
Male 276 404 199 1889
Under 65 Years 45 168 146 1859
Living Alone 30 96 81 489
65 Years And Over 231 236 54 31
Living Alone 187 168 52 8
Female 1326 1001 69 1545
Under 65 Years 65 213 41 1525
Living Alone 52 138 24 500
65 Years And Over 1261 788 28 20
Living Alone 1219 760 28 17
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 12 88 181 1878
16 to 64 Years 82 350 367 5458
Worked During Year 7 48 193 3613
Year-Round Full Time 3 1 75 1295
Not Year-Round Full Time 4 47 118 2318
DID Not Work 74 302 174 1844
65 Years And Over 612 421 92 75
Worked During Year 37 12 4 10
Year-Round Full Time 3 2 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 34 10 3 8
Did Not Work 576 409 88 65
Female
Under 16 Years 8 91 192 1942
16 to 64 Years 108 463 283 5544
Worked During Year 17 70 126 2828
Year-Round Full Time 3 9 23 712
Not Year-Round Full Time 13 61 103 2115
Did Not Work 91 392 157 2717
65 Years And Over 1660 1087 56 70
Worked During Year 51 27 0 5
Year-Round Full Time 5 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 46 27 0 4
Did Not Work 1609 1059 56 65
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_003.htm