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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
White Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 24650 16740 6157 3871 1712 10050 882 3327
Under 18 Years 9044 6765 1878 1593 9 5294 505 118
18 to 24 Years 3123 1762 901 349 232 898 91 29
25 to 34 Years 3487 1820 716 547 400 1112 67 102
35 to 44 Years 2976 1671 630 448 326 1018 60 160
45 to 54 Years 1764 1072 463 284 220 555 40 128
55 to 59 Years 770 503 222 125 102 231 8 86
60 to 64 Years 820 559 244 126 96 220 11 170
65 Years And Over 2667 2588 1103 398 326 722 100 2535
65 to 74 Years 1170 1117 421 189 149 360 34 1075
75 Years And Over 1497 1472 682 209 177 363 67 1460
Male
Total 10638 6781 2563 1767 846 4076 374 1012
Under 18 Years 4593 3429 969 823 3 2682 257 74
18 to 24 Years 1289 617 373 149 114 228 24 12
25 to 34 Years 1371 585 297 229 207 266 13 48
35 to 44 Years 1298 631 265 199 175 352 22 90
45 to 54 Years 765 432 178 115 109 205 10 59
55 to 59 Years 315 214 104 69 66 77 5 43
60 to 64 Years 326 223 90 50 50 79 2 63
65 Years And Over 682 651 286 134 123 186 42 624
65 to 74 Years 342 320 133 71 66 84 15 297
75 Years And Over 340 331 153 63 58 102 28 327
Female
Total 14012 9959 3594 2103 866 5974 508 2315
Under 18 Years 4451 3336 909 770 6 2612 248 44
18 to 24 Years 1834 1145 528 201 119 670 67 17
25 to 34 Years 2116 1235 419 318 193 846 54 55
35 to 44 Years 1678 1040 365 250 151 666 38 71
45 to 54 Years 999 640 285 169 111 350 29 69
55 to 59 Years 455 289 118 56 37 154 3 43
60 to 64 Years 495 337 155 76 47 140 9 107
65 Years And Over 1986 1937 816 264 203 536 58 1911
65 to 74 Years 828 797 287 118 84 275 19 778
75 Years And Over 1157 1141 529 146 119 261 39 1133
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8822 6647 1813 1569 6 5241 501 118
Under 6 Years 3485 2767 652 573 0 2321 248 42
6 to 17 Years 5337 3881 1161 996 6 2920 253 76

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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
White Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 1147 1182 564 7910
Under 18 Years 13 94 188 2279
18 to 24 Years 1 13 62 1361
25 to 34 Years 8 84 71 1666
35 to 44 Years 8 110 54 1305
45 to 54 Years 19 63 59 692
55 to 59 Years 17 31 27 267
60 to 64 Years 26 70 42 261
65 Years And Over 1055 717 61 79
65 to 74 Years 385 355 31 53
75 Years And Over 670 362 30 26
Male
Total 302 407 299 3857
Under 18 Years 10 63 87 1164
18 to 24 Years 0 6 42 671
25 to 34 Years 6 35 41 786
35 to 44 Years 2 64 18 668
45 to 54 Years 8 24 38 333
55 to 59 Years 6 10 17 101
60 to 64 Years 6 19 26 103
65 Years And Over 265 186 30 31
65 to 74 Years 116 84 20 22
75 Years And Over 149 102 10 9
Female
Total 845 775 265 4054
Under 18 Years 3 31 101 1115
18 to 24 Years 1 6 20 689
25 to 34 Years 3 49 30 881
35 to 44 Years 5 47 35 638
45 to 54 Years 11 39 21 359
55 to 59 Years 12 21 10 166
60 to 64 Years 20 51 16 158
65 Years And Over 790 531 31 48
65 to 74 Years 269 271 11 32
75 Years And Over 521 260 20 17
Related Children
Under 18 Years 13 94 184 2175
Under 6 Years 5 28 68 719
6 to 17 Years 9 66 116 1456

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 24650 16740 6157 3871 1712 10050 882 3327
Metropolitan 18462 12420 4478 2955 1298 7552 612 2269
Central City 8772 5710 1787 1118 518 3806 252 1001
Not Central City 9691 6710 2691 1837 780 3745 360 1267
Not Metropolitan 6188 4320 1679 916 414 2498 270 1059
Northeast 4279 3172 1176 751 350 1963 185 698
Metropolitan 3729 2776 995 653 304 1742 155 607
Central City 2022 1503 321 212 105 1170 76 293
Not Central City 1706 1273 674 441 199 572 79 314
Not Metropolitan 551 396 181 98 45 220 30 91
Midwest 4794 3635 1572 891 358 1973 233 805
Metropolitan 3025 2238 913 585 230 1271 136 430
Central City 1593 1142 420 256 105 711 51 189
Not Central City 1433 1096 493 329 125 560 85 241
Not Metropolitan 1769 1398 660 306 128 702 97 375
South 8200 5232 1991 1273 618 2900 264 1267
Metropolitan 5624 3537 1447 956 461 1880 185 795
Central City 2283 1385 565 359 180 773 71 321
Not Central City 3340 2152 881 597 281 1108 114 474
Not Metropolitan 2576 1695 544 317 157 1020 79 472
West 7377 4701 1418 956 386 3214 199 557
Metropolitan 6085 3870 1124 761 302 2658 135 436
Central City 2873 1680 481 291 128 1153 53 198
Not Central City 3212 2189 643 470 174 1506 82 238
Not Metropolitan 1292 831 294 194 84 555 64 121
Household Relationship
Total 24650 16740 6157 3871 1712 10050 882 3327
65 Years And Over 2667 2588 1103 398 326 722 100 2535
In Families 17621 12093 4000 3018 1045 8190 721 1200
Householders 5059 3393 1282 869 777 1941 142 628
Under 65 Years 4585 2934 1060 759 680 1838 117 194
65 Years And Over 474 459 222 109 98 103 24 434
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8488 6411 1723 1494 5 5078 482 116
Under 6 Years 3358 2674 615 549 0 2258 241 41
6 to 17 Years 5130 3737 1108 946 5 2820 241 75
18 Years And Over 1053 574 197 124 57 384 29 34

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 1147 1182 564 7910
Metropolitan 732 816 399 6042
Central City 302 413 147 3061
Not Central City 430 403 252 2981
Not Metropolitan 415 367 165 1868
Northeast 264 274 70 1108
Metropolitan 223 246 66 953
Central City 78 140 20 519
Not Central City 145 107 46 433
Not Metropolitan 41 28 4 155
Midwest 341 205 85 1159
Metropolitan 157 123 47 788
Central City 74 69 20 451
Not Central City 82 54 27 337
Not Metropolitan 185 82 37 371
South 399 481 272 2968
Metropolitan 249 280 181 2087
Central City 100 130 49 898
Not Central City 150 149 132 1188
Not Metropolitan 150 201 91 881
West 143 223 137 2676
Metropolitan 103 167 105 2215
Central City 50 74 58 1193
Not Central City 53 93 47 1022
Not Metropolitan 40 56 32 461
Household Relationship
Total 1147 1182 564 7910
65 Years And Over 1055 717 61 79
In Families 422 446 433 5528
Householders 217 207 129 1666
Under 65 Years 14 106 111 1651
65 Years And Over 203 101 17 16
Related Children
Under 18 Years 13 93 178 2077
Under 6 Years 5 27 68 684
6 to 17 Years 9 65 111 1394
18 Years And Over 0 28 18 479

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 9461 5898 2469 1899 715 3294 307 803
Husbands 2415 1458 762 551 492 541 60 414
Under 65 Years 2069 1130 578 454 403 481 37 106
65 Years And Over 346 328 183 97 89 60 23 308
Wives 2430 1479 736 520 181 655 64 303
Under 65 Years 2163 1219 580 451 150 609 47 51
65 Years And Over 267 260 156 70 31 46 17 252
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3947 2646 854 741 3 1916 176 38
Under 6 Years 1622 1222 323 282 0 966 99 22
6 to 17 Years 2325 1424 531 458 3 950 77 16
18 Years And Over 462 230 90 75 30 139 8 7
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 7073 5547 1316 986 280 4481 395 342
Householder 2276 1699 433 266 252 1280 84 187
Under 65 Years 2155 1580 396 254 243 1233 79 69
65 Years And Over 121 119 37 12 9 46 4 117
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4029 3411 757 670 2 2903 290 74
Under 6 Years 1490 1275 245 230 0 1150 130 16
6 to 17 Years 2539 2136 513 440 2 1753 160 58
18 Years And Over 516 308 96 44 22 220 18 27
In Unrelated Subfamilies 567 371 137 106 22 251 19 2
Under 18 Years 341 241 90 75 1 168 19 1
Under 6 Years 127 93 37 25 0 63 8 0
6 to 17 Years 213 148 53 51 1 105 12 1
18 Years And Over 226 130 47 31 20 83 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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 356 225 320 3562
Husbands 174 107 98 957
Under 65 Years 9 47 84 939
65 Years And Over 165 60 13 18
Wives 163 69 96 951
Under 65 Years 15 23 87 944
65 Years And Over 148 46 9 7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7 28 115 1301
Under 6 Years 5 14 48 400
6 to 17 Years 3 15 67 901
18 Years And Over 0 7 11 232
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 54 202 95 1526
Householder 39 95 23 578
Under 65 Years 4 51 23 576
65 Years And Over 35 44 0 2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 61 61 618
Under 6 Years 0 11 17 216
6 to 17 Years 6 50 44 403
18 Years And Over 0 21 4 208
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 2 6 196
Under 18 Years 0 1 6 100
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 35
6 to 17 Years 0 1 6 65
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 96

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 6463 4276 2020 746 645 1609 142 2126
Male 2426 1302 647 289 269 496 48 426
Under 65 Years 2145 1026 556 253 236 385 29 153
Living Alone 735 445 212 83 83 194 21 93
65 Years And Over 281 276 90 35 33 111 19 273
Living Alone 239 238 81 35 33 88 11 235
Female 4037 2974 1373 458 376 1113 94 1700
Under 65 Years 2524 1480 768 283 221 696 59 222
Living Alone 988 696 334 120 116 341 29 149
65 Years And Over 1513 1495 605 174 155 417 34 1478
Living Alone 1430 1415 583 165 146 399 32 1404
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 4168 3155 873 767 0 2500 249 61
16 to 64 Years 5788 2976 1403 866 723 1389 83 327
Worked During Year 3476 1517 978 655 594 497 37 40
Year-Round Full Time 1144 495 380 291 279 103 10 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 2331 1023 598 364 315 394 27 39
DID Not Work 2313 1458 425 211 129 893 46 287
65 Years And Over 682 651 286 134 123 186 42 624
Worked During Year 31 28 20 11 11 2 2 21
Year-Round Full Time 9 9 7 5 5 2 2 6
Not Year-Round Full Time 22 19 14 6 6 0 0 15
Did Not Work 650 623 266 123 113 184 40 603
Female
Under 16 Years 4002 3067 821 723 0 2434 240 41
16 to 64 Years 8025 4955 1957 1116 663 3004 209 363
Worked During Year 3546 2060 1138 655 492 997 133 49
Year-Round Full Time 563 291 231 174 149 66 16 5
Not Year-Round Full Time 2983 1769 907 481 343 932 116 44
Did Not Work 4478 2895 820 461 171 2007 77 314
65 Years And Over 1986 1937 816 264 203 536 58 1911
Worked During Year 42 37 18 3 3 10 3 36
Year-Round Full Time 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 39 35 16 3 3 10 3 34
Did Not Work 1944 1900 798 261 200 526 55 1875

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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
White Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 725 735 125 2187
Male 104 188 83 1124
Under 65 Years 16 77 74 1119
Living Alone 11 53 39 290
65 Years And Over 87 111 8 5
Living Alone 78 88 8 1
Female 622 547 42 1063
Under 65 Years 33 133 24 1044
Living Alone 24 81 10 292
65 Years And Over 589 415 18 18
Living Alone 572 396 18 15
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 10 53 84 1013
16 to 64 Years 27 168 185 2813
Worked During Year 1 29 89 1958
Year-Round Full Time 0 1 30 650
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 27 59 1309
DID Not Work 26 139 96 854
65 Years And Over 265 186 30 31
Worked During Year 14 2 0 3
Year-Round Full Time 3 2 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 11 0 0 3
Did Not Work 251 184 30 27
Female
Under 16 Years 3 29 86 936
16 to 64 Years 52 215 148 3070
Worked During Year 3 33 73 1487
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 7 273
Not Year-Round Full Time 3 33 66 1214
Did Not Work 49 182 75 1583
65 Years And Over 790 531 31 48
Worked During Year 17 10 0 5
Year-Round Full Time 2 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 15 10 0 4
Did Not Work 773 521 31 43
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_005.htm