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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 34309 23660 10252 6566 3017 12346 1342 5669
Under 18 Years 11934 8863 3064 2596 25 6359 722 132
18 to 24 Years 4029 2250 1260 569 371 1052 127 46
25 to 34 Years 4823 2559 1239 974 725 1329 108 122
35 to 44 Years 4134 2379 1101 827 609 1267 98 213
45 to 54 Years 2345 1431 712 474 355 649 63 202
55 to 59 Years 1119 716 353 212 172 297 27 138
60 to 64 Years 1167 799 381 216 157 297 22 231
65 Years And Over 4757 4663 2142 697 602 1095 175 4585
65 to 74 Years 2155 2088 876 352 301 572 63 2023
75 Years And Over 2602 2574 1266 345 301 523 112 2562
Male
Total 14967 9639 4280 2996 1480 5063 583 1760
Under 18 Years 6070 4491 1566 1327 14 3243 377 78
18 to 24 Years 1740 834 540 246 187 291 38 26
25 to 34 Years 2002 894 538 434 401 325 24 55
35 to 44 Years 1863 920 461 363 315 442 36 117
45 to 54 Years 1018 587 280 192 162 246 21 97
55 to 59 Years 507 330 181 120 104 98 10 71
60 to 64 Years 462 315 136 85 83 103 3 90
65 Years And Over 1305 1269 578 230 214 314 74 1227
65 to 74 Years 709 682 282 129 121 165 29 645
75 Years And Over 595 586 296 101 93 150 45 581
Female
Total 19342 14022 5972 3569 1537 7283 759 3909
Under 18 Years 5864 4371 1498 1269 11 3116 344 54
18 to 24 Years 2289 1416 720 323 184 762 89 20
25 to 34 Years 2821 1665 701 540 324 1005 84 67
35 to 44 Years 2271 1460 640 464 294 824 62 96
45 to 54 Years 1327 844 432 282 194 402 42 105
55 to 59 Years 613 387 172 93 69 199 17 67
60 to 64 Years 705 484 245 131 74 194 19 141
65 Years And Over 3453 3394 1564 467 388 781 102 3359
65 to 74 Years 1446 1406 594 223 180 408 35 1378
75 Years And Over 2007 1988 970 244 208 373 67 1981
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11706 8740 2997 2570 21 6303 718 132
Under 6 Years 4583 3587 1076 935 0 2781 349 51
6 to 17 Years 7123 5153 1922 1635 21 3522 369 81

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 2234 1682 851 10649
Under 18 Years 17 105 277 3072
18 to 24 Years 4 23 88 1779
25 to 34 Years 12 94 117 2264
35 to 44 Years 15 139 67 1755
45 to 54 Years 45 92 78 914
55 to 59 Years 20 50 42 403
60 to 64 Years 42 92 66 368
65 Years And Over 2080 1086 116 94
65 to 74 Years 827 564 76 67
75 Years And Over 1253 523 40 28
Male
Total 611 586 458 5328
Under 18 Years 10 64 128 1579
18 to 24 Years 3 17 54 906
25 to 34 Years 7 35 62 1108
35 to 44 Years 2 79 26 944
45 to 54 Years 19 40 52 432
55 to 59 Years 6 15 21 177
60 to 64 Years 15 24 43 148
65 Years And Over 549 313 72 36
65 to 74 Years 258 163 53 27
75 Years And Over 291 150 19 9
Female
Total 1623 1097 393 5321
Under 18 Years 8 41 150 1493
18 to 24 Years 1 6 33 873
25 to 34 Years 5 59 55 1156
35 to 44 Years 13 61 41 811
45 to 54 Years 26 52 27 483
55 to 59 Years 14 35 21 226
60 to 64 Years 27 69 23 221
65 Years And Over 1531 774 44 58
65 to 74 Years 569 401 23 40
75 Years And Over 962 373 21 19
Related Children
Under 18 Years 17 105 274 2966
Under 6 Years 9 37 128 996
6 to 17 Years 9 68 146 1970

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 34309 23660 10252 6566 3017 12346 1342 5669
Metropolitan 25354 17336 7288 4877 2226 9214 896 3934
Central City 11538 7683 2808 1805 887 4562 361 1672
Not Central City 13816 9654 4481 3072 1339 4652 535 2262
Not Metropolitan 8955 6324 2963 1689 791 3132 446 1735
Northeast 5928 4456 1911 1210 561 2441 259 1158
Metropolitan 5093 3809 1576 1027 482 2131 212 992
Central City 2555 1905 493 325 161 1371 104 465
Not Central City 2538 1904 1083 703 321 760 108 528
Not Metropolitan 836 648 336 182 79 310 47 166
Midwest 6810 5227 2587 1530 643 2460 367 1328
Metropolitan 4226 3175 1503 988 407 1539 201 741
Central City 2026 1507 636 393 172 825 66 294
Not Central City 2200 1669 867 595 235 714 135 447
Not Metropolitan 2585 2051 1084 543 236 921 166 587
South 11549 7528 3326 2123 1078 3601 412 2138
Metropolitan 7807 5033 2283 1494 742 2334 264 1354
Central City 3101 1941 854 555 291 918 87 529
Not Central City 4707 3093 1429 939 451 1416 177 825
Not Metropolitan 3742 2495 1043 628 336 1266 147 784
West 10022 6449 2428 1703 735 3844 305 1045
Metropolitan 8228 5319 1927 1367 595 3209 219 846
Central City 3857 2331 825 532 262 1447 104 385
Not Central City 4371 2988 1102 835 333 1762 115 462
Not Metropolitan 1793 1130 501 336 140 635 86 198
Household Relationship
Total 34309 23660 10252 6566 3017 12346 1342 5669
65 Years And Over 4757 4663 2142 697 602 1095 175 4585
In Families 24597 16855 6843 5212 1889 10006 1072 2075
Householders 7135 4856 2196 1544 1342 2343 213 1099
Under 65 Years 6257 3998 1794 1357 1176 2173 182 276
65 Years And Over 878 858 402 187 166 169 31 823
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11299 8449 2868 2460 19 6113 688 131
Under 6 Years 4432 3478 1028 900 0 2706 334 51
6 to 17 Years 6867 4970 1841 1560 19 3406 353 80
18 Years And Over 1515 784 309 206 90 484 47 59

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 2234 1682 851 10649
Metropolitan 1464 1203 629 8018
Central City 580 591 266 3855
Not Central City 884 612 362 4162
Not Metropolitan 770 479 223 2631
Northeast 490 383 98 1472
Metropolitan 405 344 89 1284
Central City 145 197 22 650
Not Central City 261 148 67 634
Not Metropolitan 85 39 9 188
Midwest 627 287 135 1583
Metropolitan 325 185 92 1050
Central City 136 87 47 519
Not Central City 189 98 45 531
Not Metropolitan 302 102 44 533
South 802 629 391 4021
Metropolitan 500 358 272 2774
Central City 182 159 100 1160
Not Central City 317 200 172 1614
Not Metropolitan 302 271 119 1247
West 316 382 227 3573
Metropolitan 234 316 176 2910
Central City 118 149 97 1526
Not Central City 117 167 79 1383
Not Metropolitan 81 67 51 664
Household Relationship
Total 2234 1682 851 10649
65 Years And Over 2080 1086 116 94
In Families 783 650 650 7741
Householders 406 310 199 2279
Under 65 Years 29 147 172 2259
65 Years And Over 377 163 27 20
Related Children
Under 18 Years 17 104 267 2850
Under 6 Years 9 37 128 953
6 to 17 Years 9 67 140 1897
18 Years And Over 5 37 20 731

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 14292 9204 4619 3543 1314 4348 540 1473
Husbands 3739 2406 1415 1030 892 721 96 779
Under 65 Years 3063 1749 1062 859 734 609 66 150
65 Years And Over 677 657 353 171 158 113 30 629
Wives 3752 2385 1358 959 363 879 121 574
Under 65 Years 3244 1888 1073 847 307 793 97 86
65 Years And Over 507 497 285 113 56 86 24 488
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5835 3992 1667 1425 13 2527 311 47
Under 6 Years 2376 1763 623 537 0 1244 167 26
6 to 17 Years 3460 2229 1043 888 13 1283 144 20
18 Years And Over 656 309 140 113 35 167 13 20
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 8771 6762 1892 1441 469 5121 494 499
Householder 2856 2120 637 429 405 1464 110 282
Under 65 Years 2662 1929 584 406 385 1403 102 100
65 Years And Over 194 190 53 23 20 61 8 183
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4775 3999 1041 909 4 3262 350 81
Under 6 Years 1741 1490 337 311 0 1293 156 22
6 to 17 Years 3035 2509 704 598 4 1968 195 59
18 Years And Over 741 424 151 81 43 284 30 39
In Unrelated Subfamilies 696 460 196 156 36 292 30 2
Under 18 Years 414 296 129 110 1 195 30 1
Under 6 Years 152 108 48 36 0 74 14 0
6 to 17 Years 263 188 81 74 1 120 16 1
18 Years And Over 282 164 67 46 35 97 0 1

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 685 358 514 5088
Husbands 354 171 156 1333
Under 65 Years 25 60 129 1313
65 Years And Over 329 111 26 20
Wives 298 125 152 1367
Under 65 Years 23 38 135 1357
65 Years And Over 275 86 18 10
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11 34 195 1844
Under 6 Years 9 18 99 613
6 to 17 Years 3 16 96 1231
18 Years And Over 3 13 11 347
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 72 258 112 2009
Householder 54 125 32 737
Under 65 Years 6 68 32 733
65 Years And Over 48 56 0 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 67 70 776
Under 6 Years 0 16 26 250
6 to 17 Years 6 51 44 526
18 Years And Over 1 24 4 317
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 2 6 236
Under 18 Years 0 1 6 118
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 43
6 to 17 Years 0 1 6 75
18 Years And Over 0 1 0 118

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 9016 6345 3213 1198 1092 2048 240 3592
Male 3317 1893 975 436 417 643 82 742
Under 65 Years 2776 1358 772 382 365 461 38 217
Living Alone 947 577 272 114 114 233 28 131
65 Years And Over 541 535 203 54 52 182 44 525
Living Alone 442 439 169 51 49 127 18 429
Female 5699 4452 2238 761 675 1405 157 2851
Under 65 Years 3088 1859 1041 441 374 813 92 276
Living Alone 1253 882 458 193 189 398 40 186
65 Years And Over 2611 2593 1196 321 300 592 66 2575
Living Alone 2487 2472 1154 309 289 567 59 2460
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5495 4117 1408 1231 3 3013 359 65
16 to 64 Years 8167 4253 2293 1535 1262 1735 150 469
Worked During Year 5217 2397 1706 1213 1072 671 85 65
Year-Round Full Time 2046 986 823 659 622 146 24 6
Not Year-Round Full Time 3171 1412 883 554 450 525 61 59
DID Not Work 2950 1856 587 323 191 1064 64 404
65 Years And Over 1305 1269 578 230 214 314 74 1227
Worked During Year 74 69 43 20 20 6 2 58
Year-Round Full Time 14 12 8 6 6 2 2 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 61 57 35 15 15 4 0 50
Did Not Work 1230 1199 535 209 194 309 72 1169
Female
Under 16 Years 5297 4025 1366 1199 3 2904 335 52
16 to 64 Years 10593 6603 3042 1903 1147 3598 323 498
Worked During Year 5058 3015 1875 1208 913 1275 206 67
Year-Round Full Time 1120 623 507 399 348 130 31 6
Not Year-Round Full Time 3937 2392 1368 809 565 1145 174 61
Did Not Work 5535 3588 1167 694 233 2323 117 431
65 Years And Over 3453 3394 1564 467 388 781 102 3359
Worked During Year 119 114 45 6 6 17 4 112
Year-Round Full Time 8 7 5 3 3 0 0 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 110 106 41 4 4 17 4 105
Did Not Work 3334 3281 1518 461 381 764 97 3246

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1452 1030 194 2671
Male 221 282 137 1424
Under 65 Years 22 100 100 1418
Living Alone 12 64 59 370
65 Years And Over 199 182 37 7
Living Alone 164 127 37 3
Female 1231 748 57 1247
Under 65 Years 53 158 34 1229
Living Alone 40 95 17 371
65 Years And Over 1178 590 22 18
Living Alone 1142 564 22 15
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 10 54 124 1378
16 to 64 Years 52 219 262 3914
Worked During Year 5 43 138 2820
Year-Round Full Time 3 1 65 1060
Not Year-Round Full Time 2 42 73 1759
DID Not Work 48 176 124 1095
65 Years And Over 549 313 72 36
Worked During Year 32 6 1 5
Year-Round Full Time 3 2 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 28 4 1 3
Did Not Work 518 307 71 31
Female
Under 16 Years 8 39 135 1272
16 to 64 Years 85 284 214 3990
Worked During Year 9 44 88 2043
Year-Round Full Time 0 2 14 497
Not Year-Round Full Time 9 41 74 1546
Did Not Work 76 240 126 1947
65 Years And Over 1531 774 44 58
Worked During Year 44 17 0 5
Year-Round Full Time 5 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 40 17 0 4
Did Not Work 1486 757 44 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_006.htm