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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
Black All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 34110 26732 17705 16344 9173 8521 1355 3385
Under 18 Years 11338 9231 5157 4865 50 4609 769 168
18 to 24 Years 3700 2407 1609 1379 622 819 91 39
25 to 34 Years 5350 3803 2904 2775 2353 912 125 107
35 to 44 Years 5415 4178 3270 3151 2618 794 86 166
45 to 54 Years 3524 2820 2355 2251 1910 449 88 166
55 to 59 Years 1184 979 768 690 582 227 52 132
60 to 64 Years 982 774 555 503 427 159 30 183
65 Years And Over 2616 2540 1086 730 611 552 115 2425
65 to 74 Years 1570 1521 694 497 413 300 61 1426
75 Years And Over 1046 1019 392 233 198 252 54 999
Male
Total 15908 12029 8362 7767 4319 3436 618 1407
Under 18 Years 5724 4687 2705 2552 23 2287 414 71
18 to 24 Years 1738 1009 764 646 267 249 28 15
25 to 34 Years 2414 1496 1288 1243 1138 186 31 50
35 to 44 Years 2483 1807 1458 1407 1228 239 19 93
45 to 54 Years 1587 1281 1074 1032 886 166 39 93
55 to 59 Years 524 428 347 312 273 92 24 53
60 to 64 Years 424 344 231 221 188 73 18 105
65 Years And Over 1014 977 494 355 316 145 46 925
65 to 74 Years 644 619 337 251 231 79 28 571
75 Years And Over 369 358 157 104 85 66 18 354
Female
Total 18203 14704 9342 8577 4854 5085 737 1978
Under 18 Years 5614 4544 2452 2313 27 2321 355 97
18 to 24 Years 1963 1398 845 733 355 570 63 23
25 to 34 Years 2936 2307 1616 1531 1215 726 94 57
35 to 44 Years 2932 2371 1812 1744 1390 555 67 72
45 to 54 Years 1937 1540 1281 1219 1024 283 49 73
55 to 59 Years 660 551 421 379 309 136 28 78
60 to 64 Years 558 430 323 283 239 86 12 78
65 Years And Over 1603 1563 592 375 295 407 69 1499
65 to 74 Years 926 902 357 247 182 221 33 854
75 Years And Over 677 661 235 128 113 187 36 645
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11263 9189 5130 4841 50 4599 769 161
Under 6 Years 3762 3203 1480 1413 0 1942 285 47
6 to 17 Years 7501 5986 3650 3427 50 2656 484 114

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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
Black All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 1200 1027 1357 7378
Under 18 Years 32 91 451 2106
18 to 24 Years 7 25 146 1294
25 to 34 Years 20 75 181 1547
35 to 44 Years 19 74 229 1237
45 to 54 Years 35 79 158 703
55 to 59 Years 46 78 47 206
60 to 64 Years 64 56 49 208
65 Years And Over 978 549 97 76
65 to 74 Years 606 296 84 49
75 Years And Over 372 252 13 27
Male
Total 541 375 757 3879
Under 18 Years 12 32 223 1037
18 to 24 Years 0 13 82 729
25 to 34 Years 6 38 92 918
35 to 44 Years 4 42 124 676
45 to 54 Years 19 39 114 306
55 to 59 Years 23 32 29 96
60 to 64 Years 30 37 27 80
65 Years And Over 448 143 66 36
65 to 74 Years 295 77 60 25
75 Years And Over 153 66 6 11
Female
Total 659 651 600 3499
Under 18 Years 20 59 229 1069
18 to 24 Years 7 12 64 565
25 to 34 Years 14 37 88 629
35 to 44 Years 15 32 104 561
45 to 54 Years 16 40 44 397
55 to 59 Years 23 45 18 110
60 to 64 Years 34 19 23 128
65 Years And Over 530 406 31 40
65 to 74 Years 311 220 24 24
75 Years And Over 219 187 7 16
Related Children
Under 18 Years 32 90 451 2075
Under 6 Years 14 25 146 559
6 to 17 Years 18 64 306 1515

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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
Black All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 34110 26732 17705 16344 9173 8521 1355 3385
Metropolitan 29223 23083 15556 14425 8196 7180 1194 2816
Central City 18654 14652 9170 8443 4976 5419 850 2024
Not Central City 10569 8431 6386 5982 3220 1762 345 791
Not Metropolitan 4887 3649 2148 1919 977 1340 161 570
Northeast 6491 5032 3030 2860 1605 1969 213 616
Metropolitan 6418 4980 2996 2827 1595 1948 209 616
Central City 4725 3634 1989 1859 1096 1614 161 472
Not Central City 1693 1347 1007 968 499 334 48 144
Not Metropolitan 73 52 34 33 10 21 4 0
Midwest 6001 5022 3377 3145 1724 1592 263 643
Metropolitan 5657 4724 3207 3025 1671 1498 245 594
Central City 4083 3371 2095 1950 1128 1276 219 472
Not Central City 1574 1354 1112 1075 543 222 26 122
Not Metropolitan 344 298 170 121 53 94 18 49
South 18688 14333 9695 8858 5018 4377 802 1863
Metropolitan 14286 11101 7781 7123 4118 3165 662 1353
Central City 8352 6450 4286 3919 2354 2187 422 930
Not Central City 5934 4651 3494 3204 1764 978 240 423
Not Metropolitan 4401 3233 1914 1735 900 1212 140 510
West 2930 2345 1603 1481 825 583 78 263
Metropolitan 2862 2278 1573 1451 812 570 78 253
Central City 1494 1198 800 715 398 342 47 150
Not Central City 1368 1080 773 736 414 228 31 103
Not Metropolitan 68 67 30 30 13 13 0 10
Household Relationship
Total 34110 26732 17705 16344 9173 8521 1355 3385
65 Years And Over 2616 2540 1086 730 611 552 115 2425
In Families 28933 22750 15109 14129 7040 7566 1252 2194
Householders 8455 6987 4958 4604 3989 1739 256 1105
Under 65 Years 7536 6084 4505 4283 3711 1571 211 255
65 Years And Over 919 903 453 320 278 168 45 850
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11155 9099 5099 4809 50 4541 769 155
Under 6 Years 3736 3183 1475 1408 0 1928 285 47
6 to 17 Years 7419 5916 3624 3401 50 2613 484 108
18 Years And Over 3827 2456 1773 1616 921 700 96 110

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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
Black All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 1200 1027 1357 7378
Metropolitan 1076 801 1189 6140
Central City 740 615 490 4002
Not Central City 336 186 699 2138
Not Metropolitan 124 225 169 1238
Northeast 232 180 75 1459
Metropolitan 232 180 74 1437
Central City 156 150 56 1091
Not Central City 76 30 18 346
Not Metropolitan 0 0 1 22
Midwest 261 137 198 979
Metropolitan 236 131 147 932
Central City 169 106 75 712
Not Central City 67 25 72 220
Not Metropolitan 26 6 50 47
South 609 654 871 4355
Metropolitan 512 436 783 3186
Central City 362 333 274 1903
Not Central City 150 103 509 1283
Not Metropolitan 97 218 88 1169
West 98 55 214 585
Metropolitan 97 54 184 585
Central City 53 26 85 296
Not Central City 44 28 99 288
Not Metropolitan 1 1 30 1
Household Relationship
Total 1200 1027 1357 7378
65 Years And Over 978 549 97 76
In Families 806 637 1191 6184
Householders 476 284 366 1468
Under 65 Years 76 116 332 1452
65 Years And Over 400 168 35 16
Related Children
Under 18 Years 32 83 448 2055
Under 6 Years 14 25 146 553
6 to 17 Years 18 58 302 1502
18 Years And Over 6 67 103 1371

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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
Black All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 13761 11282 9315 8891 4175 1698 539 1175
Husbands 3869 3338 2805 2643 2111 294 114 613
Under 65 Years 3341 2815 2499 2421 1928 230 83 118
65 Years And Over 528 523 305 222 183 64 31 496
Wives 3725 3177 2752 2628 1612 278 92 427
Under 65 Years 3357 2815 2555 2487 1546 234 76 75
65 Years And Over 367 362 197 141 66 44 17 352
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4309 3523 2786 2710 20 871 281 22
Under 6 Years 1334 1114 843 822 0 337 99 4
6 to 17 Years 2975 2408 1943 1887 20 534 181 19
18 Years And Over 1559 1064 907 850 391 185 48 26
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 13193 10157 4857 4357 2339 5494 650 874
Householder 3947 3231 1768 1579 1567 1393 139 469
Under 65 Years 3579 2874 1650 1500 1488 1290 125 141
65 Years And Over 368 357 118 79 79 103 14 328
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6217 5096 2006 1801 27 3459 444 115
Under 6 Years 2164 1877 539 496 0 1477 169 40
6 to 17 Years 4053 3219 1466 1305 27 1981 275 75
18 Years And Over 2056 1274 792 704 497 476 44 82
In Unrelated Subfamilies 188 144 50 46 15 94 0 11
Under 18 Years 108 89 32 32 0 58 0 6
Under 6 Years 26 20 5 5 0 14 0 0
6 to 17 Years 82 70 26 26 0 43 0 6
18 Years And Over 80 55 18 15 15 36 0 5

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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
Black All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 571 223 927 2479
Husbands 320 105 305 531
Under 65 Years 43 43 278 526
65 Years And Over 278 62 28 5
Wives 235 59 247 547
Under 65 Years 48 15 231 542
65 Years And Over 186 44 15 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6 8 318 787
Under 6 Years 4 1 82 220
6 to 17 Years 2 7 236 567
18 Years And Over 0 19 54 495
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 170 374 208 3036
Householder 117 189 52 717
Under 65 Years 28 86 48 706
65 Years And Over 89 103 4 11
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16 68 113 1121
Under 6 Years 10 21 59 287
6 to 17 Years 6 47 54 834
18 Years And Over 6 46 36 781
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 11 6 44
Under 18 Years 0 6 3 19
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 6
6 to 17 Years 0 6 3 13
18 Years And Over 0 5 3 25

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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
Black All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 4989 3839 2546 2169 2118 861 103 1180
Male 2519 1786 1271 1109 1089 314 34 439
Under 65 Years 2200 1491 1146 1031 1012 258 24 150
Living Alone 1049 839 663 585 585 130 14 82
65 Years And Over 319 295 124 78 78 56 11 289
Living Alone 254 249 106 67 67 47 11 242
Female 2470 2053 1275 1061 1029 547 69 741
Under 65 Years 1822 1409 1036 926 900 353 43 118
Living Alone 1205 1007 766 691 687 235 33 85
65 Years And Over 647 643 239 135 129 194 26 623
Living Alone 622 621 222 125 122 188 21 601
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 5097 4249 2396 2290 5 2135 391 65
16 to 64 Years 9796 6802 5472 5122 3998 1157 181 416
Worked During Year 7140 5142 4718 4465 3789 335 104 37
Year-Round Full Time 4734 3802 3603 3499 3170 105 45 11
Not Year-Round Full Time 2406 1340 1115 966 619 229 59 26
DID Not Work 2656 1661 754 657 209 822 77 379
65 Years And Over 1014 977 494 355 316 145 46 925
Worked During Year 163 161 118 88 72 23 17 136
Year-Round Full Time 65 65 52 44 36 7 7 46
Not Year-Round Full Time 98 96 65 44 36 16 11 91
Did Not Work 851 817 376 267 244 122 29 789
Female
Under 16 Years 4994 4051 2164 2079 10 2113 332 72
16 to 64 Years 11606 9089 6586 6122 4549 2564 336 407
Worked During Year 8141 6474 5594 5294 4330 971 216 85
Year-Round Full Time 5031 4254 4122 3979 3573 224 119 23
Not Year-Round Full Time 3109 2220 1472 1314 757 747 96 62
Did Not Work 3465 2615 992 829 218 1593 120 323
65 Years And Over 1603 1563 592 375 295 407 69 1499
Worked During Year 162 150 104 81 70 15 6 112
Year-Round Full Time 67 58 47 36 35 0 0 24
Not Year-Round Full Time 95 92 58 45 36 15 6 88
Did Not Work 1441 1413 488 294 225 392 63 1387

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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
Black All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 394 378 160 1150
Male 149 130 124 733
Under 65 Years 26 74 97 709
Living Alone 20 32 54 210
65 Years And Over 124 56 27 24
Living Alone 106 47 26 5
Female 244 248 36 417
Under 65 Years 24 55 27 413
Living Alone 24 44 21 198
65 Years And Over 220 193 9 4
Living Alone 203 186 9 2
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 7 29 199 848
16 to 64 Years 86 203 493 2994
Worked During Year 15 15 408 1999
Year-Round Full Time 3 8 266 932
Not Year-Round Full Time 11 7 141 1067
DID Not Work 71 189 85 995
65 Years And Over 448 143 66 36
Worked During Year 94 21 19 2
Year-Round Full Time 34 7 14 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 60 14 5 2
Did Not Work 355 122 47 34
Female
Under 16 Years 17 44 200 943
16 to 64 Years 112 201 369 2516
Worked During Year 36 39 278 1667
Year-Round Full Time 19 10 129 778
Not Year-Round Full Time 17 29 149 889
Did Not Work 77 162 91 850
65 Years And Over 530 406 31 40
Worked During Year 66 15 2 12
Year-Round Full Time 13 0 2 9
Not Year-Round Full Time 53 15 0 2
Did Not Work 463 391 29 28
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_007.htm