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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 Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 9694 7090 1490 1176 521 5526 438 1050
Under 18 Years 4519 3627 647 559 14 3177 264 110
18 to 24 Years 1095 683 181 127 85 513 29 16
25 to 34 Years 1276 774 172 139 119 629 48 48
35 to 44 Years 1053 641 119 101 92 492 16 62
45 to 54 Years 584 376 136 106 81 234 27 77
55 to 59 Years 257 191 62 43 38 132 17 59
60 to 64 Years 250 175 69 54 50 90 7 61
65 Years And Over 661 623 105 48 41 258 29 617
65 to 74 Years 357 335 53 35 28 137 12 331
75 Years And Over 303 288 52 13 13 121 18 286
Male
Total 3923 2702 579 462 152 2078 166 354
Under 18 Years 2192 1804 326 274 6 1569 130 49
18 to 24 Years 409 189 60 38 23 129 4 7
25 to 34 Years 383 129 44 36 30 79 4 17
35 to 44 Years 352 147 23 16 10 98 0 26
45 to 54 Years 214 142 52 41 29 76 11 45
55 to 59 Years 100 69 24 18 14 51 9 23
60 to 64 Years 90 67 24 23 23 36 2 31
65 Years And Over 184 155 25 17 17 41 6 155
65 to 74 Years 92 74 14 11 11 16 3 74
75 Years And Over 92 81 11 6 6 25 3 81
Female
Total 5771 4388 911 714 369 3448 272 696
Under 18 Years 2328 1824 320 284 9 1608 134 61
18 to 24 Years 686 494 121 89 62 385 25 9
25 to 34 Years 893 645 127 103 89 551 44 31
35 to 44 Years 701 494 96 86 82 394 16 37
45 to 54 Years 370 234 84 65 52 158 17 32
55 to 59 Years 156 122 37 25 24 81 8 37
60 to 64 Years 160 108 44 31 27 54 5 30
65 Years And Over 477 468 81 31 24 217 23 462
65 to 74 Years 266 261 39 23 17 121 9 257
75 Years And Over 211 207 42 7 7 96 15 205
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4469 3599 634 548 14 3167 264 103
Under 6 Years 1685 1476 186 175 0 1370 106 34
6 to 17 Years 2784 2123 449 374 14 1797 157 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
Black Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 139 525 182 2604
Under 18 Years 1 77 63 892
18 to 24 Years 1 10 19 412
25 to 34 Years 3 34 15 502
35 to 44 Years 2 35 30 411
45 to 54 Years 6 43 17 208
55 to 59 Years 16 41 9 65
60 to 64 Years 9 28 9 75
65 Years And Over 101 257 20 38
65 to 74 Years 51 136 9 23
75 Years And Over 50 121 11 15
Male
Total 45 156 99 1221
Under 18 Years 0 27 31 388
18 to 24 Years 0 5 4 220
25 to 34 Years 0 12 9 254
35 to 44 Years 2 13 20 205
45 to 54 Years 6 19 17 71
55 to 59 Years 9 20 6 32
60 to 64 Years 3 19 2 23
65 Years And Over 25 41 10 29
65 to 74 Years 14 16 7 18
75 Years And Over 11 25 3 11
Female
Total 93 369 83 1383
Under 18 Years 1 50 33 504
18 to 24 Years 1 6 15 192
25 to 34 Years 3 22 6 249
35 to 44 Years 0 22 10 207
45 to 54 Years 0 24 0 136
55 to 59 Years 7 21 3 34
60 to 64 Years 6 9 6 52
65 Years And Over 76 216 10 10
65 to 74 Years 36 120 2 5
75 Years And Over 40 96 7 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1 76 63 870
Under 6 Years 1 23 28 209
6 to 17 Years 0 52 35 661

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 9694 7090 1490 1176 521 5526 438 1050
Metropolitan 7975 5859 1203 938 422 4602 351 811
Central City 5784 4311 755 566 263 3548 261 607
Not Central City 2192 1548 448 372 160 1054 90 204
Not Metropolitan 1719 1231 287 238 99 924 87 240
Northeast 1987 1594 229 193 77 1349 60 166
Metropolitan 1969 1582 229 193 77 1336 60 166
Central City 1653 1341 186 160 65 1133 44 145
Not Central City 317 240 43 33 12 203 17 20
Not Metropolitan 18 12 0 0 0 12 0 0
Midwest 1668 1275 211 161 81 1059 80 179
Metropolitan 1553 1177 178 137 70 1002 80 165
Central City 1283 981 147 113 57 845 73 128
Not Central City 270 196 31 24 13 157 7 37
Not Metropolitan 115 98 33 24 11 57 0 14
South 5378 3797 937 751 329 2806 276 654
Metropolitan 3801 2687 683 538 242 1962 189 429
Central City 2405 1715 345 251 126 1374 133 301
Not Central City 1397 971 338 287 116 588 56 128
Not Metropolitan 1576 1110 254 214 87 844 87 226
West 662 424 112 71 34 312 21 51
Metropolitan 652 414 112 71 34 302 21 51
Central City 444 273 76 43 15 196 12 33
Not Central City 208 141 35 28 20 106 10 18
Not Metropolitan 10 10 0 0 0 10 0 0
Household Relationship
Total 9694 7090 1490 1176 521 5526 438 1050
65 Years And Over 661 623 105 48 41 258 29 617
In Families 7993 5922 1194 1009 389 4848 391 522
Householders 2206 1619 381 311 295 1211 89 254
Under 65 Years 2048 1465 354 293 278 1152 85 105
65 Years And Over 158 154 27 19 16 60 4 150
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4411 3556 631 545 14 3128 264 103
Under 6 Years 1665 1461 186 175 0 1355 106 34
6 to 17 Years 2747 2095 445 370 14 1772 157 69
18 Years And Over 666 380 74 58 34 313 18 32

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 139 525 182 2604
Metropolitan 119 389 151 2116
Central City 80 297 60 1473
Not Central City 39 92 92 643
Not Metropolitan 20 136 31 488
Northeast 12 86 15 393
Metropolitan 12 86 15 387
Central City 12 76 15 311
Not Central City 0 9 0 76
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 5
Midwest 29 72 43 392
Metropolitan 26 69 35 376
Central City 22 49 8 301
Not Central City 4 20 27 74
Not Metropolitan 3 3 8 17
South 80 342 108 1581
Metropolitan 63 209 85 1115
Central City 39 156 27 689
Not Central City 25 53 58 426
Not Metropolitan 17 133 23 466
West 17 25 16 238
Metropolitan 17 25 16 238
Central City 7 16 9 171
Not Central City 10 9 7 67
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 0
Household Relationship
Total 139 525 182 2604
65 Years And Over 101 257 20 38
In Families 48 271 127 2071
Householders 32 131 39 587
Under 65 Years 9 71 35 583
65 Years And Over 23 60 4 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1 76 63 855
Under 6 Years 1 23 28 203
6 to 17 Years 0 52 35 652
18 Years And Over 0 22 3 286

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 1462 902 264 245 112 611 61 150
Husbands 354 221 88 78 60 99 12 76
Under 65 Years 298 168 75 66 48 84 8 23
65 Years And Over 56 53 12 12 12 15 3 53
Wives 328 190 78 71 42 106 17 45
Under 65 Years 290 155 66 59 35 93 14 9
65 Years And Over 38 35 12 12 6 13 3 35
Related Children
Under 18 Years 597 409 83 80 4 347 27 8
Under 6 Years 181 131 25 25 0 116 10 1
6 to 17 Years 416 278 58 55 4 231 17 7
18 Years And Over 127 55 15 15 7 43 5 7
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 6123 4784 873 721 262 4045 306 339
Householder 1724 1358 274 216 212 1083 72 182
Under 65 Years 1617 1252 260 210 206 1036 72 80
65 Years And Over 107 105 14 6 6 47 0 101
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3619 3012 518 441 11 2659 221 88
Under 6 Years 1386 1244 150 141 0 1155 88 30
6 to 17 Years 2233 1768 368 300 11 1504 133 58
18 Years And Over 501 299 52 37 23 246 9 25
In Unrelated Subfamilies 95 68 4 4 0 64 0 0
Under 18 Years 58 43 4 4 0 39 0 0
Under 6 Years 21 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
6 to 17 Years 37 29 4 4 0 25 0 0
18 Years And Over 37 25 0 0 0 25 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
Black Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 26 60 69 560
Husbands 12 26 21 134
Under 65 Years 0 11 21 131
65 Years And Over 12 15 0 3
Wives 13 16 21 138
Under 65 Years 1 3 21 135
65 Years And Over 12 13 0 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1 8 25 188
Under 6 Years 1 1 9 50
6 to 17 Years 0 7 16 138
18 Years And Over 0 7 2 72
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 18 192 52 1339
Householder 18 106 16 366
Under 65 Years 8 59 12 365
65 Years And Over 10 47 4 1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 61 36 607
Under 6 Years 0 19 19 142
6 to 17 Years 0 41 17 465
18 Years And Over 0 15 0 202
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 0 0 27
Under 18 Years 0 0 0 15
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 6
6 to 17 Years 0 0 0 9
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 12

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1606 1100 292 163 131 614 47 529
Male 683 380 122 76 56 193 16 155
Under 65 Years 602 320 110 71 52 169 13 94
Living Alone 209 146 50 26 26 80 3 47
65 Years And Over 81 60 12 5 5 24 3 60
Living Alone 55 53 9 3 3 20 3 53
Female 923 721 170 87 75 421 31 374
Under 65 Years 620 419 119 75 63 276 12 74
Living Alone 357 263 76 42 42 176 8 48
65 Years And Over 304 302 51 12 12 145 20 300
Living Alone 295 294 47 11 11 143 20 292
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 1970 1660 277 250 3 1470 125 49
16 to 64 Years 1769 886 277 195 132 567 35 149
Worked During Year 688 267 155 121 98 116 19 3
Year-Round Full Time 174 74 61 55 51 15 2 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 514 192 94 67 47 101 17 3
DID Not Work 1081 620 122 74 34 451 16 146
65 Years And Over 184 155 25 17 17 41 6 155
Worked During Year 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 10
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 10
Did Not Work 174 145 24 17 17 41 6 145
Female
Under 16 Years 2082 1645 291 267 0 1459 127 39
16 to 64 Years 3212 2276 539 416 345 1772 122 196
Worked During Year 1317 876 355 300 278 564 69 36
Year-Round Full Time 255 161 113 106 106 61 13 4
Not Year-Round Full Time 1062 715 242 193 171 503 56 32
Did Not Work 1895 1400 184 116 67 1208 53 160
65 Years And Over 477 468 81 31 24 217 23 462
Worked During Year 8 8 2 2 2 8 2 8
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 8 8 2 2 2 8 2 8
Did Not Work 469 460 78 28 22 209 21 454

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 91 254 55 506
Male 32 74 43 303
Under 65 Years 20 50 33 282
Living Alone 15 23 14 63
65 Years And Over 12 24 10 21
Living Alone 9 20 8 2
Female 59 181 12 203
Under 65 Years 8 37 7 201
Living Alone 8 28 7 94
65 Years And Over 51 144 5 2
Living Alone 47 142 5 2
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 0 27 29 310
16 to 64 Years 20 88 60 882
Worked During Year 0 2 22 421
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 4 99
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 2 19 322
DID Not Work 20 85 38 461
65 Years And Over 25 41 10 29
Worked During Year 1 0 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 0 0 0
Did Not Work 24 41 10 29
Female
Under 16 Years 1 35 28 437
16 to 64 Years 17 119 46 937
Worked During Year 4 19 28 441
Year-Round Full Time 0 4 2 94
Not Year-Round Full Time 4 16 27 347
Did Not Work 13 99 17 495
65 Years And Over 76 216 10 10
Worked During Year 2 8 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 2 8 0 0
Did Not Work 74 208 10 10
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_008.htm