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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 12270 8865 2428 1968 906 6269 564 1438
Under 18 Years 5425 4293 998 896 14 3539 326 118
18 to 24 Years 1408 837 280 175 111 565 29 18
25 to 34 Years 1550 914 275 236 201 675 59 49
35 to 44 Years 1461 907 265 229 199 590 27 104
45 to 54 Years 802 511 204 173 146 295 35 98
55 to 59 Years 326 242 99 66 60 153 27 69
60 to 64 Years 340 249 116 92 87 106 15 83
65 Years And Over 958 912 192 100 87 345 46 898
65 to 74 Years 553 523 101 67 55 192 21 515
75 Years And Over 404 389 91 33 33 153 25 384
Male
Total 5107 3484 976 788 274 2399 224 538
Under 18 Years 2630 2144 520 461 6 1736 157 49
18 to 24 Years 561 253 107 56 32 143 4 9
25 to 34 Years 495 171 73 64 56 97 9 18
35 to 44 Years 533 247 59 47 39 133 2 58
45 to 54 Years 329 208 79 67 53 107 13 58
55 to 59 Years 123 89 43 25 20 61 19 24
60 to 64 Years 124 96 34 30 30 44 5 48
65 Years And Over 311 277 61 38 38 77 14 272
65 to 74 Years 190 167 37 28 28 44 10 163
75 Years And Over 120 109 24 10 10 33 5 109
Female
Total 7163 5381 1452 1179 632 3870 340 900
Under 18 Years 2795 2148 478 435 9 1803 169 68
18 to 24 Years 847 584 172 119 79 422 25 9
25 to 34 Years 1054 743 202 171 145 578 50 31
35 to 44 Years 928 660 206 182 160 456 25 46
45 to 54 Years 472 303 125 106 93 189 22 40
55 to 59 Years 203 153 56 41 40 92 8 45
60 to 64 Years 216 154 82 62 56 62 10 35
65 Years And Over 647 635 130 62 50 268 32 626
65 to 74 Years 363 356 64 39 27 148 12 352
75 Years And Over 284 280 67 23 23 120 20 274
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5365 4258 979 880 14 3529 326 111
Under 6 Years 1966 1693 277 262 0 1509 125 34
6 to 17 Years 3400 2565 702 618 14 2020 200 77

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 233 653 246 3405
Under 18 Years 1 80 80 1133
18 to 24 Years 1 13 31 572
25 to 34 Years 3 35 20 636
35 to 44 Years 7 51 44 554
45 to 54 Years 9 48 19 291
55 to 59 Years 16 49 9 84
60 to 64 Years 14 33 11 91
65 Years And Over 183 344 32 46
65 to 74 Years 98 190 21 30
75 Years And Over 85 153 11 15
Male
Total 88 208 148 1623
Under 18 Years 0 27 45 486
18 to 24 Years 0 7 15 308
25 to 34 Years 0 13 9 324
35 to 44 Years 4 21 32 286
45 to 54 Years 9 19 19 122
55 to 59 Years 9 21 6 34
60 to 64 Years 6 22 2 29
65 Years And Over 61 77 20 34
65 to 74 Years 37 44 16 23
75 Years And Over 24 33 3 11
Female
Total 144 445 98 1782
Under 18 Years 1 53 35 647
18 to 24 Years 1 6 17 264
25 to 34 Years 3 22 11 312
35 to 44 Years 3 29 12 268
45 to 54 Years 0 29 0 169
55 to 59 Years 7 28 3 50
60 to 64 Years 8 11 8 62
65 Years And Over 122 267 12 11
65 to 74 Years 61 146 5 7
75 Years And Over 61 120 7 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1 79 80 1107
Under 6 Years 1 23 40 273
6 to 17 Years 0 56 39 834

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 12270 8865 2428 1968 906 6269 564 1438
Metropolitan 9981 7240 1936 1569 734 5193 459 1126
Central City 7271 5351 1284 1012 501 4025 340 846
Not Central City 2710 1888 652 556 233 1168 119 281
Not Metropolitan 2289 1625 492 399 172 1075 105 311
Northeast 2448 1921 402 357 143 1502 94 223
Metropolitan 2417 1901 396 352 141 1483 90 223
Central City 2022 1589 309 279 119 1265 71 188
Not Central City 396 312 87 73 22 218 19 35
Not Metropolitan 31 21 5 5 2 19 4 0
Midwest 2117 1626 370 281 143 1244 109 230
Metropolitan 1960 1494 314 238 128 1187 109 216
Central City 1637 1266 260 194 103 1017 99 173
Not Central City 323 228 54 44 25 170 10 43
Not Metropolitan 157 132 56 43 15 57 0 14
South 6882 4748 1487 1214 570 3150 331 893
Metropolitan 4796 3290 1057 863 415 2161 230 599
Central City 3062 2120 592 462 252 1513 153 425
Not Central City 1734 1170 465 401 163 648 77 174
Not Metropolitan 2086 1458 431 351 156 989 101 294
West 822 569 169 116 50 372 30 91
Metropolitan 808 555 169 116 50 362 30 88
Central City 551 376 123 77 27 229 17 60
Not Central City 258 178 46 39 23 132 13 28
Not Metropolitan 14 14 0 0 0 11 0 4
Household Relationship
Total 12270 8865 2428 1968 906 6269 564 1438
65 Years And Over 958 912 192 100 87 345 46 898
In Families 10109 7315 1943 1665 656 5473 500 717
Householders 2787 2021 629 528 483 1344 113 344
Under 65 Years 2556 1794 580 497 454 1262 102 122
65 Years And Over 231 227 49 32 29 82 11 222
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5284 4192 962 862 14 3480 326 107
Under 6 Years 1945 1678 277 262 0 1495 125 34
6 to 17 Years 3339 2514 685 600 14 1985 200 74
18 Years And Over 973 536 153 98 53 377 24 44

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 233 653 246 3405
Metropolitan 198 495 180 2742
Central City 143 388 86 1920
Not Central City 54 107 94 822
Not Metropolitan 35 158 67 664
Northeast 20 106 22 527
Metropolitan 20 106 22 516
Central City 20 95 20 432
Not Central City 0 12 2 84
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 10
Midwest 42 85 67 491
Metropolitan 39 82 44 466
Central City 28 62 17 371
Not Central City 10 20 27 95
Not Metropolitan 3 3 23 25
South 147 425 129 2134
Metropolitan 115 270 86 1506
Central City 84 210 27 942
Not Central City 31 60 58 564
Not Metropolitan 32 155 44 628
West 24 37 28 253
Metropolitan 24 37 28 253
Central City 10 21 21 174
Not Central City 14 15 7 79
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 0
Household Relationship
Total 233 653 246 3405
65 Years And Over 183 344 32 46
In Families 92 334 176 2793
Householders 54 161 48 766
Under 65 Years 10 79 41 762
65 Years And Over 44 82 7 4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1 76 80 1092
Under 6 Years 1 23 40 267
6 to 17 Years 0 52 39 825
18 Years And Over 0 22 18 437

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 2091 1366 508 470 200 795 94 256
Husbands 521 339 154 141 113 139 25 132
Under 65 Years 426 247 124 115 88 108 15 40
65 Years And Over 95 92 30 26 25 31 10 92
Wives 496 320 148 135 70 144 24 87
Under 65 Years 420 247 124 113 61 120 15 14
65 Years And Over 76 73 24 22 9 24 9 73
Related Children
Under 18 Years 798 564 165 160 4 414 34 12
Under 6 Years 256 194 41 41 0 160 13 1
6 to 17 Years 543 371 123 118 4 254 21 11
18 Years And Over 211 110 41 35 13 77 11 7
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 7421 5607 1315 1091 417 4437 368 424
Householder 2082 1612 437 352 348 1167 86 223
Under 65 Years 1939 1471 415 343 339 1114 86 87
65 Years And Over 142 141 22 9 9 53 1 137
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4233 3442 737 648 11 2912 263 88
Under 6 Years 1570 1379 215 202 0 1236 99 30
6 to 17 Years 2662 2063 522 446 11 1676 165 58
18 Years And Over 711 392 104 58 36 273 9 37
In Unrelated Subfamilies 133 106 25 25 8 81 0 9
Under 18 Years 81 66 17 17 0 49 0 3
Under 6 Years 21 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
6 to 17 Years 61 52 17 17 0 35 0 3
18 Years And Over 51 39 8 8 8 32 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 Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 57 95 98 725
Husbands 31 46 27 182
Under 65 Years 1 15 24 179
65 Years And Over 30 31 3 3
Wives 25 29 29 176
Under 65 Years 1 5 26 173
65 Years And Over 24 24 3 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1 8 35 234
Under 6 Years 1 1 15 62
6 to 17 Years 0 7 20 172
18 Years And Over 0 7 6 101
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 32 221 69 1814
Householder 26 119 19 470
Under 65 Years 8 66 15 469
65 Years And Over 18 53 4 1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 61 43 791
Under 6 Years 0 19 26 191
6 to 17 Years 0 41 17 600
18 Years And Over 0 15 7 319
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 9 0 27
Under 18 Years 0 3 0 15
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 6
6 to 17 Years 0 3 0 9
18 Years And Over 0 5 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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 2028 1443 460 278 242 715 64 712
Male 910 547 183 109 90 246 22 249
Under 65 Years 758 419 153 98 79 208 19 125
Living Alone 302 222 87 46 46 109 10 70
65 Years And Over 152 128 30 11 11 38 3 124
Living Alone 105 100 21 9 9 30 3 96
Female 1119 897 277 169 152 469 42 463
Under 65 Years 736 515 197 139 123 299 22 87
Living Alone 432 332 128 91 91 198 18 61
65 Years And Over 383 381 79 29 29 170 20 377
Living Alone 375 373 75 27 27 168 20 368
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 2362 1980 458 424 3 1628 152 49
16 to 64 Years 2434 1228 457 326 234 694 57 216
Worked During Year 1062 443 292 224 187 155 29 8
Year-Round Full Time 314 154 130 120 114 28 9 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 748 289 162 103 74 128 20 8
DID Not Work 1372 785 165 102 46 539 28 208
65 Years And Over 311 277 61 38 38 77 14 272
Worked During Year 18 18 6 5 5 6 3 17
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 17 17 5 5 5 6 3 17
Did Not Work 293 259 55 33 33 71 11 255
Female
Under 16 Years 2506 1939 431 406 0 1637 158 47
16 to 64 Years 4010 2806 891 711 582 1964 151 227
Worked During Year 1873 1232 641 543 496 654 91 43
Year-Round Full Time 522 351 293 277 269 88 30 7
Not Year-Round Full Time 1350 881 348 267 227 566 61 36
Did Not Work 2138 1574 250 167 86 1311 60 184
65 Years And Over 647 635 130 62 50 268 32 626
Worked During Year 17 17 6 3 3 8 2 17
Year-Round Full Time 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 17 17 5 3 3 8 2 17
Did Not Work 630 618 124 59 46 260 29 609

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 141 310 70 585
Male 53 97 58 363
Under 65 Years 23 58 42 339
Living Alone 17 27 18 80
65 Years And Over 30 38 16 24
Living Alone 21 30 15 5
Female 88 213 12 222
Under 65 Years 12 44 7 221
Living Alone 12 35 7 100
65 Years And Over 76 169 5 2
Living Alone 71 167 5 2
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 0 27 43 383
16 to 64 Years 27 103 86 1206
Worked During Year 3 5 46 619
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 9 160
Not Year-Round Full Time 3 5 37 459
DID Not Work 25 99 40 587
65 Years And Over 61 77 20 34
Worked During Year 5 6 3 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 5 6 3 0
Did Not Work 55 71 17 34
Female
Under 16 Years 1 38 30 566
16 to 64 Years 21 140 56 1205
Worked During Year 7 27 33 640
Year-Round Full Time 3 7 5 171
Not Year-Round Full Time 4 20 28 470
Did Not Work 14 114 23 564
65 Years And Over 122 267 12 11
Worked During Year 5 8 0 0
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 5 8 0 0
Did Not Work 117 259 12 11
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_009.htm