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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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 29614 19689 13136 12125 5919 6230 586 1806
Under 18 Years 10511 7498 4188 3970 44 3563 337 94
18 to 24 Years 3626 1870 1302 1143 583 610 69 9
25 to 34 Years 5494 3245 2652 2507 1903 596 65 47
35 to 44 Years 4387 2854 2313 2199 1603 545 49 53
45 to 54 Years 2461 1696 1439 1356 1047 231 21 83
55 to 59 Years 937 644 492 428 341 139 12 62
60 to 64 Years 682 460 305 264 187 99 3 93
65 Years And Over 1516 1424 444 259 211 448 30 1365
65 to 74 Years 992 930 313 204 164 270 25 886
75 Years And Over 524 494 132 55 48 177 5 479
Male
Total 15197 9645 6802 6318 3536 2691 285 807
Under 18 Years 5456 3886 2196 2087 35 1833 177 47
18 to 24 Years 1986 913 713 631 339 205 25 3
25 to 34 Years 2904 1560 1384 1313 1186 176 31 29
35 to 44 Years 2253 1341 1157 1107 965 185 27 34
45 to 54 Years 1218 828 737 693 609 68 10 48
55 to 59 Years 418 295 245 208 181 41 6 29
60 to 64 Years 323 221 160 145 105 26 0 42
65 Years And Over 640 600 211 136 115 156 9 574
65 to 74 Years 432 405 157 108 90 97 9 385
75 Years And Over 207 195 53 28 25 59 0 189
Female
Total 14417 10045 6334 5807 2384 3539 301 999
Under 18 Years 5055 3611 1992 1884 10 1730 160 47
18 to 24 Years 1640 957 589 512 243 405 44 6
25 to 34 Years 2591 1685 1268 1194 716 419 34 18
35 to 44 Years 2135 1513 1157 1092 638 359 22 19
45 to 54 Years 1242 868 702 662 438 164 10 35
55 to 59 Years 518 349 247 220 160 98 6 33
60 to 64 Years 359 239 145 120 82 73 3 51
65 Years And Over 876 823 234 123 96 291 21 790
65 to 74 Years 559 525 155 96 73 173 16 501
75 Years And Over 317 299 78 27 23 118 5 289
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10424 7467 4180 3966 42 3541 337 93
Under 6 Years 4069 3118 1543 1472 0 1736 200 34
6 to 17 Years 6355 4349 2637 2494 42 1805 137 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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 468 667 474 9924
Under 18 Years 17 60 138 3014
18 to 24 Years 1 9 60 1756
25 to 34 Years 9 33 88 2249
35 to 44 Years 9 29 68 1533
45 to 54 Years 16 35 42 764
55 to 59 Years 17 26 15 293
60 to 64 Years 15 29 18 222
65 Years And Over 385 447 46 92
65 to 74 Years 268 270 29 62
75 Years And Over 117 177 17 30
Male
Total 238 249 242 5552
Under 18 Years 6 33 62 1570
18 to 24 Years 0 3 37 1073
25 to 34 Years 6 21 43 1344
35 to 44 Years 7 14 35 912
45 to 54 Years 10 15 26 390
55 to 59 Years 12 3 6 123
60 to 64 Years 11 3 10 102
65 Years And Over 185 156 23 39
65 to 74 Years 137 97 11 27
75 Years And Over 48 59 12 13
Female
Total 230 418 232 4372
Under 18 Years 10 26 76 1444
18 to 24 Years 1 6 22 684
25 to 34 Years 3 12 44 906
35 to 44 Years 1 14 33 622
45 to 54 Years 6 20 17 374
55 to 59 Years 4 23 9 170
60 to 64 Years 3 26 8 120
65 Years And Over 200 291 23 53
65 to 74 Years 132 173 18 35
75 Years And Over 69 117 5 18
Related Children
Under 18 Years 17 59 138 2957
Under 6 Years 5 17 56 951
6 to 17 Years 11 42 82 2006

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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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 29614 19689 13136 12125 5919 6230 586 1806
Metropolitan 26838 18002 11923 11012 5424 5796 524 1611
Central City 14215 9154 5499 5146 2618 3512 296 933
Not Central City 12622 8848 6424 5866 2806 2285 228 678
Not Metropolitan 2776 1687 1214 1113 495 433 62 195
Northeast 4683 3261 1789 1661 870 1416 69 309
Metropolitan 4637 3228 1760 1637 859 1412 69 306
Central City 3204 2203 945 891 475 1214 43 233
Not Central City 1433 1025 816 746 383 198 25 73
Not Metropolitan 46 33 29 24 12 4 0 3
Midwest 2162 1578 1219 1168 543 358 44 98
Metropolitan 1969 1429 1110 1062 500 321 39 91
Central City 1303 892 630 605 297 263 29 68
Not Central City 665 537 480 457 203 58 10 23
Not Metropolitan 193 149 109 106 43 37 5 7
South 9562 6230 4437 3977 2067 1623 233 806
Metropolitan 8195 5376 3810 3401 1791 1423 201 681
Central City 4161 2582 1783 1633 877 700 91 393
Not Central City 4034 2794 2028 1768 914 724 109 288
Not Metropolitan 1368 854 626 575 276 199 33 126
West 13207 8621 5691 5320 2439 2834 240 592
Metropolitan 12037 7969 5242 4912 2274 2640 216 532
Central City 5546 3478 2141 2017 969 1335 132 239
Not Central City 6490 4491 3101 2895 1306 1305 84 293
Not Metropolitan 1170 651 449 408 165 194 24 60
Household Relationship
Total 29614 19689 13136 12125 5919 6230 586 1806
65 Years And Over 1516 1424 444 259 211 448 30 1365
In Families 26340 17796 11883 11052 4936 5728 550 1367
Householders 6631 4684 3369 3120 2585 1116 91 620
Under 65 Years 6112 4182 3158 2987 2472 992 75 139
65 Years And Over 519 502 212 133 113 124 16 481
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10255 7369 4123 3910 42 3496 331 93
Under 6 Years 4003 3080 1517 1446 0 1719 193 34
6 to 17 Years 6251 4289 2606 2465 42 1778 137 59
18 Years And Over 2660 1543 1136 1035 567 435 49 52

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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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Residence And Region United States: 468 667 474 9924
Metropolitan 411 613 432 8835
Central City 211 381 202 5061
Not Central City 200 232 230 3775
Not Metropolitan 56 54 42 1089
Northeast 74 135 42 1422
Metropolitan 72 135 42 1409
Central City 40 114 18 1001
Not Central City 32 20 24 408
Not Metropolitan 2 0 0 12
Midwest 43 33 23 584
Metropolitan 40 33 19 540
Central City 26 29 14 412
Not Central City 14 4 5 128
Not Metropolitan 3 0 4 44
South 227 288 243 3333
Metropolitan 189 253 223 2819
Central City 96 145 89 1579
Not Central City 92 107 134 1239
Not Metropolitan 38 36 20 514
West 124 211 165 4586
Metropolitan 111 193 148 4068
Central City 49 92 81 2069
Not Central City 62 101 67 1999
Not Metropolitan 13 18 18 518
Household Relationship
Total 468 667 474 9924
65 Years And Over 385 447 46 92
In Families 376 472 442 8545
Householders 216 191 137 1948
Under 65 Years 25 67 123 1930
65 Years And Over 191 124 14 18
Related Children
Under 18 Years 17 59 131 2886
Under 6 Years 5 17 55 923
6 to 17 Years 11 42 76 1963
18 Years And Over 8 35 27 1117

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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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 18909 12775 9783 9161 3861 2753 348 972
Husbands 4552 3219 2688 2522 2092 343 50 447
Under 65 Years 4164 2842 2523 2418 2008 272 42 86
65 Years And Over 389 377 165 104 84 72 8 360
Wives 4624 3279 2699 2509 1235 442 56 314
Under 65 Years 4339 3003 2598 2454 1204 392 51 50
65 Years And Over 285 275 101 56 32 50 5 265
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7070 4917 3371 3203 36 1692 211 53
Under 6 Years 2810 2105 1248 1190 0 958 133 24
6 to 17 Years 4260 2812 2124 2013 36 734 78 28
18 Years And Over 1728 998 840 773 383 172 29 23
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 5641 4024 1435 1291 691 2642 165 330
Householder 1617 1198 504 448 438 689 40 158
Under 65 Years 1498 1084 465 422 412 638 32 48
65 Years And Over 119 114 40 26 26 50 7 110
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2641 2074 546 518 4 1613 100 40
Under 6 Years 926 768 178 175 0 635 51 9
6 to 17 Years 1715 1306 368 343 4 978 49 30
18 Years And Over 760 446 232 199 139 227 19 20
In Unrelated Subfamilies 288 161 95 90 30 68 6 0
Under 18 Years 171 100 57 55 0 47 6 0
Under 6 Years 66 38 26 26 0 17 6 0
6 to 17 Years 105 62 31 29 0 29 0 0
18 Years And Over 117 61 38 34 30 22 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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 300 260 373 6134
Husbands 175 93 123 1333
Under 65 Years 27 21 110 1322
65 Years And Over 148 72 13 11
Wives 99 74 125 1346
Under 65 Years 9 24 106 1336
65 Years And Over 90 50 19 10
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12 34 112 2153
Under 6 Years 5 13 47 705
6 to 17 Years 7 21 65 1448
18 Years And Over 1 13 12 730
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 57 189 49 1617
Householder 38 89 14 419
Under 65 Years 3 39 13 414
65 Years And Over 35 50 1 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5 24 17 568
Under 6 Years 0 4 7 158
6 to 17 Years 5 20 10 410
18 Years And Over 2 18 10 314
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 0 8 127
Under 18 Years 0 0 7 71
Under 6 Years 0 0 1 28
6 to 17 Years 0 0 6 43
18 Years And Over 0 0 1 56

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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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 2985 1733 1159 983 952 433 29 439
Male 1819 947 735 648 632 165 24 150
Under 65 Years 1694 826 704 626 610 115 22 35
Living Alone 474 320 268 236 233 42 9 17
65 Years And Over 124 121 31 22 22 50 1 115
Living Alone 102 101 28 20 20 44 1 97
Female 1167 786 424 336 320 268 6 289
Under 65 Years 889 516 360 310 295 153 2 28
Living Alone 364 254 187 170 170 68 2 21
65 Years And Over 278 271 64 26 26 115 4 262
Living Alone 258 252 58 23 23 110 4 245
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 4873 3534 1964 1876 11 1702 164 43
16 to 64 Years 9684 5510 4628 4307 3409 833 111 190
Worked During Year 8027 4587 4207 3957 3335 397 92 35
Year-Round Full Time 5472 3421 3277 3121 2840 150 56 11
Not Year-Round Full Time 2555 1166 931 835 495 247 37 23
DID Not Work 1657 923 420 350 74 436 19 155
65 Years And Over 640 600 211 136 115 156 9 574
Worked During Year 115 99 61 51 47 4 0 77
Year-Round Full Time 70 60 48 41 38 2 0 38
Not Year-Round Full Time 45 39 13 10 10 3 0 39
Did Not Work 525 501 150 85 68 152 9 498
Female
Under 16 Years 4556 3309 1807 1719 4 1605 146 43
16 to 64 Years 8984 5912 4293 3964 2284 1642 134 166
Worked During Year 5434 3772 3286 3073 2162 524 79 21
Year-Round Full Time 2925 2155 2060 1979 1634 110 22 6
Not Year-Round Full Time 2509 1617 1226 1095 528 414 57 15
Did Not Work 3550 2140 1007 891 122 1118 55 145
65 Years And Over 876 823 234 123 96 291 21 790
Worked During Year 85 79 43 37 32 14 3 65
Year-Round Full Time 29 26 17 15 13 3 3 18
Not Year-Round Full Time 56 53 26 22 18 11 0 47
Did Not Work 791 745 191 86 64 277 18 725

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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
Hispanic Origin All Income Levels Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 92 194 24 1252
Male 34 60 19 872
Under 65 Years 9 10 15 868
Living Alone 2 4 12 154
65 Years And Over 25 50 3 4
Living Alone 24 44 3 1
Female 58 135 6 380
Under 65 Years 3 21 4 373
Living Alone 1 19 2 110
65 Years And Over 55 114 1 7
Living Alone 52 109 1 6
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 6 29 59 1339
16 to 64 Years 47 64 161 4174
Worked During Year 12 18 131 3441
Year-Round Full Time 5 8 101 2051
Not Year-Round Full Time 7 11 30 1389
DID Not Work 35 46 30 733
65 Years And Over 185 156 23 39
Worked During Year 38 4 1 16
Year-Round Full Time 25 2 0 10
Not Year-Round Full Time 13 3 1 6
Did Not Work 146 152 22 24
Female
Under 16 Years 10 23 70 1247
16 to 64 Years 19 104 139 3072
Worked During Year 6 13 90 1662
Year-Round Full Time 6 1 39 770
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 12 51 892
Did Not Work 12 91 49 1410
65 Years And Over 200 291 23 53
Worked During Year 30 14 6 6
Year-Round Full Time 10 3 2 3
Not Year-Round Full Time 20 11 4 3
Did Not Work 171 277 18 47
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_010.htm