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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 Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 8697 5259 1155 1015 371 4100 194 523
Under 18 Years 4237 2970 520 488 3 2544 124 69
18 to 24 Years 1051 467 118 84 39 362 23 3
25 to 34 Years 1259 573 196 179 126 382 15 24
35 to 44 Years 1032 496 155 141 102 345 14 30
45 to 54 Years 416 223 85 69 55 134 6 19
55 to 59 Years 180 105 30 23 18 73 2 15
60 to 64 Years 151 93 13 13 12 65 0 35
65 Years And Over 370 332 39 18 17 195 10 328
65 to 74 Years 231 207 25 15 15 118 9 206
75 Years And Over 140 125 14 3 1 76 1 122
Male
Total 4079 2301 558 501 236 1727 76 213
Under 18 Years 2159 1505 258 237 3 1293 55 35
18 to 24 Years 514 170 58 45 31 107 5 0
25 to 34 Years 524 184 91 86 78 91 4 14
35 to 44 Years 466 175 73 68 63 99 5 17
45 to 54 Years 174 81 39 34 34 34 0 15
55 to 59 Years 59 40 18 13 11 19 2 8
60 to 64 Years 56 31 8 8 8 17 0 8
65 Years And Over 127 116 13 9 9 66 5 116
65 to 74 Years 74 67 12 9 9 37 5 67
75 Years And Over 53 48 1 0 0 28 0 48
Female
Total 4618 2958 598 514 135 2373 118 310
Under 18 Years 2078 1465 262 251 0 1251 69 33
18 to 24 Years 537 296 60 39 8 255 18 3
25 to 34 Years 735 389 105 93 48 290 11 10
35 to 44 Years 567 321 83 73 39 246 9 13
45 to 54 Years 242 143 47 35 21 99 6 4
55 to 59 Years 121 66 12 10 7 54 0 7
60 to 64 Years 95 62 4 4 3 48 0 27
65 Years And Over 243 216 26 9 8 129 5 212
65 to 74 Years 157 139 13 6 6 81 4 138
75 Years And Over 87 77 13 3 1 48 1 74
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4165 2949 516 488 3 2528 124 68
Under 6 Years 1724 1332 207 196 0 1192 86 29
6 to 17 Years 2440 1617 308 292 3 1336 38 38

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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 Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 53 325 71 3438
Under 18 Years 8 48 28 1268
18 to 24 Years 1 3 14 584
25 to 34 Years 1 19 10 686
35 to 44 Years 0 24 4 537
45 to 54 Years 1 11 6 193
55 to 59 Years 5 8 1 75
60 to 64 Years 2 18 0 58
65 Years And Over 36 194 8 39
65 to 74 Years 24 118 3 24
75 Years And Over 12 76 5 14
Male
Total 23 128 41 1778
Under 18 Years 4 27 7 654
18 to 24 Years 0 0 13 343
25 to 34 Years 1 12 6 341
35 to 44 Years 0 12 2 291
45 to 54 Years 0 9 4 93
55 to 59 Years 3 2 1 19
60 to 64 Years 2 0 0 25
65 Years And Over 13 66 7 12
65 to 74 Years 12 37 2 7
75 Years And Over 1 28 5 5
Female
Total 30 197 31 1660
Under 18 Years 4 21 20 613
18 to 24 Years 1 3 2 241
25 to 34 Years 0 7 3 345
35 to 44 Years 0 12 2 246
45 to 54 Years 1 3 2 99
55 to 59 Years 2 6 0 56
60 to 64 Years 0 18 0 33
65 Years And Over 23 128 1 27
65 to 74 Years 12 81 1 17
75 Years And Over 10 47 0 10
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 47 28 1216
Under 6 Years 5 16 13 392
6 to 17 Years 3 31 15 823

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 8697 5259 1155 1015 371 4100 194 523
Metropolitan 7764 4771 974 856 311 3808 169 447
Central City 4591 2740 467 410 155 2303 105 283
Not Central City 3174 2030 506 447 157 1505 64 164
Not Metropolitan 933 488 182 159 59 292 25 76
Northeast 1563 1144 121 101 34 1030 29 106
Metropolitan 1551 1138 119 101 34 1027 29 104
Central City 1288 952 60 53 19 900 25 91
Not Central City 263 186 59 49 16 127 4 13
Not Metropolitan 13 6 2 0 0 4 0 1
Midwest 596 364 115 107 34 254 15 39
Metropolitan 550 332 100 92 31 240 15 36
Central City 476 274 78 70 25 204 12 28
Not Central City 75 58 22 22 6 36 3 8
Not Metropolitan 46 32 16 15 3 14 0 2
South 2568 1419 437 380 151 958 69 243
Metropolitan 2138 1174 332 288 116 828 58 197
Central City 1158 584 188 166 64 404 38 114
Not Central City 980 590 145 121 52 424 20 82
Not Metropolitan 431 245 105 92 35 130 11 47
West 3969 2331 482 427 151 1858 80 136
Metropolitan 3526 2127 423 376 130 1714 66 109
Central City 1670 931 141 121 47 796 30 49
Not Central City 1856 1196 282 255 83 918 36 60
Not Metropolitan 443 204 59 52 22 144 14 26
Household Relationship
Total 8697 5259 1155 1015 371 4100 194 523
65 Years And Over 370 332 39 18 17 195 10 328
In Families 7515 4691 990 896 288 3756 183 317
Householders 1748 1034 273 239 215 744 38 134
Under 65 Years 1661 949 258 233 210 699 32 50
65 Years And Over 87 85 14 6 5 45 6 85
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4090 2901 493 465 3 2502 122 68
Under 6 Years 1689 1306 192 181 0 1179 83 29
6 to 17 Years 2402 1594 301 284 3 1323 38 38
18 Years And Over 488 267 64 55 22 205 10 17

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region United States: 53 325 71 3438
Metropolitan 39 296 64 2994
Central City 24 199 25 1850
Not Central City 15 97 39 1143
Not Metropolitan 14 29 7 445
Northeast 3 82 2 419
Metropolitan 3 82 2 413
Central City 3 73 2 336
Not Central City 0 9 0 77
Not Metropolitan 0 0 0 6
Midwest 11 25 4 232
Metropolitan 11 25 3 218
Central City 8 22 0 201
Not Central City 3 4 3 16
Not Metropolitan 0 0 1 14
South 27 148 32 1149
Metropolitan 14 130 32 964
Central City 8 79 7 574
Not Central City 7 52 25 390
Not Metropolitan 13 17 0 186
West 13 70 34 1638
Metropolitan 11 59 27 1399
Central City 5 25 16 739
Not Central City 6 33 11 660
Not Metropolitan 2 11 7 239
Household Relationship
Total 53 325 71 3438
65 Years And Over 36 194 8 39
In Families 35 199 61 2824
Householders 17 77 13 714
Under 65 Years 3 31 13 712
65 Years And Over 14 45 0 2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 47 22 1190
Under 6 Years 5 16 13 383
6 to 17 Years 3 31 10 807
18 Years And Over 0 17 11 221

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 4070 2140 630 575 182 1511 89 177
Husbands 812 366 158 146 131 178 15 82
Under 65 Years 755 313 149 140 125 154 11 28
65 Years And Over 57 54 9 6 6 25 4 54
Wives 815 376 142 126 37 231 16 49
Under 65 Years 772 339 136 124 35 209 14 11
65 Years And Over 43 38 6 3 2 22 2 38
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2077 1274 287 265 1 1027 57 35
Under 6 Years 905 655 116 105 0 570 44 20
6 to 17 Years 1172 619 171 160 1 457 12 14
18 Years And Over 217 89 32 30 9 55 2 2
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 3020 2305 276 243 77 2082 91 137
Householder 823 605 87 69 65 526 21 53
Under 65 Years 791 573 82 69 65 507 19 22
65 Years And Over 33 31 5 0 0 19 2 31
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1779 1463 156 151 2 1358 62 33
Under 6 Years 670 567 62 62 0 536 37 9
6 to 17 Years 1109 896 94 89 2 822 25 24
18 Years And Over 238 155 26 19 7 133 8 15
In Unrelated Subfamilies 116 71 34 30 5 38 2 0
Under 18 Years 76 50 23 23 0 28 2 0
Under 6 Years 35 26 15 15 0 13 2 0
6 to 17 Years 41 24 8 8 0 14 0 0
18 Years And Over 40 21 11 7 5 10 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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 28 100 47 1930
Husbands 11 38 15 445
Under 65 Years 2 13 13 442
65 Years And Over 9 25 2 3
Wives 8 29 7 439
Under 65 Years 2 7 7 434
65 Years And Over 6 22 0 5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 25 18 803
Under 6 Years 5 12 12 250
6 to 17 Years 3 13 7 553
18 Years And Over 0 2 7 128
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 8 97 14 715
Householder 5 38 2 219
Under 65 Years 0 19 2 218
65 Years And Over 5 19 0 1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 22 4 316
Under 6 Years 0 4 1 103
6 to 17 Years 0 18 3 213
18 Years And Over 0 15 4 83
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 0 6 45
Under 18 Years 0 0 6 26
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 9
6 to 17 Years 0 0 6 16
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 19

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1066 497 131 89 77 306 8 206
Male 572 210 82 60 59 111 6 64
Under 65 Years 523 163 78 57 56 78 4 17
Living Alone 109 58 27 16 16 28 2 4
65 Years And Over 48 47 4 3 3 33 1 47
Living Alone 45 44 3 3 3 33 1 44
Female 494 287 49 29 18 195 2 142
Under 65 Years 365 164 37 22 12 127 2 23
Living Alone 116 71 14 7 7 58 2 20
65 Years And Over 130 122 13 6 6 68 1 119
Living Alone 116 110 8 4 4 65 1 108
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 1945 1384 226 210 0 1201 51 33
16 to 64 Years 2006 801 319 281 227 460 19 65
Worked During Year 1303 441 249 232 213 188 12 11
Year-Round Full Time 546 174 119 115 111 51 4 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 757 267 131 117 101 137 8 10
DID Not Work 704 361 70 49 14 272 8 54
65 Years And Over 127 116 13 9 9 66 5 116
Worked During Year 8 6 1 1 1 0 0 6
Year-Round Full Time 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Did Not Work 119 110 12 8 8 66 5 110
Female
Under 16 Years 1881 1361 246 238 0 1161 65 30
16 to 64 Years 2494 1380 325 267 127 1083 48 67
Worked During Year 870 425 174 140 102 276 27 9
Year-Round Full Time 177 69 48 45 40 22 2 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 692 357 126 95 62 254 25 9
Did Not Work 1624 955 151 127 25 807 21 58
65 Years And Over 243 216 26 9 8 129 5 212
Worked During Year 8 7 3 3 3 4 0 6
Year-Round Full Time 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 7 7 3 3 3 4 0 6
Did Not Work 235 209 23 6 5 125 5 206

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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 Below Poverty Level Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 18 126 5 569
Male 8 39 4 362
Under 65 Years 4 6 3 360
Living Alone 0 1 1 51
65 Years And Over 4 33 1 1
Living Alone 3 33 1 1
Female 10 87 1 207
Under 65 Years 1 20 1 200
Living Alone 1 18 1 45
65 Years And Over 9 67 1 7
Living Alone 7 65 1 6
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 4 25 7 561
16 to 64 Years 6 37 27 1205
Worked During Year 1 9 15 862
Year-Round Full Time 0 1 9 372
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 8 6 490
DID Not Work 5 28 12 343
65 Years And Over 13 66 7 12
Worked During Year 1 0 0 3
Year-Round Full Time 1 0 0 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 0 0 3
Did Not Work 12 66 7 9
Female
Under 16 Years 4 17 18 520
16 to 64 Years 4 52 11 1114
Worked During Year 1 9 3 444
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 1 108
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 9 3 336
Did Not Work 3 43 7 670
65 Years And Over 23 128 1 27
Worked During Year 2 4 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 1 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 2 4 0 0
Did Not Work 20 125 1 26
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_011.htm