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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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 11144 6590 1831 1605 606 4736 267 723
Under 18 Years 5164 3539 799 748 7 2876 169 69
18 to 24 Years 1350 588 180 130 68 427 29 5
25 to 34 Years 1716 771 333 304 214 443 23 26
35 to 44 Years 1364 660 268 245 174 400 20 34
45 to 54 Years 550 279 122 102 80 148 8 27
55 to 59 Years 244 139 44 34 27 89 4 27
60 to 64 Years 205 119 22 19 16 76 0 44
65 Years And Over 551 497 62 23 21 276 13 492
65 to 74 Years 366 329 41 19 19 178 11 326
75 Years And Over 185 168 21 4 3 98 3 166
Male
Total 5304 2913 900 806 387 1989 112 288
Under 18 Years 2636 1781 398 370 7 1457 82 35
18 to 24 Years 661 216 86 65 46 126 7 2
25 to 34 Years 772 288 170 160 145 117 9 16
35 to 44 Years 645 254 131 121 105 120 7 20
45 to 54 Years 233 106 55 49 45 38 0 19
55 to 59 Years 86 54 29 20 18 19 2 11
60 to 64 Years 80 41 11 10 10 20 0 12
65 Years And Over 192 174 19 11 11 92 5 172
65 to 74 Years 132 119 17 11 11 61 5 117
75 Years And Over 60 55 2 0 0 31 0 55
Female
Total 5840 3677 930 799 219 2746 155 435
Under 18 Years 2528 1758 401 378 0 1419 87 33
18 to 24 Years 690 372 94 64 22 301 23 3
25 to 34 Years 944 484 163 144 69 326 15 10
35 to 44 Years 719 405 137 124 69 280 13 14
45 to 54 Years 317 173 67 53 35 110 8 8
55 to 59 Years 158 84 15 14 9 69 2 15
60 to 64 Years 124 78 11 9 6 57 0 33
65 Years And Over 359 323 42 12 10 184 8 319
65 to 74 Years 234 210 24 8 8 117 5 209
75 Years And Over 125 113 18 4 3 66 3 111
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5088 3515 795 748 7 2856 169 68
Under 6 Years 2103 1584 319 299 0 1354 108 29
6 to 17 Years 2985 1930 476 450 7 1502 60 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 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 76 425 91 4554
Under 18 Years 8 48 30 1625
18 to 24 Years 1 5 14 763
25 to 34 Years 3 19 16 944
35 to 44 Years 0 26 7 704
45 to 54 Years 2 14 8 272
55 to 59 Years 5 14 1 106
60 to 64 Years 2 22 0 86
65 Years And Over 57 275 14 54
65 to 74 Years 38 178 9 37
75 Years And Over 18 97 5 17
Male
Total 30 159 52 2391
Under 18 Years 4 27 7 854
18 to 24 Years 0 2 13 445
25 to 34 Years 3 12 9 484
35 to 44 Years 0 13 4 391
45 to 54 Years 0 10 6 127
55 to 59 Years 3 2 1 32
60 to 64 Years 2 0 0 40
65 Years And Over 18 92 10 18
65 to 74 Years 16 61 5 13
75 Years And Over 2 31 5 5
Female
Total 46 266 40 2163
Under 18 Years 4 21 23 771
18 to 24 Years 1 3 2 318
25 to 34 Years 0 7 7 460
35 to 44 Years 0 13 3 313
45 to 54 Years 1 5 2 145
55 to 59 Years 2 12 0 74
60 to 64 Years 0 22 0 46
65 Years And Over 39 183 3 36
65 to 74 Years 23 117 3 24
75 Years And Over 16 66 0 12
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 47 30 1573
Under 6 Years 5 16 14 519
6 to 17 Years 3 31 16 1054

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 11144 6590 1831 1605 606 4736 267 723
Metropolitan 9913 5964 1553 1358 505 4399 234 632
Central City 5852 3432 741 646 249 2697 149 407
Not Central City 4061 2532 812 711 256 1702 85 225
Not Metropolitan 1231 626 278 247 101 337 32 92
Northeast 1893 1349 192 153 61 1159 40 145
Metropolitan 1879 1341 189 152 60 1155 40 143
Central City 1545 1120 105 94 38 1015 31 124
Not Central City 334 221 85 59 22 141 9 19
Not Metropolitan 14 8 3 1 1 4 0 2
Midwest 708 445 169 154 53 281 19 41
Metropolitan 649 403 148 133 45 261 19 39
Central City 544 320 106 92 32 221 15 30
Not Central City 105 83 43 42 13 40 4 8
Not Metropolitan 60 43 21 20 8 20 0 2
South 3399 1866 693 598 245 1129 102 334
Metropolitan 2792 1531 514 439 181 979 83 276
Central City 1580 810 301 263 106 487 53 176
Not Central City 1212 721 213 176 75 492 31 101
Not Metropolitan 607 336 179 159 65 150 18 58
West 5143 2929 776 700 247 2166 105 204
Metropolitan 4593 2689 701 633 219 2003 92 174
Central City 2183 1182 230 198 73 973 50 77
Not Central City 2410 1507 471 434 146 1029 41 97
Not Metropolitan 550 240 75 67 28 164 14 30
Household Relationship
Total 11144 6590 1831 1605 606 4736 267 723
65 Years And Over 551 497 62 23 21 276 13 492
In Families 9641 5831 1583 1432 475 4305 247 428
Householders 2266 1322 432 381 333 855 51 196
Under 65 Years 2132 1194 414 373 327 794 43 69
65 Years And Over 134 127 18 8 7 61 7 127
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4997 3454 766 720 7 2820 162 68
Under 6 Years 2060 1554 300 279 0 1337 102 29
6 to 17 Years 2937 1900 466 441 7 1484 60 38
18 Years And Over 668 339 90 77 30 251 14 20

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 76 425 91 4554
Metropolitan 56 391 83 3949
Central City 33 255 38 2420
Not Central City 24 136 45 1529
Not Metropolitan 20 35 8 605
Northeast 8 103 3 544
Metropolitan 8 103 3 538
Central City 5 91 3 425
Not Central City 3 11 0 113
Not Metropolitan 1 0 0 6
Midwest 11 25 6 263
Metropolitan 11 25 5 246
Central City 8 22 2 223
Not Central City 3 4 3 22
Not Metropolitan 0 0 1 17
South 41 176 40 1533
Metropolitan 23 155 39 1261
Central City 14 92 13 770
Not Central City 9 64 25 491
Not Metropolitan 18 21 1 272
West 16 121 43 2214
Metropolitan 14 107 36 1905
Central City 5 50 20 1001
Not Central City 9 57 16 903
Not Metropolitan 2 14 7 310
Household Relationship
Total 76 425 91 4554
65 Years And Over 57 275 14 54
In Families 43 250 77 3810
Householders 23 106 18 945
Under 65 Years 5 45 16 938
65 Years And Over 18 61 2 6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 47 25 1543
Under 6 Years 5 16 14 506
6 to 17 Years 3 31 11 1037
18 Years And Over 0 19 13 329

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 5588 2921 1094 996 313 1820 123 241
Husbands 1165 554 284 260 225 222 19 120
Under 65 Years 1074 467 271 252 217 186 15 35
65 Years And Over 92 87 13 8 8 36 4 86
Wives 1154 538 241 216 69 283 21 73
Under 65 Years 1090 480 233 212 68 255 19 16
65 Years And Over 64 57 8 3 2 28 2 57
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2748 1670 505 468 3 1225 79 35
Under 6 Years 1182 831 203 183 0 672 59 20
6 to 17 Years 1566 839 302 284 3 553 20 14
18 Years And Over 301 114 46 42 9 67 4 2
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 3521 2608 387 343 125 2280 114 177
Householder 969 697 122 100 95 583 30 76
Under 65 Years 922 653 115 99 94 559 26 33
65 Years And Over 47 44 6 1 1 24 4 44
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1975 1595 203 197 3 1456 75 33
Under 6 Years 744 622 80 80 0 578 41 9
6 to 17 Years 1231 973 123 117 3 878 33 24
18 Years And Over 322 197 36 28 13 165 9 19
In Unrelated Subfamilies 152 93 44 38 8 54 6 0
Under 18 Years 92 62 29 28 0 37 6 0
Under 6 Years 43 30 19 19 0 17 6 0
6 to 17 Years 50 32 10 9 0 20 0 0
18 Years And Over 59 31 14 10 8 17 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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 34 124 61 2667
Husbands 16 51 19 611
Under 65 Years 4 16 16 606
65 Years And Over 12 36 3 5
Wives 11 39 14 616
Under 65 Years 2 11 11 610
65 Years And Over 8 28 3 7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8 25 21 1078
Under 6 Years 5 12 13 351
6 to 17 Years 3 13 8 727
18 Years And Over 0 2 7 188
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 9 120 14 913
Householder 6 52 2 272
Under 65 Years 0 28 2 269
65 Years And Over 6 24 0 3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 0 22 4 379
Under 6 Years 0 4 1 121
6 to 17 Years 0 18 3 258
18 Years And Over 0 17 4 125
In Unrelated Subfamilies 0 0 6 58
Under 18 Years 0 0 6 30
Under 6 Years 0 0 0 13
6 to 17 Years 0 0 6 17
18 Years And Over 0 0 0 28

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 1351 666 204 135 123 377 13 296
Male 718 283 123 92 91 134 8 88
Under 65 Years 650 216 116 90 88 90 7 21
Living Alone 137 77 36 24 24 33 2 7
65 Years And Over 68 67 6 3 3 44 1 67
Living Alone 61 60 5 3 3 42 1 60
Female 634 383 81 42 32 243 5 208
Under 65 Years 439 195 56 35 25 138 2 24
Living Alone 143 84 23 13 13 62 2 21
65 Years And Over 194 187 25 7 7 105 3 183
Living Alone 177 171 21 6 6 100 3 169
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 2375 1642 354 332 0 1356 76 33
16 to 64 Years 2737 1098 527 464 377 542 30 83
Worked During Year 1862 659 435 396 358 227 22 12
Year-Round Full Time 889 319 246 236 223 69 7 3
Not Year-Round Full Time 974 340 189 160 135 158 15 10
DID Not Work 875 439 92 68 18 315 8 70
65 Years And Over 192 174 19 11 11 92 5 172
Worked During Year 17 12 2 2 2 1 0 11
Year-Round Full Time 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 13 10 0 0 0 1 0 10
Did Not Work 175 162 17 8 8 91 5 162
Female
Under 16 Years 2288 1629 377 358 0 1313 83 30
16 to 64 Years 3192 1725 511 428 209 1250 64 86
Worked During Year 1249 601 291 237 178 345 40 11
Year-Round Full Time 344 148 109 98 87 46 7 0
Not Year-Round Full Time 905 453 182 140 91 300 32 11
Did Not Work 1944 1123 220 191 31 904 24 75
65 Years And Over 359 323 42 12 10 184 8 319
Worked During Year 15 14 3 3 3 7 0 13
Year-Round Full Time 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 14 14 3 3 3 7 0 13
Did Not Work 344 309 39 9 7 177 8 306

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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 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 33 175 9 685
Male 10 50 8 434
Under 65 Years 4 6 5 433
Living Alone 0 1 4 60
65 Years And Over 6 44 2 1
Living Alone 5 42 2 1
Female 23 125 1 251
Under 65 Years 1 21 1 244
Living Alone 1 19 1 59
65 Years And Over 21 104 1 7
Living Alone 19 99 1 6
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 4 25 7 733
16 to 64 Years 8 42 34 1640
Worked During Year 1 9 18 1203
Year-Round Full Time 0 1 11 569
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 8 7 634
DID Not Work 7 33 16 436
65 Years And Over 18 92 10 18
Worked During Year 1 1 0 5
Year-Round Full Time 1 0 0 2
Not Year-Round Full Time 0 1 0 3
Did Not Work 17 91 10 14
Female
Under 16 Years 4 17 21 660
16 to 64 Years 4 66 15 1468
Worked During Year 1 9 4 647
Year-Round Full Time 0 0 1 196
Not Year-Round Full Time 1 9 4 452
Did Not Work 3 57 11 821
65 Years And Over 39 183 3 36
Worked During Year 2 7 0 1
Year-Round Full Time 1 0 0 1
Not Year-Round Full Time 2 7 0 0
Did Not Work 36 177 3 35
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_012.htm