There is also additional background information for this table group.

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 100.0 69.6 26.9 18.2 8.3 40.3 4.1 14.9
Under 18 Years 100.0 75.9 23.2 20.0 .2 57.3 6.0 1.5
18 to 24 Years 100.0 56.8 28.4 13.5 8.6 29.7 2.8 1.2
25 to 34 Years 100.0 54.6 24.0 19.1 14.6 31.4 2.7 2.7
35 to 44 Years 100.0 58.5 24.2 18.7 14.3 33.1 2.2 5.6
45 to 54 Years 100.0 61.6 27.9 19.7 15.2 31.1 3.1 9.5
55 to 59 Years 100.0 66.3 30.8 19.0 16.1 31.7 3.5 14.5
60 to 64 Years 100.0 68.1 32.0 20.1 16.0 26.8 2.5 20.6
65 Years And Over 100.0 97.5 40.0 13.7 11.8 25.9 3.8 95.9
65 to 74 Years 100.0 96.4 35.3 15.1 12.8 29.1 3.0 93.6
75 Years And Over 100.0 98.6 44.3 12.4 11.0 23.0 4.5 98.0
Male
Total 100.0 65.3 25.9 18.7 8.7 37.5 4.0 11.2
Under 18 Years 100.0 76.3 23.8 20.5 .2 57.4 6.1 1.5
18 to 24 Years 100.0 47.9 28.1 13.0 9.3 19.5 1.8 1.5
25 to 34 Years 100.0 43.1 24.9 20.2 18.7 17.1 1.3 3.0
35 to 44 Years 100.0 48.8 21.8 16.9 14.6 24.1 1.6 7.0
45 to 54 Years 100.0 58.8 25.4 18.5 15.3 27.4 2.7 11.3
55 to 59 Years 100.0 67.0 34.8 22.5 19.5 27.0 4.3 15.4
60 to 64 Years 100.0 67.9 28.3 19.6 19.2 25.0 1.6 22.7
65 Years And Over 100.0 95.5 38.6 16.2 15.2 25.3 5.4 92.6
65 to 74 Years 100.0 94.1 34.7 16.9 16.1 24.2 4.1 89.4
75 Years And Over 100.0 97.3 43.5 15.3 14.2 26.7 6.9 96.5
Female
Total 100.0 73.0 27.6 17.7 8.0 42.4 4.1 17.8
Under 18 Years 100.0 75.4 22.7 19.6 .2 57.2 5.9 1.5
18 to 24 Years 100.0 63.2 28.5 13.9 8.2 37.2 3.6 1.0
25 to 34 Years 100.0 62.1 23.5 18.3 11.9 40.8 3.5 2.5
35 to 44 Years 100.0 65.9 26.1 20.1 14.1 40.0 2.7 4.5
45 to 54 Years 100.0 63.7 29.8 20.6 15.0 33.9 3.4 8.2
55 to 59 Years 100.0 65.7 27.6 16.2 13.3 35.3 2.9 13.8
60 to 64 Years 100.0 68.3 34.4 20.4 13.8 28.0 3.2 19.2
65 Years And Over 100.0 98.3 40.6 12.7 10.5 26.1 3.2 97.3
65 to 74 Years 100.0 97.5 35.6 14.3 11.2 31.5 2.5 95.7
75 Years And Over 100.0 99.0 44.5 11.5 9.9 21.8 3.7 98.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 76.2 23.2 20.1 .2 57.8 6.1 1.5
Under 6 Years 100.0 80.2 20.6 18.2 .0 65.0 7.0 1.3
6 to 17 Years 100.0 73.8 24.7 21.3 .3 53.4 5.5 1.6

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Both Sexes Total 5.0 5.1 2.4 30.4
Under 18 Years .1 1.1 2.2 24.1
18 to 24 Years .1 .7 2.2 43.2
25 to 34 Years .2 2.1 2.1 45.4
35 to 44 Years .4 3.4 2.1 41.5
45 to 54 Years 1.6 4.6 3.1 38.4
55 to 59 Years 2.3 7.3 3.3 33.7
60 to 64 Years 3.7 8.5 4.9 31.9
65 Years And Over 38.8 25.7 2.5 2.5
65 to 74 Years 33.3 28.7 3.5 3.6
75 Years And Over 43.7 23.0 1.7 1.4
Male
Total 3.3 4.0 3.0 34.7
Under 18 Years .1 1.1 2.0 23.7
18 to 24 Years .1 1.0 3.1 52.1
25 to 34 Years .3 2.0 2.8 56.9
35 to 44 Years .2 3.9 2.4 51.2
45 to 54 Years 1.9 4.3 5.3 41.2
55 to 59 Years 2.2 6.6 4.0 33.0
60 to 64 Years 3.7 8.0 7.2 32.1
65 Years And Over 36.7 25.2 5.5 4.5
65 to 74 Years 31.7 24.0 7.4 5.9
75 Years And Over 42.8 26.7 3.1 2.7
Female
Total 6.4 5.9 1.9 27.0
Under 18 Years .1 1.2 2.3 24.6
18 to 24 Years .1 .5 1.5 36.8
25 to 34 Years .2 2.1 1.7 37.9
35 to 44 Years .5 2.9 1.8 34.1
45 to 54 Years 1.3 4.8 1.4 36.3
55 to 59 Years 2.4 7.9 2.9 34.3
60 to 64 Years 3.8 8.8 3.3 31.7
65 Years And Over 39.6 25.9 1.3 1.7
65 to 74 Years 34.1 31.1 1.5 2.5
75 Years And Over 44.0 21.8 1.2 1.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years .1 1.2 2.2 23.8
Under 6 Years .2 .9 2.6 19.8
6 to 17 Years .1 1.3 1.9 26.2

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 100.0 69.6 26.9 18.2 8.3 40.3 4.1 14.9
Metropolitan 100.0 69.2 25.9 18.1 8.3 40.8 3.8 14.0
Central City 100.0 69.0 21.9 15.1 7.4 45.3 3.7 13.1
Not Central City 100.0 69.4 30.5 21.6 9.3 35.5 3.9 15.1
Not Metropolitan 100.0 71.1 30.1 18.4 8.3 38.6 5.0 17.9
Northeast 100.0 75.3 27.5 18.7 8.4 46.6 4.3 16.1
Metropolitan 100.0 75.2 26.2 18.4 8.3 47.5 4.1 15.7
Central City 100.0 75.5 18.0 13.6 6.3 56.7 4.1 13.9
Not Central City 100.0 74.6 39.4 26.1 11.5 32.9 4.2 18.7
Not Metropolitan 100.0 77.0 38.9 21.4 9.2 38.2 5.7 19.5
Midwest 100.0 76.7 32.9 20.3 8.8 41.9 5.5 17.2
Metropolitan 100.0 75.2 29.3 19.7 8.6 44.2 5.2 15.4
Central City 100.0 75.2 24.5 16.2 7.6 50.0 4.7 12.8
Not Central City 100.0 75.3 36.3 24.9 10.1 35.6 5.9 19.3
Not Metropolitan 100.0 79.8 40.8 21.4 9.0 36.9 6.1 21.2
South 100.0 66.4 26.1 18.2 8.9 36.5 4.0 16.1
Metropolitan 100.0 65.6 26.6 18.8 9.2 35.2 3.9 15.1
Central City 100.0 65.2 23.5 16.4 8.7 38.8 3.8 15.0
Not Central City 100.0 65.9 29.6 21.2 9.6 31.8 3.9 15.2
Not Metropolitan 100.0 68.1 25.1 16.8 8.4 39.2 4.3 18.3
West 100.0 65.4 23.2 16.1 6.9 40.4 2.9 10.5
Metropolitan 100.0 65.6 22.6 15.9 6.9 40.6 2.5 10.4
Central City 100.0 63.3 21.7 14.1 6.6 39.5 2.4 10.1
Not Central City 100.0 67.8 23.5 17.7 7.3 41.8 2.6 10.7
Not Metropolitan 100.0 64.8 26.0 17.6 7.0 39.5 5.0 11.0
Household Relationship
Total 100.0 69.6 26.9 18.2 8.3 40.3 4.1 14.9
65 Years And Over 100.0 97.5 40.0 13.7 11.8 25.9 3.8 95.9
In Families 100.0 69.5 25.0 19.6 7.2 44.9 4.5 7.9
Householders 100.0 69.1 28.0 20.5 18.2 37.6 3.3 14.4
Under 65 Years 100.0 65.6 26.5 20.7 18.3 39.3 3.2 4.7
65 Years And Over 100.0 97.5 39.7 19.2 17.1 23.8 3.7 93.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 76.3 22.9 19.9 .2 58.1 6.1 1.5
Under 6 Years 100.0 80.4 20.3 18.0 .0 65.4 7.0 1.3
6 to 17 Years 100.0 73.8 24.5 21.0 .3 53.6 5.5 1.6
18 Years And Over 100.0 53.5 18.7 12.0 5.6 35.1 2.9 4.0

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region United States: 5.0 5.1 2.4 30.4
Metropolitan 4.5 4.9 2.3 30.8
Central City 3.6 5.2 1.8 31.0
Not Central City 5.4 4.5 2.8 30.6
Not Metropolitan 6.8 5.8 2.6 28.9
Northeast 5.9 5.8 1.4 24.7
Metropolitan 5.5 5.9 1.4 24.8
Central City 3.5 6.2 .9 24.5
Not Central City 8.6 5.3 2.3 25.4
Not Metropolitan 9.6 5.0 1.0 23.0
Midwest 7.3 4.3 2.2 23.3
Metropolitan 5.8 4.5 2.1 24.8
Central City 4.4 4.3 1.7 24.8
Not Central City 7.8 4.7 2.8 24.7
Not Metropolitan 10.6 3.8 2.4 20.2
South 5.0 5.7 2.9 33.6
Metropolitan 4.7 4.9 2.9 34.4
Central City 4.1 5.8 2.1 34.8
Not Central City 5.3 4.0 3.7 34.1
Not Metropolitan 5.6 7.4 2.9 31.9
West 2.8 4.3 2.4 34.6
Metropolitan 2.6 4.3 2.2 34.4
Central City 2.5 4.1 2.4 36.7
Not Central City 2.6 4.5 2.1 32.2
Not Metropolitan 4.1 4.1 2.9 35.2
Household Relationship
Total 5.0 5.1 2.4 30.4
65 Years And Over 38.8 25.7 2.5 2.5
In Families 2.4 2.9 2.4 30.5
Householders 4.4 5.0 2.5 30.9
Under 65 Years .4 2.7 2.4 34.4
65 Years And Over 36.9 23.2 3.0 2.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years .1 1.2 2.2 23.7
Under 6 Years .2 .9 2.7 19.6
6 to 17 Years .1 1.3 1.9 26.2
18 Years And Over .2 2.3 1.7 46.5

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 100.0 64.3 30.6 24.0 8.9 32.1 3.8 10.3
Husbands 100.0 64.1 35.9 26.9 23.1 21.2 2.9 20.8
Under 65 Years 100.0 57.3 33.2 27.3 23.1 21.6 2.4 5.6
65 Years And Over 100.0 96.6 48.6 24.8 23.1 19.5 5.0 92.6
Wives 100.0 63.2 34.5 25.2 9.9 24.7 3.3 15.2
Under 65 Years 100.0 57.9 31.9 25.6 9.8 25.5 3.0 3.0
65 Years And Over 100.0 97.8 51.6 22.4 10.9 19.7 5.5 96.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 68.9 27.2 23.5 .2 44.9 5.1 1.1
Under 6 Years 100.0 73.4 25.2 21.8 .0 52.3 6.6 1.0
6 to 17 Years 100.0 65.9 28.5 24.6 .4 40.0 4.1 1.2
18 Years And Over 100.0 49.0 20.7 16.0 5.4 29.4 3.1 3.1
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present 100.0 76.6 19.7 15.6 5.4 59.4 5.3 5.6
Householder 100.0 75.6 21.5 15.6 15.1 53.7 4.0 10.1
Under 65 Years 100.0 73.9 21.5 16.1 15.5 55.0 4.1 4.1
65 Years And Over 100.0 98.6 22.0 9.4 8.5 34.9 2.5 94.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 100.0 82.9 19.6 17.2 .2 69.0 6.8 1.9
Under 6 Years 100.0 86.6 16.4 15.2 .0 76.6 7.6 1.6
6 to 17 Years 100.0 80.7 21.5 18.4 .3 64.6 6.4 2.0
18 Years And Over 100.0 56.5 17.7 9.4 5.2 38.5 2.5 5.0
In Unrelated Subfamilies 100.0 68.4 28.2 23.0 5.2 43.9 4.0 1.2
Under 18 Years 100.0 74.0 31.6 27.8 .2 48.8 6.8 .9
Under 6 Years 100.0 72.9 32.0 25.1 .0 48.7 7.8 .2
6 to 17 Years 100.0 74.6 31.4 29.4 .4 48.9 6.3 1.3
18 Years And Over 100.0 60.2 23.2 15.9 12.4 36.9 .0 1.7

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region In Married Couple Families 4.2 3.0 3.8 35.7
Husbands 8.5 5.3 4.2 35.9
Under 65 Years .7 2.4 4.3 42.7
65 Years And Over 45.1 19.3 3.7 3.4
Wives 7.1 3.9 4.2 36.8
Under 65 Years .6 1.5 4.3 42.1
65 Years And Over 50.0 19.7 3.4 2.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years .2 .8 3.7 31.1
Under 6 Years .3 .7 4.5 26.6
6 to 17 Years .1 1.0 3.2 34.1
18 Years And Over .4 2.4 2.0 51.0
In Families With Female
Householder,
No Spouse Present .6 3.0 1.1 23.4
Householder 1.5 5.0 1.0 24.4
Under 65 Years .3 2.9 1.0 26.1
65 Years And Over 19.0 33.5 1.3 1.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years .1 1.4 1.2 17.1
Under 6 Years .1 1.1 1.5 13.4
6 to 17 Years .1 1.6 1.1 19.3
18 Years And Over .1 2.6 .7 43.5
In Unrelated Subfamilies .0 1.2 .7 31.6
Under 18 Years .0 .9 1.2 26.0
Under 6 Years .0 .2 .0 27.1
6 to 17 Years .0 1.3 1.8 25.4
18 Years And Over .0 1.7 .1 39.8

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 100.0 70.2 32.9 13.3 12.0 25.2 2.7 38.4
Male 100.0 57.7 27.4 12.9 12.1 21.4 2.4 22.9
Under 65 Years 100.0 50.5 26.4 13.6 12.7 19.2 1.6 9.4
Living Alone 100.0 63.4 29.0 13.1 13.1 26.7 2.8 15.6
65 Years And Over 100.0 95.7 32.8 9.4 9.0 33.0 6.8 93.7
Living Alone 100.0 98.6 33.9 11.1 10.6 29.8 4.0 96.0
Female 100.0 78.1 36.4 13.5 12.0 27.6 2.8 48.1
Under 65 Years 100.0 61.8 32.2 15.0 12.9 28.9 2.8 9.4
Living Alone 100.0 71.3 34.3 16.7 16.5 35.1 3.4 14.7
65 Years And Over 100.0 99.4 41.9 11.5 10.9 25.9 2.8 98.6
Living Alone 100.0 99.4 42.3 11.6 10.9 26.1 2.7 98.8
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years 100.0 77.5 23.7 21.1 .1 59.0 6.5 1.5
16 to 64 Years 100.0 51.9 25.7 17.4 14.0 23.5 2.0 6.4
Worked During Year 100.0 45.6 31.6 22.9 20.0 13.8 1.9 1.2
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 47.8 39.7 32.4 30.6 7.5 1.5 .4
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 44.2 26.7 17.2 13.6 17.5 2.1 1.6
DID Not Work 100.0 60.9 17.6 9.7 5.7 37.2 2.1 13.7
65 Years And Over 100.0 95.5 38.6 16.2 15.2 25.3 5.4 92.6
Worked During Year 100.0 90.3 51.2 25.4 25.4 11.7 4.9 75.9
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 87.6 58.0 44.5 44.5 13.5 13.5 51.6
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 90.8 50.1 22.2 22.2 11.4 3.5 79.9
Did Not Work 100.0 95.9 37.8 15.6 14.6 26.2 5.4 93.6
Female
Under 16 Years 100.0 76.6 22.9 20.4 .0 58.5 6.3 1.4
16 to 64 Years 100.0 64.1 26.6 17.6 11.6 38.1 3.2 5.0
Worked During Year 100.0 61.0 36.0 25.1 20.1 27.9 4.3 1.5
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 58.6 47.9 40.6 37.2 13.3 3.6 .8
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 61.7 32.3 20.2 14.8 32.4 4.5 1.8
Did Not Work 100.0 66.9 18.4 11.1 4.0 47.2 2.3 8.0
65 Years And Over 100.0 98.3 40.6 12.7 10.5 26.1 3.2 97.3
Worked During Year 100.0 96.3 36.7 7.6 7.6 19.3 4.6 95.1
Year-Round Full Time 100.0 87.4 56.9 37.4 37.4 .0 .0 81.0
Not Year-Round Full Time 100.0 96.9 35.4 5.6 5.6 20.5 4.9 96.1
Did Not Work 100.0 98.4 40.7 12.9 10.6 26.4 3.1 97.3

Contents for Table
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
All Races Below 125 Percent of Poverty Residence And Region Unrelated Individuals 13.9 12.2 2.3 29.8
Male 6.2 9.0 4.5 42.3
Under 65 Years 1.2 4.5 3.9 49.5
Living Alone 2.2 7.2 6.1 36.6
65 Years And Over 32.2 33.0 7.5 4.3
Living Alone 33.1 29.8 9.2 1.4
Female 18.8 14.2 1.0 21.9
Under 65 Years 1.6 5.3 1.0 38.2
Living Alone 3.0 7.9 1.4 28.7
65 Years And Over 41.2 25.8 .9 .6
Living Alone 41.7 26.0 1.0 .6
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 Years .1 1.1 2.2 22.5
16 to 64 Years .7 3.1 3.2 48.1
Worked During Year .1 .7 2.9 54.4
Year-Round Full Time .1 .1 3.0 52.2
Not Year-Round Full Time .1 1.1 2.8 55.8
DID Not Work 1.6 6.4 3.7 39.1
65 Years And Over 36.7 25.2 5.5 4.5
Worked During Year 36.8 11.7 3.8 9.7
Year-Round Full Time 21.9 13.5 2.7 12.4
Not Year-Round Full Time 39.3 11.4 4.0 9.2
Did Not Work 36.6 26.1 5.6 4.1
Female
Under 16 Years .1 1.1 2.3 23.4
16 to 64 Years .7 3.0 1.8 35.9
Worked During Year .2 1.0 1.7 39.0
Year-Round Full Time .2 .5 1.3 41.4
Not Year-Round Full Time .2 1.1 1.9 38.3
Did Not Work 1.1 4.8 1.9 33.1
65 Years And Over 39.6 25.9 1.3 1.7
Worked During Year 35.6 19.3 .0 3.7
Year-Round Full Time 50.6 .0 .0 12.6
Not Year-Round Full Time 34.6 20.5 .0 3.1
Did Not Work 39.7 26.2 1.4 1.6
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_015.htm