Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 129
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (ALL RACES)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
Characteristics
ALL RACES 103874 13363 12.9 27815 12714 5676 44.6 13622
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 83441 10430 12.5 22196 9748 4360 44.7 10807
Inside central cities........... 32144 5650 17.6 12463 5452 2737 50.2 6809
One million or more........... 20513 3801 18.5 8632 3613 1842 51.0 4763
Under one million............. 11631 1849 15.9 3831 1839 895 48.7 2046
Outside central cities.......... 51297 4780 9.3 9733 4295 1623 37.8 3999
One million or more........... 35028 3046 8.7 6033 2590 900 34.8 2180
Under one million............. 16269 1734 10.7 3701 1706 723 42.4 1818
Outside metropolitan areas........ 20433 2933 14.4 5619 2966 1316 44.4 2815
REGION
Northeast......................... 19877 2816 14.2 5943 2455 1234 50.3 2981
Midwest........................... 24489 2626 10.7 5604 2499 1125 45.0 2840
South............................. 36959 4859 13.1 9453 5029 2123 42.2 4639
West.............................. 22549 3062 13.6 6815 2731 1194 43.7 3163
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 130
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (ALL RACES)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Under 65 years.................... 82286 10716 13.0 24232 9986 4731 47.4 12401
15 to 24 years.................. 5770 1282 22.2 2833 1673 725 43.3 1802
25 to 34 years.................. 18819 2836 15.1 7435 2639 1448 54.9 4456
35 to 44 years.................. 23968 2955 12.3 7574 2512 1260 50.2 3704
45 to 54 years.................. 20158 2056 10.2 3888 1612 692 42.9 1473
55 to 64 years.................. 13571 1587 11.7 2503 1550 606 39.1 965
65 years and over................. 21589 2647 12.3 3583 2728 946 34.7 1221
65 to 74 years.................. 11373 1456 12.8 2071 1274 514 40.3 719
75 years and over............... 10216 1191 11.7 1511 1453 432 29.7 502
Mean age...................... 48.6 46.5 (x) (x) 46.5 43.8 (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 103874 13363 12.9 27815 12714 5676 44.6 13622
Worked.......................... 74296 7006 9.4 15730 5436 2191 40.3 6312
Worked year-round, full-time.. 54963 3732 6.8 7706 1799 579 32.2 1674
Did not work.................... 29578 6357 21.5 12085 7277 3486 47.9 7310
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 82264 10716 13.0 24232 9978 4731 47.4 12401
No work disability.............. 72798 7066 9.7 16791 6798 2659 39.1 8017
With a work disability.......... 9466 3650 38.6 7442 3180 2071 65.1 4384
severe work disability........ 6103 3187 52.2 6361 2616 1858 71.0 3783
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 131
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (ALL RACES)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family household.................. 71535 10129 14.2 24262 7183 3877 54.0 11687
Married-couple families......... 54770 4776 8.7 10785 2879 1088 37.8 3329
Male householder, wife absent... 3976 751 18.9 1503 476 244 51.3 602
Female householder, husband absent. 12789 4602 36.0 11974 3828 2545 66.5 7756
Nonfamily households.............. 32339 3234 10.0 3553 5531 1800 32.5 1935
Male householder................ 14368 1162 8.1 1356 2035 589 28.9 675
Living alone.................. 10966 843 7.7 843 1524 467 30.7 467
Female householders............. 17971 2072 11.5 2197 3496 1211 34.6 1260
Living alone.................. 15640 1832 11.7 1832 3039 1122 36.9 1122
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 132
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1998 (ALL RACES)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN
No children....................... 57557 4598 8.0 5394 6642 2022 30.4 2248
One or more related
Children 46006 8679 18.9 22222 6009 3625 60.3 11309
Child under 18 years.............. 37254 7495 20.1 20364 5625 3464 61.6 11000
All under 6 years............... 8868 2025 22.8 4405 1384 933 67.4 2282
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 7941 2180 27.5 7769 1779 1163 65.4 4753
All 6 to 17 years............... 20445 3290 16.1 8190 2462 1368 55.6 3966
One child....................... 15519 2760 17.8 4919 1858 1093 58.8 2152
Under 6 years................. 5776 1328 23.0 2350 829 554 66.9 1106
6 to 17 years................. 9743 1432 14.7 2569 1029 539 52.4 1046
Two or more children............ 21735 4735 21.8 15445 3767 2371 62.9 8848
All under 6 years............. 3091 697 22.6 2055 555 379 68.2 1176
Some under 6 years............ 7941 2180 27.5 7769 1779 1163 65.4 4753
All 6 to 17 years............. 10703 1858 17.4 5621 1433 829 57.8 2919
Mean children................... 1.88 2.13 (x) (x) 2.28 2.34 (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 14767 2589 17.5 5883 1068 554 51.9 1839
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 482 170 35.2 439 114 66 58.6 169
All under 6 years............... 143 72 50.0 155 44 28 63.9 55
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 46 18 39.2 64 10 3 31.0 8
All 6 to 17 years............... 293 80 27.4 220 60 35 59.2 105
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 79828 10154 12.7 23342 9802 4646 47.4 12241
One or more elderly............... 24046 3209 13.3 4474 2912 1030 35.4 1381
All members elderly............. 16601 1689 10.2 1960 2254 745 33.1 794
Elderly householder or spouse only.. 21815 2643 12.1 3559 2709 943 34.8 1215
Elderly other relative only..... 1497 418 27.9 672 98 49 50.4 98
Elderly nonrelative only........ 160 39 24.1 56 38 13 33.6 23