Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 1
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by Covered by
Not covered some type of Covered by Covered by Own Covered by Medicaid or
at any time health insurance private Employment Employment government Covered by Indian Health Covered by
Total during the year during the year insurance based based health plan Medicaid Service Medicare
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 273,493 42,310 231,183 194,432 171,857 89,327 65,959 27,688 27,713 36,061
Age
Under 18 years 71,731 9,780 61,951 49,655 46,428 218 16,362 14,278 14,286 350
Under 6 years 23,355 3,195 20,160 15,313 14,621 0 6,231 5,574 5,574 133
6 to 11 years 24,536 3,208 21,328 17,088 16,148 0 5,628 4,946 4,954 92
12 to 17 years 23,839 3,377 20,463 17,254 15,659 218 4,503 3,758 3,758 125
18 to 24 years 26,532 7,688 18,844 16,438 13,535 5,592 3,450 2,643 2,643 152
25 to 34 years 37,786 8,755 29,031 26,567 25,150 19,283 3,429 2,344 2,350 323
35 to 44 years 44,805 7,377 37,428 34,624 32,423 23,315 3,988 2,340 2,350 856
45 to 54 years 36,631 4,893 31,737 29,440 27,489 20,527 3,544 1,693 1,693 1,124
55 to 64 years 23,387 3,395 19,992 17,654 15,662 11,678 3,874 1,474 1,475 2,024
Under 65 years 240,872 41,888 198,984 174,378 160,688 80,613 34,647 24,771 24,796 4,830
65 years and over 32,621 422 32,199 20,054 11,169 8,714 31,312 2,917 2,917 31,231
Sex
Male 133,647 21,942 111,706 95,592 85,806 50,771 29,355 12,034 12,045 15,617
Female 139,846 20,368 119,477 98,839 86,051 38,556 36,604 15,654 15,668 20,444
Nativity
Native 245,146 32,867 212,279 179,356 158,654 80,846 60,392 24,962 24,987 32,887
Foreign-born 28,348 9,443 18,904 15,076 13,203 8,481 5,567 2,726 2,726 3,174
Naturalized citizen 10,620 1,900 8,721 7,026 6,012 4,222 2,925 806 806 2,241
Not a citizen 17,728 7,544 10,184 8,050 7,192 4,260 2,642 1,920 1,920 932
Region
Northeast 51,948 6,602 45,347 37,889 33,749 17,296 13,081 5,963 5,963 7,495
Midwest 63,451 7,020 56,431 49,843 43,993 22,008 13,963 5,507 5,513 8,151
South 95,747 16,817 78,929 65,089 57,390 30,735 24,128 9,302 9,306 13,464
West 62,347 11,871 50,476 41,610 36,725 19,288 14,788 6,915 6,930 6,951
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 2
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by Covered by
Not covered some type of Covered by Covered by Own Covered by Medicaid or
at any time health insurance private Employment Employment government Covered by Indian Health Covered by
Total during the year during the year insurance based based health plan Medicaid Service Medicare
Household Relationship
In families 228,612 33,945 194,667 165,233 149,316 67,495 51,651 23,651 23,675 24,346
Householders 72,025 8,917 63,109 54,478 48,487 37,911 18,165 4,775 4,783 12,547
Under 65 years 60,437 8,814 51,624 46,941 43,803 34,042 7,056 4,030 4,038 1,469
65 years and over 11,588 103 11,485 7,537 4,684 3,869 11,109 746 746 11,078
Spouse present 55,311 5,226 50,084 45,142 40,490 30,047 13,003 1,824 1,829 10,034
No spouse present 16,715 3,690 13,024 9,336 7,997 7,864 5,162 2,952 2,954 2,513
Spouses of householders 55,311 6,040 49,271 44,444 39,830 21,962 11,974 1,949 1,957 8,653
Under 65 years 47,175 5,975 41,200 38,968 36,569 20,241 4,147 1,564 1,572 845
65 years and over 8,135 65 8,071 5,477 3,260 1,721 7,827 385 385 7,808
Children of householders 86,661 13,359 73,302 61,043 56,614 5,267 16,742 13,975 13,983 882
Under 6 years 20,784 2,263 18,521 14,587 13,922 0 5,207 4,592 4,592 111
6 to 11 years 22,568 2,589 19,979 16,399 15,516 0 4,844 4,217 4,225 72
12 to 17 years 21,613 2,485 19,128 16,394 14,998 179 3,931 3,212 3,212 103
> 17 years 21,696 6,022 15,673 13,663 12,177 5,088 2,760 1,954 1,954 596
Other relatives of householders 14,616 5,630 8,986 5,268 4,385 2,356 4,770 2,952 2,952 2,264
In unrelated subfamilies 1,428 391 1,037 671 597 233 462 421 421 10
Unrelated individuals 43,453 7,975 35,479 28,527 21,944 21,599 13,846 3,616 3,617 11,704
In married-couple families 179,169 21,963 157,206 140,338 127,667 55,674 35,527 11,277 11,296 20,062
Husbands 55,315 5,259 50,056 45,048 40,417 33,258 13,309 1,666 1,671 10,527
Under 65 years 45,369 5,183 40,186 38,177 36,033 29,508 3,805 1,171 1,176 1,052
65 years and over 9,946 76 9,870 6,871 4,384 3,750 9,504 495 495 9,475
Wives 55,315 6,007 49,308 44,547 39,912 18,755 11,668 2,107 2,114 8,160
Under 65 years 47,689 5,945 41,745 39,429 36,930 17,490 4,300 1,730 1,737 812
65 years and over 7,626 62 7,564 5,118 2,982 1,265 7,368 377 377 7,348
Children under 18 years 51,395 5,941 45,454 40,031 37,798 132 8,029 6,248 6,254 168
Under 6 years 17,300 2,011 15,289 13,020 12,418 0 3,175 2,588 2,588 72
6 to 11 years 17,436 1,991 15,444 13,625 12,851 0 2,702 2,130 2,135 44
12 to 17 years 16,660 1,939 14,721 13,386 12,528 132 2,152 1,530 1,530 51
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 3
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by Covered by
Not covered some type of Covered by Covered by Own Covered by Medicaid or
at any time health insurance private Employment Employment government Covered by Indian Health Covered by
Total during the year during the year insurance based based health plan Medicaid Service Medicare
In families with female
householders, no spouse present 38,223 8,638 29,585 18,637 16,084 8,509 13,824 11,014 11,015 3,272
Householders 12,687 2,596 10,091 6,869 5,805 5,735 4,399 2,688 2,688 2,011
Under 65 years 35,678 8,577 27,101 17,557 15,513 7,952 11,396 10,617 10,618 852
65 years and over 2,544 61 2,483 1,079 572 557 2,428 397 397 2,420
Children under 18 15,843 2,689 13,154 7,210 6,440 58 7,150 6,921 6,922 138
Under 6 years 4,678 803 3,875 1,687 1,624 0 2,585 2,527 2,528 48
6 to 11 years 5,658 884 4,774 2,639 2,509 0 2,545 2,477 2,477 33
12 to 17 years 5,507 1,002 4,505 2,883 2,307 58 2,020 1,917 1,917 58
Household Income
Less than $25,000 64,486 15,521 48,964 26,446 17,713 10,795 32,917 17,539 17,554 17,619
$25,000 to $49,999 76,894 13,895 62,999 54,088 47,582 25,566 18,622 6,595 6,602 10,686
$50,000 to $74,999 56,757 6,665 50,092 47,251 43,925 22,076 7,071 1,987 1,989 3,819
$75,000 or more 75,357 6,229 69,128 66,646 62,637 30,891 7,349 1,567 1,567 3,937
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 201,762 32,531 169,232 144,777 125,429 89,109 49,597 13,410 13,426 35,711
No high school diploma 34,087 9,111 24,976 15,476 12,037 7,359 14,751 5,623 5,627 11,115
High school grad,only 66,141 11,619 54,522 46,159 39,521 27,775 17,795 4,574 4,586 12,921
Some college,no degree 39,940 6,051 33,888 30,532 26,283 17,217 7,721 1,811 1,812 5,000
Associate degree 14,715 1,902 12,814 11,672 10,505 7,682 2,525 582 582 1,597
Bachelor's degree + 46,880 3,848 43,032 40,937 37,082 29,075 6,804 820 820 5,078
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 169,141 32,108 137,033 124,723 114,260 80,395 18,285 10,493 10,509 4,480
Worked during the year 139,218 24,187 115,030 109,782 101,882 77,294 9,099 4,794 4,803 645
Full-time 115,973 18,984 96,990 93,472 88,278 73,009 6,616 3,177 3,185 337
Part-time 23,245 5,204 18,041 16,310 13,604 4,285 2,483 1,617 1,618 308
Did not work 29,923 7,921 22,002 14,941 12,377 3,101 9,186 5,699 5,706 3,835
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 139,218 24,187 115,030 109,782 101,882 77,294 9,099 4,794 4,803 645
Less than 25 employees 38,924 11,058 27,866 26,199 21,546 11,914 2,432 1,523 1,526 234
25 to 99 employees 17,891 3,508 14,383 13,730 12,965 9,743 1,085 696 696 80
100 to 499 employees 19,310 2,740 16,570 15,965 15,365 12,452 1,061 628 634 85
500 to 999 employees 7,531 867 6,664 6,511 6,322 5,218 326 195 195 29
1000 or more employees 55,562 6,014 49,548 47,377 45,686 37,967 4,195 1,752 1,752 217
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 4
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 8,513 5,348 20,562 4,705
Age
Under 18 years 2,064 2,884 73 197
Under 6 years 649 1,054 23 75
6 to 11 years 694 984 17 50
12 to 17 years 721 846 32 71
18 to 24 years 798 607 24 97
25 to 34 years 940 414 68 166
35 to 44 years 1,256 330 173 419
45 to 54 years 1,209 283 288 395
55 to 64 years 1,014 229 795 533
Under 65 years 7,281 4,747 1,421 1,808
65 years and over 1,232 600 19,141 2,897
Sex
Male 4,520 2,463 9,050 1,868
Female 3,993 2,884 11,512 2,837
Nativity
Native 7,988 5,008 19,368 3,914
Foreign-born 525 340 1,194 791
Naturalized citizen 319 101 987 383
Not a citizen 207 239 206 408
Region
Northeast 862 1,126 4,232 1,034
Midwest 1,358 1,209 5,599 740
South 3,940 1,721 7,122 1,875
West 2,353 1,291 3,608 1,055
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 5
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
Household Relationship
In families 7,660 4,689 14,141 2,701
Householders 2,606 892 7,676 1,141
Under 65 years 2,070 698 533 402
65 years and over 536 194 7,143 740
Spouse present 2,389 506 6,616 682
No spouse present 216 386 1,060 459
Spouses of householders 2,390 486 5,584 558
Under 65 years 1,987 377 355 175
65 years and over 403 109 5,229 383
Children of householders 2,491 2,972 171 434
Under 6 years 613 957 21 62
6 to 11 years 649 889 13 42
12 to 17 years 699 756 28 56
> 17 years 529 370 108 275
Other relatives of householders 173 339 710 567
In unrelated subfamilies 33 71 2 2
Unrelated individuals 820 587 6,419 2,002
In married-couple families 6,987 2,866 12,596 1,649
Husbands 2,389 450 6,911 707
Under 65 years 1,871 286 418 218
65 years and over 519 165 6,493 488
Wives 2,390 542 5,289 533
Under 65 years 2,011 439 376 156
65 years and over 379 102 4,913 377
Children under 18 years 1,781 1,607 38 86
Under 6 years 577 608 12 33
6 to 11 years 589 552 7 29
12 to 17 years 615 447 19 24
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 6
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
In families with female
householders, no spouse present 475 1,569 1,177 826
Householders 120 339 837 385
Under 65 years 427 1,528 153 435
65 years and over 47 41 1,024 391
Children under 18 217 1,064 26 84
Under 6 years 61 369 9 32
6 to 11 years 67 364 7 12
12 to 17 years 89 332 10 40
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1,529 2,125 8,326 3,199
$25,000 to $49,999 2,823 1,784 7,004 878
$50,000 to $74,999 1,814 654 2,578 345
$75,000 or more 2,347 784 2,653 283
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 6,449 2,464 20,489 4,508
No high school diploma 660 658 4,684 2,274
High school grad,only 2,029 938 7,853 1,292
Some college,no degree 1,643 442 3,256 436
Associate degree 623 109 1,026 174
Bachelor's degree + 1,496 317 3,669 333
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 5,217 1,864 1,348 1,611
Worked during the year 3,957 1,221 236 229
Full-time 3,248 942 148 109
Part-time 709 279 88 120
Did not work 1,260 643 1,113 1,382
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3,957 1,221 236 229
Less than 25 employees 768 298 60 69
25 to 99 employees 354 181 32 41
100 to 499 employees 389 160 31 29
500 to 999 employees 108 67 19 5
1000 or more employees 2,339 514 93 84
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 7
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by Covered by
Not covered some type of Covered by Covered by own Covered by Medicaid or
at any time health insurance private employment employment government Covered by Indian Health Covered by
Total during the year during the year insurance based based health plan Medicaid Service Medicare
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 15.47 84.53 71.09 62.84 32.66 24.12 10.12 10.13 13.19
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 13.63 86.37 69.22 64.73 0.30 22.81 19.90 19.92 0.49
Under 6 years 100.00 13.68 86.32 65.56 62.60 0.00 26.68 23.87 23.87 0.57
6 to 11 years 100.00 13.07 86.93 69.64 65.81 0.00 22.94 20.16 20.19 0.37
12 to 17 years 100.00 14.16 85.84 72.38 65.69 0.92 18.89 15.76 15.76 0.52
18 to 24 years 100.00 28.98 71.02 61.96 51.02 21.08 13.00 9.96 9.96 0.57
25 to 34 years 100.00 23.17 76.83 70.31 66.56 51.03 9.08 6.20 6.22 0.86
35 to 44 years 100.00 16.46 83.54 77.28 72.36 52.04 8.90 5.22 5.24 1.91
45 to 54 years 100.00 13.36 86.64 80.37 75.04 56.04 9.68 4.62 4.62 3.07
55 to 64 years 100.00 14.52 85.48 75.49 66.97 49.93 16.56 6.30 6.31 8.66
Under 65 years 100.00 17.39 82.61 72.39 66.71 33.47 14.38 10.28 10.29 2.01
65 years and over 100.00 1.29 98.71 61.47 34.24 26.71 95.99 8.94 8.94 95.74
Sex
Male 100.00 16.42 83.58 71.53 64.20 37.99 21.96 9.00 9.01 11.69
Female 100.00 14.56 85.44 70.68 61.53 27.57 26.17 11.19 11.20 14.62
Nativity
Native 100.00 13.41 86.59 73.16 64.72 32.98 24.64 10.18 10.19 13.42
Foreign-born 100.00 33.31 66.69 53.18 46.58 29.92 19.64 9.62 9.62 11.19
Naturalized citizen 100.00 17.89 82.11 66.15 56.61 39.75 27.54 7.59 7.59 21.11
Not a citizen 100.00 42.55 57.45 45.41 40.57 24.03 14.91 10.83 10.83 5.26
Region
Northeast 100.00 12.71 87.29 72.94 64.97 33.30 25.18 11.48 11.48 14.43
Midwest 100.00 11.06 88.94 78.55 69.33 34.69 22.01 8.68 8.69 12.85
South 100.00 17.56 82.44 67.98 59.94 32.10 25.20 9.72 9.72 14.06
West 100.00 19.04 80.96 66.74 58.90 30.94 23.72 11.09 11.11 11.15
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 8
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by Covered by
Not covered some type of Covered by Covered by own Covered by Medicaid or
at any time health insurance private employment employment government Covered by Indian Health Covered by
Total during the year during the year insurance based based health plan Medicaid Service Medicare
Household Relationship
In families 100.00 14.85 85.15 72.28 65.31 29.52 22.59 10.35 10.36 10.65
Householders 100.00 12.38 87.62 75.64 67.32 52.64 25.22 6.63 6.64 17.42
Under 65 years 100.00 14.58 85.42 77.67 72.48 56.33 11.67 6.67 6.68 2.43
65 years and over 100.00 0.89 99.11 65.04 40.42 33.39 95.87 6.44 6.44 95.60
Spouse present 100.00 9.45 90.55 81.61 73.20 54.32 23.51 3.30 3.31 18.14
No spouse present 100.00 22.08 77.92 55.86 47.85 47.05 30.88 17.66 17.67 15.03
Spouses of householders 100.00 10.92 89.08 80.35 72.01 39.71 21.65 3.52 3.54 15.64
Under 65 years 100.00 12.67 87.33 82.60 77.52 42.91 8.79 3.32 3.33 1.79
65 years and over 100.00 0.79 99.21 67.32 40.07 21.15 96.21 4.73 4.73 95.97
Children of householders 100.00 15.42 84.58 70.44 65.33 6.08 19.32 16.13 16.14 1.02
Under 6 years 100.00 10.89 89.11 70.19 66.99 0.00 25.05 22.09 22.10 0.53
6 to 11 years 100.00 11.47 88.53 72.66 68.75 0.00 21.46 18.69 18.72 0.32
12 to 17 years 100.00 11.50 88.50 75.85 69.39 0.83 18.19 14.86 14.86 0.48
> 17 years 100.00 27.76 72.24 62.98 56.13 23.45 12.72 9.01 9.01 2.75
Other relatives of householders 100.00 38.52 61.48 36.05 30.00 16.12 32.64 20.19 20.19 15.49
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 27.36 72.64 46.99 41.79 16.32 32.37 29.48 29.48 0.73
Unrelated individuals 100.00 18.35 81.65 65.65 50.50 49.71 31.86 8.32 8.32 26.94
In married-couple families 100.00 12.26 87.74 78.33 71.26 31.07 19.83 6.29 6.30 11.20
Husbands 100.00 9.51 90.49 81.44 73.07 60.12 24.06 3.01 3.02 19.03
Under 65 years 100.00 11.42 88.58 84.15 79.42 65.04 8.39 2.58 2.59 2.32
65 years and over 100.00 0.77 99.23 69.08 44.08 37.70 95.55 4.98 4.98 95.26
Wives 100.00 10.86 89.14 80.53 72.15 33.91 21.09 3.81 3.82 14.75
Under 65 years 100.00 12.47 87.53 82.68 77.44 36.67 9.02 3.63 3.64 1.70
65 years and over 100.00 0.82 99.18 67.11 39.10 16.59 96.62 4.95 4.95 96.36
Children under 18 years 100.00 11.56 88.44 77.89 73.54 0.26 15.62 12.16 12.17 0.33
Under 6 years 100.00 11.62 88.38 75.26 71.79 0.00 18.35 14.96 14.96 0.42
6 to 11 years 100.00 11.42 88.58 78.14 73.71 0.00 15.50 12.22 12.25 0.25
12 to 17 years 100.00 11.64 88.36 80.35 75.20 0.79 12.92 9.18 9.19 0.31
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 9
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by Covered by
Not covered some type of Covered by Covered by own Covered by Medicaid or
at any time health insurance private employment employment government Covered by Indian Health Covered by
Total during the year during the year insurance based based health plan Medicaid Service Medicare
In families with female
householders, no spouse present 100.00 22.60 77.40 48.76 42.08 22.26 36.17 28.82 28.82 8.56
Householders 100.00 20.46 79.54 54.14 45.76 45.21 34.68 21.18 21.19 15.85
Under 65 years 100.00 24.04 75.96 49.21 43.48 22.29 31.94 29.76 29.76 2.39
65 years and over 100.00 2.40 97.60 42.42 22.47 21.91 95.43 15.60 15.60 95.10
Children under 18 100.00 16.97 83.03 45.51 40.65 0.37 45.13 43.69 43.69 0.87
Under 6 years 100.00 17.17 82.83 36.07 34.72 0.00 55.26 54.03 54.03 1.02
6 to 11 years 100.00 15.62 84.38 46.64 44.34 0.00 44.97 43.78 43.78 0.58
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.19 81.81 52.36 41.89 1.06 36.68 34.81 34.81 1.05
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 24.07 75.93 41.01 27.47 16.74 51.05 27.20 27.22 27.32
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 18.07 81.93 70.34 61.88 33.25 24.22 8.58 8.59 13.90
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 11.74 88.26 83.25 77.39 38.90 12.46 3.50 3.51 6.73
$75,000 or more 100.00 8.27 91.73 88.44 83.12 40.99 9.75 2.08 2.08 5.22
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 16.12 83.88 71.76 62.17 44.17 24.58 6.65 6.65 17.70
No high school diploma 100.00 26.73 73.27 45.40 35.31 21.59 43.28 16.50 16.51 32.61
High school grad,only 100.00 17.57 82.43 69.79 59.75 41.99 26.91 6.92 6.93 19.54
Some college,no degree 100.00 15.15 84.85 76.44 65.81 43.11 19.33 4.54 4.54 12.52
Associate degree 100.00 12.92 87.08 79.32 71.39 52.21 17.16 3.95 3.95 10.85
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 8.21 91.79 87.32 79.10 62.02 14.51 1.75 1.75 10.83
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 18.98 81.02 73.74 67.55 47.53 10.81 6.20 6.21 2.65
Worked during the year 100.00 17.37 82.63 78.86 73.18 55.52 6.54 3.44 3.45 0.46
Full-time 100.00 16.37 83.63 80.60 76.12 62.95 5.70 2.74 2.75 0.29
Part-time 100.00 22.39 77.61 70.17 58.53 18.43 10.68 6.96 6.96 1.33
Did not work 100.00 26.47 73.53 49.93 41.36 10.36 30.70 19.04 19.07 12.82
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 17.37 82.63 78.86 73.18 55.52 6.54 3.44 3.45 0.46
Less than 25 employees 100.00 28.41 71.59 67.31 55.35 30.61 6.25 3.91 3.92 0.60
25 to 99 employees 100.00 19.61 80.39 76.74 72.46 54.46 6.06 3.89 3.89 0.45
100 to 499 employees 100.00 14.19 85.81 82.68 79.57 64.48 5.50 3.25 3.29 0.44
500 to 999 employees 100.00 11.52 88.48 86.45 83.94 69.29 4.32 2.59 2.59 0.38
1000 or more employees 100.00 10.82 89.18 85.27 82.22 68.33 7.55 3.15 3.15 0.39
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 10
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 3.11 1.96 7.52 1.72
Age
Under 18 years 2.88 4.02 0.10 0.27
Under 6 years 2.78 4.51 0.10 0.32
6 to 11 years 2.83 4.01 0.07 0.21
12 to 17 years 3.03 3.55 0.14 0.30
18 to 24 years 3.01 2.29 0.09 0.36
25 to 34 years 2.49 1.09 0.18 0.44
35 to 44 years 2.80 0.74 0.39 0.94
45 to 54 years 3.30 0.77 0.79 1.08
55 to 64 years 4.34 0.98 3.40 2.28
Under 65 years 3.02 1.97 0.59 0.75
65 years and over 3.78 1.84 58.68 8.88
Sex
Male 3.38 1.84 6.77 1.40
Female 2.86 2.06 8.23 2.03
Nativity
Native 3.26 2.04 7.90 1.60
Foreign-born 1.85 1.20 4.21 2.79
Naturalized citizen 3.00 0.95 9.30 3.60
Not a citizen 1.17 1.35 1.16 2.30
Region
Northeast 1.66 2.17 8.15 1.99
Midwest 2.14 1.91 8.82 1.17
South 4.11 1.80 7.44 1.96
West 3.77 2.07 5.79 1.69
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(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
Household Relationship
In families 3.35 2.05 6.19 1.18
Householders 3.62 1.24 10.66 1.58
Under 65 years 3.42 1.16 0.88 0.66
65 years and over 4.63 1.67 61.65 6.38
Spouse present 4.32 0.91 11.96 1.23
No spouse present 1.29 2.31 6.34 2.75
Spouses of householders 4.32 0.88 10.10 1.01
Under 65 years 4.21 0.80 0.75 0.37
65 years and over 4.95 1.34 64.27 4.70
Children of householders 2.87 3.43 0.20 0.50
Under 6 years 2.95 4.60 0.10 0.30
6 to 11 years 2.88 3.94 0.06 0.19
12 to 17 years 3.24 3.50 0.13 0.26
> 17 years 2.44 1.70 0.50 1.27
Other relatives of householders 1.18 2.32 4.86 3.88
In unrelated subfamilies 2.34 4.98 0.13 0.15
Unrelated individuals 1.89 1.35 14.77 4.61
In married-couple families 3.90 1.60 7.03 0.92
Husbands 4.32 0.81 12.49 1.28
Under 65 years 4.12 0.63 0.92 0.48
65 years and over 5.21 1.65 65.28 4.91
Wives 4.32 0.98 9.56 0.96
Under 65 years 4.22 0.92 0.79 0.33
65 years and over 4.97 1.34 64.42 4.94
Children under 18 years 3.47 3.13 0.07 0.17
Under 6 years 3.33 3.51 0.07 0.19
6 to 11 years 3.38 3.17 0.04 0.17
12 to 17 years 3.69 2.68 0.11 0.14
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 12
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
In families with female
householders, no spouse present 1.24 4.11 3.08 2.16
Householders 0.95 2.67 6.60 3.03
Under 65 years 1.20 4.28 0.43 1.22
65 years and over 1.86 1.63 40.24 15.37
Children under 18 1.37 6.72 0.17 0.53
Under 6 years 1.29 7.88 0.20 0.69
6 to 11 years 1.19 6.43 0.13 0.21
12 to 17 years 1.62 6.02 0.18 0.73
Household Income
Less than $25,000 2.37 3.30 12.91 4.96
$25,000 to $49,999 3.67 2.32 9.11 1.14
$50,000 to $74,999 3.20 1.15 4.54 0.61
$75,000 or more 3.11 1.04 3.52 0.38
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 3.20 1.22 10.16 2.23
No high school diploma 1.94 1.93 13.74 6.67
High school grad,only 3.07 1.42 11.87 1.95
Some college,no degree 4.11 1.11 8.15 1.09
Associate degree 4.23 0.74 6.97 1.18
Bachelor's degree + 3.19 0.68 7.83 0.71
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 3.08 1.10 0.80 0.95
Worked during the year 2.84 0.88 0.17 0.16
Full-time 2.80 0.81 0.13 0.09
Part-time 3.05 1.20 0.38 0.52
Did not work 4.21 2.15 3.72 4.62
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 2.84 0.88 0.17 0.16
Less than 25 employees 1.97 0.77 0.16 0.18
25 to 99 employees 1.98 1.01 0.18 0.23
100 to 499 employees 2.01 0.83 0.16 0.15
500 to 999 employees 1.43 0.89 0.25 0.07
1000 or more employees 4.21 0.93 0.17 0.15