Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 13
(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
WHITE
Number/Percent
Total 224,373 31,701 192,672 166,041 145,730 75,407 51,993 18,540 18,551 31,416
Age
Under 18 years 56,232 6,968 49,264 41,388 38,641 164 10,827 9,248 9,248 210
Under 6 years 18,402 2,298 16,105 12,841 12,237 0 4,257 3,765 3,765 82
6 to 11 years 19,153 2,321 16,832 14,227 13,421 0 3,600 3,064 3,065 64
12 to 17 years 18,677 2,349 16,328 14,320 12,984 164 2,970 2,418 2,418 63
18 to 24 years 21,073 5,765 15,308 13,737 11,288 4,640 2,327 1,688 1,688 93
25 to 34 years 30,320 6,637 23,682 22,022 20,820 15,703 2,364 1,551 1,551 225
35 to 44 years 36,915 5,535 31,380 29,360 27,392 19,401 2,913 1,645 1,654 655
45 to 54 years 30,790 3,729 27,061 25,390 23,652 17,435 2,680 1,164 1,164 890
55 to 64 years 20,163 2,753 17,410 15,612 13,795 10,210 3,064 1,092 1,092 1,595
Under 65 years 195,493 31,387 164,106 147,508 135,589 67,553 24,175 16,387 16,398 3,668
65 years and over 28,880 313 28,566 18,533 10,141 7,854 27,818 2,153 2,153 27,749
Sex
Male 110,428 16,654 93,774 81,951 73,144 43,839 23,301 8,175 8,180 13,648
Female 113,945 15,046 98,899 84,090 72,586 31,567 28,692 10,365 10,371 17,769
Nativity
Native 205,143 24,732 180,412 156,494 137,547 70,122 48,005 16,720 16,731 28,970
Foreign-born 19,230 6,969 12,260 9,548 8,183 5,284 3,989 1,820 1,820 2,447
Naturalized citizen 6,617 1,108 5,509 4,297 3,520 2,520 2,174 527 527 1,820
Not a citizen 12,612 5,861 6,751 5,251 4,663 2,764 1,814 1,293 1,293 627
Region
Northeast 43,259 4,757 38,502 33,054 29,315 15,020 10,372 3,839 3,839 6,741
Midwest 54,828 5,314 49,514 44,930 39,440 19,605 11,326 3,637 3,643 7,377
South 73,839 11,779 62,061 52,686 46,000 24,557 17,983 5,539 5,539 11,208
West 52,446 9,851 42,595 35,371 30,975 16,224 12,312 5,525 5,530 6,091
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 14
(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 187,118 25,087 162,031 141,223 126,876 57,147 39,792 15,457 15,469 21,143
Householders 60,251 6,788 53,463 47,008 41,536 32,175 14,835 3,070 3,075 11,002
Under 65 years 49,952 6,698 43,254 40,085 37,293 28,678 4,950 2,535 2,541 1,142
65 years and over 10,299 90 10,209 6,923 4,242 3,498 9,885 535 535 9,860
Spouse present 48,790 4,399 44,391 40,178 35,777 26,518 11,508 1,444 1,449 9,136
No spouse present 11,461 2,389 9,072 6,831 5,759 5,658 3,327 1,626 1,626 1,866
Spouses of householders 48,592 5,027 43,565 39,497 35,151 19,206 10,553 1,552 1,557 7,877
Under 65 years 41,145 4,979 36,166 34,360 32,137 17,642 3,359 1,262 1,267 701
65 years and over 7,447 48 7,399 5,137 3,014 1,564 7,194 290 290 7,176
Children of householders 68,556 9,638 58,918 50,901 47,073 4,098 11,255 9,132 9,132 593
Under 6 years 16,753 1,748 15,004 12,330 11,739 0 3,579 3,120 3,120 69
6 to 11 years 17,965 1,939 16,027 13,746 12,983 0 3,187 2,689 2,690 47
12 to 17 years 17,225 1,796 15,429 13,680 12,496 134 2,643 2,099 2,099 58
> 17 years 16,613 4,155 12,458 11,146 9,855 3,964 1,845 1,223 1,223 419
Other relatives of householders 9,719 3,634 6,085 3,817 3,117 1,668 3,149 1,704 1,704 1,671
In unrelated subfamilies 1,082 281 801 516 474 181 339 310 310 6
Unrelated individuals 36,173 6,332 29,840 24,302 18,380 18,078 11,862 2,772 2,772 10,268
In married-couple families 154,818 17,610 137,208 123,420 111,660 48,739 30,306 8,853 8,863 18,059
Husbands 48,737 4,384 44,353 40,123 35,745 29,556 11,777 1,289 1,294 9,558
Under 65 years 39,656 4,321 35,335 33,726 31,728 26,111 3,079 901 906 884
65 years and over 9,081 63 9,019 6,397 4,017 3,444 8,698 388 388 8,674
Wives 48,654 5,043 43,611 39,561 35,191 16,173 10,285 1,707 1,712 7,455
Under 65 years 41,638 4,994 36,644 34,742 32,425 15,027 3,485 1,413 1,418 673
65 years and over 7,016 49 6,967 4,819 2,766 1,145 6,800 294 294 6,782
Children under 18 years 43,541 4,574 38,966 34,678 32,677 113 6,339 4,968 4,968 127
Under 6 years 14,810 1,589 13,220 11,330 10,771 0 2,612 2,164 2,164 55
6 to 11 years 14,825 1,564 13,262 11,856 11,149 0 2,080 1,625 1,625 36
12 to 17 years 13,906 1,421 12,484 11,493 10,757 113 1,647 1,179 1,179 36
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 15
(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 23,895 5,155 18,740 12,860 10,868 5,854 7,813 5,674 5,675 2,310
Householders 8,380 1,604 6,777 4,858 4,018 3,964 2,780 1,458 1,458 1,472
Under 65 years 22,013 5,110 16,903 11,985 10,414 5,408 6,012 5,457 5,458 515
65 years and over 1,882 45 1,837 875 454 446 1,801 218 218 1,795
Children under 18 9,257 1,570 7,688 4,780 4,224 35 3,626 3,465 3,466 62
Under 6 years 2,571 444 2,126 1,041 1,013 0 1,291 1,257 1,258 19
6 to 11 years 3,226 526 2,700 1,714 1,645 0 1,242 1,191 1,191 19
12 to 17 years 3,460 600 2,861 2,024 1,566 35 1,092 1,017 1,017 24
Household Income
Less than $25,000 47,979 11,008 36,971 21,348 13,670 8,570 24,585 11,184 11,188 15,011
$25,000 to $49,999 62,981 10,607 52,374 45,420 39,469 21,204 15,481 4,810 4,817 9,626
$50,000 to $74,999 48,428 5,255 43,173 41,066 38,075 18,981 5,722 1,436 1,436 3,282
$75,000 or more 64,985 4,830 60,154 58,207 54,516 26,652 6,205 1,110 1,110 3,497
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 168,140 24,733 143,408 124,654 107,089 75,243 41,166 9,292 9,303 31,207
No high school diploma 26,951 7,066 19,886 12,918 9,906 6,007 11,462 3,825 3,827 8,976
High school grad,only 55,481 8,757 46,725 40,223 34,101 23,610 15,026 3,224 3,232 11,612
Some college,no degree 33,029 4,550 28,479 25,903 22,088 14,138 6,431 1,181 1,182 4,532
Associate degree 12,587 1,447 11,140 10,217 9,146 6,609 2,174 447 447 1,445
Bachelor's degree + 40,091 2,912 37,179 35,393 31,849 24,879 6,073 616 616 4,641
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 139,261 24,419 114,841 106,120 96,947 67,389 13,349 7,139 7,149 3,458
Worked during the year 116,025 18,750 97,274 93,558 86,493 64,775 6,698 3,309 3,314 507
Full-time 96,171 14,779 81,392 78,935 74,337 61,085 4,825 2,153 2,158 260
Part-time 19,854 3,972 15,882 14,624 12,157 3,690 1,873 1,156 1,156 247
Did not work 23,236 5,669 17,567 12,562 10,454 2,615 6,650 3,830 3,835 2,951
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 116,025 18,750 97,274 93,558 86,493 64,775 6,698 3,309 3,314 507
Less than 25 employees 33,900 8,983 24,917 23,635 19,357 10,628 1,946 1,130 1,131 198
25 to 99 employees 15,323 2,839 12,484 11,988 11,328 8,416 837 517 517 62
100 to 499 employees 16,185 1,976 14,208 13,810 13,293 10,711 761 426 431 66
500 to 999 employees 6,185 611 5,575 5,457 5,297 4,325 256 152 152 24
1000 or more employees 44,432 4,342 40,091 38,669 37,219 30,695 2,898 1,083 1,083 158
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 16
(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
WHITE
Number/Percent
Total 6,832 3,876 18,918 3,409
Age
Under 18 years 1,559 2,052 51 99
Under 6 years 479 755 15 38
6 to 11 years 541 683 12 31
12 to 17 years 539 614 23 29
18 to 24 years 635 422 12 61
25 to 34 years 709 288 57 110
35 to 44 years 949 239 149 301
45 to 54 years 1,002 201 240 295
55 to 64 years 875 178 649 408
Under 65 years 5,730 3,379 1,156 1,273
65 years and over 1,102 497 17,762 2,136
Sex
Male 3,671 1,799 8,308 1,357
Female 3,160 2,077 10,611 2,051
Nativity
Native 6,571 3,706 17,893 2,916
Foreign-born 261 170 1,026 493
Naturalized citizen 126 61 869 258
Not a citizen 134 110 156 235
Region
Northeast 742 684 3,994 778
Midwest 1,184 974 5,254 599
South 3,105 1,138 6,371 1,259
West 1,801 1,080 3,298 773
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 17
(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 6,152 3,371 12,966 1,818
Householders 2,147 608 7,016 818
Under 65 years 1,665 448 432 290
65 years and over 482 160 6,584 528
Spouse present 2,004 400 6,154 556
No spouse present 143 208 862 263
Spouses of householders 1,970 409 5,215 430
Under 65 years 1,597 318 287 142
65 years and over 373 91 4,928 288
Children of householders 1,907 2,098 119 265
Under 6 years 453 678 13 32
6 to 11 years 514 621 8 25
12 to 17 years 535 547 23 29
> 17 years 406 252 74 178
Other relatives of householders 129 257 616 305
In unrelated subfamilies 24 31 0 1
Unrelated individuals 655 474 5,952 1,589
In married-couple families 5,692 2,301 11,715 1,256
Husbands 2,007 357 6,422 558
Under 65 years 1,530 218 356 177
65 years and over 478 139 6,066 381
Wives 1,966 452 4,947 427
Under 65 years 1,618 363 305 134
65 years and over 349 89 4,642 293
Children under 18 years 1,381 1,290 29 64
Under 6 years 446 502 10 26
6 to 11 years 467 420 6 21
12 to 17 years 468 368 14 18
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 18
(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 315 884 953 424
Householders 75 180 683 203
Under 65 years 282 860 114 213
65 years and over 33 23 839 212
Children under 18 137 609 19 26
Under 6 years 24 191 3 8
6 to 11 years 49 220 6 6
12 to 17 years 63 198 10 12
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1,220 1,406 7,609 2,345
$25,000 to $49,999 2,226 1,358 6,518 641
$50,000 to $74,999 1,425 527 2,323 242
$75,000 or more 1,960 585 2,468 181
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 5,273 1,825 18,868 3,310
No high school diploma 554 481 4,079 1,576
High school grad,only 1,615 705 7,368 1,028
Some college,no degree 1,291 299 3,044 313
Associate degree 507 95 957 130
Bachelor's degree + 1,306 244 3,420 263
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 4,171 1,328 1,106 1,175
Worked during the year 3,110 902 198 175
Full-time 2,522 680 125 80
Part-time 589 223 73 96
Did not work 1,060 425 908 999
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3,110 902 198 175
Less than 25 employees 692 244 56 51
25 to 99 employees 294 134 25 32
100 to 499 employees 302 128 25 24
500 to 999 employees 84 54 18 3
1000 or more employees 1,738 341 74 65
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 19
(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
WHITE
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 14.13 85.87 74.00 64.95 33.61 23.17 8.26 8.27 14.00
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 12.39 87.61 73.60 68.72 0.29 19.25 16.45 16.45 0.37
Under 6 years 100.00 12.49 87.51 69.78 66.49 0.00 23.13 20.46 20.46 0.45
6 to 11 years 100.00 12.12 87.88 74.28 70.07 0.00 18.79 16.00 16.00 0.33
12 to 17 years 100.00 12.58 87.42 76.67 69.52 0.88 15.90 12.95 12.95 0.34
18 to 24 years 100.00 27.36 72.64 65.19 53.57 22.02 11.04 8.01 8.01 0.44
25 to 34 years 100.00 21.89 78.11 72.63 68.67 51.79 7.80 5.11 5.12 0.74
35 to 44 years 100.00 14.99 85.01 79.53 74.20 52.56 7.89 4.46 4.48 1.77
45 to 54 years 100.00 12.11 87.89 82.46 76.82 56.63 8.70 3.78 3.78 2.89
55 to 64 years 100.00 13.66 86.34 77.43 68.42 50.64 15.20 5.41 5.42 7.91
Under 65 years 100.00 16.06 83.94 75.45 69.36 34.56 12.37 8.38 8.39 1.88
65 years and over 100.00 1.08 98.92 64.17 35.12 27.19 96.32 7.46 7.46 96.08
Sex
Male 100.00 15.08 84.92 74.21 66.24 39.70 21.10 7.40 7.41 12.36
Female 100.00 13.20 86.80 73.80 63.70 27.70 25.18 9.10 9.10 15.59
Nativity
Native 100.00 12.06 87.94 76.29 67.05 34.18 23.40 8.15 8.16 14.12
Foreign-born 100.00 36.24 63.76 49.65 42.56 27.48 20.74 9.47 9.47 12.72
Naturalized citizen 100.00 16.75 83.25 64.93 53.20 38.09 32.86 7.96 7.96 27.51
Not a citizen 100.00 46.47 53.53 41.64 36.97 21.92 14.38 10.25 10.25 4.97
Region
Northeast 100.00 11.00 89.00 76.41 67.77 34.72 23.98 8.87 8.87 15.58
Midwest 100.00 9.69 90.31 81.95 71.93 35.76 20.66 6.63 6.64 13.45
South 100.00 15.95 84.05 71.35 62.30 33.26 24.35 7.50 7.50 15.18
West 100.00 18.78 81.22 67.44 59.06 30.93 23.48 10.53 10.54 11.61
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 20
(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 13.41 86.59 75.47 67.81 30.54 21.27 8.26 8.27 11.30
Householders 100.00 11.27 88.73 78.02 68.94 53.40 24.62 5.09 5.10 18.26
Under 65 years 100.00 13.41 86.59 80.25 74.66 57.41 9.91 5.08 5.09 2.29
65 years and over 100.00 0.87 99.13 67.22 41.19 33.96 95.98 5.19 5.19 95.73
Spouse present 100.00 9.02 90.98 82.35 73.33 54.35 23.59 2.96 2.97 18.72
No spouse present 100.00 20.84 79.16 59.60 50.25 49.36 29.03 14.19 14.19 16.28
Spouses of householders 100.00 10.35 89.65 81.28 72.34 39.53 21.72 3.19 3.20 16.21
Under 65 years 100.00 12.10 87.90 83.51 78.11 42.88 8.16 3.07 3.08 1.70
65 years and over 100.00 0.64 99.36 68.99 40.47 21.00 96.61 3.89 3.89 96.37
Children of householders 100.00 14.06 85.94 74.25 68.66 5.98 16.42 13.32 13.32 0.86
Under 6 years 100.00 10.44 89.56 73.60 70.07 0.00 21.37 18.62 18.63 0.41
6 to 11 years 100.00 10.79 89.21 76.51 72.26 0.00 17.74 14.97 14.97 0.26
12 to 17 years 100.00 10.42 89.58 79.42 72.55 0.78 15.35 12.19 12.19 0.34
> 17 years 100.00 25.01 74.99 67.09 59.32 23.86 11.11 7.36 7.36 2.52
Other relatives of householders 100.00 37.39 62.61 39.27 32.07 17.16 32.40 17.53 17.53 17.19
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 25.99 74.01 47.70 43.79 16.72 31.28 28.67 28.67 0.53
Unrelated individuals 100.00 17.51 82.49 67.18 50.81 49.98 32.79 7.66 7.66 28.38
In married-couple families 100.00 11.37 88.63 79.72 72.12 31.48 19.58 5.72 5.72 11.66
Husbands 100.00 8.99 91.01 82.33 73.34 60.64 24.16 2.64 2.65 19.61
Under 65 years 100.00 10.90 89.10 85.05 80.01 65.84 7.76 2.27 2.29 2.23
65 years and over 100.00 0.69 99.31 70.44 44.24 37.93 95.78 4.27 4.27 95.52
Wives 100.00 10.36 89.64 81.31 72.33 33.24 21.14 3.51 3.52 15.32
Under 65 years 100.00 11.99 88.01 83.44 77.88 36.09 8.37 3.39 3.41 1.62
65 years and over 100.00 0.70 99.30 68.69 39.42 16.33 96.92 4.18 4.18 96.66
Children under 18 years 100.00 10.51 89.49 79.65 75.05 0.26 14.56 11.41 11.41 0.29
Under 6 years 100.00 10.73 89.27 76.50 72.73 0.00 17.64 14.61 14.61 0.37
6 to 11 years 100.00 10.55 89.45 79.97 75.20 0.00 14.03 10.96 10.96 0.25
12 to 17 years 100.00 10.22 89.78 82.65 77.35 0.81 11.84 8.48 8.48 0.26
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 21
(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 21.57 78.43 53.82 45.48 24.50 32.70 23.75 23.75 9.67
Householders 100.00 19.14 80.86 57.97 47.95 47.30 33.17 17.40 17.40 17.56
Under 65 years 100.00 23.21 76.79 54.44 47.31 24.57 27.31 24.79 24.79 2.34
65 years and over 100.00 2.40 97.60 46.49 24.12 23.69 95.70 11.56 11.56 95.40
Children under 18 100.00 16.96 83.04 51.63 45.62 0.38 39.16 37.43 37.44 0.67
Under 6 years 100.00 17.29 82.71 40.50 39.40 0.00 50.24 48.91 48.92 0.74
6 to 11 years 100.00 16.30 83.70 53.14 51.00 0.00 38.51 36.92 36.93 0.59
12 to 17 years 100.00 17.32 82.68 58.49 45.24 1.00 31.55 29.39 29.39 0.68
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 22.94 77.06 44.49 28.49 17.86 51.24 23.31 23.32 31.29
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 16.84 83.16 72.12 62.67 33.67 24.58 7.64 7.65 15.28
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 10.85 89.15 84.80 78.62 39.19 11.82 2.97 2.97 6.78
$75,000 or more 100.00 7.43 92.57 89.57 83.89 41.01 9.55 1.71 1.71 5.38
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 14.71 85.29 74.14 63.69 44.75 24.48 5.53 5.53 18.56
No high school diploma 100.00 26.22 73.78 47.93 36.76 22.29 42.53 14.19 14.20 33.31
High school grad,only 100.00 15.78 84.22 72.50 61.46 42.56 27.08 5.81 5.82 20.93
Some college,no degree 100.00 13.78 86.22 78.42 66.87 42.80 19.47 3.58 3.58 13.72
Associate degree 100.00 11.50 88.50 81.17 72.66 52.51 17.27 3.55 3.55 11.48
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 7.26 92.74 88.28 79.44 62.06 15.15 1.54 1.54 11.58
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 17.53 82.47 76.20 69.62 48.39 9.59 5.13 5.13 2.48
Worked during the year 100.00 16.16 83.84 80.64 74.55 55.83 5.77 2.85 2.86 0.44
Full-time 100.00 15.37 84.63 82.08 77.30 63.52 5.02 2.24 2.24 0.27
Part-time 100.00 20.00 80.00 73.66 61.23 18.58 9.44 5.82 5.82 1.24
Did not work 100.00 24.40 75.60 54.06 44.99 11.25 28.62 16.48 16.51 12.70
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 16.16 83.84 80.64 74.55 55.83 5.77 2.85 2.86 0.44
Less than 25 employees 100.00 26.50 73.50 69.72 57.10 31.35 5.74 3.33 3.34 0.58
25 to 99 employees 100.00 18.53 81.47 78.24 73.93 54.92 5.47 3.37 3.37 0.40
100 to 499 employees 100.00 12.21 87.79 85.33 82.13 66.18 4.70 2.63 2.66 0.41
500 to 999 employees 100.00 9.87 90.13 88.22 85.64 69.92 4.14 2.46 2.46 0.39
1000 or more employees 100.00 9.77 90.23 87.03 83.76 69.08 6.52 2.44 2.44 0.36
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 22
(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
WHITE
Number/Percent
Total 3.04 1.73 8.43 1.52
Age
Under 18 years 2.77 3.65 0.09 0.18
Under 6 years 2.60 4.10 0.08 0.21
6 to 11 years 2.83 3.57 0.06 0.16
12 to 17 years 2.89 3.29 0.13 0.16
18 to 24 years 3.01 2.00 0.06 0.29
25 to 34 years 2.34 0.95 0.19 0.36
35 to 44 years 2.57 0.65 0.40 0.81
45 to 54 years 3.26 0.65 0.78 0.96
55 to 64 years 4.34 0.88 3.22 2.02
Under 65 years 2.93 1.73 0.59 0.65
65 years and over 3.82 1.72 61.50 7.39
Sex
Male 3.32 1.63 7.52 1.23
Female 2.77 1.82 9.31 1.80
Nativity
Native 3.20 1.81 8.72 1.42
Foreign-born 1.36 0.89 5.33 2.56
Naturalized citizen 1.91 0.91 13.14 3.89
Not a citizen 1.06 0.87 1.24 1.86
Region
Northeast 1.72 1.58 9.23 1.80
Midwest 2.16 1.78 9.58 1.09
South 4.20 1.54 8.63 1.70
West 3.43 2.06 6.29 1.47
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 23
(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 3.29 1.80 6.93 0.97
Householders 3.56 1.01 11.65 1.36
Under 65 years 3.33 0.90 0.87 0.58
65 years and over 4.68 1.55 63.93 5.13
Spouse present 4.11 0.82 12.61 1.14
No spouse present 1.25 1.81 7.52 2.29
Spouses of householders 4.05 0.84 10.73 0.88
Under 65 years 3.88 0.77 0.70 0.35
65 years and over 5.00 1.23 66.18 3.86
Children of householders 2.78 3.06 0.17 0.39
Under 6 years 2.70 4.05 0.08 0.19
6 to 11 years 2.86 3.45 0.05 0.14
12 to 17 years 3.10 3.18 0.14 0.17
> 17 years 2.44 1.52 0.45 1.07
Other relatives of householders 1.32 2.64 6.34 3.14
In unrelated subfamilies 2.24 2.84 0.00 0.13
Unrelated individuals 1.81 1.31 16.45 4.39
In married-couple families 3.68 1.49 7.57 0.81
Husbands 4.12 0.73 13.18 1.15
Under 65 years 3.86 0.55 0.90 0.45
65 years and over 5.26 1.53 66.80 4.20
Wives 4.04 0.93 10.17 0.88
Under 65 years 3.89 0.87 0.73 0.32
65 years and over 4.97 1.27 66.17 4.18
Children under 18 years 3.17 2.96 0.07 0.15
Under 6 years 3.01 3.39 0.07 0.17
6 to 11 years 3.15 2.83 0.04 0.14
12 to 17 years 3.37 2.65 0.10 0.13
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 24
(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 1.32 3.70 3.99 1.78
Householders 0.90 2.15 8.15 2.43
Under 65 years 1.28 3.91 0.52 0.97
65 years and over 1.73 1.23 44.58 11.26
Children under 18 1.48 6.58 0.21 0.29
Under 6 years 0.94 7.43 0.12 0.33
6 to 11 years 1.52 6.83 0.20 0.19
12 to 17 years 1.83 5.72 0.28 0.34
Household Income
Less than $25,000 2.54 2.93 15.86 4.89
$25,000 to $49,999 3.53 2.16 10.35 1.02
$50,000 to $74,999 2.94 1.09 4.80 0.50
$75,000 or more 3.02 0.90 3.80 0.28
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 3.14 1.09 11.22 1.97
No high school diploma 2.06 1.79 15.13 5.85
High school grad,only 2.91 1.27 13.28 1.85
Some college,no degree 3.91 0.91 9.22 0.95
Associate degree 4.03 0.75 7.60 1.04
Bachelor's degree + 3.26 0.61 8.53 0.66
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 2.99 0.95 0.79 0.84
Worked during the year 2.68 0.78 0.17 0.15
Full-time 2.62 0.71 0.13 0.08
Part-time 2.96 1.12 0.37 0.48
Did not work 4.56 1.83 3.91 4.30
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 2.68 0.78 0.17 0.15
Less than 25 employees 2.04 0.72 0.17 0.15
25 to 99 employees 1.92 0.88 0.16 0.21
100 to 499 employees 1.87 0.79 0.15 0.15
500 to 999 employees 1.35 0.88 0.28 0.05
1000 or more employees 3.91 0.77 0.17 0.15