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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  85
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                               10,916            2,267             8,648       7,285       6,588       3,262        2,019       1,083          1,083         825 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                        3,057              506             2,551       2,072       1,868          12          641         508            508          26 
 Under 6 years                        1,011              141               870         703         654           0          231         173            173          10 
 6 to 11 years                          954              164               790         631         576           0          205         174            174           4 
 12 to 17 years                       1,091              201               890         739         638          12          205         162            162          12 
18 to 24 years                        1,192              378               814         708         542         200          149         101            101           7 
25 to 34 years                        1,895              504             1,391       1,320       1,256         970          108          59             59           1 
35 to 44 years                        1,833              367             1,466       1,385       1,305         896          128          62             62          21 
45 to 54 years                        1,432              288             1,143       1,042         965         689          165          84             84          30 
55 to 64 years                          706              164               542         476         439         320          127          53             53          40 
Under 65 years                       10,115            2,208             7,908       7,003       6,375       3,087        1,317         867            867         125 
65 years and over                       800               60               741         282         213         175          702         216            216         700 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                  5,312            1,095             4,217       3,600       3,305       1,858          899         481            481         380 
Female                                5,603            1,172             4,431       3,685       3,283       1,405        1,119         602            602         444 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                                4,209              662             3,547       3,035       2,722         861          826         445            445         231 
Foreign-born                          6,706            1,605             5,101       4,250       3,866       2,401        1,192         637            637         594 
 Naturalized citizen                  3,068              551             2,517       2,139       1,955       1,280          591         212            212         332 
 Not a citizen                        3,638            1,054             2,585       2,111       1,911       1,121          601         425            425         262 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                             1,938              501             1,437       1,168       1,052         496          328         249            249         100 
Midwest                               1,228              253               975         872         801         388          146          79             79          81 
South                                 1,896              416             1,480       1,299       1,139         525          291         129            129         102 
West                                  5,854            1,097             4,756       3,947       3,595       1,854        1,254         625            625         542 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  86
(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                           9,618            1,971             7,647       6,398       5,854       2,534        1,849       1,030          1,030         697 
Householders                          2,506              451             2,056       1,797       1,664       1,280          452         176            176         247 
 Under 65 years                       2,247              443             1,804       1,674       1,563       1,192          218         118            118          13 
 65 years and over                      259                8               251         123         100          89          235          58             58         234 
 Spouse present                       1,996              306             1,690       1,513       1,425       1,047          331         109            109         198 
 No spouse present                      510              145               365         284         239         233          121          67             67          50 
Spouses of householders               2,183              337             1,846       1,638       1,527         802          398         131            131         193 
 Under 65 years                       1,998              330             1,668       1,551       1,464         762          230          81             81          26 
 65 years and over                      185                7               178          86          63          40          168          51             51         167 
Children of householders              3,833              729             3,104       2,609       2,372         268          678         527            527          42 
 Under 6 years                          922              104               818         672         626           0          208         155            155          10 
 6 to 11 years                          882              143               739         602         550           0          182         151            151           4 
 12 to 17 years                         986              148               837         712         621          12          171         133            133           8 
 > 17 years                           1,044              334               710         624         575         256          116          88             88          20 
Other relatives of householders       1,096              454               641         354         292         184          321         195            195         214 
In unrelated subfamilies                 31               17                13          10           0           0            5           3              3           2 
Unrelated individuals                 1,267              279               988         877         734         728          164          49             49         126 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families            7,937            1,458             6,479       5,579       5,170       2,118        1,427         730            730         541 
Husbands                              1,955              298             1,657       1,466       1,380       1,110          348         113            113         226 
 Under 65 years                       1,715              290             1,426       1,346       1,280       1,025          131          55             55          10 
 65 years and over                      239                8               232         120         100          85          217          57             57         216 
Wives                                 2,224              345             1,879       1,684       1,571         738          382         128            128         165 
 Under 65 years                       2,067              339             1,729       1,611       1,518         705          240          82             82          25 
 65 years and over                      157                7               150          73          53          33          141          46             46         141 
Children under 18 years               2,528              393             2,135       1,818       1,664          12          468         346            346          17 
 Under 6 years                          864              103               761         648         610           0          169         117            117          10 
 6 to 11 years                          780              128               653         541         498           0          156         126            126           3 
 12 to 17 years                         883              162               722         629         556          12          142         103            103           4 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  87
(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       1,097              291               806         546         437         240          304         230            230          77 
Householders                            331               86               245         183         143         140           92          55             55          32 
 Under 65 years                       1,023              286               737         529         425         229          239         209            209          12 
 65 years and over                       74                5                69          16          11          10           65          21             21          65 
Children under 18                       419               77               342         200         159           0          150         139            139           1 
 Under 6 years                          103               17                86          36          25           0           57          51             51           0 
 6 to 11 years                          144               28               116          75          62           0           42          41             41           1 
 12 to 17 years                         172               32               141          89          71           0           52          48             48           1 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                     1,988              693             1,295         707         445         248          745         522            522         283 
$25,000 to $49,999                    2,637              676             1,961       1,571       1,458         748          568         325            325         174 
$50,000 to $74,999                    2,049              310             1,739       1,565       1,422         716          305         104            104         159 
$75,000 or more                       4,242              589             3,654       3,443       3,262       1,551          400         132            132         208 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 7,859            1,761             6,098       5,213       4,720       3,250        1,378         575            575         799 
No high school diploma                1,157              363               795         445         395         233          442         257            257         307 
High school grad,only                 1,711              467             1,244         975         865         541          408         136            136         217 
Some college,no degree                1,356              352             1,004         906         762         469          192          78             78          73 
Associate degree                        521              107               413         363         342         236           82          27             27          41 
Bachelor's degree +                   3,114              472             2,642       2,523       2,356       1,772          254          77             77         162 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 7,059            1,702             5,357       4,930       4,507       3,075          676         359            359          99 
Worked during the year                5,472            1,108             4,363       4,157       3,895       2,992          369         156            156           9 
 Full-time                            4,663              881             3,782       3,646       3,471       2,844          277          97             97           4 
 Part-time                              809              228               581         511         424         148           91          59             59           5 
Did not work                          1,587              593               994         773         612          84          307         203            203          90 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 5,472            1,108             4,363       4,157       3,895       2,992          369         156            156           9 
Less than 25 employees                1,634              571             1,063         992         824         448          102          58             58           0 
25 to 99 employees                      589              103               486         462         445         346           38          19             19           5 
100 to 499 employees                    633              118               515         499         485         389           23          17             17           0 
500 to 999 employees                    309               37               272         269         260         236           13           1              1           0 
1000 or more employees                2,306              279             2,027       1,935       1,880       1,572          192          62             62           4 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  88
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                        412          149          269           274 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                                122           70            5            15 
 Under 6 years                                 49           25            0             0 
 6 to 11 years                                 30           23            1             3 
 12 to 17 years                                43           22            4            12 
18 to 24 years                                 44           18            0             3 
25 to 34 years                                 49            7            0             1 
35 to 44 years                                 56            3            0            11 
45 to 54 years                                 63           15           13            12 
55 to 64 years                                 52           16            8            17 
Under 65 years                                385          129           26            58 
65 years and over                              27           21          243           216 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                          164           72          128           118 
Female                                        248           77          141           156 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                        182           54          137            17 
Foreign-born                                  230           96          133           256 
 Naturalized citizen                          164           30           86           105 
 Not a citizen                                 66           65           46           152 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                      18           28           17            36 
Midwest                                        19            2           32            24 
South                                         104           48           35            36 
West                                          272           71          186           177 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  89
(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                                   397          144          220           252 
Householders                                  102           32          107            63 
 Under 65 years                                91           20            0             5 
 65 years and over                             11           12          107            58 
 Spouse present                                88           16           93            56 
 No spouse present                             14           15           14             7 
Spouses of householders                       145           16           89            62 
 Under 65 years                               134            7           13            11 
 65 years and over                             11            9           77            51 
Children of householders                      133           76            2            25 
 Under 6 years                                 44           24            0             0 
 6 to 11 years                                 30           23            1             3 
 12 to 17 years                                38           14            0             8 
 > 17 years                                    21           16            1            13 
Other relatives of householders                16           20           22           102 
In unrelated subfamilies                        0            0            2             0 
Unrelated individuals                          15            5           47            22 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                    367          107          189           193 
Husbands                                       77           15          107            61 
 Under 65 years                                69            3            1             3 
 65 years and over                              8           12          105            57 
Wives                                         157           18           76            57 
 Under 65 years                               145            9           11            11 
 65 years and over                             11            9           64            46 
Children under 18 years                       112           60            0             7 
 Under 6 years                                 43           19            0             0 
 6 to 11 years                                 30           23            0             3 
 12 to 17 years                                39           18            0             4 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  90
(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                22           20           13            21 
Householders                                   11           11           11             2 
 Under 65 years                                19           20            1             1 
 65 years and over                              4            0           12            21 
Children under 18                              10            6            1             1 
 Under 6 years                                  6            6            0             0 
 6 to 11 years                                  0            0            1             0 
 12 to 17 years                                 4            0            0             1 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                              62           55           83           117 
$25,000 to $49,999                            124           37           64            54 
$50,000 to $74,999                             90           10           48            44 
$75,000 or more                               136           47           74            60 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                         290           79          264           259 
No high school diploma                         21           25           61           142 
High school grad,only                         100           14           79            41 
Some college,no degree                         70           11           37            22 
Associate degree                               33            0           10            17 
Bachelor's degree +                            65           29           78            36 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                         263           59           21            43 
Worked during the year                        207           22            0             3 
 Full-time                                    176           19            0             0 
 Part-time                                     31            3            0             3 
Did not work                                   56           37           21            40 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                         207           22            0             3 
Less than 25 employees                         44            5            0             0 
25 to 99 employees                             18            0            0             3 
100 to 499 employees                            6            1            0             0 
500 to 999 employees                           12            0            0             0 
1000 or more employees                        126           16            0             0 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  91
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            20.77             79.23       66.74       60.35       29.89        18.49        9.92           9.92        7.55 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            16.55             83.45       67.80       61.11        0.39        20.96       16.62          16.62        0.85 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            13.96             86.04       69.49       64.70        0.00        22.86       17.08          17.08        0.97 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            17.18             82.82       66.09       60.31        0.00        21.47       18.19          18.19        0.43 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            18.41             81.59       67.74       58.49        1.10        18.76       14.81          14.81        1.11 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            31.71             68.29       59.36       45.46       16.79        12.45        8.47           8.47        0.58 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            26.62             73.38       69.62       66.28       51.16         5.68        3.12           3.12        0.04 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            20.03             79.97       75.56       71.19       48.89         6.99        3.40           3.40        1.16 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            20.12             79.88       72.80       67.40       48.11        11.51        5.84           5.84        2.07 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            23.21             76.79       67.37       62.20       45.39        17.97        7.54           7.54        5.66 
Under 65 years                     100.00            21.83             78.17       69.23       63.03       30.52        13.02        8.57           8.57        1.23 
65 years and over                  100.00             7.45             92.55       35.25       26.55       21.84        87.68       26.93          26.93       87.48 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            20.62             79.38       67.76       62.22       34.97        16.93        9.05           9.05        7.16 
Female                             100.00            20.92             79.08       65.77       58.58       25.07        19.98       10.74          10.74        7.93 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            15.73             84.27       72.11       64.67       20.46        19.63       10.58          10.58        5.48 
Foreign-born                       100.00            23.93             76.07       63.37       57.64       35.80        17.78        9.50           9.50        8.86 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            17.97             82.03       69.72       63.71       41.73        19.28        6.92           6.92       10.81 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            28.96             71.04       58.02       52.52       30.80        16.52       11.68          11.68        7.21 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00            25.87             74.13       60.28       54.28       25.58        16.94       12.87          12.87        5.16 
Midwest                            100.00            20.60             79.40       70.97       65.26       31.59        11.88        6.41           6.41        6.60 
South                              100.00            21.92             78.08       68.50       60.09       27.68        15.34        6.82           6.82        5.37 
West                               100.00            18.75             81.25       67.42       61.42       31.67        21.42       10.68          10.68        9.26 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  92
(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            20.50             79.50       66.52       60.87       26.34        19.22       10.71          10.71        7.24 
Householders                       100.00            17.99             82.01       71.69       66.38       51.09        18.05        7.03           7.03        9.87 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            19.71             80.29       74.47       69.57       53.03         9.68        5.25           5.25        0.59 
 65 years and over                 100.00             3.06             96.94       47.55       38.76       34.23        90.69       22.52          22.52       90.38 
 Spouse present                    100.00            15.34             84.66       75.77       71.37       52.44        16.60        5.47           5.47        9.89 
 No spouse present                 100.00            28.36             71.64       55.73       46.88       45.78        23.71       13.14          13.14        9.75 
Spouses of householders            100.00            15.43             84.57       75.03       69.94       36.72        18.23        6.01           6.01        8.86 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            16.51             83.49       77.64       73.26       38.13        11.50        4.04           4.04        1.30 
 65 years and over                 100.00             3.66             96.34       46.74       33.96       21.43        91.08       27.37          27.37       90.65 
Children of householders           100.00            19.03             80.97       68.07       61.88        6.99        17.67       13.75          13.75        1.10 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            11.31             88.69       72.85       67.90        0.00        22.61       16.77          16.77        1.06 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            16.21             83.79       68.25       62.37        0.00        20.67       17.11          17.11        0.47 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            15.04             84.96       72.21       62.98        1.22        17.33       13.52          13.52        0.83 
 > 17 years                        100.00            31.98             68.02       59.78       55.11       24.50        11.11        8.45           8.45        1.91 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            41.47             58.53       32.33       26.65       16.79        29.31       17.84          17.84       19.54 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            55.97             44.03       33.00        0.00        0.00        17.21       11.03          11.03        6.18 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            22.01             77.99       69.21       57.89       57.49        12.98        3.90           3.90        9.95 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            18.37             81.63       70.29       65.14       26.69        17.98        9.19           9.19        6.81 
Husbands                           100.00            15.22             84.78       75.02       70.62       56.80        17.78        5.76           5.76       11.55 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            16.89             83.11       78.47       74.63       59.76         7.64        3.22           3.22        0.58 
 65 years and over                 100.00             3.31             96.69       50.31       41.91       35.65        90.43       23.98          23.98       90.09 
Wives                              100.00            15.53             84.47       75.70       70.62       33.19        17.16        5.75           5.75        7.42 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            16.38             83.62       77.91       73.43       34.11        11.63        3.95           3.95        1.19 
 65 years and over                 100.00             4.30             95.70       46.65       33.63       21.00        89.96       29.40          29.40       89.45 
Children under 18 years            100.00            15.54             84.46       71.92       65.84        0.48        18.51       13.68          13.68        0.66 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            11.95             88.05       75.00       70.63        0.00        19.61       13.52          13.52        1.13 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            16.38             83.62       69.29       63.84        0.00        20.01       16.11          16.11        0.41 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            18.30             81.70       71.22       62.93        1.36        16.10       11.68          11.68        0.42 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  93
(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            26.51             73.49       49.77       39.82       21.84        27.69       20.96          20.96        6.99 
Householders                       100.00            26.09             73.91       55.13       43.25       42.10        27.87       16.63          16.63        9.52 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            27.94             72.06       51.75       41.59       22.42        23.35       20.42          20.42        1.16 
 65 years and over                 100.00             6.68             93.32       22.31       15.39       13.79        87.70       28.32          28.32       87.70 
Children under 18                  100.00            18.29             81.71       47.76       37.92        0.00        35.87       33.29          33.29        0.35 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            16.58             83.42       35.25       24.81        0.00        55.12       49.48          49.48        0.00 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            19.40             80.60       52.09       43.30        0.00        29.15       28.52          28.52        0.63 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            18.37             81.63       51.58       41.23        0.00        30.04       27.65          27.65        0.32 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            34.86             65.14       35.56       22.41       12.45        37.48       26.28          26.28       14.24 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            25.63             74.37       59.58       55.31       28.39        21.55       12.33          12.33        6.61 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            15.14             84.86       76.35       69.41       34.92        14.89        5.06           5.06        7.75 
$75,000 or more                    100.00            13.87             86.13       81.15       76.89       36.55         9.43        3.10           3.10        4.91 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            22.41             77.59       66.33       60.06       41.36        17.53        7.31           7.31       10.16 
No high school diploma             100.00            31.34             68.66       38.48       34.14       20.10        38.18       22.22          22.22       26.52 
High school grad,only              100.00            27.30             72.70       56.97       50.54       31.63        23.84        7.93           7.93       12.65 
Some college,no degree             100.00            25.99             74.01       66.80       56.23       34.59        14.13        5.74           5.74        5.39 
Associate degree                   100.00            20.57             79.43       69.78       65.66       45.25        15.79        5.24           5.24        7.83 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            15.16             84.84       81.03       75.65       56.89         8.16        2.47           2.47        5.19 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            24.11             75.89       69.85       63.86       43.57         9.58        5.09           5.09        1.40 
Worked during the year             100.00            20.26             79.74       75.98       71.19       54.68         6.74        2.85           2.85        0.16 
 Full-time                         100.00            18.89             81.11       78.20       74.44       60.98         5.94        2.08           2.08        0.08 
 Part-time                         100.00            28.15             71.85       63.17       52.46       18.30        11.30        7.33           7.33        0.57 
Did not work                       100.00            37.39             62.61       48.71       38.59        5.28        19.37       12.80          12.80        5.67 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            20.26             79.74       75.98       71.19       54.68         6.74        2.85           2.85        0.16 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            34.95             65.05       60.73       50.44       27.40         6.24        3.52           3.52        0.00 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            17.46             82.54       78.44       75.50       58.78         6.47        3.15           3.15        0.78 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            18.69             81.31       78.73       76.66       61.51         3.63        2.64           2.64        0.00 
500 to 999 employees               100.00            12.00             88.00       87.08       84.21       76.35         4.26        0.30           0.30        0.00 
1000 or more employees             100.00            12.09             87.91       83.92       81.54       68.18         8.35        2.71           2.71        0.17 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  94
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       3.77         1.37         2.47          2.51 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               4.00         2.29         0.16          0.50 
 Under 6 years                               4.81         2.47         0.00          0.00 
 6 to 11 years                               3.19         2.37         0.10          0.34 
 12 to 17 years                              3.96         2.04         0.35          1.11 
18 to 24 years                               3.66         1.48         0.00          0.26 
25 to 34 years                               2.56         0.37         0.00          0.04 
35 to 44 years                               3.03         0.19         0.00          0.59 
45 to 54 years                               4.41         1.04         0.92          0.81 
55 to 64 years                               7.40         2.26         1.14          2.38 
Under 65 years                               3.81         1.27         0.26          0.58 
65 years and over                            3.31         2.57        30.38         26.93 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         3.08         1.36         2.42          2.23 
Female                                       4.43         1.38         2.51          2.78 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       4.33         1.27         3.24          0.41 
Foreign-born                                 3.42         1.43         1.98          3.82 
 Naturalized citizen                         5.35         0.99         2.81          3.41 
 Not a citizen                               1.80         1.80         1.27          4.17 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    0.91         1.44         0.88          1.86 
Midwest                                      1.54         0.17         2.58          1.98 
South                                        5.47         2.55         1.83          1.91 
West                                         4.64         1.21         3.17          3.03 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  95
(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                                  4.13         1.50         2.29          2.62 
Householders                                 4.08         1.27         4.27          2.51 
 Under 65 years                              4.05         0.89         0.00          0.21 
 65 years and over                           4.36         4.57        41.30         22.52 
 Spouse present                              4.41         0.82         4.67          2.83 
 No spouse present                           2.81         3.00         2.70          1.28 
Spouses of householders                      6.66         0.74         4.09          2.83 
 Under 65 years                              6.72         0.37         0.64          0.56 
 65 years and over                           6.03         4.75        41.47         27.37 
Children of householders                     3.48         1.99         0.04          0.65 
 Under 6 years                               4.78         2.55         0.00          0.00 
 6 to 11 years                               3.45         2.57         0.10          0.36 
 12 to 17 years                              3.81         1.42         0.00          0.83 
 > 17 years                                  2.05         1.56         0.07          1.29 
Other relatives of householders              1.44         1.84         2.00          9.35 
In unrelated subfamilies                     0.00         0.00         6.18          0.00 
Unrelated individuals                        1.18         0.39         3.75          1.73 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   4.63         1.34         2.38          2.44 
Husbands                                     3.94         0.76         5.47          3.11 
 Under 65 years                              4.04         0.17         0.08          0.19 
 65 years and over                           3.20         4.94        44.04         23.98 
Wives                                        7.04         0.80         3.40          2.58 
 Under 65 years                              7.03         0.43         0.55          0.54 
 65 years and over                           7.08         5.58        40.91         29.40 
Children under 18 years                      4.44         2.38         0.00          0.27 
 Under 6 years                               4.96         2.20         0.00          0.00 
 6 to 11 years                               3.90         2.90         0.00          0.41 
 12 to 17 years                              4.42         2.09         0.00          0.42 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999                                  96
(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              2.02         1.86         1.21          1.96 
Householders                                 3.44         3.37         3.36          0.63 
 Under 65 years                              1.82         1.99         0.09          0.05 
 65 years and over                           4.90         0.00        16.69         28.32 
Children under 18                            2.36         1.42         0.22          0.13 
 Under 6 years                               5.64         5.79         0.00          0.00 
 6 to 11 years                               0.00         0.00         0.63          0.00 
 12 to 17 years                              2.40         0.00         0.00          0.32 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            3.13         2.79         4.18          5.88 
$25,000 to $49,999                           4.72         1.39         2.42          2.04 
$50,000 to $74,999                           4.37         0.49         2.34          2.13 
$75,000 or more                              3.20         1.11         1.75          1.41 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.69         1.01         3.36          3.29 
No high school diploma                       1.84         2.20         5.24         12.25 
High school grad,only                        5.86         0.83         4.62          2.42 
Some college,no degree                       5.17         0.82         2.74          1.65 
Associate degree                             6.29         0.00         1.89          3.21 
Bachelor's degree +                          2.09         0.93         2.50          1.17 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.73         0.83         0.30          0.61 
Worked during the year                       3.78         0.40         0.00          0.06 
 Full-time                                   3.78         0.40         0.00          0.00 
 Part-time                                   3.79         0.42         0.00          0.38 
Did not work                                 3.54         2.32         1.34          2.52 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.78         0.40         0.00          0.06 
Less than 25 employees                       2.71         0.28         0.00          0.00 
25 to 99 employees                           3.06         0.00         0.00          0.52 
100 to 499 employees                         0.99         0.18         0.00          0.00 
500 to 999 employees                         3.96         0.00         0.00          0.00 
1000 or more employees                       5.47         0.71         0.00          0.00 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/health/02_008.htm