
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 97
(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, not Hispanic
Number/Percent
Total 10,727 2,235 8,492 7,171 6,475 3,217 1,965 1,042 1,042 810
Age
Under 18 years 2,983 497 2,485 2,036 1,831 12 610 477 477 25
Under 6 years 978 138 841 693 644 0 210 151 151 10
6 to 11 years 927 162 765 613 558 0 197 166 166 4
12 to 17 years 1,077 198 880 730 629 12 204 160 160 12
18 to 24 years 1,174 369 805 701 535 199 144 100 100 7
25 to 34 years 1,872 502 1,371 1,300 1,237 956 107 58 58 0
35 to 44 years 1,795 360 1,435 1,356 1,277 876 125 59 59 20
45 to 54 years 1,412 286 1,126 1,029 952 684 160 79 79 28
55 to 64 years 701 163 538 473 437 318 125 53 53 38
Under 65 years 9,936 2,177 7,760 6,894 6,268 3,046 1,272 827 827 119
65 years and over 791 59 732 277 207 171 693 216 216 692
Sex
Male 5,210 1,077 4,134 3,546 3,252 1,833 866 455 455 371
Female 5,517 1,159 4,358 3,625 3,223 1,384 1,099 588 588 439
Nativity
Native 4,090 641 3,448 2,972 2,661 842 786 412 412 223
Foreign-born 6,638 1,594 5,044 4,199 3,814 2,374 1,179 631 631 587
Naturalized citizen 3,028 545 2,483 2,108 1,924 1,268 587 211 211 327
Not a citizen 3,609 1,049 2,561 2,090 1,890 1,106 592 420 420 260
Region
Northeast 1,869 486 1,383 1,131 1,015 476 305 230 230 98
Midwest 1,199 248 951 849 778 386 145 79 79 80
South 1,875 413 1,463 1,283 1,124 514 285 129 129 96
West 5,784 1,088 4,696 3,908 3,558 1,841 1,230 605 605 536
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 98
(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 9,454 1,948 7,506 6,298 5,755 2,501 1,798 991 991 685
Householders 2,467 447 2,020 1,771 1,638 1,262 438 170 170 240
Under 65 years 2,213 439 1,774 1,649 1,539 1,174 208 112 112 10
65 years and over 255 8 247 122 99 87 231 58 58 230
Spouse present 1,973 304 1,669 1,495 1,407 1,035 327 109 109 193
No spouse present 494 143 351 276 231 227 111 61 61 47
Spouses of householders 2,156 334 1,821 1,615 1,504 795 393 130 130 190
Under 65 years 1,975 329 1,646 1,532 1,444 757 227 80 80 25
65 years and over 181 6 175 84 60 38 165 51 51 165
Children of householders 3,750 718 3,032 2,566 2,329 265 647 497 497 41
Under 6 years 889 101 788 662 616 0 187 133 133 10
6 to 11 years 856 141 715 584 533 0 176 144 144 4
12 to 17 years 973 145 828 703 612 12 170 132 132 8
> 17 years 1,033 331 702 617 568 253 115 87 87 20
Other relatives of householders 1,080 448 632 346 284 180 320 194 194 214
In unrelated subfamilies 31 17 13 10 0 0 5 3 3 2
Unrelated individuals 1,243 270 972 863 720 716 162 48 48 123
In married-couple families 7,839 1,443 6,396 5,502 5,093 2,097 1,416 727 727 533
Husbands 1,932 295 1,637 1,449 1,363 1,099 342 112 112 220
Under 65 years 1,698 288 1,411 1,331 1,265 1,015 131 55 55 10
65 years and over 234 8 226 118 98 84 211 57 57 210
Wives 2,197 343 1,854 1,661 1,548 730 378 127 127 163
Under 65 years 2,042 337 1,705 1,589 1,496 698 238 81 81 24
65 years and over 155 6 149 72 51 32 140 46 46 139
Children under 18 years 2,490 385 2,105 1,788 1,635 12 466 344 344 17
Under 6 years 850 100 751 638 600 0 167 115 115 10
6 to 11 years 766 127 639 527 485 0 156 126 126 3
12 to 17 years 874 158 716 623 550 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 99
(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 1,047 287 760 529 420 232 271 199 199 76
Householders 319 85 234 174 135 133 86 50 50 32
Under 65 years 973 282 691 512 408 221 206 178 178 11
65 years and over 74 5 69 16 11 10 65 21 21 65
Children under 18 386 76 310 193 152 0 125 115 115 1
Under 6 years 84 17 67 36 25 0 38 33 33 0
6 to 11 years 134 27 107 71 59 0 36 35 35 1
12 to 17 years 168 32 136 85 68 0 51 47 47 0
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1,940 684 1,256 695 434 241 714 495 495 278
$25,000 to $49,999 2,577 659 1,918 1,537 1,426 731 553 317 317 169
$50,000 to $74,999 2,025 305 1,719 1,550 1,408 711 300 99 99 156
$75,000 or more 4,186 588 3,598 3,389 3,208 1,533 398 131 131 207
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 7,744 1,738 6,007 5,135 4,644 3,205 1,354 565 565 785
No high school diploma 1,129 350 780 434 383 227 435 255 255 302
High school grad,only 1,673 460 1,213 948 838 525 401 134 134 212
Some college,no degree 1,328 350 978 883 739 454 186 73 73 70
Associate degree 515 106 409 363 341 235 79 26 26 39
Bachelor's degree + 3,099 472 2,627 2,508 2,342 1,764 254 77 77 162
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 6,954 1,679 5,275 4,859 4,437 3,034 661 349 349 93
Worked during the year 5,388 1,089 4,298 4,095 3,834 2,950 364 153 153 9
Full-time 4,594 868 3,726 3,591 3,417 2,802 274 94 94 4
Part-time 794 221 573 504 417 148 90 59 59 5
Did not work 1,566 590 976 763 603 84 297 197 197 85
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 5,388 1,089 4,298 4,095 3,834 2,950 364 153 153 9
Less than 25 employees 1,610 567 1,043 973 805 440 102 58 58 0
25 to 99 employees 584 103 481 459 441 343 37 19 19 5
100 to 499 employees 621 111 510 493 480 386 23 17 17 0
500 to 999 employees 303 37 266 263 254 233 13 1 1 0
1000 or more employees 2,269 271 1,998 1,907 1,854 1,548 189 59 59 4
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 100
(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, not Hispanic
Number/Percent
Total 407 145 264 270
Age
Under 18 years 122 68 5 15
Under 6 years 49 23 0 0
6 to 11 years 30 23 1 3
12 to 17 years 43 22 4 12
18 to 24 years 40 18 0 3
25 to 34 years 49 7 0 0
35 to 44 years 56 1 0 10
45 to 54 years 63 15 13 10
55 to 64 years 52 16 8 17
Under 65 years 382 124 26 54
65 years and over 25 21 238 216
Sex
Male 162 71 126 117
Female 245 74 138 153
Nativity
Native 181 51 134 16
Foreign-born 226 94 130 254
Naturalized citizen 162 30 85 103
Not a citizen 64 63 45 151
Region
Northeast 16 26 15 36
Midwest 19 2 32 24
South 102 48 31 36
West 270 69 186 173
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 101
(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 392 140 216 249
Householders 98 30 106 62
Under 65 years 89 18 0 3
65 years and over 9 12 106 58
Spouse present 86 16 92 56
No spouse present 12 13 14 5
Spouses of householders 144 16 87 61
Under 65 years 133 7 13 10
65 years and over 11 9 74 51
Children of householders 133 75 2 24
Under 6 years 44 22 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 46 21
In married-couple families 364 105 185 193
Husbands 75 15 104 61
Under 65 years 69 3 1 3
65 years and over 6 12 103 57
Wives 155 18 74 57
Under 65 years 144 9 11 10
65 years and over 11 9 63 46
Children under 18 years 112 58 0 7
Under 6 years 43 17 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 102
(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 20 18 13 21
Householders 9 9 11 2
Under 65 years 17 18 1 0
65 years and over 4 0 12 21
Children under 18 10 6 1 0
Under 6 years 6 6 0 0
6 to 11 years 0 0 1 0
12 to 17 years 4 0 0 0
Household Income
Less than $25,000 62 54 80 116
$25,000 to $49,999 119 34 61 53
$50,000 to $74,999 90 10 48 41
$75,000 or more 136 47 74 60
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 284 77 259 255
No high school diploma 19 25 59 140
High school grad,only 99 14 76 41
Some college,no degree 70 9 36 21
Associate degree 31 0 10 17
Bachelor's degree + 65 29 78 36
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 260 56 21 40
Worked during the year 206 20 0 3
Full-time 176 17 0 0
Part-time 29 3 0 3
Did not work 54 36 21 37
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 206 20 0 3
Less than 25 employees 44 5 0 0
25 to 99 employees 17 0 0 3
100 to 499 employees 6 1 0 0
500 to 999 employees 12 0 0 0
1000 or more employees 126 14 0 0
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 103
(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, not Hispanic
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 20.84 79.16 66.85 60.36 29.99 18.32 9.72 9.72 7.55
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 16.67 83.33 68.25 61.39 0.40 20.46 16.01 16.01 0.85
Under 6 years 100.00 14.07 85.93 70.82 65.86 0.00 21.44 15.47 15.47 1.00
6 to 11 years 100.00 17.48 82.52 66.15 60.20 0.00 21.25 17.87 17.87 0.44
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.34 81.66 67.73 58.36 1.12 18.90 14.89 14.89 1.07
18 to 24 years 100.00 31.45 68.55 59.69 45.58 16.99 12.26 8.49 8.49 0.59
25 to 34 years 100.00 26.79 73.21 69.45 66.06 51.07 5.71 3.11 3.11 0.00
35 to 44 years 100.00 20.06 79.94 75.51 71.12 48.81 6.95 3.28 3.28 1.11
45 to 54 years 100.00 20.24 79.76 72.88 67.40 48.48 11.36 5.61 5.61 2.00
55 to 64 years 100.00 23.23 76.77 67.53 62.32 45.37 17.86 7.60 7.60 5.44
Under 65 years 100.00 21.90 78.10 69.38 63.08 30.66 12.80 8.32 8.32 1.20
65 years and over 100.00 7.40 92.60 34.98 26.18 21.58 87.67 27.26 27.26 87.47
Sex
Male 100.00 20.66 79.34 68.06 62.41 35.18 16.61 8.72 8.72 7.13
Female 100.00 21.00 79.00 65.70 58.42 25.09 19.92 10.66 10.66 7.96
Nativity
Native 100.00 15.68 84.32 72.68 65.06 20.60 19.21 10.06 10.06 5.46
Foreign-born 100.00 24.01 75.99 63.26 57.47 35.77 17.76 9.50 9.50 8.85
Naturalized citizen 100.00 18.01 81.99 69.62 63.54 41.88 19.38 6.97 6.97 10.80
Not a citizen 100.00 29.05 70.95 57.91 52.38 30.65 16.41 11.63 11.63 7.20
Region
Northeast 100.00 26.01 73.99 60.55 54.33 25.48 16.32 12.29 12.29 5.27
Midwest 100.00 20.69 79.31 70.77 64.92 32.16 12.07 6.56 6.56 6.66
South 100.00 22.00 78.00 68.42 59.92 27.42 15.19 6.89 6.89 5.11
West 100.00 18.81 81.19 67.56 61.51 31.83 21.27 10.46 10.46 9.27
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 104
(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 20.60 79.40 66.62 60.87 26.45 19.02 10.48 10.48 7.25
Householders 100.00 18.11 81.89 71.77 66.37 51.14 17.76 6.89 6.89 9.72
Under 65 years 100.00 19.84 80.16 74.52 69.54 53.07 9.38 5.05 5.05 0.46
65 years and over 100.00 3.11 96.89 47.83 38.89 34.29 90.53 22.91 22.91 90.22
Spouse present 100.00 15.41 84.59 75.75 71.29 52.43 16.58 5.54 5.54 9.79
No spouse present 100.00 28.90 71.10 55.86 46.73 45.98 22.47 12.31 12.31 9.44
Spouses of householders 100.00 15.51 84.49 74.93 69.78 36.87 18.22 6.04 6.04 8.80
Under 65 years 100.00 16.64 83.36 77.55 73.12 38.31 11.51 4.03 4.03 1.28
65 years and over 100.00 3.11 96.89 46.23 33.18 21.13 91.52 27.96 27.96 91.08
Children of householders 100.00 19.14 80.86 68.42 62.10 7.06 17.26 13.24 13.24 1.11
Under 6 years 100.00 11.33 88.67 74.43 69.30 0.00 21.04 14.98 14.98 1.10
6 to 11 years 100.00 16.47 83.53 68.29 62.23 0.00 20.52 16.86 16.86 0.48
12 to 17 years 100.00 14.91 85.09 72.30 62.94 1.24 17.45 13.59 13.59 0.79
> 17 years 100.00 32.07 67.93 59.72 54.99 24.46 11.11 8.42 8.42 1.93
Other relatives of householders 100.00 41.51 58.49 32.05 26.29 16.63 29.60 17.97 17.97 19.81
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 21.75 78.25 69.40 57.96 57.60 13.01 3.87 3.87 9.92
In married-couple families 100.00 18.41 81.59 70.18 64.96 26.74 18.06 9.27 9.27 6.80
Husbands 100.00 15.29 84.71 74.99 70.54 56.91 17.68 5.81 5.81 11.38
Under 65 years 100.00 16.93 83.07 78.38 74.50 59.79 7.70 3.23 3.23 0.59
65 years and over 100.00 3.39 96.61 50.39 41.78 35.94 90.19 24.57 24.57 89.85
Wives 100.00 15.61 84.39 75.61 70.46 33.23 17.22 5.78 5.78 7.42
Under 65 years 100.00 16.52 83.48 77.81 73.27 34.19 11.67 3.96 3.96 1.16
65 years and over 100.00 3.63 96.37 46.53 33.30 20.47 90.53 29.88 29.88 90.02
Children under 18 years 100.00 15.45 84.55 71.82 65.65 0.48 18.71 13.81 13.81 0.67
Under 6 years 100.00 11.73 88.27 75.02 70.58 0.00 19.70 13.51 13.51 1.15
6 to 11 years 100.00 16.54 83.46 68.85 63.31 0.00 20.40 16.42 16.42 0.42
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.12 81.88 71.29 62.91 1.38 16.27 11.81 11.81 0.42
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 105
(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 27.39 72.61 50.51 40.09 22.12 25.86 18.99 18.99 7.28
Householders 100.00 26.73 73.27 54.64 42.31 41.72 26.80 15.73 15.73 9.89
Under 65 years 100.00 28.96 71.04 52.65 41.97 22.76 21.16 18.29 18.29 1.17
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 19.67 80.33 49.94 39.27 0.00 32.47 29.67 29.67 0.24
Under 6 years 100.00 20.14 79.86 42.82 30.14 0.00 45.48 38.64 38.64 0.00
6 to 11 years 100.00 20.37 79.63 53.19 43.75 0.00 27.12 26.44 26.44 0.68
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.87 81.13 50.92 40.28 0.00 30.21 27.75 27.75 0.00
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 35.24 64.76 35.83 22.36 12.45 36.78 25.51 25.51 14.35
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 25.56 74.44 59.65 55.32 28.36 21.45 12.32 12.32 6.56
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 15.08 84.92 76.55 69.52 35.11 14.83 4.88 4.88 7.72
$75,000 or more 100.00 14.04 85.96 80.96 76.64 36.64 9.51 3.14 3.14 4.94
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 22.44 77.56 66.31 59.96 41.38 17.49 7.29 7.29 10.14
No high school diploma 100.00 30.95 69.05 38.40 33.95 20.08 38.51 22.57 22.57 26.76
High school grad,only 100.00 27.51 72.49 56.67 50.08 31.40 23.95 8.03 8.03 12.67
Some college,no degree 100.00 26.35 73.65 66.48 55.69 34.19 13.98 5.51 5.51 5.30
Associate degree 100.00 20.57 79.43 70.35 66.19 45.57 15.29 5.00 5.00 7.54
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 15.23 84.77 80.94 75.57 56.91 8.20 2.48 2.48 5.21
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 24.15 75.85 69.87 63.80 43.63 9.51 5.02 5.02 1.34
Worked during the year 100.00 20.22 79.78 76.01 71.16 54.76 6.75 2.84 2.84 0.16
Full-time 100.00 18.89 81.11 78.18 74.38 61.00 5.96 2.04 2.04 0.08
Part-time 100.00 27.88 72.12 63.45 52.54 18.64 11.34 7.46 7.46 0.58
Did not work 100.00 37.68 62.32 48.74 38.49 5.35 18.98 12.55 12.55 5.42
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 20.22 79.78 76.01 71.16 54.76 6.75 2.84 2.84 0.16
Less than 25 employees 100.00 35.21 64.79 60.41 49.96 27.30 6.33 3.57 3.57 0.00
25 to 99 employees 100.00 17.61 82.39 78.49 75.52 58.76 6.29 3.17 3.17 0.79
100 to 499 employees 100.00 17.91 82.09 79.47 77.34 62.19 3.70 2.69 2.69 0.00
500 to 999 employees 100.00 12.24 87.76 86.83 83.91 76.93 4.34 0.30 0.30 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 11.94 88.06 84.05 81.69 68.23 8.33 2.60 2.60 0.17
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 106
(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, not Hispanic
Number/Percent
Total 3.79 1.35 2.46 2.52
Age
Under 18 years 4.10 2.28 0.16 0.49
Under 6 years 4.97 2.35 0.00 0.00
6 to 11 years 3.28 2.44 0.10 0.34
12 to 17 years 4.01 2.07 0.36 1.07
18 to 24 years 3.44 1.50 0.00 0.26
25 to 34 years 2.59 0.37 0.00 0.00
35 to 44 years 3.09 0.07 0.00 0.53
45 to 54 years 4.47 1.03 0.93 0.73
55 to 64 years 7.46 2.28 1.15 2.40
Under 65 years 3.85 1.25 0.26 0.55
65 years and over 3.11 2.61 30.05 27.26
Sex
Male 3.10 1.36 2.41 2.25
Female 4.44 1.35 2.50 2.77
Nativity
Native 4.43 1.26 3.27 0.38
Foreign-born 3.40 1.41 1.95 3.83
Naturalized citizen 5.35 1.00 2.80 3.42
Not a citizen 1.76 1.75 1.24 4.18
Region
Northeast 0.84 1.37 0.83 1.93
Midwest 1.58 0.17 2.64 2.03
South 5.43 2.58 1.64 1.93
West 4.67 1.20 3.21 3.00
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 107
(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 4.14 1.48 2.28 2.64
Householders 3.99 1.20 4.28 2.50
Under 65 years 4.03 0.80 0.00 0.15
65 years and over 3.69 4.65 41.48 22.91
Spouse present 4.36 0.83 4.65 2.86
No spouse present 2.51 2.67 2.78 1.06
Spouses of householders 6.69 0.74 4.02 2.83
Under 65 years 6.73 0.36 0.65 0.53
65 years and over 6.16 4.85 40.86 27.96
Children of householders 3.56 1.99 0.04 0.65
Under 6 years 4.96 2.43 0.00 0.00
6 to 11 years 3.56 2.65 0.11 0.37
12 to 17 years 3.86 1.44 0.00 0.79
> 17 years 2.07 1.58 0.07 1.31
Other relatives of householders 1.46 1.86 2.03 9.48
In unrelated subfamilies 0.00 0.00 6.18 0.00
Unrelated individuals 1.20 0.40 3.70 1.66
In married-couple families 4.64 1.33 2.35 2.46
Husbands 3.88 0.75 5.39 3.14
Under 65 years 4.08 0.16 0.08 0.19
65 years and over 2.47 5.06 43.97 24.57
Wives 7.06 0.81 3.38 2.58
Under 65 years 7.05 0.44 0.56 0.51
65 years and over 7.20 5.67 40.70 29.88
Children under 18 years 4.51 2.34 0.00 0.28
Under 6 years 5.04 2.01 0.00 0.00
6 to 11 years 3.97 2.96 0.00 0.42
12 to 17 years 4.46 2.11 0.00 0.42
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 108
(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 1.93 1.74 1.27 2.00
Householders 2.97 2.84 3.49 0.66
Under 65 years 1.71 1.88 0.09 0.00
65 years and over 4.90 0.00 16.69 28.32
Children under 18 2.56 1.54 0.24 0.00
Under 6 years 6.85 7.03 0.00 0.00
6 to 11 years 0.00 0.00 0.68 0.00
12 to 17 years 2.46 0.00 0.00 0.00
Household Income
Less than $25,000 3.21 2.76 4.14 5.98
$25,000 to $49,999 4.63 1.34 2.37 2.06
$50,000 to $74,999 4.42 0.50 2.37 2.03
$75,000 or more 3.24 1.12 1.77 1.43
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 3.67 1.00 3.34 3.30
No high school diploma 1.71 2.23 5.24 12.37
High school grad,only 5.91 0.85 4.57 2.47
Some college,no degree 5.28 0.67 2.69 1.59
Associate degree 5.99 0.00 1.91 3.25
Bachelor's degree + 2.10 0.93 2.51 1.17
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 3.74 0.81 0.31 0.57
Worked during the year 3.82 0.37 0.00 0.06
Full-time 3.84 0.36 0.00 0.00
Part-time 3.69 0.43 0.00 0.39
Did not work 3.46 2.33 1.35 2.34
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3.82 0.37 0.00 0.06
Less than 25 employees 2.75 0.28 0.00 0.00
25 to 99 employees 2.85 0.00 0.00 0.52
100 to 499 employees 1.01 0.19 0.00 0.00
500 to 999 employees 4.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 5.56 0.63 0.00 0.00