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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 

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_009.htm