Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 133
(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
NOT HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 240,825 31,414 209,411 179,047 157,680 82,722 58,135 21,792 21,817 34,014
Age
Under 18 years 60,171 6,647 53,524 44,449 41,526 194 12,561 10,730 10,738 257
Under 6 years 19,048 2,094 16,955 13,480 12,878 0 4,596 4,043 4,043 99
6 to 11 years 20,707 2,156 18,551 15,364 14,487 0 4,414 3,805 3,812 64
12 to 17 years 20,415 2,397 18,018 15,605 14,161 194 3,550 2,882 2,883 93
18 to 24 years 22,574 5,704 16,870 14,950 12,251 4,931 2,870 2,124 2,124 137
25 to 34 years 32,126 6,314 25,812 23,833 22,548 17,378 2,827 1,853 1,858 288
35 to 44 years 39,832 5,681 34,150 31,756 29,730 21,383 3,468 1,926 1,936 802
45 to 54 years 33,612 3,899 29,714 27,711 25,867 19,271 3,192 1,439 1,439 1,046
55 to 64 years 21,642 2,846 18,795 16,757 14,888 11,092 3,509 1,248 1,249 1,847
Under 65 years 209,955 31,091 178,865 159,456 146,810 74,249 28,428 19,319 19,344 4,377
65 years and over 30,869 323 30,546 19,591 10,871 8,473 29,707 2,474 2,474 29,637
Sex
Male 117,276 16,104 101,172 87,910 78,648 46,898 25,793 9,393 9,404 14,727
Female 123,549 15,310 108,239 91,137 79,033 35,823 32,342 12,400 12,413 19,287
Nativity
Native 225,287 28,026 197,261 168,908 148,898 77,053 54,712 20,534 20,559 31,752
Foreign-born 15,538 3,387 12,150 10,139 8,782 5,668 3,422 1,258 1,258 2,262
Naturalized citizen 7,326 1,062 6,264 5,230 4,439 3,100 2,086 445 445 1,633
Not a citizen 8,212 2,325 5,887 4,908 4,343 2,568 1,337 813 813 630
Region
Northeast 47,355 5,309 42,046 35,916 31,918 16,341 11,548 4,667 4,667 7,154
Midwest 60,858 6,262 54,596 48,271 42,476 21,368 13,582 5,247 5,253 8,061
South 84,871 12,994 71,877 59,864 52,711 28,479 21,872 7,845 7,850 12,645
West 47,741 6,849 40,892 34,996 30,576 16,533 11,134 4,032 4,047 6,154
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 134
(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 199,415 24,542 174,873 151,234 136,315 61,983 44,583 18,212 18,236 22,767
Householders 64,464 6,605 57,859 50,492 44,803 34,957 16,544 3,837 3,845 11,836
Under 65 years 53,500 6,519 46,981 43,150 40,253 31,201 6,019 3,210 3,218 1,341
65 years and over 10,965 86 10,879 7,342 4,550 3,755 10,525 627 627 10,495
Spouse present 50,177 3,780 46,397 42,078 37,615 27,876 12,114 1,444 1,450 9,555
No spouse present 14,287 2,825 11,462 8,414 7,189 7,080 4,430 2,393 2,396 2,281
Spouses of householders 49,976 4,464 45,512 41,319 36,921 20,383 11,086 1,535 1,543 8,225
Under 65 years 42,228 4,408 37,820 35,964 33,745 18,718 3,626 1,210 1,218 781
65 years and over 7,748 56 7,692 5,356 3,176 1,666 7,460 325 325 7,444
Children of householders 74,207 9,877 64,329 55,135 51,087 4,728 13,119 10,629 10,638 764
Under 6 years 17,167 1,448 15,719 12,914 12,332 0 3,847 3,325 3,326 84
6 to 11 years 19,156 1,721 17,435 14,779 13,955 0 3,781 3,220 3,228 50
12 to 17 years 18,711 1,751 16,960 14,900 13,627 162 3,116 2,465 2,466 78
> 17 years 19,172 4,957 14,215 12,542 11,172 4,566 2,375 1,619 1,619 552
Other relatives of householders 10,768 3,596 7,172 4,287 3,505 1,916 3,835 2,210 2,210 1,941
In unrelated subfamilies 1,164 271 893 599 525 207 381 340 340 10
Unrelated individuals 40,246 6,601 33,645 27,214 20,839 20,531 13,170 3,241 3,241 11,237
In married-couple families 158,227 15,529 142,698 129,058 117,090 51,457 31,360 8,409 8,428 18,963
Husbands 50,149 3,765 46,384 41,980 37,530 30,845 12,441 1,334 1,339 10,014
Under 65 years 40,654 3,699 36,956 35,262 33,250 27,185 3,366 908 913 965
65 years and over 9,494 66 9,428 6,718 4,280 3,660 9,075 426 426 9,049
Wives 50,013 4,480 45,534 41,426 37,015 17,419 10,759 1,646 1,654 7,766
Under 65 years 42,749 4,426 38,324 36,420 34,112 16,200 3,732 1,326 1,334 758
65 years and over 7,264 54 7,210 5,006 2,903 1,219 7,026 319 319 7,008
Children under 18 years 43,536 3,874 39,662 35,922 33,893 116 5,970 4,409 4,415 117
Under 6 years 14,238 1,238 13,000 11,521 11,001 0 2,212 1,718 1,718 50
6 to 11 years 14,812 1,266 13,547 12,253 11,536 0 2,071 1,564 1,570 27
12 to 17 years 14,486 1,371 13,115 12,148 11,356 116 1,687 1,127 1,127 40
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 135
(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 32,110 6,657 25,453 16,691 14,343 7,640 11,389 8,794 8,796 2,951
Householders 10,918 2,038 8,879 6,220 5,237 5,187 3,764 2,179 2,180 1,837
Under 65 years 29,830 6,613 23,217 15,653 13,798 7,107 9,202 8,497 8,499 767
65 years and over 2,280 43 2,236 1,038 544 533 2,186 297 297 2,183
Children under 18 13,015 1,977 11,038 6,386 5,690 53 5,704 5,496 5,496 115
Under 6 years 3,768 587 3,181 1,464 1,405 0 2,055 2,005 2,006 43
6 to 11 years 4,693 647 4,046 2,353 2,227 0 2,058 1,991 1,991 30
12 to 17 years 4,553 742 3,811 2,569 2,058 53 1,591 1,499 1,499 41
Household Income
Less than $25,000 53,232 11,034 42,199 23,819 15,482 9,760 28,259 13,729 13,744 16,435
$25,000 to $49,999 65,686 10,046 55,640 48,297 42,198 23,150 16,538 5,070 5,077 10,196
$50,000 to $74,999 51,231 5,102 46,129 43,704 40,554 20,514 6,427 1,642 1,644 3,607
$75,000 or more 70,675 5,232 65,443 63,227 59,446 29,298 6,911 1,352 1,352 3,775
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 180,654 24,767 155,887 134,598 116,155 82,528 45,574 11,063 11,079 33,757
No high school diploma 25,004 4,851 20,153 12,589 9,412 5,642 12,525 4,193 4,198 9,897
High school grad,only 60,175 9,565 50,609 42,998 36,597 25,691 16,782 3,981 3,992 12,495
Some college,no degree 36,744 5,166 31,577 28,494 24,464 15,946 7,282 1,606 1,606 4,866
Associate degree 13,756 1,680 12,076 11,037 9,915 7,231 2,383 508 508 1,541
Bachelor's degree + 44,975 3,504 41,471 39,480 35,767 28,017 6,600 775 775 4,958
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 149,785 24,444 125,341 115,007 105,284 74,055 15,867 8,589 8,605 4,120
Worked during the year 124,324 18,539 105,785 101,360 94,010 71,151 7,986 3,953 3,962 601
Full-time 103,184 14,218 88,967 86,020 81,212 67,190 5,794 2,580 2,588 308
Part-time 21,140 4,321 16,818 15,340 12,798 3,961 2,192 1,374 1,374 293
Did not work 25,461 5,905 19,556 13,647 11,274 2,904 7,880 4,636 4,643 3,519
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 124,324 18,539 105,785 101,360 94,010 71,151 7,986 3,953 3,962 601
Less than 25 employees 34,285 8,503 25,782 24,391 19,989 10,931 2,083 1,244 1,247 212
25 to 99 employees 15,434 2,420 13,014 12,475 11,782 8,844 945 573 573 73
100 to 499 employees 17,178 2,047 15,131 14,640 14,100 11,417 911 503 509 78
500 to 999 employees 6,821 689 6,131 6,013 5,840 4,835 277 150 150 29
1000 or more employees 50,607 4,880 45,726 43,840 42,299 35,123 3,770 1,483 1,483 209
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 136
(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
NOT HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 7,924 4,558 20,082 4,070
Age
Under 18 years 1,838 2,388 66 152
Under 6 years 553 826 21 61
6 to 11 years 629 844 14 36
12 to 17 years 655 718 31 55
18 to 24 years 742 537 20 93
25 to 34 years 837 336 63 144
35 to 44 years 1,173 267 160 392
45 to 54 years 1,152 256 284 361
55 to 64 years 984 198 762 467
Under 65 years 6,725 3,983 1,355 1,609
65 years and over 1,199 575 18,726 2,461
Sex
Male 4,220 2,059 8,827 1,635
Female 3,704 2,499 11,255 2,436
Nativity
Native 7,504 4,361 19,060 3,600
Foreign-born 421 197 1,022 470
Naturalized citizen 277 63 851 221
Not a citizen 144 133 170 249
Region
Northeast 813 1,016 4,150 892
Midwest 1,307 1,158 5,569 723
South 3,657 1,529 6,952 1,611
West 2,148 855 3,411 845
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 137
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
Household Relationship
In families 7,093 3,944 13,783 2,249
Householders 2,447 765 7,484 975
Under 65 years 1,925 584 513 353
65 years and over 522 181 6,971 622
Spouse present 2,251 422 6,468 591
No spouse present 196 344 1,016 384
Spouses of householders 2,248 412 5,455 477
Under 65 years 1,854 307 335 153
65 years and over 394 105 5,119 325
Children of householders 2,247 2,507 164 370
Under 6 years 525 759 21 49
6 to 11 years 586 772 10 28
12 to 17 years 636 642 27 39
> 17 years 499 334 106 254
Other relatives of householders 151 260 680 427
In unrelated subfamilies 33 62 2 2
Unrelated individuals 798 551 6,297 1,819
In married-couple families 6,479 2,375 12,302 1,391
Husbands 2,258 382 6,754 612
Under 65 years 1,751 225 400 190
65 years and over 507 157 6,353 422
Wives 2,241 452 5,170 456
Under 65 years 1,871 357 357 137
65 years and over 370 95 4,812 319
Children under 18 years 1,572 1,305 34 63
Under 6 years 488 464 12 25
6 to 11 years 527 467 4 20
12 to 17 years 557 375 17 18
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 138
(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 437 1,375 1,135 687
Householders 106 300 806 325
Under 65 years 391 1,335 147 390
65 years and over 46 40 988 297
Children under 18 204 918 26 69
Under 6 years 55 313 9 30
6 to 11 years 65 319 7 10
12 to 17 years 84 286 10 29
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1,418 1,824 8,113 2,771
$25,000 to $49,999 2,593 1,451 6,865 749
$50,000 to $74,999 1,680 562 2,505 306
$75,000 or more 2,234 721 2,598 244
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 6,086 2,170 20,015 3,918
No high school diploma 617 526 4,503 1,825
High school grad,only 1,918 841 7,712 1,194
Some college,no degree 1,519 402 3,189 419
Associate degree 587 97 1,006 156
Bachelor's degree + 1,446 303 3,605 325
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 4,888 1,595 1,289 1,457
Worked during the year 3,705 1,057 222 219
Full-time 3,042 797 136 103
Part-time 663 260 86 116
Did not work 1,182 538 1,067 1,238
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3,705 1,057 222 219
Less than 25 employees 716 255 58 66
25 to 99 employees 337 164 26 35
100 to 499 employees 367 137 31 28
500 to 999 employees 103 56 19 5
1000 or more employees 2,182 446 88 84
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 139
(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
NOT HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 13.04 86.96 74.35 65.48 34.35 24.14 9.05 9.06 14.12
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 11.05 88.95 73.87 69.01 0.32 20.88 17.83 17.85 0.43
Under 6 years 100.00 10.99 89.01 70.77 67.61 0.00 24.13 21.22 21.23 0.52
6 to 11 years 100.00 10.41 89.59 74.20 69.96 0.00 21.32 18.37 18.41 0.31
12 to 17 years 100.00 11.74 88.26 76.44 69.36 0.95 17.39 14.12 14.12 0.46
18 to 24 years 100.00 25.27 74.73 66.22 54.27 21.85 12.71 9.41 9.41 0.60
25 to 34 years 100.00 19.65 80.35 74.19 70.19 54.09 8.80 5.77 5.78 0.90
35 to 44 years 100.00 14.26 85.74 79.73 74.64 53.68 8.71 4.83 4.86 2.01
45 to 54 years 100.00 11.60 88.40 82.44 76.96 57.33 9.50 4.28 4.28 3.11
55 to 64 years 100.00 13.15 86.85 77.43 68.79 51.25 16.21 5.77 5.77 8.53
Under 65 years 100.00 14.81 85.19 75.95 69.92 35.36 13.54 9.20 9.21 2.08
65 years and over 100.00 1.05 98.95 63.46 35.22 27.45 96.24 8.01 8.01 96.01
Sex
Male 100.00 13.73 86.27 74.96 67.06 39.99 21.99 8.01 8.02 12.56
Female 100.00 12.39 87.61 73.77 63.97 29.00 26.18 10.04 10.05 15.61
Nativity
Native 100.00 12.44 87.56 74.97 66.09 34.20 24.29 9.11 9.13 14.09
Foreign-born 100.00 21.80 78.20 65.25 56.52 36.48 22.03 8.10 8.10 14.56
Naturalized citizen 100.00 14.50 85.50 71.39 60.59 42.32 28.47 6.08 6.08 22.28
Not a citizen 100.00 28.31 71.69 59.77 52.89 31.28 16.28 9.90 9.90 7.67
Region
Northeast 100.00 11.21 88.79 75.84 67.40 34.51 24.39 9.86 9.86 15.11
Midwest 100.00 10.29 89.71 79.32 69.80 35.11 22.32 8.62 8.63 13.24
South 100.00 15.31 84.69 70.54 62.11 33.56 25.77 9.24 9.25 14.90
West 100.00 14.35 85.65 73.30 64.05 34.63 23.32 8.45 8.48 12.89
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 140
(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 12.31 87.69 75.84 68.36 31.08 22.36 9.13 9.14 11.42
Householders 100.00 10.25 89.75 78.33 69.50 54.23 25.66 5.95 5.97 18.36
Under 65 years 100.00 12.19 87.81 80.65 75.24 58.32 11.25 6.00 6.02 2.51
65 years and over 100.00 0.78 99.22 66.96 41.50 34.25 95.99 5.72 5.72 95.72
Spouse present 100.00 7.53 92.47 83.86 74.96 55.56 24.14 2.88 2.89 19.04
No spouse present 100.00 19.77 80.23 58.90 50.32 49.56 31.01 16.75 16.77 15.97
Spouses of householders 100.00 8.93 91.07 82.68 73.88 40.79 22.18 3.07 3.09 16.46
Under 65 years 100.00 10.44 89.56 85.17 79.91 44.33 8.59 2.87 2.88 1.85
65 years and over 100.00 0.73 99.27 69.12 40.99 21.50 96.28 4.19 4.19 96.08
Children of householders 100.00 13.31 86.69 74.30 68.84 6.37 17.68 14.32 14.34 1.03
Under 6 years 100.00 8.44 91.56 75.23 71.83 0.00 22.41 19.37 19.37 0.49
6 to 11 years 100.00 8.99 91.01 77.15 72.85 0.00 19.74 16.81 16.85 0.26
12 to 17 years 100.00 9.36 90.64 79.63 72.83 0.87 16.65 13.18 13.18 0.42
> 17 years 100.00 25.85 74.15 65.42 58.27 23.82 12.39 8.44 8.44 2.88
Other relatives of householders 100.00 33.39 66.61 39.82 32.55 17.79 35.61 20.52 20.52 18.03
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 23.30 76.70 51.44 45.15 17.82 32.75 29.21 29.21 0.89
Unrelated individuals 100.00 16.40 83.60 67.62 51.78 51.01 32.72 8.05 8.05 27.92
In married-couple families 100.00 9.81 90.19 81.57 74.00 32.52 19.82 5.31 5.33 11.98
Husbands 100.00 7.51 92.49 83.71 74.84 61.51 24.81 2.66 2.67 19.97
Under 65 years 100.00 9.10 90.90 86.74 81.79 66.87 8.28 2.23 2.25 2.37
65 years and over 100.00 0.70 99.30 70.76 45.07 38.55 95.59 4.49 4.49 95.31
Wives 100.00 8.96 91.04 82.83 74.01 34.83 21.51 3.29 3.31 15.53
Under 65 years 100.00 10.35 89.65 85.20 79.80 37.90 8.73 3.10 3.12 1.77
65 years and over 100.00 0.74 99.26 68.91 39.96 16.78 96.73 4.40 4.40 96.48
Children under 18 years 100.00 8.90 91.10 82.51 77.85 0.27 13.71 10.13 10.14 0.27
Under 6 years 100.00 8.69 91.31 80.92 77.27 0.00 15.54 12.06 12.06 0.35
6 to 11 years 100.00 8.55 91.45 82.72 77.88 0.00 13.98 10.56 10.60 0.18
12 to 17 years 100.00 9.46 90.54 83.86 78.39 0.80 11.64 7.78 7.78 0.28
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 141
(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 20.73 79.27 51.98 44.67 23.79 35.47 27.39 27.39 9.19
Householders 100.00 18.67 81.33 56.97 47.97 47.51 34.48 19.96 19.96 16.82
Under 65 years 100.00 22.17 77.83 52.47 46.26 23.82 30.85 28.49 28.49 2.57
65 years and over 100.00 1.89 98.11 45.54 23.88 23.39 95.90 13.03 13.03 95.78
Children under 18 100.00 15.19 84.81 49.07 43.72 0.41 43.82 42.22 42.23 0.88
Under 6 years 100.00 15.58 84.42 38.84 37.28 0.00 54.54 53.21 53.22 1.15
6 to 11 years 100.00 13.79 86.21 50.13 47.44 0.00 43.84 42.42 42.43 0.65
12 to 17 years 100.00 16.30 83.70 56.43 45.21 1.16 34.94 32.93 32.93 0.91
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 20.73 79.27 44.75 29.08 18.33 53.09 25.79 25.82 30.87
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 15.29 84.71 73.53 64.24 35.24 25.18 7.72 7.73 15.52
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 9.96 90.04 85.31 79.16 40.04 12.54 3.20 3.21 7.04
$75,000 or more 100.00 7.40 92.60 89.46 84.11 41.45 9.78 1.91 1.91 5.34
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 13.71 86.29 74.51 64.30 45.68 25.23 6.12 6.13 18.69
No high school diploma 100.00 19.40 80.60 50.35 37.64 22.57 50.09 16.77 16.79 39.58
High school grad,only 100.00 15.90 84.10 71.46 60.82 42.69 27.89 6.62 6.63 20.76
Some college,no degree 100.00 14.06 85.94 77.55 66.58 43.40 19.82 4.37 4.37 13.24
Associate degree 100.00 12.22 87.78 80.23 72.08 52.57 17.33 3.70 3.70 11.20
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 7.79 92.21 87.78 79.53 62.29 14.68 1.72 1.72 11.02
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 16.32 83.68 76.78 70.29 49.44 10.59 5.73 5.75 2.75
Worked during the year 100.00 14.91 85.09 81.53 75.62 57.23 6.42 3.18 3.19 0.48
Full-time 100.00 13.78 86.22 83.37 78.71 65.12 5.62 2.50 2.51 0.30
Part-time 100.00 20.44 79.56 72.57 60.54 18.74 10.37 6.50 6.50 1.38
Did not work 100.00 23.19 76.81 53.60 44.28 11.40 30.95 18.21 18.24 13.82
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 14.91 85.09 81.53 75.62 57.23 6.42 3.18 3.19 0.48
Less than 25 employees 100.00 24.80 75.20 71.14 58.30 31.88 6.08 3.63 3.64 0.62
25 to 99 employees 100.00 15.68 84.32 80.83 76.34 57.30 6.12 3.71 3.71 0.47
100 to 499 employees 100.00 11.92 88.08 85.23 82.08 66.46 5.31 2.93 2.96 0.45
500 to 999 employees 100.00 10.10 89.90 88.17 85.62 70.89 4.06 2.21 2.21 0.42
1000 or more employees 100.00 9.64 90.36 86.63 83.58 69.40 7.45 2.93 2.93 0.41
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 142
(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
NOT HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 3.29 1.89 8.34 1.69
Age
Under 18 years 3.05 3.97 0.11 0.25
Under 6 years 2.91 4.33 0.11 0.32
6 to 11 years 3.04 4.08 0.07 0.17
12 to 17 years 3.21 3.52 0.15 0.27
18 to 24 years 3.29 2.38 0.09 0.41
25 to 34 years 2.60 1.05 0.20 0.45
35 to 44 years 2.94 0.67 0.40 0.98
45 to 54 years 3.43 0.76 0.84 1.07
55 to 64 years 4.55 0.92 3.52 2.16
Under 65 years 3.20 1.90 0.65 0.77
65 years and over 3.88 1.86 60.66 7.97
Sex
Male 3.60 1.76 7.53 1.39
Female 3.00 2.02 9.11 1.97
Nativity
Native 3.33 1.94 8.46 1.60
Foreign-born 2.71 1.27 6.57 3.03
Naturalized citizen 3.78 0.86 11.62 3.02
Not a citizen 1.75 1.62 2.07 3.03
Region
Northeast 1.72 2.15 8.76 1.88
Midwest 2.15 1.90 9.15 1.19
South 4.31 1.80 8.19 1.90
West 4.50 1.79 7.15 1.77
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(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by Covered by
Covered by Medicaid Medicare Covered by
military related and private and private Medicare and
health care insurance insurance Medicaid
Household Relationship
In families 3.56 1.98 6.91 1.13
Householders 3.80 1.19 11.61 1.51
Under 65 years 3.60 1.09 0.96 0.66
65 years and over 4.76 1.65 63.58 5.67
Spouse present 4.49 0.84 12.89 1.18
No spouse present 1.37 2.41 7.11 2.69
Spouses of householders 4.50 0.82 10.91 0.96
Under 65 years 4.39 0.73 0.79 0.36
65 years and over 5.09 1.36 66.07 4.19
Children of householders 3.03 3.38 0.22 0.50
Under 6 years 3.06 4.42 0.12 0.29
6 to 11 years 3.06 4.03 0.05 0.14
12 to 17 years 3.40 3.43 0.15 0.21
> 17 years 2.60 1.74 0.55 1.33
Other relatives of householders 1.40 2.41 6.32 3.96
In unrelated subfamilies 2.87 5.35 0.16 0.18
Unrelated individuals 1.98 1.37 15.65 4.52
In married-couple families 4.09 1.50 7.78 0.88
Husbands 4.50 0.76 13.47 1.22
Under 65 years 4.31 0.55 0.99 0.47
65 years and over 5.34 1.65 66.91 4.44
Wives 4.48 0.90 10.34 0.91
Under 65 years 4.38 0.83 0.84 0.32
65 years and over 5.10 1.31 66.25 4.39
Children under 18 years 3.61 3.00 0.08 0.14
Under 6 years 3.43 3.26 0.08 0.18
6 to 11 years 3.56 3.15 0.03 0.14
12 to 17 years 3.84 2.59 0.12 0.12
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 144
(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 1.36 4.28 3.53 2.14
Householders 0.97 2.75 7.38 2.98
Under 65 years 1.31 4.48 0.49 1.31
65 years and over 2.01 1.75 43.33 13.02
Children under 18 1.57 7.05 0.20 0.53
Under 6 years 1.46 8.30 0.25 0.80
6 to 11 years 1.39 6.80 0.15 0.21
12 to 17 years 1.83 6.28 0.22 0.64
Household Income
Less than $25,000 2.66 3.43 15.24 5.21
$25,000 to $49,999 3.95 2.21 10.45 1.14
$50,000 to $74,999 3.28 1.10 4.89 0.60
$75,000 or more 3.16 1.02 3.68 0.34
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 3.37 1.20 11.08 2.17
No high school diploma 2.47 2.11 18.01 7.30
High school grad,only 3.19 1.40 12.82 1.98
Some college,no degree 4.13 1.09 8.68 1.14
Associate degree 4.27 0.71 7.31 1.13
Bachelor's degree + 3.22 0.67 8.02 0.72
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 3.26 1.06 0.86 0.97
Worked during the year 2.98 0.85 0.18 0.18
Full-time 2.95 0.77 0.13 0.10
Part-time 3.14 1.23 0.41 0.55
Did not work 4.64 2.11 4.19 4.86
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 2.98 0.85 0.18 0.18
Less than 25 employees 2.09 0.74 0.17 0.19
25 to 99 employees 2.18 1.06 0.17 0.23
100 to 499 employees 2.14 0.79 0.18 0.16
500 to 999 employees 1.51 0.82 0.28 0.08
1000 or more employees 4.31 0.88 0.17 0.17