Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 1
(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
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 32,258 10,436 21,822 8,310 5,541 2,471 15,800 12,884 12,897 4,251
Age
Under 18 years 12,109 2,825 9,284 2,784 2,352 27 7,305 7,129 7,136 154
Under 6 years 4,290 919 3,371 854 777 0 2,815 2,767 2,767 47
6 to 11 years 4,273 994 3,279 990 891 0 2,587 2,529 2,536 34
12 to 17 years 3,545 911 2,634 939 684 27 1,903 1,833 1,833 74
18 to 24 years 4,603 2,088 2,515 1,393 539 370 1,285 1,205 1,205 38
25 to 34 years 3,968 2,059 1,909 852 660 501 1,146 1,093 1,098 90
35 to 44 years 3,733 1,672 2,061 913 688 504 1,228 1,100 1,103 262
45 to 54 years 2,466 1,031 1,436 594 410 326 913 735 735 284
55 to 64 years 2,212 655 1,557 752 508 401 920 671 671 440
Under 65 years 29,091 10,329 18,762 7,289 5,158 2,129 12,797 11,934 11,947 1,268
65 years and over 3,167 107 3,060 1,021 384 342 3,003 950 950 2,983
Sex
Male 13,813 4,830 8,983 3,536 2,462 1,131 6,311 5,236 5,240 1,465
Female 18,445 5,606 12,839 4,774 3,079 1,340 9,489 7,648 7,657 2,786
Nativity
Native 27,507 7,817 19,690 7,414 4,917 2,109 14,406 11,741 11,754 3,784
Foreign-born 4,751 2,619 2,132 896 624 361 1,394 1,143 1,143 467
Naturalized citizen 968 347 621 226 146 112 463 297 297 256
Not a citizen 3,783 2,271 1,511 670 478 250 931 846 846 211
Region
Northeast 5,678 1,355 4,323 1,437 1,005 439 3,341 2,806 2,806 854
Midwest 6,210 1,568 4,642 1,914 1,249 524 3,280 2,658 2,658 850
South 12,538 4,426 8,112 3,244 2,142 992 5,761 4,516 4,520 1,917
West 7,833 3,087 4,746 1,715 1,145 515 3,417 2,904 2,913 631
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 2
(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 23,396 7,395 16,001 5,744 4,448 1,574 11,741 10,493 10,507 1,596
Householders 6,676 2,325 4,351 1,810 1,302 1,072 3,001 2,345 2,347 873
Under 65 years 6,072 2,300 3,772 1,588 1,201 980 2,442 2,200 2,202 325
65 years and over 604 25 579 221 101 92 559 144 144 548
Spouse present 2,673 996 1,677 969 718 509 930 522 522 483
No spouse present 4,003 1,329 2,674 841 585 563 2,071 1,823 1,825 390
Spouses of householders 2,673 1,045 1,628 897 679 379 915 562 566 394
Under 65 years 2,335 1,032 1,302 762 607 332 601 497 502 80
65 years and over 338 13 326 135 72 47 314 65 65 314
Children of householders 11,890 2,938 8,952 2,810 2,298 75 6,904 6,740 6,747 185
Under 6 years 3,682 678 3,004 805 733 0 2,483 2,442 2,442 42
6 to 11 years 3,754 839 2,915 909 817 0 2,259 2,228 2,234 30
12 to 17 years 2,833 593 2,240 789 592 22 1,631 1,574 1,574 54
> 17 years 1,621 828 793 307 156 52 531 497 497 58
Other relatives of householders 2,157 1,087 1,070 228 169 49 921 846 846 144
In unrelated subfamilies 558 160 398 117 91 21 323 291 291 5
Unrelated individuals 8,305 2,882 5,423 2,448 1,002 875 3,736 2,100 2,100 2,650
In married-couple families 10,422 3,742 6,680 3,184 2,450 920 4,155 3,279 3,288 966
Husbands 2,673 1,007 1,665 959 726 617 934 498 498 530
Under 65 years 2,247 987 1,260 785 639 536 541 419 419 147
65 years and over 426 21 406 174 86 81 394 79 79 383
Wives 2,673 1,034 1,639 907 671 271 910 586 591 347
Under 65 years 2,382 1,022 1,359 791 612 241 642 533 538 79
65 years and over 291 11 280 116 59 30 268 53 53 268
Children under 18 years 4,306 1,246 3,060 1,166 980 2 2,123 2,047 2,052 47
Under 6 years 1,565 428 1,137 353 300 0 859 839 839 13
6 to 11 years 1,538 469 1,070 423 360 0 733 718 723 12
12 to 17 years 1,202 348 854 390 320 2 531 490 490 23
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 3
(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 11,607 2,976 8,631 2,246 1,753 561 7,138 6,856 6,856 517
Householders 3,531 1,075 2,457 728 509 495 1,944 1,759 1,759 325
Under 65 years 11,349 2,963 8,385 2,177 1,726 534 6,899 6,748 6,748 279
65 years and over 258 12 246 69 27 27 238 107 107 238
Children under 18 6,625 1,136 5,490 1,314 1,132 15 4,674 4,615 4,615 86
Under 6 years 2,353 348 2,005 434 409 0 1,781 1,755 1,755 28
6 to 11 years 2,384 428 1,956 455 430 0 1,668 1,653 1,653 15
12 to 17 years 1,888 360 1,528 424 293 15 1,225 1,207 1,207 42
Household Income
Less than $25,000 28,681 8,870 19,811 7,271 4,802 2,184 14,663 11,898 11,911 4,050
$25,000 to $49,999 2,676 1,162 1,514 716 537 204 903 809 809 131
$50,000 to $74,999 494 220 274 170 104 27 142 100 100 30
$75,000 or more 407 183 224 152 98 55 91 77 77 40
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 20,149 7,611 12,538 5,526 3,189 2,444 8,495 5,755 5,761 4,097
No high school diploma 7,888 2,876 5,012 1,450 947 685 4,135 2,869 2,874 2,203
High school grad,only 6,810 2,611 4,199 1,980 1,258 966 2,761 1,920 1,923 1,166
Some college,no degree 3,162 1,278 1,884 1,125 481 369 959 614 614 375
Associate degree 836 324 512 289 159 136 282 184 184 130
Bachelor's degree + 1,452 521 931 681 345 288 358 167 167 223
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 16,982 7,504 9,478 4,505 2,806 2,102 5,492 4,805 4,812 1,114
Worked during the year 8,649 4,104 4,544 2,856 1,887 1,632 1,917 1,807 1,809 77
Full-time 5,582 2,654 2,928 1,912 1,427 1,278 1,184 1,111 1,113 49
Part-time 3,066 1,450 1,616 945 460 354 733 697 697 27
Did not work 8,333 3,400 4,933 1,648 919 470 3,575 2,998 3,002 1,037
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 8,649 4,104 4,544 2,856 1,887 1,632 1,917 1,807 1,809 77
Less than 25 employees 3,569 2,012 1,556 996 561 445 601 571 573 32
25 to 99 employees 1,139 559 580 324 225 203 287 265 265 11
100 to 499 employees 922 375 548 311 228 212 259 243 243 4
500 to 999 employees 332 158 174 123 89 81 64 61 61 0
1000 or more employees 2,687 1,000 1,687 1,103 784 692 706 666 666 29
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 4
(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
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 498 1,162 1,089 1,706
Age
Under 18 years 158 743 12 101
Under 6 years 48 287 2 30
6 to 11 years 54 271 1 19
12 to 17 years 56 185 9 52
18 to 24 years 70 124 1 28
25 to 34 years 19 82 4 57
35 to 44 years 49 48 17 178
45 to 54 years 69 37 28 162
55 to 64 years 60 51 70 237
Under 65 years 425 1,086 131 763
65 years and over 73 76 958 943
Sex
Male 290 495 336 606
Female 208 667 753 1,100
Nativity
Native 473 1,096 1,001 1,464
Foreign-born 25 66 88 242
Naturalized citizen 16 7 52 107
Not a citizen 9 60 36 135
Region
Northeast 66 238 201 376
Midwest 116 266 290 293
South 185 446 439 806
West 131 212 159 230
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 5
(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 354 992 414 610
Householders 118 200 236 302
Under 65 years 93 189 37 162
65 years and over 25 12 199 140
Spouse present 83 38 161 133
No spouse present 35 162 75 169
Spouses of householders 83 25 137 97
Under 65 years 65 24 14 32
65 years and over 18 1 123 65
Children of householders 142 706 12 130
Under 6 years 43 274 2 28
6 to 11 years 31 243 1 19
12 to 17 years 46 161 5 36
> 17 years 23 29 4 47
Other relatives of householders 12 60 29 82
In unrelated subfamilies 30 21 0 2
Unrelated individuals 114 149 675 1,094
In married-couple families 248 280 309 278
Husbands 83 31 178 147
Under 65 years 59 27 18 72
65 years and over 23 4 161 74
Wives 83 33 120 83
Under 65 years 69 32 15 30
65 years and over 14 1 105 53
Children under 18 years 66 208 6 30
Under 6 years 17 70 2 9
6 to 11 years 15 82 0 9
12 to 17 years 33 56 4 11
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 6
(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 85 659 76 292
Householders 20 153 60 157
Under 65 years 83 651 15 185
65 years and over 2 8 61 107
Children under 18 60 481 1 60
Under 6 years 31 204 0 17
6 to 11 years 13 163 1 6
12 to 17 years 15 115 1 36
Household Income
Less than $25,000 431 1,053 1,057 1,598
$25,000 to $49,999 35 78 19 64
$50,000 to $74,999 29 15 13 15
$75,000 or more 4 17 0 29
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 341 419 1,078 1,605
No high school diploma 67 172 437 975
High school grad,only 117 180 360 417
Some college,no degree 101 49 139 107
Associate degree 20 5 48 43
Bachelor's degree + 36 12 94 62
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 268 343 119 662
Worked during the year 88 194 9 53
Full-time 54 145 8 29
Part-time 34 50 0 24
Did not work 180 149 110 609
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 88 194 9 53
Less than 25 employees 23 35 2 24
25 to 99 employees 20 28 1 9
100 to 499 employees 13 15 0 1
500 to 999 employees 3 11 0 0
1000 or more employees 28 105 5 18
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 7
(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
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 32.35 67.65 25.76 17.18 7.66 48.98 39.94 39.98 13.18
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 23.33 76.67 22.99 19.42 0.22 60.32 58.87 58.93 1.27
Under 6 years 100.00 21.42 78.58 19.92 18.11 0.00 65.61 64.49 64.49 1.09
6 to 11 years 100.00 23.27 76.73 23.17 20.84 0.00 60.54 59.18 59.34 0.79
12 to 17 years 100.00 25.71 74.29 26.49 19.30 0.75 53.67 51.71 51.71 2.08
18 to 24 years 100.00 45.35 54.65 30.25 11.71 8.03 27.92 26.17 26.17 0.83
25 to 34 years 100.00 51.90 48.10 21.48 16.63 12.62 28.89 27.56 27.67 2.27
35 to 44 years 100.00 44.80 55.20 24.47 18.43 13.50 32.90 29.48 29.54 7.01
45 to 54 years 100.00 41.79 58.21 24.10 16.64 13.24 37.01 29.81 29.81 11.52
55 to 64 years 100.00 29.60 70.40 34.00 22.98 18.14 41.59 30.33 30.33 19.87
Under 65 years 100.00 35.51 64.49 25.05 17.73 7.32 43.99 41.02 41.07 4.36
65 years and over 100.00 3.38 96.62 32.23 12.11 10.80 94.83 29.99 29.99 94.18
Sex
Male 100.00 34.97 65.03 25.60 17.82 8.19 45.69 37.90 37.93 10.61
Female 100.00 30.39 69.61 25.88 16.69 7.26 51.44 41.46 41.51 15.10
Nativity
Native 100.00 28.42 71.58 26.95 17.87 7.67 52.37 42.68 42.73 13.76
Foreign-born 100.00 55.12 44.88 18.86 13.14 7.61 29.34 24.06 24.06 9.83
Naturalized citizen 100.00 35.89 64.11 23.37 15.13 11.56 47.83 30.71 30.71 26.47
Not a citizen 100.00 60.05 39.95 17.70 12.63 6.60 24.61 22.36 22.36 5.57
Region
Northeast 100.00 23.86 76.14 25.30 17.71 7.74 58.85 49.42 49.42 15.03
Midwest 100.00 25.25 74.75 30.82 20.11 8.45 52.83 42.80 42.80 13.68
South 100.00 35.30 64.70 25.88 17.08 7.91 45.95 36.02 36.06 15.29
West 100.00 39.41 60.59 21.89 14.62 6.57 43.63 37.07 37.19 8.06
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 8
(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 31.61 68.39 24.55 19.01 6.73 50.18 44.85 44.91 6.82
Householders 100.00 34.82 65.18 27.11 19.51 16.06 44.95 35.12 35.16 13.07
Under 65 years 100.00 37.87 62.13 26.16 19.78 16.13 40.21 36.24 36.27 5.35
65 years and over 100.00 4.11 95.89 36.69 16.80 15.32 92.62 23.94 23.94 90.84
Spouse present 100.00 37.26 62.74 36.26 26.85 19.04 34.78 19.54 19.54 18.08
No spouse present 100.00 33.19 66.81 21.00 14.61 14.07 51.74 45.53 45.58 9.74
Spouses of householders 100.00 39.10 60.90 33.56 25.40 14.16 34.24 21.01 21.18 14.76
Under 65 years 100.00 44.22 55.78 32.65 25.99 14.21 25.75 21.29 21.49 3.44
65 years and over 100.00 3.74 96.26 39.84 21.34 13.83 92.85 19.09 19.09 92.85
Children of householders 100.00 24.71 75.29 23.63 19.32 0.63 58.07 56.69 56.75 1.56
Under 6 years 100.00 18.42 81.58 21.86 19.90 0.00 67.43 66.32 66.32 1.14
6 to 11 years 100.00 22.35 77.65 24.22 21.76 0.00 60.19 59.35 59.52 0.81
12 to 17 years 100.00 20.92 79.08 27.84 20.91 0.79 57.57 55.55 55.55 1.92
> 17 years 100.00 51.07 48.93 18.95 9.59 3.22 32.77 30.64 30.64 3.60
Other relatives of householders 100.00 50.39 49.61 10.56 7.85 2.28 42.68 39.24 39.24 6.68
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 28.65 71.35 20.96 16.23 3.83 57.90 52.10 52.10 0.86
Unrelated individuals 100.00 34.70 65.30 29.48 12.07 10.54 44.99 25.28 25.28 31.91
In married-couple families 100.00 35.91 64.09 30.55 23.51 8.82 39.86 31.46 31.55 9.27
Husbands 100.00 37.69 62.31 35.88 27.14 23.07 34.96 18.62 18.62 19.84
Under 65 years 100.00 43.92 56.08 34.92 28.46 23.84 24.07 18.65 18.65 6.55
65 years and over 100.00 4.81 95.19 40.95 20.21 19.03 92.39 18.48 18.48 89.97
Wives 100.00 38.67 61.33 33.93 25.10 10.13 34.06 21.93 22.10 12.99
Under 65 years 100.00 42.92 57.08 33.20 25.69 10.12 26.95 22.38 22.57 3.31
65 years and over 100.00 3.89 96.11 39.93 20.33 10.25 92.20 18.29 18.29 92.20
Children under 18 years 100.00 28.93 71.07 27.07 22.76 0.06 49.30 47.54 47.65 1.10
Under 6 years 100.00 27.37 72.63 22.53 19.17 0.00 54.86 53.61 53.61 0.83
6 to 11 years 100.00 30.47 69.53 27.52 23.41 0.00 47.64 46.67 46.96 0.77
12 to 17 years 100.00 28.98 71.02 32.41 26.61 0.20 44.16 40.76 40.76 1.89
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 9
(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 25.64 74.36 19.35 15.10 4.83 61.49 59.07 59.07 4.45
Householders 100.00 30.43 69.57 20.60 14.42 14.03 55.06 49.82 49.82 9.20
Under 65 years 100.00 26.11 73.89 19.18 15.21 4.70 60.80 59.46 59.46 2.46
65 years and over 100.00 4.73 95.27 26.79 10.39 10.39 92.17 41.53 41.53 92.17
Children under 18 100.00 17.14 82.86 19.83 17.09 0.23 70.55 69.65 69.65 1.29
Under 6 years 100.00 14.78 85.22 18.44 17.38 0.00 75.70 74.58 74.58 1.20
6 to 11 years 100.00 17.95 82.05 19.10 18.04 0.00 69.95 69.31 69.31 0.63
12 to 17 years 100.00 19.07 80.93 22.48 15.51 0.79 64.88 63.93 63.93 2.23
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 30.93 69.07 25.35 16.74 7.61 51.13 41.48 41.53 14.12
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 43.44 56.56 26.75 20.06 7.64 33.73 30.24 30.24 4.89
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 44.59 55.41 34.48 21.11 5.52 28.83 20.17 20.17 6.08
$75,000 or more 100.00 44.94 55.06 37.39 24.02 13.63 22.47 18.89 18.89 9.80
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 37.77 62.23 27.42 15.83 12.13 42.16 28.56 28.59 20.33
No high school diploma 100.00 36.46 63.54 18.38 12.01 8.68 52.42 36.38 36.43 27.93
High school grad,only 100.00 38.34 61.66 29.08 18.47 14.19 40.53 28.20 28.23 17.12
Some college,no degree 100.00 40.42 59.58 35.59 15.20 11.67 30.33 19.42 19.42 11.85
Associate degree 100.00 38.77 61.23 34.56 18.98 16.30 33.77 21.95 21.95 15.51
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 35.90 64.10 46.91 23.75 19.85 24.65 11.53 11.53 15.39
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 44.19 55.81 26.53 16.52 12.38 32.34 28.29 28.33 6.56
Worked during the year 100.00 47.46 52.54 33.03 21.82 18.87 22.17 20.90 20.92 0.88
Full-time 100.00 47.54 52.46 34.25 25.57 22.89 21.21 19.90 19.93 0.88
Part-time 100.00 47.30 52.70 30.80 15.00 11.54 23.92 22.72 22.72 0.89
Did not work 100.00 40.80 59.20 19.78 11.02 5.65 42.90 35.97 36.03 12.45
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 47.46 52.54 33.03 21.82 18.87 22.17 20.90 20.92 0.88
Less than 25 employees 100.00 56.39 43.61 27.90 15.71 12.46 16.83 16.01 16.07 0.90
25 to 99 employees 100.00 49.11 50.89 28.47 19.79 17.80 25.24 23.31 23.31 0.98
100 to 499 employees 100.00 40.63 59.37 33.71 24.72 22.95 28.10 26.33 26.33 0.48
500 to 999 employees 100.00 47.58 52.42 37.09 26.73 24.42 19.32 18.46 18.46 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 37.22 62.78 41.04 29.19 25.75 26.28 24.81 24.81 1.07
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 10
(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
ALL PEOPLE
Number/Percent
Total 1.54 3.60 3.38 5.29
Age
Under 18 years 1.30 6.14 0.10 0.84
Under 6 years 1.12 6.70 0.05 0.70
6 to 11 years 1.26 6.33 0.02 0.45
12 to 17 years 1.57 5.23 0.24 1.46
18 to 24 years 1.52 2.70 0.01 0.60
25 to 34 years 0.49 2.06 0.09 1.43
35 to 44 years 1.31 1.29 0.46 4.76
45 to 54 years 2.82 1.51 1.14 6.59
55 to 64 years 2.70 2.32 3.14 10.72
Under 65 years 1.46 3.73 0.45 2.62
65 years and over 2.31 2.40 30.26 29.78
Sex
Male 2.10 3.58 2.44 4.38
Female 1.13 3.62 4.08 5.97
Nativity
Native 1.72 3.98 3.64 5.32
Foreign-born 0.53 1.40 1.85 5.08
Naturalized citizen 1.67 0.69 5.37 11.03
Not a citizen 0.24 1.58 0.96 3.56
Region
Northeast 1.17 4.20 3.54 6.63
Midwest 1.87 4.29 4.67 4.72
South 1.48 3.56 3.50 6.43
West 1.67 2.70 2.03 2.93
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 11
(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 1.51 4.24 1.77 2.61
Householders 1.76 3.00 3.54 4.53
Under 65 years 1.52 3.11 0.61 2.67
65 years and over 4.16 1.96 33.04 23.21
Spouse present 3.09 1.44 6.03 4.98
No spouse present 0.88 4.05 1.88 4.22
Spouses of householders 3.09 0.94 5.13 3.62
Under 65 years 2.78 1.05 0.59 1.38
65 years and over 5.22 0.19 36.43 19.09
Children of householders 1.20 5.94 0.10 1.09
Under 6 years 1.17 7.43 0.06 0.75
6 to 11 years 0.82 6.47 0.02 0.51
12 to 17 years 1.63 5.67 0.17 1.28
> 17 years 1.39 1.78 0.27 2.87
Other relatives of householders 0.53 2.79 1.32 3.78
In unrelated subfamilies 5.32 3.82 0.00 0.38
Unrelated individuals 1.38 1.80 8.13 13.17
In married-couple families 2.38 2.68 2.96 2.67
Husbands 3.09 1.14 6.67 5.49
Under 65 years 2.63 1.19 0.79 3.22
65 years and over 5.50 0.91 37.70 17.44
Wives 3.09 1.23 4.48 3.12
Under 65 years 2.89 1.36 0.63 1.26
65 years and over 4.74 0.22 36.02 18.29
Children under 18 years 1.53 4.83 0.15 0.69
Under 6 years 1.09 4.48 0.13 0.60
6 to 11 years 1.00 5.30 0.00 0.57
12 to 17 years 2.78 4.68 0.35 0.94
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 12
(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 0.73 5.68 0.66 2.52
Householders 0.56 4.34 1.70 4.46
Under 65 years 0.73 5.74 0.13 1.63
65 years and over 0.81 3.07 23.70 41.53
Children under 18 0.90 7.27 0.02 0.91
Under 6 years 1.32 8.66 0.00 0.74
6 to 11 years 0.56 6.83 0.04 0.26
12 to 17 years 0.81 6.08 0.03 1.93
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1.50 3.67 3.69 5.57
$25,000 to $49,999 1.30 2.91 0.72 2.40
$50,000 to $74,999 5.89 3.06 2.60 3.06
$75,000 or more 0.88 4.07 0.00 7.10
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 1.69 2.08 5.35 7.96
No high school diploma 0.85 2.18 5.53 12.36
High school grad,only 1.71 2.65 5.29 6.12
Some college,no degree 3.18 1.55 4.41 3.39
Associate degree 2.41 0.62 5.69 5.19
Bachelor's degree + 2.48 0.84 6.46 4.29
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 1.58 2.02 0.70 3.90
Worked during the year 1.01 2.24 0.10 0.61
Full-time 0.97 2.59 0.15 0.52
Part-time 1.10 1.62 0.01 0.78
Did not work 2.16 1.78 1.33 7.30
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 1.01 2.24 0.10 0.61
Less than 25 employees 0.64 0.97 0.07 0.68
25 to 99 employees 1.78 2.50 0.10 0.83
100 to 499 employees 1.44 1.68 0.00 0.16
500 to 999 employees 0.85 3.23 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 1.06 3.90 0.20 0.66