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(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
BLACK, not HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 8,091 2,257 5,834 1,578 1,257 506 4,781 4,194 4,194 963
Age
Under 18 years 3,630 679 2,951 698 640 9 2,489 2,446 2,446 53
Under 6 years 1,281 245 1,036 215 203 0 897 888 888 16
6 to 11 years 1,344 230 1,114 259 242 0 962 954 954 4
12 to 17 years 1,006 204 801 224 195 9 630 604 604 33
18 to 24 years 1,131 490 641 241 137 86 445 437 437 16
25 to 34 years 853 362 491 147 118 110 380 363 363 27
35 to 44 years 910 383 528 180 156 125 374 334 334 78
45 to 54 years 511 219 291 73 58 42 243 195 195 64
55 to 64 years 433 117 316 96 66 55 245 176 176 125
Under 65 years 7,469 2,250 5,219 1,435 1,176 428 4,176 3,953 3,953 364
65 years and over 622 7 615 143 81 78 605 241 241 599
Sex
Male 3,215 946 2,269 644 534 163 1,851 1,633 1,633 312
Female 4,876 1,312 3,565 935 723 342 2,930 2,560 2,560 651
Nativity
Native 7,826 2,129 5,697 1,509 1,191 469 4,693 4,121 4,121 938
Foreign-born 265 128 137 69 65 37 88 72 72 25
Naturalized citizen 83 35 49 24 21 16 33 22 22 17
Not a citizen 182 93 88 45 44 21 55 51 51 8
Region
Northeast 1,453 303 1,150 326 252 94 942 881 881 143
Midwest 1,770 402 1,367 299 254 97 1,150 1,026 1,026 158
South 4,371 1,387 2,984 841 666 280 2,435 2,061 2,061 620
West 497 165 332 112 84 35 255 226 226 42
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(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 6,464 1,732 4,732 1,244 1,069 364 3,877 3,618 3,618 383
Householders 1,833 559 1,274 389 316 288 1,011 862 862 216
Under 65 years 1,699 559 1,140 357 297 271 883 815 815 92
65 years and over 134 0 134 32 19 16 128 47 47 124
Spouse present 276 91 185 102 91 65 118 61 61 52
No spouse present 1,557 469 1,088 287 225 223 893 801 801 163
Spouses of householders 276 102 173 74 70 37 119 72 72 47
Under 65 years 237 101 136 60 57 25 82 63 63 10
65 years and over 38 1 37 15 13 12 37 9 9 37
Children of householders 3,569 712 2,858 712 634 27 2,378 2,331 2,331 75
Under 6 years 1,070 129 942 205 197 0 813 804 804 14
6 to 11 years 1,130 174 957 231 215 0 816 808 808 4
12 to 17 years 761 108 653 182 165 9 519 498 498 22
> 17 years 607 301 306 94 57 18 231 221 221 36
Other relatives of householders 786 359 427 69 50 12 369 353 353 46
In unrelated subfamilies 111 35 76 28 23 6 65 63 63 2
Unrelated individuals 1,517 490 1,027 307 164 136 838 513 513 578
In married-couple families 1,144 388 756 366 334 110 481 354 354 117
Husbands 284 101 183 88 82 68 126 65 65 57
Under 65 years 237 100 138 72 69 55 80 59 59 15
65 years and over 47 1 46 16 13 13 46 7 7 42
Wives 267 92 176 89 78 34 111 67 67 42
Under 65 years 234 92 142 75 67 25 78 60 60 8
65 years and over 34 0 34 13 11 9 34 7 7 34
Children under 18 years 478 131 347 167 159 0 212 200 200 6
Under 6 years 135 44 92 42 41 0 56 56 56 0
6 to 11 years 199 49 150 70 67 0 104 104 104 0
12 to 17 years 144 38 106 55 51 0 52 40 40 6
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(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 5,033 1,215 3,817 807 672 231 3,297 3,188 3,188 248
Householders 1,458 421 1,037 264 207 207 857 781 781 151
Under 65 years 4,918 1,213 3,705 785 663 222 3,190 3,132 3,132 141
65 years and over 115 2 113 23 9 9 107 55 55 107
Children under 18 2,918 463 2,456 455 410 2 2,180 2,160 2,160 43
Under 6 years 1,071 172 900 156 145 0 812 803 803 16
6 to 11 years 1,080 160 920 161 147 0 827 821 821 4
12 to 17 years 767 131 636 138 118 2 541 535 535 23
Household Income
Less than $25,000 7,550 2,044 5,506 1,400 1,109 461 4,596 4,034 4,034 933
$25,000 to $49,999 445 181 264 139 115 31 147 125 125 27
$50,000 to $74,999 48 14 34 13 12 4 21 18 18 3
$75,000 or more 48 19 30 27 21 10 16 16 16 0
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 4,461 1,579 2,882 880 616 496 2,293 1,747 1,747 910
No high school diploma 1,889 572 1,317 310 223 162 1,138 847 847 567
High school grad,only 1,661 653 1,008 346 254 210 763 598 598 231
Some college,no degree 625 245 380 132 86 75 288 237 237 78
Associate degree 163 68 95 48 28 24 56 41 41 16
Bachelor's degree + 123 40 83 44 25 25 46 24 24 19
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 3,839 1,572 2,268 737 535 418 1,687 1,506 1,506 311
Worked during the year 1,836 823 1,014 483 390 355 617 588 588 23
Full-time 1,167 481 686 349 312 288 404 383 383 17
Part-time 669 342 328 134 79 67 214 205 205 6
Did not work 2,003 749 1,254 254 145 63 1,070 918 918 288
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 1,836 823 1,014 483 390 355 617 588 588 23
Less than 25 employees 513 281 232 91 67 60 154 151 151 9
25 to 99 employees 234 108 126 68 52 52 72 64 64 3
100 to 499 employees 245 88 156 74 62 57 93 93 93 0
500 to 999 employees 74 44 31 23 16 13 15 13 13 0
1000 or more employees 771 302 469 227 194 173 282 267 267 11
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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
BLACK, not HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 112 365 152 458
Age
Under 18 years 50 214 0 36
Under 6 years 21 70 0 13
6 to 11 years 11 103 0 0
12 to 17 years 18 41 0 23
18 to 24 years 3 42 0 12
25 to 34 years 4 32 0 15
35 to 44 years 17 20 5 54
45 to 54 years 21 19 7 36
55 to 64 years 9 17 9 66
Under 65 years 104 343 21 219
65 years and over 9 21 131 239
Sex
Male 62 160 58 144
Female 50 205 94 315
Nativity
Native 110 354 146 446
Foreign-born 2 11 7 12
Naturalized citizen 2 0 7 8
Not a citizen 0 11 0 4
Region
Northeast 5 97 29 85
Midwest 30 61 27 49
South 67 180 91 301
West 11 27 6 24
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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 92 306 57 189
Householders 29 85 33 96
Under 65 years 25 83 10 49
65 years and over 4 2 23 47
Spouse present 13 15 17 8
No spouse present 16 71 17 88
Spouses of householders 13 5 16 10
Under 65 years 11 5 1 2
65 years and over 2 0 15 9
Children of householders 49 210 3 51
Under 6 years 21 70 0 11
6 to 11 years 11 86 0 0
12 to 17 years 14 41 0 12
> 17 years 2 13 3 29
Other relatives of householders 1 7 5 31
In unrelated subfamilies 0 18 0 0
Unrelated individuals 20 41 95 269
In married-couple families 36 49 32 24
Husbands 13 11 18 10
Under 65 years 9 11 4 3
65 years and over 4 0 14 7
Wives 13 8 14 8
Under 65 years 11 8 1 2
65 years and over 2 0 13 7
Children under 18 years 6 30 0 0
Under 6 years 0 6 0 0
6 to 11 years 0 24 0 0
12 to 17 years 6 0 0 0
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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
In families with female
householders, no spouse present 49 250 23 163
Householders 11 67 15 86
Under 65 years 49 245 6 107
65 years and over 0 5 17 55
Children under 18 38 166 0 36
Under 6 years 21 63 0 13
6 to 11 years 9 65 0 0
12 to 17 years 8 38 0 23
Household Income
Less than $25,000 104 336 150 447
$25,000 to $49,999 8 15 2 11
$50,000 to $74,999 0 0 0 0
$75,000 or more 0 13 0 0
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 62 151 152 422
No high school diploma 10 61 86 281
High school grad,only 29 62 37 94
Some college,no degree 14 25 19 41
Associate degree 3 2 7 4
Bachelor's degree + 6 2 3 2
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 53 130 21 183
Worked during the year 23 77 0 17
Full-time 15 61 0 11
Part-time 8 16 0 6
Did not work 30 53 20 166
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 23 77 0 17
Less than 25 employees 2 13 0 7
25 to 99 employees 8 12 0 3
100 to 499 employees 0 11 0 0
500 to 999 employees 2 5 0 0
1000 or more employees 11 35 0 7
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(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
BLACK, not HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 27.90 72.10 19.51 15.53 6.25 59.09 51.83 51.83 11.90
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 18.70 81.30 19.23 17.64 0.26 68.55 67.39 67.39 1.45
Under 6 years 100.00 19.09 80.91 16.81 15.86 0.00 70.01 69.33 69.33 1.26
6 to 11 years 100.00 17.11 82.89 19.27 18.04 0.00 71.61 71.02 71.02 0.27
12 to 17 years 100.00 20.32 79.68 22.25 19.38 0.94 62.60 60.08 60.08 3.29
18 to 24 years 100.00 43.32 56.68 21.31 12.12 7.58 39.31 38.67 38.67 1.45
25 to 34 years 100.00 42.42 57.58 17.25 13.86 12.86 44.57 42.58 42.58 3.22
35 to 44 years 100.00 42.05 57.95 19.82 17.15 13.76 41.08 36.68 36.68 8.57
45 to 54 years 100.00 42.96 57.04 14.23 11.37 8.30 47.65 38.17 38.17 12.55
55 to 64 years 100.00 27.08 72.92 22.05 15.21 12.74 56.52 40.70 40.70 28.88
Under 65 years 100.00 30.13 69.87 19.21 15.74 5.73 55.91 52.92 52.92 4.87
65 years and over 100.00 1.12 98.88 23.05 12.97 12.54 97.33 38.76 38.76 96.32
Sex
Male 100.00 29.42 70.58 20.02 16.61 5.08 57.59 50.81 50.81 9.71
Female 100.00 26.90 73.10 19.16 14.82 7.02 60.08 52.50 52.50 13.35
Nativity
Native 100.00 27.21 72.79 19.29 15.22 5.99 59.97 52.66 52.66 11.99
Foreign-born 100.00 48.37 51.63 25.97 24.68 13.91 33.08 27.33 27.33 9.34
Naturalized citizen 100.00 41.75 58.25 29.02 25.32 19.07 39.81 26.25 26.25 20.52
Not a citizen 100.00 51.40 48.60 24.57 24.38 11.54 30.00 27.83 27.83 4.22
Region
Northeast 100.00 20.84 79.16 22.42 17.35 6.46 64.78 60.59 60.59 9.84
Midwest 100.00 22.74 77.26 16.91 14.36 5.46 64.98 57.99 57.99 8.91
South 100.00 31.72 68.28 19.25 15.23 6.42 55.70 47.15 47.15 14.19
West 100.00 33.27 66.73 22.50 16.99 7.01 51.27 45.46 45.46 8.42
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(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 26.79 73.21 19.24 16.55 5.63 59.99 55.97 55.97 5.93
Householders 100.00 30.51 69.49 21.22 17.23 15.70 55.14 47.00 47.00 11.76
Under 65 years 100.00 32.91 67.09 21.02 17.50 15.97 51.97 47.97 47.97 5.41
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 23.75 13.83 12.24 95.34 34.77 34.77 92.31
Spouse present 100.00 32.83 67.17 37.09 32.93 23.42 42.80 21.99 21.99 18.89
No spouse present 100.00 30.10 69.90 18.41 14.45 14.33 57.33 51.44 51.44 10.50
Spouses of householders 100.00 37.06 62.94 26.98 25.27 13.58 43.26 26.09 26.09 16.90
Under 65 years 100.00 42.48 57.52 25.18 23.99 10.65 34.66 26.60 26.60 4.04
65 years and over 100.00 3.45 96.55 38.14 33.17 31.76 96.55 22.94 22.94 96.55
Children of householders 100.00 19.94 80.06 19.94 17.76 0.75 66.63 65.31 65.31 2.10
Under 6 years 100.00 12.02 87.98 19.12 18.45 0.00 75.94 75.12 75.12 1.27
6 to 11 years 100.00 15.39 84.61 20.47 19.01 0.00 72.15 71.45 71.45 0.32
12 to 17 years 100.00 14.18 85.82 23.89 21.61 1.18 68.22 65.42 65.42 2.91
> 17 years 100.00 49.61 50.39 15.48 9.39 2.92 37.95 36.43 36.43 5.87
Other relatives of householders 100.00 45.65 54.35 8.75 6.37 1.56 46.98 44.96 44.96 5.85
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 31.77 68.23 25.04 21.23 5.17 59.06 57.27 57.27 1.78
Unrelated individuals 100.00 32.33 67.67 20.21 10.79 8.96 55.26 33.79 33.79 38.09
In married-couple families 100.00 33.92 66.08 31.95 29.16 9.62 42.05 30.97 30.97 10.20
Husbands 100.00 35.52 64.48 31.00 29.01 23.96 44.30 23.04 23.04 20.11
Under 65 years 100.00 41.98 58.02 30.26 29.08 23.04 33.85 24.69 24.69 6.44
65 years and over 100.00 2.81 97.19 34.74 28.65 28.65 97.19 14.69 14.69 89.28
Wives 100.00 34.33 65.67 33.14 29.21 12.71 41.69 25.10 25.10 15.54
Under 65 years 100.00 39.26 60.74 32.23 28.54 10.82 33.32 25.82 25.82 3.41
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 39.52 33.85 25.89 100.00 20.03 20.03 100.00
Children under 18 years 100.00 27.37 72.63 34.88 33.22 0.00 44.38 41.79 41.79 1.34
Under 6 years 100.00 32.29 67.71 30.73 29.97 0.00 41.58 41.58 41.58 0.00
6 to 11 years 100.00 24.62 75.38 35.02 33.74 0.00 52.21 52.21 52.21 0.00
12 to 17 years 100.00 26.53 73.47 38.57 35.56 0.00 36.17 27.59 27.59 4.47
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(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 24.15 75.85 16.04 13.35 4.59 65.51 63.34 63.34 4.93
Householders 100.00 28.86 71.14 18.14 14.23 14.23 58.81 53.61 53.61 10.34
Under 65 years 100.00 24.67 75.33 15.95 13.48 4.51 64.88 63.70 63.70 2.87
65 years and over 100.00 2.10 97.90 19.75 7.98 7.98 92.49 48.03 48.03 92.49
Children under 18 100.00 15.85 84.15 15.59 14.06 0.09 74.70 74.02 74.02 1.46
Under 6 years 100.00 16.01 83.99 14.59 13.55 0.00 75.79 74.97 74.97 1.50
6 to 11 years 100.00 14.78 85.22 14.87 13.58 0.00 76.61 76.06 76.06 0.33
12 to 17 years 100.00 17.13 82.87 18.01 15.43 0.33 70.50 69.82 69.82 2.98
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 27.07 72.93 18.54 14.69 6.11 60.88 53.44 53.44 12.36
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 40.64 59.36 31.12 25.73 6.89 33.11 28.08 28.08 6.17
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 29.75 70.25 26.71 25.20 7.29 43.54 38.19 38.19 5.35
$75,000 or more 100.00 38.49 61.51 56.43 43.88 21.62 33.55 32.93 32.93 0.00
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 35.39 64.61 19.73 13.81 11.13 51.39 39.16 39.16 20.40
No high school diploma 100.00 30.30 69.70 16.43 11.82 8.56 60.27 44.82 44.82 30.01
High school grad,only 100.00 39.33 60.67 20.84 15.28 12.65 45.95 36.00 36.00 13.88
Some college,no degree 100.00 39.18 60.82 21.11 13.70 12.08 46.14 37.93 37.93 12.52
Associate degree 100.00 41.65 58.35 29.26 17.42 14.67 34.45 25.40 25.40 9.58
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 32.68 67.32 35.78 20.36 20.36 37.66 19.57 19.57 15.38
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 40.94 59.06 19.20 13.95 10.90 43.95 39.23 39.23 8.11
Worked during the year 100.00 44.81 55.19 26.30 21.25 19.35 33.60 32.02 32.02 1.26
Full-time 100.00 41.23 58.77 29.94 26.70 24.70 34.59 32.84 32.84 1.45
Part-time 100.00 51.04 48.96 19.96 11.76 10.01 31.90 30.59 30.59 0.93
Did not work 100.00 37.39 62.61 12.68 7.25 3.15 53.44 45.85 45.85 14.38
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 44.81 55.19 26.30 21.25 19.35 33.60 32.02 32.02 1.26
Less than 25 employees 100.00 54.81 45.19 17.79 13.04 11.76 30.11 29.43 29.43 1.72
25 to 99 employees 100.00 46.30 53.70 29.02 22.20 22.20 30.95 27.49 27.49 1.31
100 to 499 employees 100.00 36.10 63.90 30.40 25.31 23.50 38.03 38.03 38.03 0.00
500 to 999 employees 100.00 58.68 41.32 30.78 21.48 17.24 20.37 17.04 17.04 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 39.13 60.87 29.41 25.12 22.41 36.60 34.64 34.64 1.46
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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
BLACK, not HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 1.39 4.51 1.88 5.66
Age
Under 18 years 1.38 5.89 0.00 0.99
Under 6 years 1.63 5.46 0.00 1.03
6 to 11 years 0.84 7.67 0.00 0.00
12 to 17 years 1.79 4.07 0.00 2.27
18 to 24 years 0.24 3.70 0.00 1.06
25 to 34 years 0.52 3.71 0.00 1.76
35 to 44 years 1.82 2.20 0.51 5.98
45 to 54 years 4.05 3.68 1.40 7.12
55 to 64 years 2.07 3.96 2.11 15.13
Under 65 years 1.39 4.60 0.28 2.94
65 years and over 1.40 3.43 21.13 38.41
Sex
Male 1.94 4.96 1.81 4.47
Female 1.02 4.21 1.93 6.45
Nativity
Native 1.41 4.52 1.86 5.71
Foreign-born 0.86 4.10 2.47 4.44
Naturalized citizen 2.73 0.00 7.85 9.69
Not a citizen 0.00 5.97 0.00 2.04
Region
Northeast 0.34 6.69 1.99 5.83
Midwest 1.69 3.42 1.50 2.78
South 1.53 4.13 2.08 6.88
West 2.14 5.34 1.20 4.74
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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 1.43 4.74 0.88 2.92
Householders 1.59 4.65 1.82 5.22
Under 65 years 1.48 4.88 0.59 2.88
65 years and over 3.04 1.79 17.40 34.77
Spouse present 4.74 5.30 6.02 2.82
No spouse present 1.03 4.53 1.07 5.64
Spouses of householders 4.75 1.65 5.65 3.79
Under 65 years 4.72 1.92 0.40 0.69
65 years and over 4.97 0.00 38.14 22.94
Children of householders 1.36 5.88 0.09 1.44
Under 6 years 1.95 6.53 0.00 1.00
6 to 11 years 0.99 7.63 0.00 0.00
12 to 17 years 1.84 5.38 0.00 1.56
> 17 years 0.40 2.13 0.52 4.74
Other relatives of householders 0.18 0.83 0.65 4.01
In unrelated subfamilies 0.00 15.87 0.00 0.00
Unrelated individuals 1.32 2.70 6.28 17.76
In married-couple families 3.14 4.28 2.81 2.09
Husbands 4.61 3.82 6.32 3.46
Under 65 years 3.95 4.58 1.51 1.25
65 years and over 7.90 0.00 30.68 14.69
Wives 4.89 3.11 5.32 3.13
Under 65 years 4.78 3.55 0.41 0.70
65 years and over 5.67 0.00 39.52 20.03
Children under 18 years 1.24 6.23 0.00 0.00
Under 6 years 0.00 4.60 0.00 0.00
6 to 11 years 0.00 11.85 0.00 0.00
12 to 17 years 4.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
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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
In families with female
householders, no spouse present 0.97 4.96 0.46 3.23
Householders 0.72 4.58 1.01 5.87
Under 65 years 0.99 4.98 0.13 2.18
65 years and over 0.00 3.98 14.34 48.03
Children under 18 1.31 5.68 0.00 1.23
Under 6 years 1.95 5.85 0.00 1.23
6 to 11 years 0.86 6.03 0.00 0.00
12 to 17 years 1.06 4.96 0.00 2.98
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1.38 4.45 1.99 5.92
$25,000 to $49,999 1.81 3.47 0.49 2.54
$50,000 to $74,999 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
$75,000 or more 0.62 27.85 0.00 0.00
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 1.39 3.38 3.41 9.47
No high school diploma 0.55 3.20 4.54 14.87
High school grad,only 1.72 3.70 2.25 5.65
Some college,no degree 2.32 4.04 3.03 6.63
Associate degree 1.89 1.07 4.29 2.42
Bachelor's degree + 4.49 1.48 2.58 1.78
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 1.39 3.37 0.54 4.78
Worked during the year 1.26 4.19 0.02 0.93
Full-time 1.27 5.20 0.00 0.97
Part-time 1.24 2.42 0.07 0.86
Did not work 1.51 2.63 1.02 8.30
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 1.26 4.19 0.02 0.93
Less than 25 employees 0.37 2.63 0.09 1.41
25 to 99 employees 3.46 5.19 0.00 1.31
100 to 499 employees 0.00 4.53 0.00 0.00
500 to 999 employees 3.34 6.50 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 1.39 4.59 0.00 0.89