Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 24,819 7,182 17,637 7,170 4,575 2,142 12,537 9,887 9,900 3,778
Age
Under 18 years 8,603 1,703 6,900 2,237 1,850 23 5,339 5,208 5,214 100
Under 6 years 2,964 544 2,419 662 593 0 1,986 1,953 1,953 30
6 to 11 years 3,074 594 2,480 804 709 0 1,941 1,896 1,903 21
12 to 17 years 2,565 565 2,001 772 548 23 1,412 1,358 1,358 50
18 to 24 years 3,662 1,537 2,125 1,258 451 322 1,012 945 945 31
25 to 34 years 2,847 1,328 1,519 711 525 403 890 844 849 75
35 to 44 years 2,922 1,213 1,709 756 559 408 1,023 897 899 250
45 to 54 years 2,045 776 1,268 545 368 298 790 624 624 263
55 to 64 years 1,931 548 1,384 694 464 372 796 569 569 393
Under 65 years 22,010 7,106 14,904 6,201 4,218 1,825 9,850 9,087 9,100 1,112
65 years and over 2,809 77 2,733 969 357 317 2,687 800 800 2,667
Sex
Male 10,521 3,293 7,228 3,041 2,029 956 4,972 3,991 3,995 1,319
Female 14,298 3,889 10,409 4,129 2,546 1,186 7,565 5,896 5,905 2,459
Nativity
Native 23,026 6,397 16,629 6,680 4,272 1,947 11,911 9,404 9,417 3,514
Foreign-born 1,793 785 1,008 491 303 195 626 483 483 264
Naturalized citizen 509 184 325 135 83 65 237 147 147 130
Not a citizen 1,285 601 684 356 220 131 389 335 335 134
Region
Northeast 4,475 1,007 3,468 1,321 909 396 2,562 2,077 2,077 741
Midwest 5,787 1,363 4,424 1,803 1,150 495 3,147 2,548 2,548 825
South 10,110 3,250 6,860 2,809 1,801 862 4,883 3,729 3,733 1,712
West 4,447 1,562 2,886 1,237 715 390 1,945 1,532 1,542 500
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 17,047 4,720 12,327 4,751 3,568 1,305 8,889 7,807 7,820 1,348
Householders 5,151 1,588 3,563 1,537 1,073 890 2,452 1,871 1,873 762
Under 65 years 4,624 1,570 3,054 1,327 979 803 1,959 1,748 1,750 279
65 years and over 527 18 509 210 94 87 493 123 123 482
Spouse present 1,945 578 1,367 819 583 416 755 391 391 430
No spouse present 3,206 1,010 2,196 717 490 473 1,697 1,480 1,482 332
Spouses of householders 1,931 602 1,329 763 558 310 740 421 426 348
Under 65 years 1,641 593 1,048 638 495 272 464 366 371 72
65 years and over 290 10 281 125 63 38 276 55 55 276
Children of householders 8,545 1,858 6,687 2,271 1,810 70 5,061 4,934 4,940 134
Under 6 years 2,557 382 2,175 624 561 0 1,771 1,744 1,744 27
6 to 11 years 2,673 489 2,184 729 641 0 1,677 1,656 1,663 20
12 to 17 years 2,035 339 1,696 649 477 22 1,205 1,159 1,159 35
> 17 years 1,279 648 632 268 131 48 408 375 375 51
Other relatives of householders 1,420 672 748 181 127 35 637 581 581 104
In unrelated subfamilies 458 115 343 104 78 19 277 245 245 5
Unrelated individuals 7,314 2,347 4,967 2,315 929 819 3,370 1,835 1,835 2,426
In married-couple families 6,900 2,024 4,876 2,572 1,894 754 2,890 2,129 2,138 831
Husbands 1,945 575 1,369 812 591 496 775 382 382 473
Under 65 years 1,567 558 1,008 645 510 418 422 314 314 130
65 years and over 378 17 361 168 81 78 353 68 68 343
Wives 1,931 605 1,326 770 550 230 720 430 435 305
Under 65 years 1,683 597 1,087 664 499 209 486 385 390 71
65 years and over 248 8 240 106 50 21 234 45 45 234
Children under 18 years 2,560 605 1,955 870 703 2 1,265 1,221 1,226 26
Under 6 years 831 184 647 254 210 0 441 432 432 5
6 to 11 years 941 231 710 315 256 0 466 462 467 6
12 to 17 years 788 190 598 301 237 2 357 326 326 15
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 9,119 2,217 6,902 1,917 1,469 474 5,652 5,412 5,412 424
Householders 2,845 829 2,016 623 428 419 1,589 1,433 1,433 274
Under 65 years 8,905 2,208 6,697 1,852 1,445 449 5,455 5,327 5,327 226
65 years and over 214 9 204 65 24 24 198 85 85 198
Children under 18 5,150 794 4,356 1,110 943 14 3,680 3,627 3,627 64
Under 6 years 1,856 252 1,604 362 337 0 1,422 1,398 1,398 24
6 to 11 years 1,859 299 1,560 381 355 0 1,328 1,313 1,313 13
12 to 17 years 1,434 243 1,191 367 250 14 930 917 917 27
Household Income
Less than $25,000 22,130 6,094 16,036 6,308 3,991 1,893 11,658 9,137 9,151 3,599
$25,000 to $49,999 1,921 772 1,148 567 404 172 665 591 591 113
$50,000 to $74,999 415 166 249 155 91 26 133 90 90 29
$75,000 or more 353 149 204 140 88 52 81 69 69 38
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 16,216 5,480 10,737 4,933 2,725 2,119 7,198 4,679 4,686 3,678
No high school diploma 5,425 1,529 3,896 1,147 690 515 3,279 2,160 2,164 1,892
High school grad,only 5,908 2,124 3,784 1,831 1,132 876 2,476 1,673 1,675 1,103
Some college,no degree 2,819 1,102 1,717 1,041 428 326 863 535 535 354
Associate degree 750 276 474 275 153 131 255 160 160 123
Bachelor's degree + 1,315 449 866 639 322 271 326 152 152 207
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 13,407 5,403 8,004 3,964 2,368 1,802 4,511 3,879 3,886 1,011
Worked during the year 6,761 2,932 3,829 2,474 1,568 1,363 1,563 1,466 1,468 67
Full-time 4,152 1,751 2,401 1,611 1,164 1,045 937 874 876 44
Part-time 2,609 1,182 1,428 863 403 318 626 592 592 23
Did not work 6,646 2,471 4,176 1,490 801 439 2,947 2,413 2,418 944
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 6,761 2,932 3,829 2,474 1,568 1,363 1,563 1,466 1,468 67
Less than 25 employees 2,713 1,381 1,333 889 478 376 475 447 449 29
25 to 99 employees 824 357 467 261 170 154 237 219 219 9
100 to 499 employees 723 268 456 270 194 181 206 194 194 0
500 to 999 employees 273 133 139 104 72 67 48 45 45 0
1000 or more employees 2,227 794 1,434 950 654 584 598 562 562 28
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 460 999 1,044 1,461
Age
Under 18 years 137 621 12 71
Under 6 years 41 221 2 21
6 to 11 years 46 238 1 12
12 to 17 years 50 162 9 38
18 to 24 years 61 112 1 25
25 to 34 years 16 75 2 45
35 to 44 years 47 38 16 165
45 to 54 years 69 33 28 152
55 to 64 years 56 46 67 209
Under 65 years 387 925 126 668
65 years and over 73 74 918 793
Sex
Male 272 427 329 535
Female 188 573 715 926
Nativity
Native 444 955 979 1,324
Foreign-born 15 44 65 137
Naturalized citizen 14 1 34 55
Not a citizen 2 43 32 82
Region
Northeast 54 208 193 303
Midwest 108 254 283 284
South 175 401 420 682
West 123 136 147 192
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 319 847 399 492
Householders 109 182 226 257
Under 65 years 84 170 33 138
65 years and over 25 12 192 119
Spouse present 78 33 155 119
No spouse present 31 149 71 139
Spouses of householders 78 20 133 81
Under 65 years 61 19 13 26
65 years and over 18 1 120 55
Children of householders 121 594 12 94
Under 6 years 36 213 2 19
6 to 11 years 23 213 1 11
12 to 17 years 41 140 5 23
> 17 years 23 28 4 42
Other relatives of householders 11 51 29 59
In unrelated subfamilies 30 18 0 2
Unrelated individuals 111 135 645 967
In married-couple families 218 226 298 227
Husbands 78 27 174 129
Under 65 years 55 23 17 65
65 years and over 23 4 158 64
Wives 78 26 114 71
Under 65 years 65 25 13 26
65 years and over 14 1 101 45
Children under 18 years 45 166 6 19
Under 6 years 10 46 2 5
6 to 11 years 7 68 0 6
12 to 17 years 28 52 4 8
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 81 581 72 237
Householders 15 140 56 131
Under 65 years 78 573 14 152
65 years and over 2 8 58 85
Children under 18 60 417 1 45
Under 6 years 31 173 0 15
6 to 11 years 13 144 1 4
12 to 17 years 15 100 1 26
Household Income
Less than $25,000 404 911 1,012 1,364
$25,000 to $49,999 23 59 19 55
$50,000 to $74,999 29 15 13 14
$75,000 or more 4 14 0 29
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 323 378 1,032 1,390
No high school diploma 62 149 415 805
High school grad,only 111 169 354 386
Some college,no degree 97 45 131 100
Associate degree 20 3 46 40
Bachelor's degree + 34 11 86 60
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 250 304 115 597
Worked during the year 80 178 7 49
Full-time 48 129 6 28
Part-time 32 50 0 21
Did not work 170 126 108 548
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 80 178 7 49
Less than 25 employees 22 27 1 21
25 to 99 employees 18 28 0 9
100 to 499 employees 12 14 0 0
500 to 999 employees 3 10 0 0
1000 or more employees 26 99 5 18
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 28.94 71.06 28.89 18.43 8.63 50.51 39.83 39.89 15.22
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 19.79 80.21 26.01 21.51 0.27 62.06 60.54 60.61 1.17
Under 6 years 100.00 18.37 81.63 22.32 20.01 0.00 67.01 65.91 65.91 1.00
6 to 11 years 100.00 19.31 80.69 26.16 23.08 0.00 63.13 61.69 61.90 0.67
12 to 17 years 100.00 22.01 77.99 30.08 21.35 0.89 55.05 52.94 52.94 1.96
18 to 24 years 100.00 41.97 58.03 34.35 12.32 8.79 27.62 25.80 25.80 0.84
25 to 34 years 100.00 46.66 53.34 24.96 18.45 14.14 31.27 29.66 29.81 2.64
35 to 44 years 100.00 41.52 58.48 25.89 19.14 13.96 35.00 30.70 30.78 8.54
45 to 54 years 100.00 37.97 62.03 26.66 18.02 14.59 38.66 30.50 30.50 12.87
55 to 64 years 100.00 28.36 71.64 35.92 24.03 19.26 41.20 29.48 29.48 20.33
Under 65 years 100.00 32.28 67.72 28.17 19.17 8.29 44.75 41.29 41.35 5.05
65 years and over 100.00 2.73 97.27 34.49 12.70 11.29 95.65 28.46 28.46 94.93
Sex
Male 100.00 31.30 68.70 28.90 19.29 9.09 47.26 37.93 37.97 12.54
Female 100.00 27.20 72.80 28.88 17.81 8.30 52.91 41.24 41.30 17.20
Nativity
Native 100.00 27.78 72.22 29.01 18.55 8.45 51.73 40.84 40.90 15.26
Foreign-born 100.00 43.77 56.23 27.36 16.90 10.90 34.89 26.93 26.93 14.74
Naturalized citizen 100.00 36.15 63.85 26.51 16.40 12.70 46.48 28.98 28.98 25.61
Not a citizen 100.00 46.79 53.21 27.70 17.10 10.19 30.30 26.12 26.12 10.43
Region
Northeast 100.00 22.51 77.49 29.53 20.31 8.85 57.25 46.42 46.42 16.57
Midwest 100.00 23.56 76.44 31.15 19.87 8.55 54.37 44.03 44.03 14.25
South 100.00 32.15 67.85 27.79 17.82 8.52 48.30 36.88 36.93 16.94
West 100.00 35.12 64.88 27.82 16.08 8.76 43.74 34.46 34.67 11.24
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 27.69 72.31 27.87 20.93 7.65 52.15 45.80 45.87 7.91
Householders 100.00 30.83 69.17 29.83 20.83 17.27 47.60 36.33 36.37 14.79
Under 65 years 100.00 33.95 66.05 28.69 21.17 17.36 42.36 37.80 37.84 6.04
65 years and over 100.00 3.40 96.60 39.88 17.89 16.53 93.62 23.43 23.43 91.60
Spouse present 100.00 29.72 70.28 42.13 29.98 21.40 38.82 20.12 20.12 22.10
No spouse present 100.00 31.50 68.50 22.37 15.28 14.77 52.93 46.17 46.23 10.35
Spouses of householders 100.00 31.19 68.81 39.50 28.89 16.03 38.32 21.82 22.05 18.02
Under 65 years 100.00 36.12 63.88 38.89 30.14 16.55 28.27 22.33 22.61 4.38
65 years and over 100.00 3.34 96.66 42.99 21.82 13.08 95.08 18.91 18.91 95.08
Children of householders 100.00 21.75 78.25 26.57 21.18 0.82 59.22 57.74 57.82 1.57
Under 6 years 100.00 14.94 85.06 24.41 21.95 0.00 69.26 68.18 68.18 1.06
6 to 11 years 100.00 18.30 81.70 27.28 24.00 0.00 62.75 61.96 62.21 0.76
12 to 17 years 100.00 16.67 83.33 31.90 23.41 1.10 59.18 56.92 56.92 1.72
> 17 years 100.00 50.63 49.37 20.94 10.20 3.74 31.86 29.34 29.34 4.02
Other relatives of householders 100.00 47.32 52.68 12.73 8.95 2.48 44.84 40.89 40.89 7.35
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 25.07 74.93 22.75 17.00 4.05 60.50 53.44 53.44 1.05
Unrelated individuals 100.00 32.09 67.91 31.65 12.71 11.20 46.08 25.09 25.09 33.16
In married-couple families 100.00 29.33 70.67 37.28 27.46 10.92 41.88 30.85 30.98 12.04
Husbands 100.00 29.59 70.41 41.77 30.40 25.51 39.83 19.67 19.67 24.30
Under 65 years 100.00 35.63 64.37 41.15 32.55 26.67 26.91 20.05 20.05 8.29
65 years and over 100.00 4.53 95.47 44.33 21.53 20.70 93.34 18.10 18.10 90.61
Wives 100.00 31.33 68.67 39.87 28.46 11.90 37.30 22.27 22.51 15.82
Under 65 years 100.00 35.44 64.56 39.42 29.66 12.40 28.89 22.88 23.16 4.23
65 years and over 100.00 3.38 96.62 42.90 20.32 8.49 94.39 18.08 18.08 94.39
Children under 18 years 100.00 23.64 76.36 33.98 27.47 0.10 49.41 47.70 47.88 1.03
Under 6 years 100.00 22.11 77.89 30.52 25.27 0.00 53.08 52.04 52.04 0.60
6 to 11 years 100.00 24.57 75.43 33.45 27.23 0.00 49.59 49.17 49.65 0.66
12 to 17 years 100.00 24.14 75.86 38.24 30.10 0.31 45.33 41.37 41.37 1.92
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 24.31 75.69 21.02 16.11 5.20 61.99 59.35 59.35 4.65
Householders 100.00 29.15 70.85 21.90 15.04 14.74 55.84 50.35 50.35 9.63
Under 65 years 100.00 24.79 75.21 20.80 16.23 5.05 61.25 59.83 59.83 2.54
65 years and over 100.00 4.42 95.58 30.23 11.35 11.35 92.47 39.73 39.73 92.47
Children under 18 100.00 15.42 84.58 21.56 18.30 0.26 71.45 70.43 70.43 1.24
Under 6 years 100.00 13.59 86.41 19.51 18.16 0.00 76.57 75.28 75.28 1.29
6 to 11 years 100.00 16.08 83.92 20.48 19.12 0.00 71.41 70.59 70.59 0.68
12 to 17 years 100.00 16.92 83.08 25.62 17.42 0.94 64.87 63.93 63.93 1.91
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 27.54 72.46 28.50 18.03 8.55 52.68 41.29 41.35 16.26
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 40.21 59.79 29.54 21.05 8.95 34.62 30.77 30.77 5.90
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 40.09 59.91 37.38 22.01 6.27 31.92 21.62 21.62 6.91
$75,000 or more 100.00 42.24 57.76 39.67 25.01 14.61 22.91 19.42 19.42 10.66
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 33.79 66.21 30.42 16.80 13.07 44.39 28.85 28.89 22.68
No high school diploma 100.00 28.18 71.82 21.14 12.72 9.49 60.43 39.81 39.89 34.87
High school grad,only 100.00 35.96 64.04 30.98 19.16 14.83 41.90 28.31 28.35 18.67
Some college,no degree 100.00 39.09 60.91 36.94 15.19 11.57 30.61 18.99 18.99 12.56
Associate degree 100.00 36.77 63.23 36.72 20.39 17.49 33.95 21.28 21.28 16.38
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 34.14 65.86 48.58 24.48 20.61 24.81 11.54 11.54 15.71
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 40.30 59.70 29.57 17.66 13.44 33.64 28.93 28.98 7.54
Worked during the year 100.00 43.37 56.63 36.59 23.19 20.16 23.12 21.68 21.71 0.99
Full-time 100.00 42.17 57.83 38.81 28.04 25.17 22.58 21.04 21.09 1.06
Part-time 100.00 45.29 54.71 33.06 15.46 12.18 24.00 22.70 22.70 0.88
Did not work 100.00 37.17 62.83 22.41 12.04 6.61 44.34 36.31 36.38 14.21
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 43.37 56.63 36.59 23.19 20.16 23.12 21.68 21.71 0.99
Less than 25 employees 100.00 50.89 49.11 32.76 17.60 13.87 17.50 16.46 16.54 1.07
25 to 99 employees 100.00 43.33 56.67 31.69 20.64 18.69 28.73 26.54 26.54 1.14
100 to 499 employees 100.00 36.99 63.01 37.29 26.77 25.08 28.44 26.80 26.80 0.06
500 to 999 employees 100.00 48.94 51.06 38.15 26.48 24.43 17.56 16.52 16.52 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 35.63 64.37 42.66 29.37 26.24 26.85 25.22 25.22 1.27
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 1.85 4.03 4.21 5.89
Age
Under 18 years 1.59 7.22 0.14 0.82
Under 6 years 1.37 7.46 0.07 0.71
6 to 11 years 1.49 7.75 0.03 0.38
12 to 17 years 1.95 6.31 0.34 1.48
18 to 24 years 1.66 3.06 0.02 0.68
25 to 34 years 0.57 2.63 0.09 1.60
35 to 44 years 1.61 1.31 0.55 5.66
45 to 54 years 3.40 1.63 1.38 7.43
55 to 64 years 2.92 2.37 3.48 10.85
Under 65 years 1.76 4.20 0.57 3.04
65 years and over 2.60 2.63 32.66 28.23
Sex
Male 2.59 4.05 3.13 5.09
Female 1.31 4.00 5.00 6.47
Nativity
Native 1.93 4.15 4.25 5.75
Foreign-born 0.85 2.47 3.63 7.63
Naturalized citizen 2.70 0.25 6.61 10.80
Not a citizen 0.13 3.36 2.46 6.37
Region
Northeast 1.20 4.66 4.32 6.77
Midwest 1.87 4.39 4.90 4.90
South 1.73 3.97 4.15 6.75
West 2.77 3.05 3.31 4.32
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 143
(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 1.87 4.97 2.34 2.88
Householders 2.11 3.53 4.38 5.00
Under 65 years 1.81 3.67 0.72 2.99
65 years and over 4.76 2.24 36.48 22.59
Spouse present 4.01 1.69 7.96 6.11
No spouse present 0.96 4.64 2.21 4.32
Spouses of householders 4.06 1.02 6.89 4.20
Under 65 years 3.70 1.16 0.78 1.59
65 years and over 6.07 0.23 41.42 18.91
Children of householders 1.42 6.95 0.14 1.11
Under 6 years 1.39 8.32 0.08 0.73
6 to 11 years 0.84 7.97 0.03 0.42
12 to 17 years 2.00 6.89 0.23 1.12
> 17 years 1.76 2.16 0.34 3.27
Other relatives of householders 0.74 3.62 2.01 4.15
In unrelated subfamilies 6.47 3.83 0.00 0.47
Unrelated individuals 1.52 1.84 8.81 13.22
In married-couple families 3.15 3.28 4.33 3.29
Husbands 4.01 1.36 8.96 6.62
Under 65 years 3.48 1.45 1.06 4.13
65 years and over 6.19 1.03 41.70 16.93
Wives 4.06 1.35 5.88 3.68
Under 65 years 3.84 1.51 0.75 1.56
65 years and over 5.56 0.26 40.67 18.08
Children under 18 years 1.75 6.47 0.25 0.74
Under 6 years 1.16 5.56 0.25 0.60
6 to 11 years 0.78 7.21 0.00 0.66
12 to 17 years 3.55 6.54 0.53 1.00
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor 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 0.88 6.37 0.79 2.60
Householders 0.54 4.92 1.96 4.62
Under 65 years 0.88 6.43 0.16 1.71
65 years and over 0.97 3.71 27.12 39.73
Children under 18 1.16 8.10 0.03 0.88
Under 6 years 1.67 9.34 0.00 0.83
6 to 11 years 0.72 7.75 0.05 0.20
12 to 17 years 1.07 6.95 0.04 1.83
Household Income
Less than $25,000 1.83 4.12 4.57 6.16
$25,000 to $49,999 1.21 3.06 1.00 2.84
$50,000 to $74,999 7.01 3.64 3.09 3.33
$75,000 or more 1.01 3.98 0.00 8.18
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 1.99 2.33 6.37 8.57
No high school diploma 1.14 2.75 7.66 14.83
High school grad,only 1.88 2.87 6.00 6.53
Some college,no degree 3.43 1.60 4.65 3.56
Associate degree 2.60 0.47 6.08 5.30
Bachelor's degree + 2.62 0.81 6.54 4.55
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 1.86 2.27 0.86 4.46
Worked during the year 1.19 2.64 0.10 0.72
Full-time 1.16 3.10 0.15 0.67
Part-time 1.23 1.90 0.02 0.81
Did not work 2.55 1.90 1.63 8.25
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 1.19 2.64 0.10 0.72
Less than 25 employees 0.80 0.98 0.05 0.79
25 to 99 employees 2.20 3.45 0.00 1.14
100 to 499 employees 1.65 1.94 0.00 0.06
500 to 999 employees 1.04 3.75 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 1.16 4.44 0.24 0.80