Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 12,030 3,091 8,939 5,016 3,672 1,583 5,277 3,159 3,161 2,413
Age
Under 18 years 4,038 794 3,243 1,809 1,572 7 1,767 1,638 1,639 40
Under 6 years 1,352 221 1,131 598 562 0 663 606 606 26
6 to 11 years 1,470 284 1,186 661 572 0 650 618 618 9
12 to 17 years 1,215 290 926 550 438 7 455 414 414 6
18 to 24 years 1,332 560 773 548 364 225 297 249 249 8
25 to 34 years 1,475 610 865 620 553 411 319 260 260 40
35 to 44 years 1,486 561 925 673 518 377 319 226 226 97
45 to 54 years 916 313 603 322 229 191 303 208 208 112
55 to 64 years 800 232 568 298 209 163 322 183 184 173
Under 65 years 10,046 3,070 6,976 4,270 3,445 1,374 3,329 2,764 2,766 470
65 years and over 1,984 21 1,963 746 226 209 1,948 395 395 1,942
Sex
Male 5,462 1,486 3,976 2,188 1,702 679 2,259 1,486 1,486 875
Female 6,568 1,605 4,963 2,828 1,970 904 3,017 1,673 1,674 1,538
Nativity
Native 10,102 2,210 7,893 4,461 3,227 1,334 4,718 2,756 2,758 2,155
Foreign-born 1,928 881 1,046 555 445 249 559 403 403 258
Naturalized citizen 488 159 329 135 96 60 222 118 118 158
Not a citizen 1,440 722 718 420 349 189 337 285 285 100
Region
Northeast 2,162 488 1,674 850 598 290 1,060 615 615 527
Midwest 2,368 486 1,882 1,216 810 333 1,038 569 570 510
South 4,224 1,149 3,075 1,668 1,216 579 1,772 980 980 894
West 3,276 968 2,308 1,282 1,048 381 1,406 995 996 482
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 9,155 2,432 6,722 3,779 3,057 1,041 3,708 2,691 2,693 1,068
Householders 2,644 754 1,890 1,112 871 738 1,003 541 541 540
Under 65 years 2,215 751 1,464 993 825 694 580 441 441 118
65 years and over 429 3 426 120 47 43 423 100 100 423
Spouse present 1,517 410 1,107 666 510 382 597 252 252 380
No spouse present 1,126 344 782 446 362 356 406 289 289 160
Spouses of householders 1,517 437 1,080 633 474 211 606 276 277 344
Under 65 years 1,223 433 790 552 452 195 316 208 208 58
65 years and over 295 4 290 81 22 15 290 68 68 286
Children of householders 4,239 921 3,318 1,886 1,585 60 1,772 1,620 1,621 71
Under 6 years 1,177 172 1,005 561 524 0 564 507 508 21
6 to 11 years 1,318 235 1,083 615 527 0 586 555 555 5
12 to 17 years 1,028 209 819 489 381 5 402 366 366 6
> 17 years 716 305 411 220 153 55 220 192 192 39
Other relatives of householders 754 320 434 148 127 34 328 254 254 112
In unrelated subfamilies 180 60 121 80 79 26 46 46 46 0
Unrelated individuals 2,695 599 2,096 1,157 535 516 1,523 422 422 1,345
In married-couple families 5,668 1,451 4,217 2,492 2,004 604 2,241 1,423 1,423 781
Husbands 1,517 403 1,114 647 499 422 629 246 246 425
Under 65 years 1,167 398 769 555 458 385 284 157 157 82
65 years and over 350 5 345 92 41 38 345 89 89 342
Wives 1,517 444 1,073 652 485 170 574 282 282 300
Under 65 years 1,255 442 813 575 469 161 317 224 224 44
65 years and over 262 2 260 77 16 9 257 58 58 256
Children under 18 years 2,230 417 1,813 1,054 933 1 938 821 821 28
Under 6 years 786 112 674 394 369 0 353 297 297 16
6 to 11 years 850 169 682 390 333 0 364 332 332 9
12 to 17 years 593 136 457 270 232 1 220 192 192 3
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 2,882 755 2,127 1,116 898 369 1,233 1,084 1,085 221
Householders 924 262 662 386 306 303 341 248 248 131
Under 65 years 2,753 754 1,999 1,076 884 355 1,106 1,054 1,056 94
65 years and over 129 1 128 40 14 14 127 29 29 127
Children under 18 1,456 283 1,173 619 506 6 689 677 678 12
Under 6 years 439 84 356 163 152 0 232 232 232 9
6 to 11 years 525 95 430 230 199 0 252 252 252 0
12 to 17 years 491 104 387 225 155 6 205 193 193 3
Household Income
Less than $25,000 9,514 2,282 7,232 3,926 2,764 1,247 4,473 2,500 2,502 2,285
$25,000 to $49,999 2,118 676 1,442 903 779 263 716 592 592 96
$50,000 to $74,999 266 98 167 113 83 43 61 51 51 22
$75,000 or more 132 34 98 75 45 30 26 16 16 10
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 7,993 2,297 5,696 3,208 2,100 1,576 3,509 1,521 1,522 2,373
No high school diploma 3,059 930 2,129 923 547 395 1,609 660 660 1,242
High school grad,only 2,803 755 2,048 1,249 864 665 1,197 524 525 734
Some college,no degree 1,155 360 795 556 365 259 361 179 179 188
Associate degree 385 107 278 184 132 103 146 66 66 80
Bachelor's degree + 590 145 445 296 192 154 196 92 92 128
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 6,009 2,276 3,733 2,461 1,873 1,367 1,561 1,126 1,127 430
Worked during the year 4,034 1,634 2,400 1,890 1,461 1,244 698 547 548 50
Full-time 2,992 1,264 1,728 1,409 1,179 1,062 457 349 349 13
Part-time 1,043 370 672 482 282 182 241 198 198 37
Did not work 1,974 642 1,333 571 412 123 863 579 579 380
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 4,034 1,634 2,400 1,890 1,461 1,244 698 547 548 50
Less than 25 employees 1,491 792 700 524 317 222 212 177 177 15
25 to 99 employees 595 230 365 283 231 206 101 90 90 18
100 to 499 employees 534 192 342 279 246 225 90 72 73 2
500 to 999 employees 154 44 110 92 83 77 28 21 21 0
1000 or more employees 1,260 377 884 712 584 513 268 187 187 15
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 426 467 807 620
Age
Under 18 years 135 274 7 29
Under 6 years 56 106 4 20
6 to 11 years 36 111 0 5
12 to 17 years 42 57 3 3
18 to 24 years 43 44 3 3
25 to 34 years 54 53 3 34
35 to 44 years 51 34 16 51
45 to 54 years 40 9 12 48
55 to 64 years 41 12 34 63
Under 65 years 363 425 75 228
65 years and over 62 41 732 393
Sex
Male 227 227 198 258
Female 199 239 608 363
Nativity
Native 400 436 778 497
Foreign-born 26 31 29 124
Naturalized citizen 16 2 21 67
Not a citizen 10 29 8 57
Region
Northeast 82 74 160 130
Midwest 68 91 255 94
South 161 114 248 220
West 115 188 143 177
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 324 405 256 329
Householders 88 72 131 150
Under 65 years 82 68 15 50
65 years and over 6 4 116 100
Spouse present 83 35 94 102
No spouse present 5 37 37 48
Spouses of householders 83 40 90 90
Under 65 years 76 37 9 24
65 years and over 7 3 80 66
Children of householders 138 275 11 42
Under 6 years 56 96 4 16
6 to 11 years 36 104 0 2
12 to 17 years 37 51 3 3
> 17 years 9 24 4 21
Other relatives of householders 15 18 24 47
In unrelated subfamilies 0 5 0 0
Unrelated individuals 101 57 551 291
In married-couple families 295 213 193 219
Husbands 83 34 101 112
Under 65 years 76 29 10 25
65 years and over 7 6 92 86
Wives 83 40 82 80
Under 65 years 78 39 8 22
65 years and over 5 1 74 58
Children under 18 years 121 127 0 16
Under 6 years 56 50 0 11
6 to 11 years 36 59 0 5
12 to 17 years 29 19 0 0
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 22 176 52 88
Householders 3 35 36 40
Under 65 years 19 176 13 58
65 years and over 3 0 39 29
Children under 18 13 128 7 12
Under 6 years 0 40 4 9
6 to 11 years 0 52 0 0
12 to 17 years 13 37 3 3
Household Income
Less than $25,000 349 347 774 568
$25,000 to $49,999 70 111 29 35
$50,000 to $74,999 6 5 4 18
$75,000 or more 1 3 0 0
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 291 192 800 591
No high school diploma 70 62 370 314
High school grad,only 120 78 284 158
Some college,no degree 53 39 82 51
Associate degree 19 8 36 20
Bachelor's degree + 29 6 28 48
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 229 151 68 199
Worked during the year 131 115 12 30
Full-time 105 83 3 10
Part-time 26 32 9 20
Did not work 97 37 57 169
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 131 115 12 30
Less than 25 employees 24 23 3 4
25 to 99 employees 4 10 8 11
100 to 499 employees 17 22 0 2
500 to 999 employees 7 7 0 0
1000 or more employees 79 53 1 13
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 25.69 74.31 41.70 30.52 13.16 43.86 26.25 26.27 20.06
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 19.67 80.33 44.80 38.93 0.18 43.77 40.57 40.59 0.99
Under 6 years 100.00 16.34 83.66 44.25 41.56 0.00 49.01 44.81 44.84 1.89
6 to 11 years 100.00 19.29 80.71 44.97 38.93 0.00 44.21 42.04 42.07 0.60
12 to 17 years 100.00 23.83 76.17 45.22 36.01 0.59 37.42 34.06 34.06 0.46
18 to 24 years 100.00 42.01 57.99 41.11 27.34 16.85 22.32 18.71 18.71 0.60
25 to 34 years 100.00 41.37 58.63 42.02 37.46 27.90 21.64 17.62 17.65 2.74
35 to 44 years 100.00 37.73 62.27 45.30 34.87 25.39 21.48 15.19 15.19 6.50
45 to 54 years 100.00 34.18 65.82 35.20 25.04 20.83 33.11 22.70 22.70 12.29
55 to 64 years 100.00 29.02 70.98 37.29 26.14 20.40 40.30 22.90 23.01 21.63
Under 65 years 100.00 30.56 69.44 42.50 34.29 13.68 33.13 27.51 27.53 4.68
65 years and over 100.00 1.08 98.92 37.62 11.41 10.54 98.18 19.89 19.89 97.90
Sex
Male 100.00 27.20 72.80 40.06 31.15 12.43 41.36 27.20 27.21 16.01
Female 100.00 24.44 75.56 43.06 30.00 13.77 45.94 25.47 25.49 23.42
Nativity
Native 100.00 21.87 78.13 44.16 31.94 13.21 46.70 27.28 27.30 21.33
Foreign-born 100.00 45.72 54.28 28.81 23.06 12.92 29.00 20.90 20.90 13.40
Naturalized citizen 100.00 32.65 67.35 27.65 19.57 12.22 45.46 24.16 24.16 32.43
Not a citizen 100.00 50.16 49.84 29.21 24.25 13.15 23.41 19.80 19.80 6.94
Region
Northeast 100.00 22.55 77.45 39.32 27.66 13.41 49.02 28.45 28.45 24.39
Midwest 100.00 20.54 79.46 51.33 34.20 14.07 43.85 24.01 24.06 21.52
South 100.00 27.21 72.79 39.50 28.79 13.72 41.96 23.20 23.20 21.16
West 100.00 29.55 70.45 39.14 31.98 11.63 42.92 30.37 30.39 14.71
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 26.57 73.43 41.28 33.40 11.37 40.51 29.40 29.41 11.66
Householders 100.00 28.53 71.47 42.08 32.95 27.90 37.94 20.44 20.46 20.44
Under 65 years 100.00 33.90 66.10 44.83 37.23 31.36 26.21 19.90 19.91 5.32
65 years and over 100.00 0.78 99.22 27.88 10.88 10.06 98.46 23.27 23.27 98.46
Spouse present 100.00 27.03 72.97 43.91 33.59 25.17 39.37 16.58 16.58 25.04
No spouse present 100.00 30.54 69.46 39.61 32.10 31.58 36.01 25.65 25.69 14.24
Spouses of householders 100.00 28.80 71.20 41.71 31.26 13.87 39.93 18.22 18.25 22.69
Under 65 years 100.00 35.38 64.62 45.16 36.97 15.97 25.85 17.01 17.04 4.75
65 years and over 100.00 1.48 98.52 27.42 7.54 5.17 98.36 23.25 23.25 97.13
Children of householders 100.00 21.72 78.28 44.48 37.39 1.41 41.79 38.22 38.24 1.69
Under 6 years 100.00 14.60 85.40 47.66 44.57 0.00 47.89 43.10 43.14 1.81
6 to 11 years 100.00 17.83 82.17 46.67 39.94 0.00 44.48 42.07 42.10 0.40
12 to 17 years 100.00 20.34 79.66 47.62 37.04 0.50 39.08 35.62 35.62 0.54
> 17 years 100.00 42.55 57.45 30.72 21.40 7.61 30.70 26.86 26.86 5.49
Other relatives of householders 100.00 42.48 57.52 19.68 16.80 4.45 43.44 33.64 33.64 14.80
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 33.13 66.87 44.40 43.97 14.62 25.28 25.28 25.28 0.00
Unrelated individuals 100.00 22.23 77.77 42.93 19.85 19.14 56.50 15.65 15.67 49.90
In married-couple families 100.00 25.60 74.40 43.97 35.36 10.66 39.53 25.10 25.11 13.77
Husbands 100.00 26.57 73.43 42.65 32.88 27.83 41.45 16.21 16.21 27.99
Under 65 years 100.00 34.09 65.91 47.56 39.24 32.97 24.36 13.49 13.49 7.04
65 years and over 100.00 1.52 98.48 26.31 11.71 10.71 98.35 25.29 25.29 97.72
Wives 100.00 29.26 70.74 42.97 31.96 11.21 37.85 18.58 18.61 19.74
Under 65 years 100.00 35.19 64.81 45.84 37.37 12.83 25.26 17.83 17.86 3.48
65 years and over 100.00 0.90 99.10 29.22 6.09 3.44 98.10 22.17 22.17 97.56
Children under 18 years 100.00 18.71 81.29 47.28 41.86 0.06 42.06 36.82 36.82 1.24
Under 6 years 100.00 14.28 85.72 50.09 46.93 0.00 44.94 37.77 37.77 2.10
6 to 11 years 100.00 19.83 80.17 45.88 39.13 0.00 42.82 39.08 39.08 1.00
12 to 17 years 100.00 22.97 77.03 45.56 39.03 0.22 37.14 32.33 32.33 0.44
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 26.20 73.80 38.73 31.15 12.82 42.79 37.61 37.65 7.65
Householders 100.00 28.32 71.68 41.80 33.11 32.82 36.90 26.79 26.84 14.16
Under 65 years 100.00 27.37 72.63 39.09 32.10 12.91 40.19 38.30 38.34 3.40
65 years and over 100.00 1.09 98.91 30.94 10.78 10.78 98.39 22.84 22.84 98.39
Children under 18 100.00 19.44 80.56 42.50 34.73 0.40 47.36 46.50 46.56 0.85
Under 6 years 100.00 19.03 80.97 37.14 34.53 0.00 52.83 52.74 52.83 2.06
6 to 11 years 100.00 18.16 81.84 43.80 37.82 0.00 47.93 47.93 48.00 0.07
12 to 17 years 100.00 21.17 78.83 45.90 31.61 1.18 41.84 39.40 39.40 0.61
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 23.99 76.01 41.27 29.05 13.11 47.02 26.28 26.30 24.02
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 31.93 68.07 42.61 36.79 12.41 33.78 27.94 27.94 4.52
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 36.95 63.05 42.54 31.23 16.14 23.12 19.13 19.13 8.44
$75,000 or more 100.00 26.07 73.93 56.50 34.29 22.99 19.87 11.95 11.95 7.33
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 28.74 71.26 40.13 26.27 19.72 43.91 19.02 19.04 29.69
No high school diploma 100.00 30.41 69.59 30.17 17.89 12.91 52.58 21.57 21.57 40.61
High school grad,only 100.00 26.94 73.06 44.54 30.82 23.71 42.69 18.68 18.71 26.19
Some college,no degree 100.00 31.14 68.86 48.15 31.56 22.47 31.29 15.47 15.50 16.29
Associate degree 100.00 27.74 72.26 47.78 34.40 26.67 37.88 17.28 17.28 20.91
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 24.60 75.40 50.14 32.48 26.17 33.30 15.53 15.53 21.63
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 37.87 62.13 40.96 31.18 22.76 25.98 18.74 18.76 7.16
Worked during the year 100.00 40.50 59.50 46.86 36.22 30.83 17.30 13.56 13.58 1.24
Full-time 100.00 42.24 57.76 47.09 39.41 35.49 15.26 11.67 11.68 0.42
Part-time 100.00 35.53 64.47 46.17 27.06 17.45 23.15 18.98 19.02 3.59
Did not work 100.00 32.50 67.50 28.91 20.88 6.25 43.73 29.32 29.34 19.27
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 40.50 59.50 46.86 36.22 30.83 17.30 13.56 13.58 1.24
Less than 25 employees 100.00 53.09 46.91 35.15 21.28 14.90 14.20 11.86 11.88 1.00
25 to 99 employees 100.00 38.61 61.39 47.64 38.88 34.71 16.93 15.07 15.07 3.03
100 to 499 employees 100.00 35.95 64.05 52.27 46.10 42.11 16.80 13.57 13.65 0.39
500 to 999 employees 100.00 28.71 71.29 59.41 53.55 49.81 18.23 13.85 13.85 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 29.88 70.12 56.51 46.32 40.75 21.25 14.82 14.82 1.19
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 3.54 3.88 6.71 5.16
Age
Under 18 years 3.33 6.79 0.17 0.71
Under 6 years 4.16 7.87 0.30 1.50
6 to 11 years 2.47 7.52 0.00 0.35
12 to 17 years 3.46 4.70 0.21 0.28
18 to 24 years 3.22 3.27 0.25 0.21
25 to 34 years 3.68 3.58 0.23 2.30
35 to 44 years 3.41 2.28 1.07 3.46
45 to 54 years 4.40 0.95 1.27 5.21
55 to 64 years 5.10 1.53 4.28 7.88
Under 65 years 3.62 4.23 0.75 2.27
65 years and over 3.14 2.08 36.88 19.78
Sex
Male 4.15 4.16 3.63 4.71
Female 3.03 3.64 9.26 5.52
Nativity
Native 3.96 4.32 7.70 4.91
Foreign-born 1.34 1.59 1.52 6.42
Naturalized citizen 3.18 0.35 4.35 13.67
Not a citizen 0.72 2.01 0.55 3.96
Region
Northeast 3.78 3.40 7.41 6.00
Midwest 2.87 3.84 10.78 3.95
South 3.81 2.70 5.87 5.20
West 3.52 5.74 4.38 5.41
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 3.54 4.42 2.79 3.59
Householders 3.33 2.71 4.96 5.66
Under 65 years 3.72 3.07 0.66 2.25
65 years and over 1.33 0.85 27.11 23.27
Spouse present 5.47 2.29 6.18 6.70
No spouse present 0.45 3.28 3.31 4.25
Spouses of householders 5.47 2.62 5.92 5.93
Under 65 years 6.22 3.01 0.78 1.94
65 years and over 2.33 1.01 27.26 22.50
Children of householders 3.26 6.49 0.26 1.00
Under 6 years 4.75 8.17 0.35 1.36
6 to 11 years 2.75 7.93 0.00 0.12
12 to 17 years 3.58 4.96 0.25 0.34
> 17 years 1.31 3.30 0.60 2.96
Other relatives of householders 2.01 2.41 3.18 6.24
In unrelated subfamilies 0.00 2.81 0.00 0.00
Unrelated individuals 3.76 2.10 20.44 10.81
In married-couple families 5.20 3.75 3.41 3.86
Husbands 5.47 2.27 6.68 7.35
Under 65 years 6.52 2.45 0.83 2.15
65 years and over 1.96 1.67 26.18 24.66
Wives 5.47 2.64 5.41 5.28
Under 65 years 6.23 3.13 0.65 1.76
65 years and over 1.81 0.28 28.22 22.17
Children under 18 years 5.43 5.71 0.00 0.74
Under 6 years 7.10 6.35 0.00 1.42
6 to 11 years 4.27 6.89 0.00 0.56
12 to 17 years 4.90 3.17 0.00 0.08
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 0.76 6.10 1.82 3.05
Householders 0.32 3.73 3.94 4.32
Under 65 years 0.68 6.39 0.48 2.12
65 years and over 2.56 0.00 30.42 22.84
Children under 18 0.90 8.83 0.46 0.85
Under 6 years 0.09 9.00 0.93 2.06
6 to 11 years 0.00 9.88 0.00 0.07
12 to 17 years 2.58 7.54 0.53 0.61
Household Income
Less than $25,000 3.67 3.65 8.14 5.97
$25,000 to $49,999 3.29 5.25 1.36 1.64
$50,000 to $74,999 2.22 1.89 1.48 6.67
$75,000 or more 0.59 2.44 0.00 0.00
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 3.64 2.41 10.01 7.40
No high school diploma 2.30 2.02 12.10 10.28
High school grad,only 4.29 2.77 10.14 5.62
Some college,no degree 4.57 3.38 7.06 4.43
Associate degree 4.83 2.08 9.30 5.15
Bachelor's degree + 4.93 1.04 4.78 8.19
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 3.81 2.52 1.14 3.31
Worked during the year 3.26 2.84 0.29 0.75
Full-time 3.51 2.78 0.09 0.34
Part-time 2.52 3.03 0.87 1.93
Did not work 4.94 1.85 2.87 8.54
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3.26 2.84 0.29 0.75
Less than 25 employees 1.60 1.54 0.21 0.25
25 to 99 employees 0.70 1.64 1.36 1.88
100 to 499 employees 3.23 4.17 0.00 0.39
500 to 999 employees 4.38 4.56 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 6.29 4.18 0.04 1.05