Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 25
(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
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 6,462 1,288 5,174 3,050 2,025 934 3,106 1,541 1,543 1,748
Age
Under 18 years 1,768 255 1,513 914 794 6 768 677 678 26
Under 6 years 620 74 546 321 309 0 301 259 259 14
6 to 11 years 635 76 559 344 291 0 271 250 250 7
12 to 17 years 513 105 409 249 194 6 196 169 169 6
18 to 24 years 714 253 461 351 208 135 158 118 118 4
25 to 34 years 759 271 488 353 300 216 181 141 142 18
35 to 44 years 740 235 505 365 261 191 175 128 128 63
45 to 54 years 495 149 346 200 130 102 161 92 92 85
55 to 64 years 547 121 427 227 159 126 241 131 131 131
Under 65 years 5,024 1,283 3,741 2,410 1,852 776 1,683 1,288 1,289 326
65 years and over 1,437 5 1,432 640 173 158 1,424 253 253 1,422
Sex
Male 2,814 599 2,215 1,295 931 400 1,224 695 695 579
Female 3,648 689 2,959 1,756 1,093 535 1,883 846 848 1,169
Nativity
Native 6,116 1,169 4,947 2,947 1,952 894 2,964 1,459 1,460 1,640
Foreign-born 346 119 227 104 73 40 142 82 82 108
Naturalized citizen 144 34 110 43 30 13 78 36 36 72
Not a citizen 202 85 117 61 42 27 65 46 46 37
Region
Northeast 1,321 266 1,055 588 396 190 652 318 318 398
Midwest 1,731 288 1,443 966 611 252 799 379 380 451
South 1,961 410 1,552 821 517 296 978 448 448 584
West 1,448 325 1,123 675 501 196 677 396 397 316
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 26
(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 4,438 931 3,507 2,104 1,606 564 1,870 1,193 1,195 663
Householders 1,418 330 1,089 654 476 382 589 272 272 349
Under 65 years 1,148 330 818 554 445 354 321 220 220 82
65 years and over 271 0 271 99 32 28 268 52 52 268
Spouse present 871 181 691 424 297 206 374 135 135 254
No spouse present 547 149 398 229 179 176 215 136 137 96
Spouses of householders 851 192 659 412 285 142 366 142 143 224
Under 65 years 667 192 475 342 269 129 182 111 112 40
65 years and over 184 0 184 70 16 12 184 31 31 184
Children of householders 1,911 331 1,580 964 787 24 784 684 685 34
Under 6 years 558 64 495 308 296 0 255 212 213 10
6 to 11 years 573 59 514 318 265 0 248 227 227 3
12 to 17 years 445 88 357 217 163 4 176 149 149 6
> 17 years 335 120 215 122 63 20 106 96 96 16
Other relatives of householders 257 78 179 74 58 16 131 96 96 55
In unrelated subfamilies 95 22 73 48 47 15 30 30 30 0
Unrelated individuals 1,928 334 1,594 898 372 355 1,206 318 318 1,085
In married-couple families 2,939 548 2,391 1,501 1,117 355 1,218 654 654 517
Husbands 866 178 688 418 297 250 387 124 124 276
Under 65 years 650 178 473 345 270 227 172 79 79 61
65 years and over 215 0 215 74 27 23 215 45 45 215
Wives 857 195 662 418 286 98 354 153 154 202
Under 65 years 685 195 490 352 275 91 183 123 124 32
65 years and over 172 0 172 66 11 7 170 30 30 170
Children under 18 years 1,031 123 908 570 488 0 427 341 341 21
Under 6 years 408 41 367 224 212 0 185 143 143 12
6 to 11 years 365 36 330 213 169 0 144 123 123 6
12 to 17 years 258 47 211 133 107 0 98 75 75 3
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 27
(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 1,193 281 912 499 397 171 535 449 450 106
Householders 441 111 330 191 143 143 185 119 119 77
Under 65 years 1,125 281 844 464 384 158 467 442 444 38
65 years and over 68 0 68 35 12 12 67 6 6 67
Children under 18 556 95 461 263 228 6 260 255 256 5
Under 6 years 161 27 134 73 73 0 78 78 78 2
6 to 11 years 216 34 182 106 98 0 105 105 105 0
12 to 17 years 179 34 145 84 57 6 77 73 73 3
Household Income
Less than $25,000 5,279 979 4,300 2,435 1,542 761 2,732 1,274 1,275 1,659
$25,000 to $49,999 945 226 719 509 428 134 316 222 222 70
$50,000 to $74,999 152 67 85 54 31 18 37 30 30 14
$75,000 or more 85 16 70 52 24 21 21 16 16 5
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 4,694 1,033 3,660 2,137 1,230 928 2,339 864 865 1,722
No high school diploma 1,508 300 1,208 544 228 175 983 317 317 828
High school grad,only 1,759 396 1,363 858 540 415 836 320 321 583
Some college,no degree 698 175 523 373 227 163 240 100 101 137
Associate degree 272 69 203 130 85 62 117 49 49 68
Bachelor's degree + 456 93 364 232 150 115 163 77 77 106
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 3,256 1,029 2,228 1,496 1,058 770 915 610 611 300
Worked during the year 2,180 756 1,424 1,141 808 683 407 304 305 40
Full-time 1,525 548 977 801 630 564 268 194 194 7
Part-time 656 209 447 340 178 119 138 110 110 33
Did not work 1,076 272 804 356 250 87 508 306 307 260
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 2,180 756 1,424 1,141 808 683 407 304 305 40
Less than 25 employees 866 379 486 378 205 135 138 111 112 12
25 to 99 employees 303 94 209 177 138 121 43 35 35 13
100 to 499 employees 233 66 167 137 113 106 46 37 37 2
500 to 999 employees 86 16 70 58 49 45 20 15 15 0
1000 or more employees 692 201 491 390 302 275 160 106 106 13
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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
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 283 239 682 402
Age
Under 18 years 89 120 3 17
Under 6 years 40 58 0 10
6 to 11 years 23 45 0 4
12 to 17 years 26 17 3 3
18 to 24 years 36 22 0 0
25 to 34 years 36 31 3 15
35 to 44 years 22 16 11 35
45 to 54 years 28 5 7 35
55 to 64 years 34 9 26 47
Under 65 years 245 203 51 148
65 years and over 39 36 631 253
Sex
Male 149 107 163 156
Female 135 132 519 245
Nativity
Native 283 236 666 353
Foreign-born 0 3 16 48
Naturalized citizen 0 0 11 30
Not a citizen 0 3 6 18
Region
Northeast 58 48 134 93
Midwest 62 57 238 80
South 92 56 195 127
West 71 79 115 102
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 29
(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 218 188 199 171
Householders 63 34 103 80
Under 65 years 58 30 6 28
65 years and over 4 4 97 52
Spouse present 59 16 74 60
No spouse present 3 18 28 20
Spouses of householders 56 25 76 49
Under 65 years 51 22 6 18
65 years and over 5 3 70 31
Children of householders 94 120 3 22
Under 6 years 40 49 0 6
6 to 11 years 23 41 0 0
12 to 17 years 26 17 3 3
> 17 years 6 13 0 12
Other relatives of householders 5 9 17 21
In unrelated subfamilies 0 5 0 0
Unrelated individuals 65 46 484 230
In married-couple families 206 92 156 129
Husbands 58 20 81 60
Under 65 years 53 14 8 15
65 years and over 5 6 74 45
Wives 57 21 69 49
Under 65 years 54 20 5 19
65 years and over 3 1 64 30
Children under 18 years 85 45 0 12
Under 6 years 40 24 0 8
6 to 11 years 23 16 0 4
12 to 17 years 22 5 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 10 83 38 26
Householders 3 18 28 14
Under 65 years 7 83 3 20
65 years and over 3 0 35 6
Children under 18 4 58 3 5
Under 6 years 0 17 0 2
6 to 11 years 0 29 0 0
12 to 17 years 4 12 3 3
Household Income
Less than $25,000 238 188 652 374
$25,000 to $49,999 42 43 27 17
$50,000 to $74,999 4 5 3 11
$75,000 or more 0 3 0 0
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 195 119 679 384
No high school diploma 45 33 312 175
High school grad,only 76 56 255 125
Some college,no degree 36 23 60 28
Associate degree 17 3 34 17
Bachelor's degree + 21 4 18 40
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 156 83 48 131
Worked during the year 88 68 9 26
Full-time 74 50 0 7
Part-time 14 18 9 19
Did not work 67 15 40 105
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 88 68 9 26
Less than 25 employees 18 17 3 4
25 to 99 employees 3 3 5 7
100 to 499 employees 8 16 0 2
500 to 999 employees 5 5 0 0
1000 or more employees 55 27 0 13
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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
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 100.00 19.93 80.07 47.21 31.33 14.46 48.07 23.85 23.87 27.05
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 14.40 85.60 51.69 44.92 0.33 43.42 38.31 38.36 1.47
Under 6 years 100.00 11.96 88.04 51.79 49.87 0.00 48.56 41.73 41.79 2.24
6 to 11 years 100.00 11.92 88.08 54.22 45.91 0.00 42.66 39.37 39.43 1.04
12 to 17 years 100.00 20.41 79.59 48.44 37.73 1.13 38.14 32.89 32.89 1.09
18 to 24 years 100.00 35.44 64.56 49.17 29.14 18.84 22.05 16.54 16.54 0.49
25 to 34 years 100.00 35.67 64.33 46.56 39.56 28.52 23.79 18.63 18.69 2.37
35 to 44 years 100.00 31.74 68.26 49.33 35.27 25.83 23.66 17.26 17.26 8.46
45 to 54 years 100.00 30.06 69.94 40.38 26.19 20.55 32.48 18.61 18.61 17.13
55 to 64 years 100.00 22.06 77.94 41.39 28.96 23.02 44.03 23.93 24.01 24.00
Under 65 years 100.00 25.54 74.46 47.97 36.86 15.44 33.49 25.63 25.67 6.50
65 years and over 100.00 0.34 99.66 44.53 12.01 11.01 99.04 17.62 17.62 98.91
Sex
Male 100.00 21.29 78.71 46.01 33.09 14.20 43.49 24.68 24.68 20.57
Female 100.00 18.89 81.11 48.13 29.98 14.66 51.61 23.21 23.25 32.06
Nativity
Native 100.00 19.12 80.88 48.18 31.91 14.62 48.46 23.85 23.88 26.81
Foreign-born 100.00 34.42 65.58 29.96 21.06 11.58 41.20 23.86 23.86 31.31
Naturalized citizen 100.00 23.56 76.44 29.75 21.18 8.77 54.12 25.16 25.16 49.79
Not a citizen 100.00 42.15 57.85 30.10 20.97 13.57 32.01 22.93 22.93 18.17
Region
Northeast 100.00 20.11 79.89 44.54 29.96 14.40 49.38 24.04 24.04 30.11
Midwest 100.00 16.63 83.37 55.79 35.30 14.56 46.17 21.87 21.94 26.06
South 100.00 20.88 79.12 41.87 26.36 15.08 49.85 22.86 22.86 29.75
West 100.00 22.43 77.57 46.60 34.57 13.53 46.76 27.38 27.41 21.80
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 32
(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 20.98 79.02 47.41 36.19 12.70 42.15 26.89 26.93 14.94
Householders 100.00 23.25 76.75 46.08 33.57 26.94 41.54 19.15 19.18 24.64
Under 65 years 100.00 28.74 71.26 48.29 38.74 30.85 27.99 19.17 19.21 7.11
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 36.74 11.65 10.35 98.95 19.07 19.07 98.95
Spouse present 100.00 20.73 79.27 48.69 34.10 23.67 42.94 15.54 15.54 29.09
No spouse present 100.00 27.27 72.73 41.93 32.72 32.13 39.29 24.90 24.98 17.54
Spouses of householders 100.00 22.56 77.44 48.43 33.47 16.64 43.04 16.72 16.77 26.35
Under 65 years 100.00 28.80 71.20 51.34 40.29 19.40 27.29 16.70 16.76 5.99
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 37.90 8.80 6.66 100.00 16.80 16.80 100.00
Children of householders 100.00 17.34 82.66 50.46 41.17 1.25 41.01 35.77 35.81 1.80
Under 6 years 100.00 11.40 88.60 55.08 52.95 0.00 45.60 38.01 38.08 1.72
6 to 11 years 100.00 10.29 89.71 55.44 46.23 0.00 43.29 39.65 39.71 0.53
12 to 17 years 100.00 19.87 80.13 48.78 36.66 0.85 39.41 33.36 33.36 1.25
> 17 years 100.00 35.92 64.08 36.46 18.91 6.00 31.56 28.64 28.64 4.85
Other relatives of householders 100.00 30.33 69.67 28.74 22.52 6.33 51.02 37.24 37.24 21.29
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 23.53 76.47 50.25 49.42 16.28 31.55 31.55 31.55 0.00
Unrelated individuals 100.00 17.34 82.66 46.59 19.27 18.40 62.53 16.47 16.47 56.27
In married-couple families 100.00 18.64 81.36 51.07 38.02 12.06 41.46 22.25 22.27 17.59
Husbands 100.00 20.52 79.48 48.33 34.26 28.86 44.69 14.36 14.36 31.89
Under 65 years 100.00 27.31 72.69 52.97 41.47 34.84 26.40 12.21 12.21 9.36
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 34.28 12.43 10.80 100.00 20.86 20.86 100.00
Wives 100.00 22.76 77.24 48.80 33.32 11.45 41.27 17.90 17.95 23.55
Under 65 years 100.00 28.49 71.51 51.40 40.15 13.35 26.80 18.02 18.09 4.61
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 38.52 6.18 3.90 98.74 17.42 17.42 98.74
Children under 18 years 100.00 11.96 88.04 55.27 47.30 0.00 41.39 33.05 33.05 2.02
Under 6 years 100.00 10.04 89.96 54.93 52.02 0.00 45.38 34.98 34.98 2.94
6 to 11 years 100.00 9.72 90.28 58.21 46.12 0.00 39.41 33.70 33.70 1.70
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.15 81.85 51.64 41.53 0.00 37.89 29.07 29.07 1.01
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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 23.56 76.44 41.83 33.25 14.30 44.84 37.61 37.71 8.86
Householders 100.00 25.25 74.75 43.24 32.44 32.44 41.93 26.90 27.00 17.54
Under 65 years 100.00 24.98 75.02 41.22 34.16 14.07 41.57 39.34 39.45 3.41
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 51.93 18.16 18.16 99.01 9.04 9.04 99.01
Children under 18 100.00 17.14 82.86 47.36 40.95 1.05 46.69 45.94 46.08 0.95
Under 6 years 100.00 16.83 83.17 45.41 45.41 0.00 48.43 48.43 48.67 1.18
6 to 11 years 100.00 15.91 84.09 49.10 45.14 0.00 48.41 48.41 48.58 0.17
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.91 81.09 47.02 31.90 3.25 43.04 40.72 40.72 1.67
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 18.55 81.45 46.14 29.21 14.42 51.76 24.13 24.16 31.43
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 23.90 76.10 53.85 45.33 14.13 33.40 23.44 23.44 7.39
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 44.22 55.78 35.57 20.18 11.90 24.39 19.83 19.83 9.10
$75,000 or more 100.00 18.32 81.68 60.70 27.82 24.99 24.74 18.48 18.48 6.26
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 22.02 77.98 45.52 26.21 19.78 49.83 18.40 18.42 36.69
No high school diploma 100.00 19.88 80.12 36.05 15.12 11.58 65.17 20.99 20.99 54.89
High school grad,only 100.00 22.52 77.48 48.79 30.67 23.57 47.52 18.20 18.22 33.12
Some college,no degree 100.00 25.12 74.88 53.43 32.55 23.29 34.32 14.35 14.41 19.63
Associate degree 100.00 25.54 74.46 47.75 31.40 22.63 43.18 18.15 18.15 25.18
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 20.29 79.71 50.76 32.90 25.22 35.74 16.96 16.96 23.26
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 31.59 68.41 45.96 32.48 23.65 28.10 18.75 18.77 9.22
Worked during the year 100.00 34.69 65.31 52.31 37.04 31.32 18.65 13.95 13.97 1.85
Full-time 100.00 35.93 64.07 52.51 41.32 36.96 17.60 12.72 12.75 0.48
Part-time 100.00 31.82 68.18 51.83 27.10 18.21 21.09 16.81 16.81 5.02
Did not work 100.00 25.29 74.71 33.08 23.25 8.09 47.27 28.47 28.51 24.18
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 34.69 65.31 52.31 37.04 31.32 18.65 13.95 13.97 1.85
Less than 25 employees 100.00 43.81 56.19 43.70 23.69 15.63 15.89 12.85 12.90 1.43
25 to 99 employees 100.00 30.95 69.05 58.36 45.49 40.08 14.29 11.54 11.54 4.13
100 to 499 employees 100.00 28.33 71.67 58.80 48.55 45.57 19.54 16.00 16.00 0.90
500 to 999 employees 100.00 18.66 81.34 67.54 57.03 51.68 23.17 17.53 17.53 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 29.07 70.93 56.34 43.66 39.78 23.14 15.25 15.25 1.91
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 34
(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
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 4.39 3.70 10.56 6.21
Age
Under 18 years 5.02 6.81 0.17 0.98
Under 6 years 6.49 9.36 0.07 1.61
6 to 11 years 3.56 7.16 0.00 0.62
12 to 17 years 5.04 3.29 0.50 0.67
18 to 24 years 5.01 3.12 0.00 0.00
25 to 34 years 4.71 4.08 0.45 1.92
35 to 44 years 2.97 2.14 1.54 4.71
45 to 54 years 5.74 0.91 1.51 7.04
55 to 64 years 6.19 1.66 4.74 8.52
Under 65 years 4.87 4.04 1.02 2.95
65 years and over 2.71 2.51 43.91 17.62
Sex
Male 5.29 3.81 5.80 5.56
Female 3.69 3.62 14.24 6.72
Nativity
Native 4.64 3.86 10.89 5.78
Foreign-born 0.00 0.87 4.70 13.97
Naturalized citizen 0.00 0.00 7.43 20.83
Not a citizen 0.00 1.49 2.77 9.09
Region
Northeast 4.42 3.61 10.17 7.04
Midwest 3.57 3.27 13.74 4.61
South 4.69 2.84 9.95 6.46
West 4.93 5.46 7.95 7.05
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 35
(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 4.91 4.24 4.48 3.86
Householders 4.41 2.40 7.26 5.61
Under 65 years 5.08 2.65 0.55 2.44
65 years and over 1.58 1.34 35.69 19.07
Spouse present 6.79 1.85 8.54 6.88
No spouse present 0.63 3.28 5.21 3.60
Spouses of householders 6.61 2.98 8.90 5.74
Under 65 years 7.62 3.36 0.89 2.68
65 years and over 2.95 1.61 37.90 16.80
Children of householders 4.94 6.28 0.16 1.14
Under 6 years 7.21 8.81 0.08 1.02
6 to 11 years 3.95 7.20 0.00 0.07
12 to 17 years 5.81 3.80 0.58 0.77
> 17 years 1.71 3.77 0.00 3.63
Other relatives of householders 1.83 3.40 6.68 8.25
In unrelated subfamilies 0.00 5.33 0.00 0.00
Unrelated individuals 3.39 2.38 25.07 11.93
In married-couple families 7.00 3.14 5.32 4.40
Husbands 6.72 2.35 9.41 6.91
Under 65 years 8.10 2.23 1.18 2.30
65 years and over 2.53 2.72 34.28 20.86
Wives 6.68 2.46 8.03 5.71
Under 65 years 7.88 2.98 0.66 2.76
65 years and over 1.93 0.43 37.26 17.42
Children under 18 years 8.20 4.39 0.00 1.17
Under 6 years 9.88 5.87 0.00 1.98
6 to 11 years 6.19 4.49 0.00 0.97
12 to 17 years 8.41 1.94 0.00 0.18
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 1999 36
(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 0.83 6.97 3.16 2.19
Householders 0.67 4.07 6.35 3.07
Under 65 years 0.59 7.40 0.27 1.77
65 years and over 4.86 0.00 50.94 9.04
Children under 18 0.75 10.44 0.54 0.95
Under 6 years 0.00 10.67 0.27 1.18
6 to 11 years 0.00 13.42 0.00 0.17
12 to 17 years 2.32 6.65 1.45 1.67
Household Income
Less than $25,000 4.51 3.57 12.35 7.08
$25,000 to $49,999 4.39 4.50 2.85 1.83
$50,000 to $74,999 2.47 3.30 2.21 7.01
$75,000 or more 0.00 3.77 0.00 0.00
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 4.15 2.53 14.48 8.19
No high school diploma 2.98 2.16 20.68 11.58
High school grad,only 4.33 3.18 14.48 7.11
Some college,no degree 5.09 3.31 8.61 3.95
Associate degree 6.16 1.13 12.66 6.31
Bachelor's degree + 4.66 0.92 3.99 8.68
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 4.79 2.54 1.48 4.02
Worked during the year 4.06 3.11 0.39 1.20
Full-time 4.88 3.28 0.00 0.48
Part-time 2.15 2.71 1.30 2.89
Did not work 6.26 1.40 3.69 9.74
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 4.06 3.11 0.39 1.20
Less than 25 employees 2.05 1.91 0.36 0.43
25 to 99 employees 0.99 0.99 1.76 2.37
100 to 499 employees 3.54 6.67 0.00 0.90
500 to 999 employees 5.64 6.16 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 7.90 3.94 0.00 1.91