Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 9,240 1,975 7,265 4,162 2,909 1,319 4,292 2,354 2,356 2,176
Age
Under 18 years 2,885 431 2,454 1,414 1,208 6 1,279 1,162 1,163 33
Under 6 years 929 105 824 450 421 0 469 417 417 21
6 to 11 years 1,055 139 917 523 443 0 481 455 455 7
12 to 17 years 901 187 714 441 343 6 328 291 291 6
18 to 24 years 985 358 627 463 293 190 228 184 184 6
25 to 34 years 1,064 384 681 480 424 325 252 201 201 40
35 to 44 years 1,127 398 728 536 394 293 245 165 165 88
45 to 54 years 718 216 501 271 183 153 249 167 167 102
55 to 64 years 678 177 501 273 193 151 280 155 156 150
Under 65 years 7,457 1,965 5,492 3,438 2,695 1,119 2,533 2,034 2,036 419
65 years and over 1,783 10 1,773 724 214 200 1,759 320 320 1,757
Sex
Male 4,067 916 3,151 1,782 1,329 524 1,763 1,080 1,080 760
Female 5,173 1,058 4,115 2,380 1,580 795 2,529 1,275 1,276 1,416
Nativity
Native 8,465 1,703 6,762 3,906 2,733 1,222 4,010 2,168 2,170 2,025
Foreign-born 775 272 503 256 176 97 282 187 187 151
Naturalized citizen 275 80 195 83 57 33 131 64 64 93
Not a citizen 500 192 308 173 120 64 151 123 123 59
Region
Northeast 1,765 365 1,400 747 508 247 869 452 452 483
Midwest 2,207 420 1,787 1,151 748 306 1,002 538 539 503
South 3,344 774 2,570 1,398 990 497 1,505 778 778 811
West 1,924 415 1,509 865 663 269 917 586 587 379
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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 6,667 1,461 5,206 2,995 2,343 820 2,827 1,942 1,944 895
Householders 2,023 504 1,519 911 689 584 806 404 404 455
Under 65 years 1,667 504 1,163 796 646 544 452 332 332 102
65 years and over 357 0 357 114 43 40 354 72 72 354
Spouse present 1,121 247 874 524 384 283 485 181 181 319
No spouse present 902 257 645 386 305 301 322 223 223 136
Spouses of householders 1,108 266 842 495 354 164 485 193 193 295
Under 65 years 863 264 599 418 336 150 242 148 148 52
65 years and over 245 2 243 77 18 14 243 45 45 243
Children of householders 3,024 515 2,509 1,473 1,202 47 1,282 1,152 1,153 57
Under 6 years 805 79 726 418 389 0 395 342 343 17
6 to 11 years 939 110 829 484 404 0 429 403 403 3
12 to 17 years 762 136 627 391 294 4 287 255 255 6
> 17 years 518 190 328 180 115 44 171 152 152 31
Other relatives of householders 511 176 335 117 99 25 255 193 193 88
In unrelated subfamilies 129 28 102 77 76 26 30 30 30 0
Unrelated individuals 2,443 486 1,957 1,090 490 472 1,434 382 383 1,281
In married-couple families 3,956 778 3,177 1,893 1,460 454 1,686 965 965 659
Husbands 1,116 243 873 506 371 303 508 174 174 355
Under 65 years 829 241 588 419 334 270 223 113 113 70
65 years and over 287 2 285 87 37 33 285 61 61 285
Wives 1,114 270 844 513 367 144 461 200 201 260
Under 65 years 890 270 621 440 354 135 240 159 159 38
65 years and over 223 0 223 73 12 9 221 41 41 221
Children under 18 years 1,472 183 1,289 761 660 0 639 535 535 21
Under 6 years 516 48 468 273 255 0 243 191 191 12
6 to 11 years 555 61 494 288 239 0 250 224 224 6
12 to 17 years 401 74 326 201 166 0 145 120 120 3
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 2,249 532 1,717 965 760 314 941 819 820 179
Householders 746 201 545 336 260 259 267 188 188 112
Under 65 years 2,151 532 1,620 926 746 300 844 803 804 82
65 years and over 98 0 98 39 14 14 97 15 15 97
Children under 18 1,146 196 950 538 434 6 524 511 512 12
Under 6 years 320 43 277 141 130 0 167 167 167 9
6 to 11 years 424 68 356 200 169 0 200 200 200 0
12 to 17 years 402 85 317 196 135 6 157 145 145 3
Household Income
Less than $25,000 7,465 1,519 5,947 3,291 2,211 1,059 3,696 1,891 1,893 2,061
$25,000 to $49,999 1,443 362 1,081 704 587 193 516 401 401 86
$50,000 to $74,999 222 75 148 98 69 38 57 47 47 22
$75,000 or more 109 20 90 70 42 28 23 16 16 7
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 6,355 1,544 4,811 2,748 1,702 1,313 3,013 1,192 1,193 2,143
No high school diploma 2,082 455 1,628 695 338 256 1,310 463 463 1,072
High school grad,only 2,402 591 1,810 1,119 752 595 1,069 438 439 693
Some college,no degree 987 276 710 498 319 235 320 150 151 178
Associate degree 340 95 245 161 114 87 130 55 55 78
Bachelor's degree + 543 126 417 275 178 141 183 86 86 121
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 4,572 1,534 3,038 2,024 1,487 1,113 1,254 872 873 386
Worked during the year 3,071 1,122 1,949 1,572 1,173 1,001 531 396 396 45
Full-time 2,193 823 1,370 1,132 925 837 349 253 254 10
Part-time 878 299 579 440 247 164 182 143 143 34
Did not work 1,501 412 1,089 452 315 113 722 476 477 341
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3,071 1,122 1,949 1,572 1,173 1,001 531 396 396 45
Less than 25 employees 1,115 545 571 445 253 177 157 130 131 12
25 to 99 employees 414 130 284 231 183 163 69 57 57 17
100 to 499 employees 396 124 272 229 197 178 63 46 46 2
500 to 999 employees 109 26 83 69 60 55 22 15 15 0
1000 or more employees 1,037 297 740 598 480 428 221 147 147 13
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 376 334 783 529
Age
Under 18 years 116 185 7 25
Under 6 years 51 75 4 17
6 to 11 years 28 76 0 4
12 to 17 years 37 34 3 3
18 to 24 years 41 36 3 3
25 to 34 years 45 34 3 33
35 to 44 years 43 20 16 49
45 to 54 years 35 5 12 45
55 to 64 years 41 12 33 55
Under 65 years 320 292 73 209
65 years and over 56 41 710 320
Sex
Male 199 158 193 215
Female 177 176 591 314
Nativity
Native 362 327 762 461
Foreign-born 14 6 21 68
Naturalized citizen 11 0 13 36
Not a citizen 3 6 8 33
Region
Northeast 75 63 152 111
Midwest 68 86 255 94
South 137 88 241 187
West 95 97 136 137
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 280 275 245 254
Householders 78 50 126 116
Under 65 years 73 47 15 44
65 years and over 4 4 111 72
Spouse present 73 19 90 75
No spouse present 5 31 36 41
Spouses of householders 72 25 85 68
Under 65 years 67 22 8 23
65 years and over 5 3 77 45
Children of householders 116 186 10 35
Under 6 years 50 66 4 13
6 to 11 years 28 72 0 0
12 to 17 years 32 30 3 3
> 17 years 6 19 4 19
Other relatives of householders 14 13 24 35
In unrelated subfamilies 0 5 0 0
Unrelated individuals 96 54 538 275
In married-couple families 254 116 184 163
Husbands 72 21 97 81
Under 65 years 67 15 10 20
65 years and over 5 6 87 61
Wives 73 24 78 62
Under 65 years 70 23 7 20
65 years and over 3 1 71 41
Children under 18 years 103 63 0 12
Under 6 years 50 26 0 8
6 to 11 years 28 32 0 4
12 to 17 years 24 5 0 0
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 19 143 51 71
Householders 3 29 36 35
Under 65 years 16 143 13 55
65 years and over 3 0 38 15
Children under 18 13 104 7 12
Under 6 years 0 32 4 9
6 to 11 years 0 44 0 0
12 to 17 years 13 29 3 3
Household Income
Less than $25,000 312 251 751 484
$25,000 to $49,999 58 74 29 27
$50,000 to $74,999 6 5 3 18
$75,000 or more 0 3 0 0
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 260 149 777 505
No high school diploma 61 43 363 241
High school grad,only 109 67 277 147
Some college,no degree 47 31 78 49
Associate degree 17 3 35 20
Bachelor's degree + 26 4 24 48
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 204 108 66 184
Worked during the year 120 83 11 29
Full-time 96 59 3 10
Part-time 24 25 9 19
Did not work 83 24 55 155
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 120 83 11 29
Less than 25 employees 18 18 3 4
25 to 99 employees 4 6 8 10
100 to 499 employees 17 16 0 2
500 to 999 employees 7 5 0 0
1000 or more employees 74 39 0 13
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 21.37 78.63 45.05 31.49 14.28 46.45 25.48 25.50 23.55
Age
Under 18 years 100.00 14.94 85.06 49.02 41.85 0.20 44.33 40.29 40.31 1.15
Under 6 years 100.00 11.31 88.69 48.44 45.33 0.00 50.54 44.88 44.92 2.27
6 to 11 years 100.00 13.15 86.85 49.58 42.01 0.00 45.59 43.07 43.11 0.62
12 to 17 years 100.00 20.77 79.23 48.98 38.09 0.65 36.45 32.28 32.28 0.62
18 to 24 years 100.00 36.37 63.63 47.03 29.74 19.29 23.12 18.65 18.65 0.64
25 to 34 years 100.00 36.06 63.94 45.12 39.85 30.58 23.65 18.86 18.90 3.71
35 to 44 years 100.00 35.35 64.65 47.58 35.00 26.04 21.78 14.68 14.68 7.85
45 to 54 years 100.00 30.16 69.84 37.74 25.46 21.35 34.76 23.28 23.28 14.19
55 to 64 years 100.00 26.08 73.92 40.28 28.48 22.29 41.21 22.85 22.97 22.11
Under 65 years 100.00 26.35 73.65 46.10 36.14 15.01 33.96 27.28 27.30 5.62
65 years and over 100.00 0.56 99.44 40.63 12.03 11.22 98.67 17.97 17.97 98.56
Sex
Male 100.00 22.53 77.47 43.81 32.68 12.90 43.35 26.55 26.56 18.70
Female 100.00 20.46 79.54 46.02 30.55 15.36 48.88 24.64 24.68 27.37
Nativity
Native 100.00 20.11 79.89 46.15 32.29 14.44 47.37 25.61 25.63 23.92
Foreign-born 100.00 35.09 64.91 33.00 22.76 12.49 36.41 24.08 24.08 19.53
Naturalized citizen 100.00 29.03 70.97 30.04 20.54 11.94 47.56 23.21 23.21 33.74
Not a citizen 100.00 38.43 61.57 34.63 23.97 12.80 30.27 24.56 24.56 11.71
Region
Northeast 100.00 20.70 79.30 42.34 28.77 14.00 49.24 25.62 25.62 27.39
Midwest 100.00 19.04 80.96 52.17 33.91 13.88 45.38 24.38 24.44 22.80
South 100.00 23.15 76.85 41.81 29.61 14.86 44.99 23.27 23.27 24.24
West 100.00 21.57 78.43 44.98 34.46 13.96 47.65 30.46 30.50 19.70
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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 21.91 78.09 44.93 35.15 12.31 42.41 29.13 29.15 13.43
Householders 100.00 24.91 75.09 45.00 34.04 28.85 39.84 19.95 19.97 22.51
Under 65 years 100.00 30.25 69.75 47.79 38.73 32.64 27.14 19.92 19.95 6.10
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 32.00 12.12 11.13 99.20 20.08 20.08 99.20
Spouse present 100.00 22.04 77.96 46.77 34.22 25.20 43.21 16.13 16.13 28.47
No spouse present 100.00 28.49 71.51 42.81 33.82 33.38 35.65 24.70 24.75 15.11
Spouses of householders 100.00 24.00 76.00 44.63 31.92 14.84 43.75 17.42 17.45 26.65
Under 65 years 100.00 30.58 69.42 48.43 38.90 17.42 28.00 17.13 17.18 6.04
65 years and over 100.00 0.82 99.18 31.25 7.36 5.75 99.18 18.43 18.43 99.18
Children of householders 100.00 17.03 82.97 48.70 39.74 1.57 42.38 38.10 38.12 1.88
Under 6 years 100.00 9.83 90.17 51.91 48.32 0.00 49.03 42.56 42.61 2.09
6 to 11 years 100.00 11.72 88.28 51.49 42.98 0.00 45.70 42.87 42.91 0.32
12 to 17 years 100.00 17.82 82.18 51.32 38.59 0.50 37.66 33.43 33.43 0.73
> 17 years 100.00 36.68 63.32 34.81 22.24 8.41 32.93 29.38 29.38 6.06
Other relatives of householders 100.00 34.44 65.56 22.92 19.30 4.88 49.83 37.78 37.78 17.15
In unrelated subfamilies 100.00 21.37 78.63 59.34 58.73 20.38 23.21 23.21 23.21 0.00
Unrelated individuals 100.00 19.89 80.11 44.62 20.06 19.33 58.71 15.65 15.67 52.44
In married-couple families 100.00 19.68 80.32 47.86 36.91 11.47 42.61 24.39 24.40 16.67
Husbands 100.00 21.81 78.19 45.32 33.20 27.18 45.53 15.56 15.56 31.81
Under 65 years 100.00 29.12 70.88 50.53 40.24 32.57 26.92 13.62 13.62 8.44
65 years and over 100.00 0.70 99.30 30.27 12.86 11.63 99.30 21.16 21.16 99.30
Wives 100.00 24.22 75.78 46.09 32.96 12.90 41.42 17.97 18.01 23.31
Under 65 years 100.00 30.30 69.70 49.43 39.82 15.17 26.97 17.85 17.89 4.31
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 32.77 5.60 3.83 99.03 18.49 18.49 99.03
Children under 18 years 100.00 12.46 87.54 51.69 44.81 0.00 43.40 36.32 36.32 1.41
Under 6 years 100.00 9.24 90.76 52.82 49.45 0.00 47.04 36.96 36.96 2.32
6 to 11 years 100.00 11.05 88.95 51.81 43.02 0.00 45.12 40.33 40.33 1.12
12 to 17 years 100.00 18.56 81.44 50.08 41.33 0.00 36.31 29.93 29.93 0.65
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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 23.64 76.36 42.89 33.80 13.96 41.85 36.39 36.45 7.94
Householders 100.00 26.93 73.07 45.07 34.78 34.68 35.80 25.18 25.24 14.97
Under 65 years 100.00 24.71 75.29 43.03 34.69 13.95 39.24 37.33 37.38 3.79
65 years and over 100.00 0.00 100.00 39.94 14.22 14.22 99.31 15.86 15.86 99.31
Children under 18 100.00 17.09 82.91 46.91 37.86 0.51 45.69 44.61 44.68 1.08
Under 6 years 100.00 13.41 86.59 44.17 40.60 0.00 52.27 52.14 52.26 2.83
6 to 11 years 100.00 15.97 84.03 47.19 39.86 0.00 47.12 47.12 47.20 0.09
12 to 17 years 100.00 21.20 78.80 48.79 33.57 1.44 38.96 35.99 35.99 0.74
Household Income
Less than $25,000 100.00 20.34 79.66 44.08 29.62 14.19 49.51 25.33 25.36 27.61
$25,000 to $49,999 100.00 25.08 74.92 48.79 40.68 13.40 35.77 27.78 27.78 5.97
$50,000 to $74,999 100.00 33.54 66.46 43.87 31.05 17.04 25.46 20.95 20.95 9.83
$75,000 or more 100.00 17.94 82.06 63.98 38.30 26.07 21.02 14.43 14.43 6.59
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 100.00 24.29 75.71 43.24 26.78 20.67 47.41 18.76 18.78 33.73
No high school diploma 100.00 21.83 78.17 33.36 16.23 12.29 62.90 22.24 22.24 51.50
High school grad,only 100.00 24.62 75.38 46.58 31.31 24.76 44.52 18.24 18.27 28.86
Some college,no degree 100.00 28.02 71.98 50.47 32.38 23.86 32.48 15.25 15.29 18.06
Associate degree 100.00 27.90 72.10 47.34 33.57 25.43 38.26 16.06 16.06 22.96
Bachelor's degree + 100.00 23.21 76.79 50.68 32.77 25.91 33.68 15.80 15.80 22.30
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 100.00 33.55 66.45 44.26 32.53 24.35 27.42 19.07 19.10 8.44
Worked during the year 100.00 36.52 63.48 51.18 38.18 32.58 17.30 12.88 12.91 1.45
Full-time 100.00 37.52 62.48 51.61 42.19 38.15 15.94 11.54 11.56 0.46
Part-time 100.00 34.05 65.95 50.08 28.18 18.69 20.72 16.23 16.28 3.93
Did not work 100.00 27.45 72.55 30.10 20.97 7.50 48.13 31.73 31.76 22.75
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 100.00 36.52 63.48 51.18 38.18 32.58 17.30 12.88 12.91 1.45
Less than 25 employees 100.00 48.83 51.17 39.90 22.66 15.84 14.08 11.67 11.71 1.11
25 to 99 employees 100.00 31.36 68.64 55.68 44.26 39.27 16.55 13.88 13.88 4.06
100 to 499 employees 100.00 31.28 68.72 57.88 49.66 44.98 15.92 11.56 11.66 0.53
500 to 999 employees 100.00 24.08 75.92 63.28 54.97 50.74 20.06 13.85 13.85 0.00
1000 or more employees 100.00 28.66 71.34 57.68 46.30 41.27 21.31 14.19 14.19 1.28
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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
NOT HISPANIC
Number/Percent
Total 4.07 3.61 8.48 5.73
Age
Under 18 years 4.03 6.40 0.23 0.85
Under 6 years 5.46 8.04 0.44 1.85
6 to 11 years 2.68 7.18 0.00 0.37
12 to 17 years 4.13 3.81 0.29 0.38
18 to 24 years 4.12 3.70 0.28 0.28
25 to 34 years 4.19 3.20 0.32 3.11
35 to 44 years 3.80 1.76 1.41 4.35
45 to 54 years 4.87 0.69 1.62 6.23
55 to 64 years 6.01 1.80 4.82 8.05
Under 65 years 4.29 3.92 0.98 2.80
65 years and over 3.14 2.31 39.85 17.97
Sex
Male 4.88 3.88 4.74 5.28
Female 3.43 3.40 11.42 6.08
Nativity
Native 4.28 3.87 9.01 5.45
Foreign-born 1.80 0.79 2.71 8.78
Naturalized citizen 4.16 0.00 4.75 12.92
Not a citizen 0.51 1.22 1.60 6.51
Region
Northeast 4.27 3.58 8.59 6.31
Midwest 3.08 3.87 11.54 4.24
South 4.11 2.63 7.21 5.60
West 4.94 5.04 7.07 7.12
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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 4.20 4.12 3.68 3.82
Householders 3.84 2.49 6.23 5.72
Under 65 years 4.41 2.81 0.88 2.65
65 years and over 1.20 1.02 31.20 20.08
Spouse present 6.52 1.73 7.98 6.66
No spouse present 0.51 3.44 4.04 4.56
Spouses of householders 6.50 2.29 7.66 6.12
Under 65 years 7.72 2.59 0.96 2.63
65 years and over 2.22 1.21 31.25 18.43
Children of householders 3.84 6.16 0.34 1.17
Under 6 years 6.25 8.17 0.51 1.60
6 to 11 years 3.02 7.63 0.00 0.04
12 to 17 years 4.18 3.98 0.34 0.45
> 17 years 1.11 3.59 0.72 3.61
Other relatives of householders 2.71 2.49 4.70 6.92
In unrelated subfamilies 0.00 3.92 0.00 0.00
Unrelated individuals 3.93 2.19 22.03 11.24
In married-couple families 6.42 2.94 4.66 4.12
Husbands 6.46 1.86 8.65 7.24
Under 65 years 8.04 1.80 1.16 2.42
65 years and over 1.89 2.04 30.27 21.16
Wives 6.57 2.15 7.00 5.54
Under 65 years 7.84 2.61 0.78 2.29
65 years and over 1.49 0.33 31.80 18.49
Children under 18 years 7.01 4.31 0.00 0.82
Under 6 years 9.75 5.05 0.00 1.56
6 to 11 years 5.10 5.82 0.00 0.64
12 to 17 years 6.11 1.25 0.00 0.12
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near 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 0.84 6.38 2.27 3.14
Householders 0.40 3.84 4.76 4.69
Under 65 years 0.72 6.67 0.59 2.57
65 years and over 3.38 0.00 39.25 15.86
Children under 18 1.14 9.11 0.58 1.08
Under 6 years 0.13 9.85 1.27 2.83
6 to 11 years 0.00 10.27 0.00 0.09
12 to 17 years 3.15 7.28 0.64 0.74
Household Income
Less than $25,000 4.19 3.36 10.06 6.49
$25,000 to $49,999 3.99 5.16 1.99 1.88
$50,000 to $74,999 2.65 2.26 1.51 7.97
$75,000 or more 0.00 2.94 0.00 0.00
Education
(Persons 18 years and over)
Total 4.09 2.34 12.22 7.94
No high school diploma 2.91 2.06 17.43 11.59
High school grad,only 4.53 2.81 11.52 6.12
Some college,no degree 4.79 3.16 7.91 4.92
Associate degree 5.06 0.90 10.32 5.82
Bachelor's degree + 4.75 0.77 4.38 8.78
Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)
Total 4.46 2.35 1.45 4.03
Worked during the year 3.92 2.72 0.37 0.94
Full-time 4.39 2.68 0.13 0.46
Part-time 2.72 2.81 0.97 2.16
Did not work 5.56 1.60 3.67 10.34
Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)
Total 3.92 2.72 0.37 0.94
Less than 25 employees 1.63 1.61 0.28 0.34
25 to 99 employees 1.01 1.39 1.96 2.40
100 to 499 employees 4.36 3.93 0.00 0.53
500 to 999 employees 6.20 4.87 0.00 0.00
1000 or more employees 7.12 3.75 0.00 1.28