Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 1
in Poverty Universe: 1999
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
ALL RACES
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 273,493 231,183 194,432 171,857 89,327 65,959 27,688 5,348 36,061 20,562 4,705 8,513 42,310
Under 18 years.................... 71,731 61,951 49,655 46,428 218 16,362 14,278 2,884 350 73 197 2,064 9,780
18 to 24 years.................... 26,532 18,844 16,438 13,535 5,592 3,450 2,643 607 152 24 97 798 7,688
25 to 34 years.................... 37,786 29,031 26,567 25,150 19,283 3,429 2,344 414 323 68 166 940 8,755
35 to 44 years.................... 44,805 37,428 34,624 32,423 23,315 3,988 2,340 330 856 173 419 1,256 7,377
45 to 54 years.................... 36,631 31,737 29,440 27,489 20,527 3,544 1,693 283 1,124 288 395 1,209 4,893
55 to 59 years.................... 12,868 11,031 9,916 8,998 6,742 1,811 811 139 788 288 241 504 1,837
60 to 64 years.................... 10,519 8,961 7,739 6,665 4,936 2,063 663 90 1,236 507 292 510 1,558
65 years and over................. 32,621 32,199 20,054 11,169 8,714 31,312 2,917 600 31,231 19,141 2,897 1,232 422
65 to 74 years................. 17,796 17,498 11,350 6,954 5,236 16,741 1,519 329 16,686 10,577 1,504 717 298
75 years and over.............. 14,825 14,701 8,704 4,215 3,479 14,571 1,398 271 14,545 8,564 1,393 516 124
Male
Total............................. 133,647 111,706 95,592 85,806 50,771 29,355 12,034 2,463 15,617 9,050 1,868 4,520 21,942
Under 18 years.................... 36,746 31,813 25,393 23,764 97 8,492 7,416 1,495 189 45 106 1,057 4,933
18 to 24 years.................... 13,291 9,076 8,333 6,933 2,956 1,227 821 246 71 13 45 396 4,215
25 to 34 years.................... 18,563 13,708 12,919 12,267 10,984 1,174 628 124 143 16 76 482 4,856
35 to 44 years.................... 22,135 18,138 16,932 15,896 13,767 1,755 914 134 517 86 268 615 3,997
45 to 54 years.................... 17,890 15,555 14,423 13,496 11,409 1,753 715 119 612 144 203 690 2,335
55 to 59 years.................... 6,105 5,348 4,860 4,507 3,833 826 316 59 380 138 99 251 757
60 to 64 years.................... 5,032 4,357 3,833 3,411 2,841 935 256 45 561 244 109 266 676
65 years and over................. 13,886 13,711 8,899 5,532 4,885 13,193 968 241 13,145 8,364 961 764 175
65 to 74 years................. 8,049 7,922 5,337 3,586 3,101 7,486 567 150 7,454 4,893 561 434 127
75 years and over.............. 5,837 5,790 3,561 1,946 1,785 5,707 400 91 5,691 3,472 400 330 47
Female
Total..:.......................... 139,846 119,477 98,839 86,051 38,556 36,604 15,654 2,884 20,444 11,512 2,837 3,993 20,368
Under 18 years.................... 34,985 30,138 24,262 22,664 121 7,870 6,862 1,389 161 28 91 1,007 4,847
18 to 24 years.................... 13,242 9,769 8,105 6,602 2,636 2,223 1,822 362 81 11 52 402 3,473
25 to 34 years.................... 19,223 15,323 13,648 12,883 8,299 2,256 1,716 290 180 52 90 458 3,899
35 to 44 years.................... 22,670 19,290 17,691 16,527 9,548 2,233 1,425 196 339 87 151 640 3,380
45 to 54 years.................... 18,741 16,183 15,017 13,992 9,117 1,791 978 164 513 144 193 519 2,559
55 to 59 years.................... 6,763 5,683 5,056 4,491 2,909 984 495 80 408 150 142 253 1,080
60 to 64 years.................... 5,487 4,604 3,905 3,254 2,095 1,128 407 46 675 263 183 244 883
65 years and over................. 18,735 18,488 11,155 5,637 3,829 18,119 1,949 359 18,086 10,776 1,936 469 248
65 to 74 years................. 9,747 9,577 6,013 3,368 2,135 9,255 952 179 9,232 5,684 943 283 171
75 years and over.............. 8,988 8,911 5,143 2,269 1,694 8,863 998 180 8,854 5,093 993 186 77
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 70,480 61,110 49,118 45,993 198 15,970 13,918 2,821 349 73 196 2,029 9,370
Under 6 years................... 23,105 19,981 15,223 14,540 0 6,122 5,467 1,037 133 23 75 646 3,124
6 to 17 years................... 47,375 41,129 33,895 31,453 198 9,848 8,451 1,784 216 49 122 1,383 6,246
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 221,348 186,813 157,691 140,754 73,659 51,531 21,781 4,204 27,646 15,526 3,540 6,813 34,536
Central city..................... 80,052 64,174 50,392 44,701 25,465 21,334 11,166 1,704 9,898 5,041 1,714 2,436 15,879
Not central city................. 141,296 122,639 107,299 96,053 48,194 30,197 10,615 2,501 17,748 10,485 1,826 4,376 18,657
Not metropolitan.................. 52,145 44,371 36,741 31,103 15,668 14,428 5,907 1,143 8,415 5,036 1,165 1,700 7,775
Northeast.......................... 51,948 45,347 37,889 33,749 17,296 13,081 5,963 1,126 7,495 4,232 1,034 862 6,602
Metropolitan...................... 46,288 40,367 33,622 30,043 15,453 11,695 5,441 1,048 6,643 3,697 932 707 5,921
Central city..................... 15,540 12,700 9,005 8,070 4,612 5,095 3,339 478 2,221 947 564 168 2,839
Not central city................. 30,749 27,667 24,618 21,973 10,841 6,600 2,102 570 4,422 2,750 368 539 3,082
Not metropolitan.................. 5,660 4,979 4,267 3,706 1,844 1,386 522 78 852 535 102 155 680
Midwest............................ 63,451 56,431 49,843 43,993 22,008 13,963 5,507 1,209 8,151 5,599 740 1,358 7,020
Metropolitan...................... 47,550 42,130 37,253 33,626 16,967 9,885 4,039 806 5,623 3,786 524 963 5,420
Central city..................... 16,695 14,013 11,311 10,144 5,621 4,362 2,365 333 1,987 1,199 253 329 2,682
Not central city................. 30,855 28,117 25,941 23,482 11,345 5,522 1,674 473 3,636 2,587 271 633 2,738
Not metropolitan.................. 15,901 14,301 12,590 10,367 5,042 4,078 1,468 403 2,528 1,813 217 395 1,600
South.............................. 95,747 78,929 65,089 57,390 30,735 24,128 9,302 1,721 13,464 7,122 1,875 3,940 16,817
Metropolitan...................... 73,069 60,173 50,334 44,697 24,143 17,409 6,352 1,263 9,595 5,123 1,193 3,159 12,896
Central city..................... 25,257 19,803 15,851 13,898 8,163 6,439 2,754 457 3,341 1,708 502 1,037 5,454
Not central city................. 47,811 40,370 34,484 30,799 15,980 10,970 3,597 806 6,254 3,415 691 2,123 7,441
Not metropolitan.................. 22,678 18,757 14,755 12,693 6,591 6,719 2,951 458 3,869 1,999 682 781 3,922
West............................ 62,347 50,476 41,610 36,725 19,288 14,788 6,915 1,291 6,951 3,608 1,055 2,353 11,871
Metropolitan...................... 54,441 44,143 36,481 32,389 17,096 12,542 5,949 1,087 5,785 2,919 891 1,984 10,299
Central city..................... 22,560 17,657 14,225 12,590 7,069 5,438 2,708 435 2,349 1,187 395 902 4,903
Not central city................. 31,881 26,485 22,256 19,799 10,027 7,104 3,241 652 3,436 1,732 496 1,082 5,396
Not metropolitan.................. 7,906 6,333 5,129 4,336 2,192 2,245 966 205 1,166 689 164 369 1,573
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 273,493 231,183 194,432 171,857 89,327 65,959 27,688 5,348 36,061 20,562 4,705 8,513 42,310
65 years and over................. 32,621 32,199 20,054 11,169 8,714 31,312 2,917 600 31,231 19,141 2,897 1,232 422
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 2
in Poverty Universe: 1999
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
In families......................... 228,633 194,688 165,254 149,337 67,500 51,651 23,651 4,689 24,346 14,141 2,701 7,660 33,945
Householder...................... 72,031 63,114 54,483 48,492 37,914 18,165 4,775 892 12,547 7,676 1,141 2,606 8,917
Under 65 years.................. 60,443 51,629 46,946 43,808 34,044 7,056 4,030 698 1,469 533 402 2,070 8,814
65 years and over............... 11,588 11,485 7,537 4,684 3,869 11,109 746 194 11,078 7,143 740 536 103
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 70,480 61,110 49,118 45,993 198 15,970 13,918 2,821 349 73 196 2,029 9,370
Under 6 years.................. 23,105 19,981 15,223 14,540 0 6,122 5,467 1,037 133 23 75 646 3,124
6 to 17 years.................. 47,375 41,129 33,895 31,453 198 9,848 8,451 1,784 216 49 122 1,383 6,246
Own children 18 years and over... 21,696 15,673 13,663 12,177 5,088 2,760 1,954 370 596 108 275 529 6,022
In married-couple families.......... 179,169 157,206 140,338 127,667 55,674 35,527 11,277 2,866 20,062 12,596 1,649 6,987 21,963
Husbands......................... 55,315 50,056 45,048 40,417 33,258 13,309 1,666 450 10,527 6,911 707 2,389 5,259
Under 65 years.................. 45,369 40,186 38,177 36,033 29,508 3,805 1,171 286 1,052 418 218 1,871 5,183
65 years and over............... 9,946 9,870 6,871 4,384 3,750 9,504 495 165 9,475 6,493 488 519 76
Wives............................ 55,315 49,308 44,547 39,912 18,755 11,668 2,107 542 8,160 5,289 533 2,390 6,007
Under 65 years.................. 47,689 41,745 39,429 36,930 17,490 4,300 1,730 439 812 376 156 2,011 5,945
65 years and over............... 7,626 7,564 5,118 2,982 1,265 7,368 377 102 7,348 4,913 377 379 62
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 51,341 45,424 40,009 37,785 127 8,020 6,240 1,607 168 38 86 1,779 5,917
Under 6 years.................. 17,300 15,289 13,020 12,418 0 3,175 2,588 608 72 12 33 577 2,011
6 to 17 years.................. 34,042 30,135 26,989 25,366 127 4,845 3,652 999 96 26 53 1,203 3,907
Own children 18 years and over... 13,890 10,486 9,651 8,776 2,911 1,321 844 223 211 37 98 391 3,404
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 38,223 29,585 18,637 16,084 8,509 13,824 11,014 1,569 3,272 1,177 826 475 8,638
Householder...................... 12,687 10,091 6,869 5,805 5,735 4,399 2,688 339 2,011 837 385 120 2,596
Under 65 years.................. 10,952 8,379 6,065 5,383 5,317 2,722 2,470 312 335 69 168 91 2,574
65 years and over............... 1,735 1,712 803 422 419 1,677 218 27 1,676 768 217 29 22
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 15,762 13,117 7,190 6,428 56 7,127 6,900 1,060 137 26 84 217 2,645
Under 6 years.................. 4,678 3,875 1,687 1,624 0 2,585 2,527 369 48 9 32 61 803
6 to 17 years.................. 11,084 9,242 5,503 4,803 56 4,542 4,372 691 90 17 52 156 1,842
Own children 18 years and over... 6,471 4,311 3,278 2,761 1,802 1,254 972 128 329 66 142 112 2,160
In unrelated subfamilies............ 1,428 1,037 671 597 233 462 421 71 10 2 2 33 391
Under 18 years.................. 825 636 395 349 5 313 287 52 0 0 0 27 189
Under 6 years.................. 250 179 89 81 0 109 107 17 0 0 0 3 71
6 to 17 years.................. 575 457 305 268 5 204 180 36 0 0 0 24 118
18 years and over............... 603 401 276 248 228 149 134 19 10 2 2 7 202
Unrelated individuals.............. 43,432 35,458 28,507 21,924 21,594 13,846 3,616 587 11,704 6,419 2,002 820 7,974
Male............................. 20,806 15,914 13,379 11,130 11,018 4,411 1,351 224 3,331 1,594 641 598 4,892
Under 65 years.................. 17,991 13,128 11,804 10,265 10,153 1,739 1,039 157 673 137 329 398 4,863
Living alone................... 8,849 7,194 6,376 5,676 5,674 1,056 632 83 474 109 229 211 1,655
65 years and over............... 2,816 2,786 1,576 865 865 2,672 312 68 2,659 1,457 312 201 29
Living alone................... 2,361 2,347 1,383 753 753 2,251 248 57 2,239 1,284 248 161 14
Female........................... 22,626 19,544 15,127 10,794 10,576 9,436 2,266 363 8,373 4,825 1,362 222 3,082
Under 65 years.................. 14,800 11,769 10,395 8,788 8,633 1,765 1,225 160 707 196 326 167 3,031
Living alone................... 8,122 7,111 6,261 5,394 5,389 1,104 715 80 547 150 257 106 1,012
65 years and over............... 7,826 7,775 4,732 2,005 1,943 7,670 1,040 203 7,666 4,628 1,036 55 51
Living alone................... 7,436 7,397 4,576 1,931 1,869 7,311 958 190 7,306 4,490 953 46 39
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 32,538 28,240 22,292 21,055 21 7,810 6,865 1,374 163 29 91 932 4,298
16 to 64 years.................... 87,223 69,754 64,402 59,220 45,865 8,352 4,201 847 2,310 657 815 2,825 17,469
Worked during the year......... 74,939 60,842 58,665 54,506 44,329 4,104 1,710 499 305 85 110 2,227 14,097
Full time, year-round.......... 56,235 47,704 46,614 44,199 39,023 2,404 678 259 73 25 16 1,682 8,531
Not full time, year-round...... 18,704 13,138 12,051 10,307 5,306 1,700 1,032 240 232 60 94 545 5,566
Did not work................... 12,285 8,913 5,737 4,714 1,536 4,248 2,491 349 2,005 572 706 598 3,372
65 years and over................. 13,886 13,711 8,899 5,532 4,885 13,193 968 241 13,145 8,364 961 764 175
Worked during the year......... 3,206 3,131 2,451 1,668 1,437 2,721 115 52 2,712 2,037 113 152 76
Full time, year-round.......... 1,285 1,224 1,019 762 701 883 29 17 877 674 27 42 61
Not full time, year-round...... 1,921 1,906 1,432 905 736 1,837 87 35 1,835 1,363 87 110 15
Did not work................... 10,680 10,581 6,448 3,864 3,448 10,472 852 189 10,433 6,327 848 611 99
Female
Under 16 years.................... 31,111 26,916 21,526 20,297 31 7,170 6,289 1,246 141 27 80 888 4,195
16 to 64 years.................... 90,000 74,074 66,158 60,117 34,695 11,315 7,416 1,280 2,216 708 821 2,636 15,926
Worked during the year......... 67,812 57,348 53,987 49,829 33,056 5,466 3,437 829 349 153 122 1,845 10,464
Full time, year-round.......... 39,733 34,817 33,916 32,435 26,256 1,896 896 310 104 57 37 950 4,916
Not full time, year-round...... 28,079 22,532 20,071 17,394 6,800 3,570 2,541 519 245 96 85 895 5,547
Did not work................... 22,188 16,726 12,171 10,288 1,640 5,849 3,980 450 1,868 555 698 791 5,462
65 years and over................. 18,735 18,488 11,155 5,637 3,829 18,119 1,949 359 18,086 10,776 1,936 469 248
Worked during the year......... 2,338 2,277 1,711 994 790 2,066 88 39 2,056 1,497 85 64 60
Full time, year-round.......... 687 650 541 398 373 491 10 2 482 379 7 24 37
Not full time, year-round...... 1,650 1,627 1,170 596 417 1,575 78 37 1,574 1,117 78 40 23
Did not work................... 16,398 16,211 9,444 4,644 3,039 16,053 1,861 320 16,030 9,280 1,851 405 187
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.