Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 3
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 insurance Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare
Own Also cov. Also cov.
Empl. Empl. by private by priv. Also cov.
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid
ALL RACES BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 32,258 21,822 8,310 5,541 2,471 15,800 12,884 1,162 4,251 1,089 1,706
Under 18 years.................... 12,109 9,284 2,784 2,352 27 7,305 7,129 743 154 12 101
18 to 24 years.................... 4,603 2,515 1,393 539 370 1,285 1,205 124 38 1 28
25 to 34 years.................... 3,968 1,909 852 660 501 1,146 1,093 82 90 4 57
35 to 44 years.................... 3,733 2,061 913 688 504 1,228 1,100 48 262 17 178
45 to 54 years.................... 2,466 1,436 594 410 326 913 735 37 284 28 162
55 to 59 years.................... 1,179 838 413 282 208 471 377 29 166 14 101
60 to 64 years.................... 1,033 719 339 226 194 449 294 23 274 55 136
65 years and over................. 3,167 3,060 1,021 384 342 3,003 950 76 2,983 958 943
65 to 74 years................. 1,577 1,501 486 215 192 1,456 531 39 1,440 439 525
75 years and over.............. 1,591 1,559 535 169 150 1,547 418 37 1,543 519 418
Male
Total............................. 13,813 8,983 3,536 2,462 1,131 6,311 5,236 495 1,465 336 606
Under 18 years.................... 6,058 4,687 1,340 1,126 13 3,755 3,647 376 84 11 55
18 to 24 years.................... 1,859 867 616 234 148 307 266 34 7 1 6
25 to 34 years.................... 1,422 513 311 238 206 215 195 10 38 0 25
35 to 44 years.................... 1,562 766 389 301 263 403 354 14 143 6 105
45 to 54 years.................... 1,025 588 251 176 153 374 269 21 149 18 79
55 to 59 years.................... 485 326 167 124 101 178 131 11 66 8 37
60 to 64 years.................... 442 319 155 110 101 186 119 8 105 18 49
65 years and over................. 960 917 306 152 147 892 254 20 874 275 249
65 to 74 years................. 574 535 178 92 89 518 168 16 504 160 163
75 years and over.............. 386 383 128 60 58 374 86 4 370 115 86
Female
Total..:.......................... 18,445 12,839 4,774 3,079 1,340 9,489 7,648 667 2,786 753 1,100
Under 18 years.................... 6,051 4,597 1,443 1,226 14 3,549 3,482 367 70 0 46
18 to 24 years.................... 2,744 1,649 776 305 222 978 939 90 31 0 22
25 to 34 years.................... 2,545 1,396 542 422 295 931 899 72 52 4 31
35 to 44 years.................... 2,171 1,294 525 387 241 825 746 34 119 12 73
45 to 54 years.................... 1,441 848 343 235 174 538 466 16 135 10 83
55 to 59 years.................... 695 513 246 158 106 293 246 17 100 7 64
60 to 64 years.................... 590 400 184 116 93 263 175 15 169 37 87
65 years and over................. 2,207 2,143 715 231 195 2,111 696 56 2,109 683 694
65 to 74 years................. 1,003 966 308 123 102 938 364 23 936 280 361
75 years and over.............. 1,204 1,176 407 108 92 1,173 332 34 1,173 403 332
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 11,510 8,909 2,635 2,253 24 7,037 6,890 723 153 12 101
Under 6 years................... 4,170 3,286 838 761 0 2,743 2,695 285 47 2 30
6 to 17 years................... 7,340 5,623 1,797 1,492 24 4,294 4,195 438 106 10 71
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 24,816 16,651 6,178 4,131 1,845 12,114 9,978 842 3,040 771 1,173
Central city..................... 13,123 8,752 2,670 1,752 783 6,790 5,823 378 1,486 315 667
Not central city................. 11,693 7,900 3,507 2,380 1,063 5,324 4,155 464 1,554 457 506
Not metropolitan.................. 7,442 5,171 2,132 1,410 625 3,686 2,906 320 1,211 318 533
Northeast.......................... 5,678 4,323 1,437 1,005 439 3,341 2,806 238 854 201 376
Metropolitan...................... 5,140 3,932 1,266 871 384 3,078 2,598 222 759 179 326
Central city..................... 3,025 2,392 550 418 177 2,017 1,829 109 412 74 240
Not central city................. 2,115 1,541 716 453 206 1,061 769 112 347 104 86
Not metropolitan.................. 537 390 171 134 56 263 207 17 95 22 50
Midwest............................ 6,210 4,642 1,914 1,249 524 3,280 2,658 266 850 290 293
Metropolitan...................... 4,390 3,217 1,197 785 350 2,338 1,921 149 573 176 199
Central city..................... 2,631 1,907 511 324 158 1,527 1,323 59 310 77 129
Not central city................. 1,758 1,310 686 461 192 811 598 89 263 99 70
Not metropolitan.................. 1,820 1,425 717 464 175 943 737 118 277 114 95
South.............................. 12,538 8,112 3,244 2,142 992 5,761 4,516 446 1,917 439 806
Metropolitan...................... 8,668 5,498 2,275 1,506 693 3,820 3,010 298 1,188 293 464
Central city..................... 4,167 2,561 941 596 272 1,856 1,503 121 521 106 217
Not central city................. 4,501 2,937 1,334 910 421 1,964 1,507 176 667 186 247
Not metropolitan.................. 3,869 2,614 969 636 299 1,941 1,506 148 729 147 343
West............................ 7,833 4,746 1,715 1,145 515 3,417 2,904 212 631 159 230
Metropolitan...................... 6,618 4,004 1,440 969 419 2,878 2,448 174 521 124 184
Central city..................... 3,299 1,892 669 413 176 1,390 1,167 88 243 57 81
Not central city................. 3,319 2,111 771 556 243 1,488 1,281 86 278 67 103
Not metropolitan.................. 1,215 742 275 176 96 539 456 38 110 35 46
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 32,258 21,822 8,310 5,541 2,471 15,800 12,884 1,162 4,251 1,089 1,706
65 years and over................. 3,167 3,060 1,021 384 342 3,003 950 76 2,983 958 943
In families......................... 23,396 16,001 5,744 4,448 1,574 11,741 10,493 992 1,596 414 610
Householder...................... 6,676 4,351 1,810 1,302 1,072 3,001 2,345 200 873 236 302
Under 65 years.................. 6,072 3,772 1,588 1,201 980 2,442 2,200 189 325 37 162
65 years and over............... 604 579 221 101 92 559 144 12 548 199 140
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 11,510 8,909 2,635 2,253 24 7,037 6,890 723 153 12 101
Under 6 years.................. 4,170 3,286 838 761 0 2,743 2,695 285 47 2 30
6 to 17 years.................. 7,340 5,623 1,797 1,492 24 4,294 4,195 438 106 10 71
Own children 18 years and over... 1,621 793 307 156 52 531 497 29 58 4 47
In married-couple families.......... 10,422 6,680 3,184 2,450 920 4,155 3,279 280 966 309 278
Husbands......................... 2,673 1,665 959 726 617 934 498 31 530 178 147
Under 65 years.................. 2,247 1,260 785 639 536 541 419 27 147 18 72
65 years and over............... 426 406 174 86 81 394 79 4 383 161 74
Wives............................ 2,673 1,639 907 671 271 910 586 33 347 120 83
Under 65 years.................. 2,382 1,359 791 612 241 642 533 32 79 15 30
65 years and over............... 291 280 116 59 30 268 53 1 268 105 53
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 4,297 3,058 1,166 980 2 2,121 2,045 208 47 6 30
Under 6 years.................. 1,565 1,137 353 300 0 859 839 70 13 2 9
6 to 17 years.................. 2,732 1,922 813 680 2 1,262 1,206 138 35 4 20
Own chlidren 18 years and over... 510 243 135 63 21 123 103 4 17 0 13
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 11,607 8,631 2,246 1,753 561 7,138 6,856 659 517 76 292
Householder...................... 3,531 2,457 728 509 495 1,944 1,759 153 325 60 157
Under 65 years.................. 3,348 2,273 672 488 474 1,769 1,688 148 149 12 86
65 years and over............... 184 184 56 22 22 176 72 6 176 48 72
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 6,602 5,480 1,311 1,131 15 4,665 4,606 479 85 1 60
Under 6 years.................. 2,353 2,005 434 409 0 1,781 1,755 204 28 0 17
6 to 17 years.................. 4,249 3,474 877 722 15 2,884 2,851 276 56 1 43
Own children 18 years and over... 1,014 511 164 87 28 376 363 23 41 4 34
In unrelated subfamilies............ 558 398 117 91 21 323 291 21 5 0 2
Under 18 years.................. 341 265 80 66 0 218 195 16 0 0 0
Under 6 years.................. 120 86 16 16 0 71 71 2 0 0 0
6 to 17 years.................. 221 180 64 50 0 147 123 14 0 0 0
18 years and over............... 217 133 37 24 21 105 96 5 4 0 2
Unrelated individuals.............. 8,305 5,423 2,448 1,002 875 3,736 2,100 149 2,650 675 1,094
Male............................. 3,398 1,945 931 413 376 1,185 749 58 727 126 347
Under 65 years.................. 2,937 1,496 814 358 321 746 594 44 296 22 193
Living alone................... 1,135 696 281 129 129 450 364 26 192 18 127
65 years and over............... 461 449 117 55 55 439 155 14 431 103 155
Living alone................... 332 330 96 45 45 321 109 11 314 84 109
Female........................... 4,907 3,478 1,517 589 499 2,551 1,351 91 1,923 549 746
Under 65 years.................. 3,273 1,873 995 448 365 959 812 44 332 39 210
Living alone................... 1,303 922 418 181 180 555 455 23 260 34 167
65 years and over............... 1,634 1,604 522 141 134 1,592 538 48 1,590 510 536
Living alone................... 1,488 1,467 493 133 126 1,458 483 43 1,455 484 481
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 5,450 4,265 1,165 1,024 3 3,476 3,381 343 68 5 42
16 to 64 years.................... 7,403 3,800 2,064 1,285 981 1,942 1,601 132 523 56 315
Worked during the year......... 3,884 1,773 1,327 886 749 520 468 59 34 1 29
Full time, year-round.......... 1,373 676 590 457 408 101 93 11 3 0 2
Not full time, year-round...... 2,510 1,097 737 429 341 419 375 49 30 1 27
Did not work................... 3,519 2,027 737 399 231 1,422 1,132 72 490 55 286
65 years and over................. 960 917 306 152 147 892 254 20 874 275 249
Worked during the year......... 78 68 38 24 23 62 10 0 60 32 10
Full time, year-round.......... 23 17 12 5 5 15 0 0 15 10 0
Not full time, year-round...... 55 51 26 19 19 46 10 0 44 22 10
Did not work................... 882 849 268 128 124 831 244 20 814 243 240
Female
Under 16 years.................... 5,426 4,187 1,263 1,121 0 3,287 3,240 344 59 0 40
16 to 64 years.................... 10,812 6,509 2,796 1,727 1,145 4,091 3,712 267 618 69 366
Worked during the year......... 5,069 2,997 1,646 1,059 890 1,534 1,466 158 46 8 27
Full time, year-round.......... 1,089 618 438 359 345 218 203 33 14 2 4
Not full time, year-round...... 3,980 2,379 1,208 699 545 1,316 1,263 125 32 6 23
Did not work................... 5,743 3,512 1,150 668 255 2,557 2,247 108 572 61 340
65 years and over................. 2,207 2,143 715 231 195 2,111 696 56 2,109 683 694
Worked during the year......... 82 77 37 13 11 72 16 1 72 32 16
Full time, year-round.......... 13 13 8 0 0 13 2 0 13 8 2
Not full time, year-round...... 69 64 29 13 11 59 14 1 59 23 14
Did not work................... 2,125 2,066 678 218 183 2,039 680 55 2,037 652 678
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 4
in Poverty Universe: 1999
(Numbers in thousands. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of he
insurance during the year
Covered by government heal
Not cov.
Cov. by at any
mil. rel. time during
hlth. care the year
ALL RACES BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 498 10,436
Under 18 years.................... 158 2,825
18 to 24 years.................... 70 2,088
25 to 34 years.................... 19 2,059
35 to 44 years.................... 49 1,672
45 to 54 years.................... 69 1,031
55 to 59 years.................... 36 341
60 to 64 years.................... 24 314
65 years and over................. 73 107
65 to 74 years................. 50 76
75 years and over.............. 23 31
Male
Total............................. 290 4,830
Under 18 years.................... 93 1,371
18 to 24 years.................... 39 992
25 to 34 years.................... 8 910
35 to 44 years.................... 13 795
45 to 54 years.................... 45 437
55 to 59 years.................... 21 159
60 to 64 years.................... 17 124
65 years and over................. 53 43
65 to 74 years................. 38 39
75 years and over.............. 15 4
Female
Total..:.......................... 208 5,606
Under 18 years.................... 64 1,454
18 to 24 years.................... 30 1,095
25 to 34 years.................... 11 1,149
35 to 44 years.................... 36 877
45 to 54 years.................... 25 594
55 to 59 years.................... 15 182
60 to 64 years.................... 6 190
65 years and over................. 20 64
65 to 74 years................. 12 37
75 years and over.............. 8 28
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 129 2,601
Under 6 years................... 48 885
6 to 17 years................... 81 1,717
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 363 8,165
Central city..................... 202 4,371
Not central city................. 161 3,794
Not metropolitan.................. 136 2,271
Northeast.......................... 66 1,355
Metropolitan...................... 52 1,208
Central city..................... 20 633
Not central city................. 32 575
Not metropolitan.................. 14 147
Midwest............................ 116 1,568
Metropolitan...................... 81 1,172
Central city..................... 28 725
Not central city................. 53 448
Not metropolitan.................. 35 396
South.............................. 185 4,426
Metropolitan...................... 123 3,170
Central city..................... 80 1,607
Not central city................. 44 1,564
Not metropolitan.................. 62 1,255
West............................ 131 3,087
Metropolitan...................... 107 2,614
Central city..................... 74 1,407
Not central city................. 32 1,207
Not metropolitan.................. 24 473
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 498 10,436
65 years and over................. 73 107
In families......................... 354 7,395
Householder...................... 118 2,325
Under 65 years.................. 93 2,300
65 years and over............... 25 25
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 129 2,601
Under 6 years.................. 48 885
6 to 17 years.................. 81 1,717
Own children 18 years and over... 23 828
In married-couple families.......... 248 3,742
Husbands......................... 83 1,007
Under 65 years.................. 59 987
65 years and over............... 23 21
Wives............................ 83 1,034
Under 65 years.................. 69 1,022
65 years and over............... 14 11
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 66 1,239
Under 6 years.................. 17 428
6 to 17 years.................. 49 811
Own chlidren 18 years and over... 15 267
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 85 2,976
Householder...................... 20 1,075
Under 65 years.................. 18 1,075
65 years and over............... 2 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 60 1,122
Under 6 years.................. 31 348
6 to 17 years.................. 29 775
Own children 18 years and over... 5 503
In unrelated subfamilies............ 30 160
Under 18 years.................. 23 76
Under 6 years.................. 0 34
6 to 17 years.................. 23 41
18 years and over............... 6 84
Unrelated individuals.............. 114 2,882
Male............................. 83 1,453
Under 65 years.................. 56 1,441
Living alone................... 25 439
65 years and over............... 26 12
Living alone................... 21 3
Female........................... 32 1,429
Under 65 years.................. 28 1,400
Living alone................... 9 381
65 years and over............... 4 29
Living alone................... 0 22
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 82 1,185
16 to 64 years.................... 155 3,602
Worked during the year......... 48 2,111
Full time, year-round.......... 7 697
Not full time, year-round...... 41 1,414
Did not work................... 107 1,491
65 years and over................. 53 43
Worked during the year......... 4 10
Full time, year-round.......... 0 6
Not full time, year-round...... 4 5
Did not work................... 49 33
Female
Under 16 years.................... 49 1,239
16 to 64 years.................... 139 4,302
Worked during the year......... 51 2,072
Full time, year-round.......... 6 471
Not full time, year-round...... 45 1,600
Did not work................... 88 2,231
65 years and over................. 20 64
Worked during the year......... 8 5
Full time, year-round.......... 4 0
Not full time, year-round...... 4 5
Did not work................... 12 59
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.