Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 5
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 priv. by priv. Also cov.
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid
ALL RACES BELOW 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 44,286 30,759 13,326 9,213 4,054 21,074 16,042 1,629 6,661 1,896 2,326
Under 18 years.................... 16,147 12,528 4,593 3,924 34 9,072 8,767 1,017 194 18 130
18 to 24 years.................... 5,935 3,288 1,940 903 594 1,582 1,454 168 46 4 30
25 to 34 years.................... 5,443 2,773 1,472 1,212 912 1,466 1,353 135 131 7 91
35 to 44 years.................... 5,219 2,986 1,587 1,206 881 1,547 1,326 82 358 33 229
45 to 54 years.................... 3,382 2,038 917 640 517 1,216 943 46 397 40 210
55 to 59 years.................... 1,560 1,092 543 378 282 618 464 39 235 21 125
60 to 64 years.................... 1,452 1,032 507 340 282 624 390 25 378 82 176
65 years and over................. 5,149 5,020 1,767 610 551 4,949 1,344 117 4,923 1,690 1,336
65 to 74 years................. 2,465 2,376 756 310 281 2,321 735 51 2,299 699 727
75 years and over.............. 2,683 2,644 1,011 300 270 2,628 609 67 2,624 991 609
Male
Total............................. 19,275 12,959 5,724 4,163 1,810 8,570 6,721 722 2,340 535 863
Under 18 years.................... 8,202 6,464 2,352 1,993 14 4,695 4,531 527 103 14 72
18 to 24 years.................... 2,441 1,164 848 400 234 414 353 59 7 1 6
25 to 34 years.................... 2,072 835 541 444 392 330 282 26 63 0 47
35 to 44 years.................... 2,232 1,168 683 526 459 547 450 32 196 14 134
45 to 54 years.................... 1,461 886 383 264 230 545 389 22 217 20 117
55 to 59 years.................... 634 422 206 149 122 241 167 14 95 8 43
60 to 64 years.................... 619 455 226 164 144 263 158 10 145 27 59
65 years and over................. 1,615 1,564 484 224 215 1,536 391 32 1,514 451 384
65 to 74 years................. 911 869 255 133 131 850 246 21 832 234 239
75 years and over.............. 705 695 229 90 84 687 145 11 682 217 145
Female
Total..:.......................... 25,010 17,799 7,602 5,049 2,244 12,504 9,321 906 4,322 1,361 1,463
Under 18 years.................... 7,945 6,064 2,241 1,931 20 4,377 4,236 491 91 5 58
18 to 24 years.................... 3,495 2,124 1,093 504 360 1,169 1,101 108 39 3 25
25 to 34 years.................... 3,371 1,938 931 768 520 1,136 1,071 109 68 7 44
35 to 44 years.................... 2,987 1,818 904 681 423 1,000 876 50 162 19 95
45 to 54 years.................... 1,921 1,152 533 376 287 671 555 24 180 19 93
55 to 59 years.................... 926 671 337 228 160 377 297 24 140 13 81
60 to 64 years.................... 833 577 281 175 138 361 232 15 233 56 116
65 years and over................. 3,533 3,456 1,283 386 336 3,413 954 85 3,409 1,240 952
65 to 74 years................. 1,555 1,507 501 177 150 1,471 489 30 1,467 465 487
75 years and over.............. 1,979 1,949 782 210 186 1,942 464 56 1,942 774 464
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 15,422 12,058 4,385 3,767 31 8,765 8,488 993 193 18 130
Under 6 years................... 5,492 4,393 1,425 1,312 0 3,389 3,284 387 72 6 50
6 to 17 years................... 9,930 7,665 2,960 2,456 31 5,376 5,204 605 121 12 79
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 33,960 23,273 9,840 6,794 3,031 16,036 12,386 1,197 4,804 1,329 1,650
Central city..................... 17,324 11,656 4,125 2,878 1,301 8,635 7,045 531 2,239 535 905
Not central city................. 16,636 11,617 5,715 3,916 1,730 7,401 5,341 666 2,565 794 745
Not metropolitan.................. 10,326 7,485 3,486 2,419 1,024 5,038 3,657 431 1,858 567 677
Northeast.......................... 7,840 5,997 2,287 1,603 729 4,401 3,421 312 1,381 361 506
Metropolitan...................... 7,072 5,418 2,034 1,393 639 4,006 3,138 289 1,231 323 441
Central city..................... 3,968 3,119 864 681 304 2,512 2,173 145 640 126 323
Not central city................. 3,104 2,299 1,170 712 335 1,495 965 145 590 198 118
Not metropolitan.................. 768 579 252 210 90 395 283 23 150 38 65
Midwest............................ 8,576 6,521 3,129 2,059 858 4,316 3,227 357 1,357 545 387
Metropolitan...................... 6,016 4,469 1,974 1,338 583 3,057 2,361 228 875 315 268
Central city..................... 3,456 2,516 849 566 257 1,923 1,590 117 447 138 157
Not central city................. 2,561 1,953 1,125 773 326 1,134 771 111 427 177 111
Not metropolitan.................. 2,559 2,052 1,156 721 274 1,260 865 129 482 230 119
South.............................. 16,761 11,186 4,913 3,358 1,572 7,533 5,496 560 2,810 687 1,026
Metropolitan...................... 11,525 7,490 3,374 2,258 1,067 4,947 3,597 360 1,777 464 592
Central city..................... 5,358 3,328 1,353 888 434 2,298 1,726 146 737 166 271
Not central city................. 6,167 4,162 2,022 1,370 633 2,649 1,871 214 1,040 298 321
Not metropolitan.................. 5,236 3,696 1,538 1,100 504 2,586 1,900 200 1,033 223 434
West............................... 11,109 7,054 2,997 2,193 896 4,823 3,899 400 1,113 302 407
Metropolitan...................... 9,346 5,897 2,458 1,805 740 4,027 3,290 320 921 227 349
Central city..................... 4,542 2,693 1,059 743 305 1,903 1,556 123 414 106 154
Not central city................. 4,804 3,203 1,399 1,061 435 2,124 1,734 197 507 121 196
Not metropolitan.................. 1,763 1,157 540 388 156 797 609 80 192 75 58
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 44,286 30,759 13,326 9,213 4,054 21,074 16,042 1,629 6,661 1,896 2,326
65 years and over................. 5,149 5,020 1,767 610 551 4,949 1,344 117 4,923 1,690 1,336
In families......................... 32,550 22,723 9,524 7,506 2,616 15,449 13,184 1,396 2,664 670 939
Householder...................... 9,320 6,241 2,922 2,174 1,810 4,004 2,885 272 1,413 367 452
Under 65 years.................. 8,287 5,236 2,581 2,026 1,674 3,022 2,641 257 442 52 212
65 years and over............... 1,033 1,005 341 148 136 982 244 15 971 316 240
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 15,422 12,058 4,385 3,767 31 8,765 8,488 993 193 18 130
Under 6 years.................. 5,492 4,393 1,425 1,312 0 3,389 3,284 387 72 6 50
6 to 17 years.................. 9,930 7,665 2,960 2,456 31 5,376 5,204 605 121 12 79
Own children 18 years and over... 2,337 1,205 527 309 107 751 689 52 98 9 68
In married-couple families.......... 16,090 10,897 5,676 4,455 1,524 6,395 4,702 492 1,747 502 497
Husbands......................... 4,190 2,780 1,606 1,224 1,039 1,563 744 65 955 280 258
Under 65 years.................. 3,414 2,029 1,340 1,097 920 825 576 55 229 27 97
65 years and over............... 776 751 267 127 119 738 167 10 726 252 161
Wives............................ 4,190 2,713 1,559 1,156 441 1,485 868 73 647 202 164
Under 65 years.................. 3,637 2,173 1,366 1,081 402 959 757 72 122 23 52
65 years and over............... 554 540 193 75 39 526 111 1 524 179 111
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 6,520 4,865 2,220 1,913 4 3,053 2,861 335 75 6 46
Under 6 years.................. 2,351 1,811 746 669 0 1,212 1,136 120 29 2 21
6 to 17 years.................. 4,168 3,054 1,473 1,244 4 1,841 1,724 215 46 4 25
Own children 18 years and over... 824 433 260 141 25 202 172 15 25 4 16
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 14,489 10,758 3,362 2,650 930 8,371 7,939 835 737 129 380
Householder...................... 4,456 3,119 1,114 815 799 2,285 2,007 188 456 96 197
Under 65 years.................. 4,182 2,845 1,027 782 765 2,021 1,922 182 191 18 112
65 years and over............... 274 274 87 34 34 265 85 6 265 78 85
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 8,054 6,650 1,929 1,636 21 5,352 5,281 608 97 8 73
Under 6 years.................. 2,793 2,361 597 561 0 2,013 1,987 243 37 4 27
6 to 17 years.................. 5,261 4,288 1,332 1,076 21 3,338 3,294 364 60 4 46
Own children 18 years and over... 1,359 715 253 160 77 504 475 36 67 5 45
In unrelated subfamilies............ 738 519 197 170 48 369 336 26 5 0 2
Under 18 years.................. 447 342 130 116 0 250 226 21 0 0 0
Under 6 years.................. 151 110 27 27 0 89 89 6 0 0 0
6 to 17 years.................. 296 232 103 89 0 161 137 14 0 0 0
18 years and over............... 291 176 67 53 48 119 110 6 4 0 2
Unrelated individuals.............. 10,998 7,517 3,605 1,537 1,391 5,257 2,522 206 3,992 1,226 1,385
Male............................. 4,415 2,611 1,243 584 536 1,640 925 81 1,075 206 441
Under 65 years.................. 3,698 1,907 1,052 507 458 948 733 60 393 31 249
Living alone................... 1,435 893 376 186 186 566 443 32 256 25 165
65 years and over............... 717 705 191 78 78 692 192 20 683 175 192
Living alone................... 547 544 159 68 68 534 143 17 525 144 143
Female........................... 6,582 4,905 2,363 953 855 3,617 1,597 125 2,917 1,020 944
Under 65 years.................. 4,038 2,393 1,392 687 601 1,123 893 49 425 69 242
Living alone................... 1,656 1,183 598 286 284 659 510 23 324 53 194
65 years and over............... 2,545 2,513 970 266 254 2,494 703 76 2,492 951 701
Living alone................... 2,352 2,328 922 249 237 2,312 639 67 2,310 906 637
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 7,399 5,895 2,090 1,831 3 4,344 4,197 484 87 8 58
16 to 64 years.................... 10,261 5,500 3,150 2,109 1,592 2,690 2,133 206 739 76 421
Worked during the year......... 5,871 2,834 2,173 1,543 1,306 834 701 120 55 1 42
Full time, year-round.......... 2,457 1,297 1,124 904 817 231 172 29 7 0 6
Not full time, year-round...... 3,414 1,537 1,049 639 489 603 529 92 47 1 36
Did not work................... 4,390 2,666 977 566 286 1,855 1,432 86 684 76 379
65 years and over................. 1,615 1,564 484 224 215 1,536 391 32 1,514 451 384
Worked during the year......... 122 110 48 24 24 103 18 0 99 41 16
Full time, year-round.......... 37 30 18 5 5 27 2 0 25 16 0
Not full time, year-round...... 85 80 30 19 19 76 16 0 74 25 16
Did not work................... 1,493 1,455 437 199 191 1,433 373 32 1,415 410 368
Female
Under 16 years.................... 7,131 5,523 1,986 1,784 2 4,047 3,932 459 79 5 52
16 to 64 years.................... 14,346 8,820 4,333 2,879 1,906 5,044 4,436 362 834 117 459
Worked during the year......... 7,236 4,434 2,749 1,894 1,583 1,970 1,828 224 75 20 44
Full time, year-round.......... 1,986 1,204 927 775 737 338 308 52 16 2 6
Not full time, year-round...... 5,250 3,231 1,822 1,118 845 1,633 1,520 172 60 18 38
Did not work................... 7,110 4,386 1,584 986 324 3,074 2,607 138 758 97 416
65 years and over................. 3,533 3,456 1,283 386 336 3,413 954 85 3,409 1,240 952
Worked during the year......... 141 133 71 24 22 128 22 3 128 65 22
Full time, year-round.......... 18 18 12 1 1 18 2 0 18 12 2
Not full time, year-round...... 123 115 59 22 21 109 20 3 109 53 20
Did not work................... 3,392 3,323 1,212 363 314 3,285 932 82 3,281 1,174 930
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamiles 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 6
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 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 924 13,527
Under 18 years.................... 292 3,619
18 to 24 years.................... 113 2,647
25 to 34 years.................... 74 2,669
35 to 44 years.................... 100 2,233
45 to 54 years.................... 110 1,344
55 to 59 years.................... 57 467
60 to 64 years.................... 43 420
65 years and over................. 135 129
65 to 74 years................. 85 89
75 years and over.............. 51 39
Male
Total............................. 517 6,316
Under 18 years.................... 152 1,738
18 to 24 years.................... 59 1,276
25 to 34 years.................... 34 1,237
35 to 44 years.................... 37 1,064
45 to 54 years.................... 73 575
55 to 59 years.................... 29 212
60 to 64 years.................... 30 164
65 years and over................. 103 51
65 to 74 years................. 65 41
75 years and over.............. 38 10
Female
Total..:.......................... 407 7,211
Under 18 years.................... 141 1,881
18 to 24 years.................... 53 1,371
25 to 34 years.................... 40 1,433
35 to 44 years.................... 63 1,169
45 to 54 years.................... 36 769
55 to 59 years.................... 28 255
60 to 64 years.................... 13 256
65 years and over................. 32 77
65 to 74 years................. 20 48
75 years and over.............. 13 29
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 264 3,364
Under 6 years................... 104 1,099
6 to 17 years................... 159 2,265
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 667 10,686
Central city..................... 352 5,667
Not central city................. 315 5,019
Not metropolitan.................. 257 2,841
Northeast.......................... 148 1,842
Metropolitan...................... 117 1,654
Central city..................... 46 848
Not central city................. 71 806
Not metropolitan.................. 31 188
Midwest............................ 184 2,054
Metropolitan...................... 134 1,547
Central city..................... 51 940
Not central city................. 83 608
Not metropolitan.................. 51 507
South.............................. 346 5,575
Metropolitan...................... 233 4,036
Central city..................... 153 2,031
Not central city................. 81 2,005
Not metropolitan.................. 112 1,539
West............................... 246 4,055
Metropolitan...................... 182 3,449
Central city..................... 103 1,849
Not central city................. 79 1,601
Not metropolitan.................. 63 606
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 924 13,527
65 years and over................. 135 129
In families......................... 679 9,827
Householder...................... 206 3,079
Under 65 years.................. 175 3,051
65 years and over............... 31 28
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 264 3,364
Under 6 years.................. 104 1,099
6 to 17 years.................. 159 2,265
Own children 18 years and over... 32 1,133
In married-couple families.......... 543 5,193
Husbands......................... 166 1,410
Under 65 years.................. 135 1,385
65 years and over............... 30 26
Wives............................ 166 1,477
Under 65 years.................. 147 1,464
65 years and over............... 19 14
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 187 1,655
Under 6 years.................. 73 541
6 to 17 years.................. 114 1,114
Own children 18 years and over... 23 392
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 107 3,730
Householder...................... 23 1,336
Under 65 years.................. 20 1,336
65 years and over............... 3 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 73 1,404
Under 6 years.................. 31 431
6 to 17 years.................. 41 973
Own children 18 years and over... 7 644
In unrelated subfamilies............ 30 220
Under 18 years.................. 23 105
Under 6 years.................. 0 41
6 to 17 years.................. 23 64
18 years and over............... 6 115
Unrelated individuals.............. 216 3,481
Male............................. 154 1,804
Under 65 years.................. 88 1,792
Living alone................... 43 542
65 years and over............... 66 12
Living alone................... 58 3
Female........................... 61 1,677
Under 65 years.................. 50 1,645
Living alone................... 22 473
65 years and over............... 11 32
Living alone................... 7 25
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 136 1,505
16 to 64 years.................... 278 4,761
Worked during the year......... 122 3,037
Full time, year-round.......... 58 1,161
Not full time, year-round...... 63 1,877
Did not work................... 156 1,723
65 years and over................. 103 51
Worked during the year......... 4 12
Full time, year-round.......... 0 8
Not full time, year-round...... 4 5
Did not work................... 99 39
Female
Under 16 years.................... 118 1,608
16 to 64 years.................... 256 5,526
Worked during the year......... 112 2,802
Full time, year-round.......... 20 782
Not full time, year-round...... 92 2,020
Did not work................... 144 2,724
65 years and over................. 32 77
Worked during the year......... 10 8
Full time, year-round.......... 4 0
Not full time, year-round...... 6 8
Did not work................... 22 69
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamiles were excluded from that category so that Table 24 would
be consistent with other tables.