Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 7
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
WHITE
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 224,373 192,672 166,041 145,730 75,407 51,993 18,540 3,876 31,416 18,918 3,409 6,832 31,701
Under 18 years.................... 56,232 49,264 41,388 38,641 164 10,827 9,248 2,052 210 51 99 1,559 6,968
18 to 24 years.................... 21,073 15,308 13,737 11,288 4,640 2,327 1,688 422 93 12 61 635 5,765
25 to 34 years.................... 30,320 23,682 22,022 20,820 15,703 2,364 1,551 288 225 57 110 709 6,637
35 to 44 years.................... 36,915 31,380 29,360 27,392 19,401 2,913 1,645 239 655 149 301 949 5,535
45 to 54 years.................... 30,790 27,061 25,390 23,652 17,435 2,680 1,164 201 890 240 295 1,002 3,729
55 to 59 years.................... 11,079 9,584 8,729 7,881 5,878 1,420 593 103 631 235 185 426 1,495
60 to 64 years.................... 9,084 7,826 6,883 5,913 4,332 1,644 499 76 964 414 224 449 1,258
65 years and over................. 28,880 28,566 18,533 10,141 7,854 27,818 2,153 497 27,749 17,762 2,136 1,102 313
65 to 74 years................. 15,528 15,311 10,343 6,232 4,647 14,656 1,131 261 14,613 9,674 1,118 621 217
75 years and over.............. 13,352 13,256 8,191 3,909 3,207 13,162 1,022 236 13,136 8,087 1,017 481 96
Male
Total............................. 110,428 93,774 81,951 73,144 43,839 23,301 8,175 1,799 13,648 8,308 1,357 3,671 16,654
Under 18 years.................... 28,846 25,281 21,092 19,725 72 5,697 4,882 1,064 113 33 59 805 3,564
18 to 24 years.................... 10,682 7,518 7,023 5,822 2,532 851 532 173 47 4 34 318 3,164
25 to 34 years.................... 15,144 11,394 10,822 10,260 9,155 860 443 91 98 13 49 372 3,750
35 to 44 years.................... 18,494 15,405 14,484 13,551 11,780 1,341 678 97 411 76 201 466 3,089
45 to 54 years.................... 15,204 13,389 12,566 11,734 9,922 1,350 494 91 490 123 147 569 1,815
55 to 59 years.................... 5,309 4,698 4,316 3,989 3,409 664 231 40 319 120 80 214 611
60 to 64 years.................... 4,415 3,877 3,456 3,064 2,555 769 205 43 441 198 85 239 537
65 years and over................. 12,335 12,211 8,194 4,999 4,415 11,770 710 201 11,730 7,739 704 687 124
65 to 74 years................. 7,093 7,000 4,859 3,212 2,786 6,618 426 121 6,594 4,470 419 375 92
75 years and over.............. 5,242 5,211 3,335 1,787 1,629 5,152 285 80 5,136 3,269 285 312 32
Female
Total..:.......................... 113,945 98,899 84,090 72,586 31,567 28,692 10,365 2,077 17,769 10,611 2,051 3,160 15,046
Under 18 years.................... 27,387 23,983 20,296 18,916 92 5,130 4,366 988 97 17 40 754 3,404
18 to 24 years.................... 10,391 7,790 6,715 5,466 2,108 1,477 1,155 249 46 8 28 317 2,601
25 to 34 years.................... 15,176 12,288 11,200 10,560 6,548 1,504 1,108 197 128 44 61 337 2,888
35 to 44 years.................... 18,421 15,976 14,876 13,841 7,621 1,572 967 142 244 72 100 483 2,446
45 to 54 years.................... 15,586 13,671 12,824 11,918 7,513 1,330 670 110 400 116 148 434 1,914
55 to 59 years.................... 5,770 4,886 4,413 3,893 2,469 756 362 62 312 115 105 212 884
60 to 64 years.................... 4,670 3,949 3,426 2,850 1,777 875 294 33 523 215 139 210 720
65 years and over................. 16,545 16,355 10,339 5,143 3,439 16,048 1,443 296 16,019 10,023 1,432 415 189
65 to 74 years................. 8,435 8,310 5,483 3,020 1,860 8,038 705 141 8,019 5,204 699 246 125
75 years and over.............. 8,109 8,045 4,856 2,123 1,578 8,010 738 155 8,000 4,818 733 169 64
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 55,274 48,608 40,964 38,297 146 10,544 8,987 2,022 209 51 99 1,537 6,666
Under 6 years................... 18,206 15,955 12,771 12,170 0 4,164 3,675 746 82 15 38 476 2,251
6 to 17 years................... 37,068 32,653 28,192 26,127 146 6,380 5,311 1,276 127 36 60 1,060 4,415
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 178,162 152,723 132,217 117,333 61,131 39,555 13,943 2,886 23,734 14,101 2,507 5,359 25,439
Central city..................... 55,327 45,090 37,249 32,706 18,785 13,380 5,732 894 7,400 4,159 1,005 1,588 10,236
Not central city................. 122,836 107,632 94,969 84,627 42,346 26,175 8,211 1,991 16,334 9,942 1,502 3,771 15,203
Not metropolitan.................. 46,211 39,949 33,824 28,397 14,275 12,438 4,597 991 7,683 4,818 902 1,473 6,261
Northeast.......................... 43,259 38,502 33,054 29,315 15,020 10,372 3,839 684 6,741 3,994 778 742 4,757
Metropolitan...................... 37,736 33,623 28,854 25,665 13,213 9,036 3,354 609 5,897 3,462 681 598 4,113
Central city..................... 9,931 8,345 6,208 5,487 3,248 3,068 1,686 171 1,653 769 345 116 1,586
Not central city................. 27,806 25,279 22,646 20,178 9,965 5,968 1,668 438 4,244 2,693 336 482 2,527
Not metropolitan.................. 5,523 4,879 4,200 3,650 1,807 1,336 485 75 844 532 97 145 644
Midwest............................ 54,828 49,514 44,930 39,440 19,605 11,326 3,637 974 7,377 5,254 599 1,184 5,314
Metropolitan...................... 39,573 35,683 32,654 29,371 14,702 7,459 2,322 607 4,887 3,451 390 820 3,890
Central city..................... 11,338 9,827 8,619 7,644 4,214 2,481 986 196 1,467 977 159 239 1,511
Not central city................. 28,235 25,856 24,035 21,727 10,488 4,978 1,335 411 3,421 2,474 230 581 2,380
Not metropolitan.................. 15,255 13,831 12,276 10,069 4,903 3,867 1,315 367 2,489 1,803 209 364 1,424
South.............................. 73,839 62,061 52,686 46,000 24,557 17,983 5,539 1,138 11,208 6,371 1,259 3,105 11,779
Metropolitan...................... 55,537 46,639 40,112 35,331 19,029 12,753 3,564 778 7,961 4,549 813 2,459 8,898
Central city..................... 16,234 13,036 11,026 9,554 5,662 3,789 1,176 191 2,364 1,372 265 647 3,198
Not central city................. 39,303 33,603 29,086 25,777 13,367 8,963 2,388 588 5,597 3,177 548 1,811 5,700
Not metropolitan.................. 18,302 15,422 12,574 10,669 5,528 5,231 1,976 360 3,247 1,823 446 646 2,880
West............................ 52,446 42,595 35,371 30,975 16,224 12,312 5,525 1,080 6,091 3,298 773 1,801 9,851
Metropolitan...................... 45,315 36,777 30,597 26,966 14,187 10,307 4,704 891 4,988 2,639 624 1,482 8,538
Central city..................... 17,824 13,883 11,396 10,020 5,661 4,041 1,884 337 1,916 1,041 235 585 3,941
Not central city................. 27,492 22,895 19,202 16,946 8,527 6,265 2,820 554 3,072 1,598 389 897 4,597
Not metropolitan.................. 7,130 5,818 4,774 4,009 2,037 2,005 821 189 1,102 660 150 319 1,312
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 224,373 192,672 166,041 145,730 75,407 51,993 18,540 3,876 31,416 18,918 3,409 6,832 31,701
65 years and over................. 28,880 28,566 18,533 10,141 7,854 27,818 2,153 497 27,749 17,762 2,136 1,102 313
In families......................... 187,139 162,052 141,244 126,896 57,152 39,792 15,457 3,371 21,143 12,966 1,818 6,152 25,087
Householder...................... 60,256 53,468 47,013 41,541 32,178 14,835 3,070 608 11,002 7,016 818 2,147 6,788
Under 65 years.................. 49,957 43,259 40,090 37,298 28,680 4,950 2,535 448 1,142 432 290 1,665 6,698
65 years and over............... 10,299 10,209 6,923 4,242 3,498 9,885 535 160 9,860 6,584 528 482 90
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 55,274 48,608 40,964 38,297 146 10,544 8,987 2,022 209 51 99 1,537 6,666
Under 6 years.................. 18,206 15,955 12,771 12,170 0 4,164 3,675 746 82 15 38 476 2,251
6 to 17 years.................. 37,068 32,653 28,192 26,127 146 6,380 5,311 1,276 127 36 60 1,060 4,415
Own children 18 years and over... 16,613 12,458 11,146 9,855 3,964 1,845 1,223 252 419 74 178 406 4,155
In married-couple families.......... 154,818 137,208 123,420 111,660 48,739 30,306 8,853 2,301 18,059 11,715 1,256 5,692 17,610
Husbands......................... 48,737 44,353 40,123 35,745 29,556 11,777 1,289 357 9,558 6,422 558 2,007 4,384
Under 65 years.................. 39,656 35,335 33,726 31,728 26,111 3,079 901 218 884 356 177 1,530 4,321
65 years and over............... 9,081 9,019 6,397 4,017 3,444 8,698 388 139 8,674 6,066 381 478 63
Wives............................ 48,654 43,611 39,561 35,191 16,173 10,285 1,707 452 7,455 4,947 427 1,966 5,043
Under 65 years.................. 41,638 36,644 34,742 32,425 15,027 3,485 1,413 363 673 305 134 1,618 4,994
65 years and over............... 7,016 6,967 4,819 2,766 1,145 6,800 294 89 6,782 4,642 293 349 49
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 43,495 38,941 34,660 32,667 108 6,330 4,961 1,290 127 29 64 1,379 4,554
Under 6 years.................. 14,810 13,220 11,330 10,771 0 2,612 2,164 502 55 10 26 446 1,589
6 to 17 years.................. 28,685 25,721 23,330 21,896 108 3,718 2,796 788 72 20 39 933 2,964
Own children 18 years and over... 11,388 8,829 8,201 7,434 2,403 998 630 173 151 23 72 304 2,559
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 23,895 18,740 12,860 10,868 5,854 7,813 5,674 884 2,310 953 424 315 5,155
Householder...................... 8,380 6,777 4,858 4,018 3,964 2,780 1,458 180 1,472 683 203 75 1,604
Under 65 years.................. 7,067 5,484 4,198 3,676 3,623 1,511 1,341 165 204 46 88 58 1,584
65 years and over............... 1,313 1,293 661 342 341 1,269 117 15 1,268 636 115 17 20
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 9,202 7,662 4,765 4,216 35 3,612 3,453 607 61 19 26 137 1,540
Under 6 years.................. 2,571 2,126 1,041 1,013 0 1,291 1,257 191 19 3 8 24 444
6 to 17 years.................. 6,632 5,536 3,724 3,203 35 2,321 2,196 416 42 16 18 112 1,096
Own children 18 years and over... 4,190 2,935 2,345 1,904 1,254 721 511 69 229 46 87 78 1,255
In unrelated subfamilies............ 1,082 801 516 474 181 339 310 31 6 0 1 24 281
Under 18 years.................. 625 494 307 278 5 228 208 22 0 0 0 20 131
Under 6 years.................. 197 150 69 67 0 92 90 9 0 0 0 3 47
6 to 17 years.................. 428 344 238 212 5 135 118 12 0 0 0 17 84
18 years and over............... 457 307 209 196 176 111 102 9 6 0 1 4 150
Unrelated individuals.............. 36,151 29,819 24,281 18,360 18,073 11,862 2,772 474 10,268 5,952 1,589 655 6,332
Male............................. 17,127 13,181 11,210 9,245 9,152 3,644 1,025 185 2,818 1,450 489 482 3,946
Under 65 years.................. 14,700 10,776 9,785 8,490 8,397 1,333 782 131 520 122 247 314 3,923
Living alone................... 7,136 5,828 5,235 4,662 4,660 793 437 66 363 94 160 184 1,308
65 years and over............... 2,427 2,405 1,425 755 755 2,311 242 54 2,298 1,328 242 168 23
Living alone................... 2,079 2,070 1,277 676 676 1,991 204 48 1,979 1,195 204 132 10
Female........................... 19,025 16,639 13,071 9,114 8,921 8,218 1,748 289 7,450 4,502 1,100 173 2,386
Under 65 years.................. 11,986 9,644 8,648 7,270 7,137 1,314 901 116 548 169 256 129 2,342
Living alone................... 6,435 5,703 5,133 4,404 4,398 780 479 51 423 132 201 85 732
65 years and over............... 7,039 6,994 4,423 1,844 1,784 6,904 847 174 6,902 4,333 844 44 44
Living alone................... 6,688 6,656 4,281 1,779 1,719 6,580 767 163 6,577 4,204 765 35 32
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 25,576 22,431 18,576 17,530 14 5,216 4,498 982 101 24 55 713 3,145
16 to 64 years.................... 72,517 59,131 55,182 50,615 39,410 6,316 2,967 616 1,817 544 598 2,271 13,385
Worked during the year......... 63,591 52,412 50,730 46,968 38,104 3,246 1,315 408 249 73 93 1,802 11,179
Full time, year-round.......... 48,002 41,092 40,233 38,050 33,535 1,912 524 205 60 23 16 1,355 6,911
Not full time, year-round...... 15,589 11,321 10,496 8,918 4,569 1,334 791 204 189 51 77 447 4,268
Did not work................... 8,925 6,719 4,452 3,647 1,306 3,069 1,652 208 1,567 471 505 469 2,206
65 years and over................. 12,335 12,211 8,194 4,999 4,415 11,770 710 201 11,730 7,739 704 687 124
Worked during the year......... 2,910 2,845 2,236 1,508 1,311 2,487 102 50 2,480 1,875 100 130 65
Full time, year-round.......... 1,154 1,098 916 688 629 791 27 17 784 606 25 30 56
Not full time, year-round...... 1,756 1,747 1,320 820 682 1,696 75 32 1,696 1,269 75 100 9
Did not work................... 9,425 9,366 5,958 3,491 3,104 9,283 608 152 9,249 5,865 604 556 59
Female
Under 16 years.................... 24,315 21,380 17,998 16,937 22 4,664 3,993 885 87 17 37 666 2,935
16 to 64 years.................... 73,085 61,163 55,752 50,507 28,107 7,980 4,929 897 1,662 571 583 2,080 11,922
Worked during the year......... 55,454 47,604 45,361 41,687 26,750 3,801 2,246 571 265 127 83 1,401 7,850
Full time, year-round.......... 31,957 28,316 27,737 26,462 21,124 1,301 585 221 83 52 25 673 3,641
Not full time, year-round...... 23,497 19,289 17,624 15,225 5,626 2,500 1,662 350 182 75 58 728 4,209
Did not work................... 17,631 13,558 10,391 8,819 1,357 4,179 2,683 326 1,398 444 499 679 4,072
65 years and over................. 16,545 16,355 10,339 5,143 3,439 16,048 1,443 296 16,019 10,023 1,432 415 189
Worked during the year......... 2,085 2,035 1,569 904 712 1,865 64 29 1,856 1,396 61 55 50
Full time, year-round.......... 599 567 485 350 328 445 10 2 437 361 7 15 32
Not full time, year-round...... 1,486 1,468 1,084 554 385 1,419 54 27 1,419 1,035 54 39 18
Did not work................... 14,460 14,320 8,771 4,239 2,726 14,183 1,379 267 14,164 8,627 1,371 360 139
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.