Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 15
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
BLACK BELOW 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 10,518 7,672 2,544 2,024 839 5,837 4,930 452 1,338 238 570
Under 18 years.................... 4,628 3,788 1,141 1,011 11 2,955 2,884 280 64 4 45
18 to 24 years.................... 1,363 784 334 206 133 506 499 54 19 3 15
25 to 34 years.................... 1,153 680 262 229 212 458 434 36 46 0 32
35 to 44 years.................... 1,230 720 324 266 208 438 371 20 98 7 69
45 to 54 years.................... 680 412 132 103 85 309 250 19 85 11 48
55 to 59 years.................... 284 204 81 59 48 145 126 20 47 6 32
60 to 64 years.................... 259 175 53 33 28 132 76 0 90 7 41
65 years and over................. 922 910 218 116 113 895 290 24 889 201 288
65 to 74 years................. 519 513 133 71 68 502 161 14 496 120 159
75 years and over.............. 403 397 84 45 45 393 129 10 393 81 129
Male
Total............................. 4,329 3,117 1,063 871 264 2,357 2,008 204 475 82 200
Under 18 years.................... 2,345 1,943 606 523 3 1,506 1,469 152 29 0 20
18 to 24 years.................... 480 233 126 88 36 126 123 16 0 0 0
25 to 34 years.................... 310 119 50 44 40 74 67 2 22 0 20
35 to 44 years.................... 430 224 110 89 72 126 103 5 45 2 33
45 to 54 years.................... 259 162 48 37 34 128 94 10 44 8 28
55 to 59 years.................... 112 83 38 27 19 58 48 12 17 4 10
60 to 64 years.................... 85 47 9 7 5 39 24 0 23 0 11
65 years and over................. 308 305 76 56 56 299 80 7 295 69 80
65 to 74 years................. 183 182 48 33 33 180 49 3 176 43 49
75 years and over.............. 125 123 29 23 23 120 31 4 119 25 31
Female
Total..:.......................... 6,189 4,556 1,480 1,153 575 3,480 2,923 248 863 156 369
Under 18 years.................... 2,283 1,844 535 489 8 1,449 1,415 128 35 4 26
18 to 24 years.................... 883 552 209 118 97 380 376 37 19 3 15
25 to 34 years.................... 843 560 212 185 172 385 367 34 24 0 11
35 to 44 years.................... 800 497 214 177 137 311 268 15 53 5 36
45 to 54 years.................... 421 250 84 66 51 180 156 9 41 4 21
55 to 59 years.................... 172 121 42 32 29 86 78 7 30 3 22
60 to 64 years.................... 174 128 43 26 24 93 52 0 68 7 31
65 years and over................. 613 604 141 59 57 596 210 18 593 132 208
65 to 74 years................. 336 331 86 38 35 322 112 11 320 77 109
75 years and over.............. 277 274 55 22 22 274 98 7 274 55 98
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 4,498 3,700 1,096 972 11 2,893 2,827 265 64 4 45
Under 6 years................... 1,547 1,281 318 292 0 1,057 1,039 86 23 4 20
6 to 17 years................... 2,950 2,420 779 680 11 1,836 1,789 180 41 0 25
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 8,945 6,571 2,191 1,721 706 5,031 4,262 414 1,056 224 407
Central city..................... 6,076 4,470 1,287 1,020 426 3,568 3,089 244 710 143 292
Not central city................. 2,869 2,101 904 701 280 1,463 1,173 170 346 81 115
Not metropolitan.................. 1,572 1,101 353 303 133 806 668 38 282 14 162
Northeast.......................... 1,973 1,572 497 379 157 1,229 1,090 116 229 48 107
Metropolitan...................... 1,946 1,555 497 379 157 1,213 1,073 116 228 48 106
Central city..................... 1,520 1,229 354 287 109 992 905 88 188 40 103
Not central city................. 425 327 142 92 49 221 168 28 40 8 2
Not metropolitan.................. 27 17 0 0 0 17 17 0 1 0 1
Midwest............................ 2,189 1,646 445 367 144 1,326 1,171 89 198 43 60
Metropolitan...................... 2,125 1,615 432 355 134 1,301 1,150 82 194 43 60
Central city..................... 1,755 1,318 327 262 107 1,077 961 57 154 34 47
Not central city................. 370 296 105 93 27 224 188 25 41 10 12
Not metropolitan.................. 64 31 13 12 10 25 22 7 4 0 1
South.............................. 5,712 3,991 1,404 1,122 475 2,956 2,394 214 850 134 365
Metropolitan...................... 4,246 2,947 1,074 837 356 2,197 1,767 182 575 122 205
Central city..................... 2,426 1,640 527 408 184 1,283 1,020 89 338 68 123
Not central city................. 1,819 1,307 546 428 171 914 746 94 237 54 82
Not metropolitan.................. 1,467 1,043 331 286 119 759 628 31 274 12 160
West............................... 643 464 197 156 63 326 275 33 60 12 37
Metropolitan...................... 629 454 189 150 59 320 273 33 58 10 37
Central city..................... 375 283 79 63 26 215 202 10 30 1 18
Not central city................. 254 171 110 87 33 104 70 23 29 10 19
Not metropolitan.................. 14 11 9 6 4 6 2 0 2 2 0
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 10,518 7,672 2,544 2,024 839 5,837 4,930 452 1,338 238 570
65 years and over................. 922 910 218 116 113 895 290 24 889 201 288
In families......................... 8,411 6,231 2,029 1,716 590 4,723 4,280 387 594 94 267
Householder...................... 2,381 1,680 620 502 464 1,218 992 97 316 50 131
Under 65 years.................. 2,169 1,468 577 477 441 1,012 926 95 114 15 65
65 years and over............... 212 212 43 26 24 206 66 2 202 35 66
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 4,498 3,700 1,096 972 11 2,893 2,827 265 64 4 45
Under 6 years.................. 1,547 1,281 318 292 0 1,057 1,039 86 23 4 20
6 to 17 years.................. 2,950 2,420 779 680 11 1,836 1,789 180 41 0 25
Own children 18 years and over... 762 401 147 101 40 280 267 16 46 7 35
In married-couple families.......... 1,863 1,309 647 586 185 812 546 69 242 55 50
Husbands......................... 480 334 157 141 109 225 100 11 128 30 27
Under 65 years.................. 371 227 131 120 89 119 80 11 25 6 7
65 years and over............... 110 106 26 20 20 106 20 0 103 24 20
Wives............................ 456 316 159 137 67 196 99 10 92 21 17
Under 65 years.................. 377 236 139 124 57 116 85 10 12 1 3
65 years and over............... 80 80 20 13 11 80 14 0 80 20 14
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 771 591 296 285 0 348 318 48 6 0 0
Under 6 years.................. 209 153 72 69 0 92 82 8 0 0 0
6 to 17 years.................. 562 438 224 216 0 257 236 39 6 0 0
Own children 18 years and over... 124 59 33 23 8 32 22 0 13 4 6
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 6,144 4,676 1,279 1,040 368 3,748 3,604 308 321 33 209
Householder...................... 1,771 1,262 402 317 317 953 863 74 186 19 107
Under 65 years.................. 1,667 1,158 386 312 312 855 816 71 89 9 59
65 years and over............... 104 104 16 4 4 98 47 2 98 9 47
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 3,540 2,985 742 629 4 2,472 2,442 214 54 4 45
Under 6 years.................. 1,254 1,070 227 204 0 925 916 76 23 4 20
6 to 17 years.................. 2,286 1,915 515 424 4 1,547 1,527 137 30 0 25
Own children 18 years and over... 607 327 114 78 32 232 229 16 33 3 30
In unrelated subfamilies............ 146 106 49 45 13 75 73 18 2 0 0
Under 18 years.................. 89 67 32 32 0 50 50 14 0 0 0
Under 6 years.................. 22 12 5 5 0 6 6 0 0 0 0
6 to 17 years.................. 66 55 26 26 0 43 43 14 0 0 0
18 years and over............... 57 39 17 13 13 25 23 3 2 0 0
Unrelated individuals.............. 1,961 1,335 466 263 236 1,040 578 48 742 143 302
Male............................. 850 514 178 107 98 394 240 25 257 45 114
Under 65 years.................. 678 342 135 78 69 227 190 18 91 7 64
Living alone................... 324 203 58 33 33 160 147 14 68 7 55
65 years and over............... 172 172 43 29 29 166 50 7 166 38 50
Living alone................... 125 125 32 23 23 119 35 7 119 27 35
Female........................... 1,111 821 288 157 138 646 338 23 485 98 188
Under 65 years.................. 716 433 193 120 101 260 201 10 101 6 53
Living alone................... 388 279 104 54 54 188 152 9 84 6 48
65 years and over............... 395 388 95 37 37 386 137 13 384 92 135
Living alone................... 379 373 90 34 34 370 134 11 368 87 131
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 2,135 1,797 539 473 3 1,423 1,386 148 27 0 17
16 to 64 years.................... 1,885 1,014 448 341 205 634 541 49 152 13 103
Worked during the year......... 823 380 266 231 171 145 130 22 3 0 3
Full time, year-round.......... 275 161 141 130 114 29 25 9 0 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 549 219 124 102 57 116 105 13 3 0 3
Did not work................... 1,062 634 183 110 34 489 411 28 149 13 99
65 years and over................. 308 305 76 56 56 299 80 7 295 69 80
Worked during the year......... 22 22 6 6 6 19 6 0 17 2 6
Full time, year-round.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 22 22 6 6 6 19 6 0 17 2 6
Did not work................... 287 283 71 51 51 281 75 7 279 66 75
Female
Under 16 years.................... 2,083 1,706 478 442 0 1,356 1,338 126 29 4 23
16 to 64 years.................... 3,493 2,245 862 651 518 1,528 1,374 105 241 20 139
Worked during the year......... 1,864 1,148 610 484 457 628 585 75 24 3 17
Full time, year-round.......... 605 388 268 234 225 132 117 10 7 0 3
Not full time, year-round...... 1,258 759 342 250 232 496 468 66 17 3 13
Did not work................... 1,629 1,097 251 168 61 901 789 29 217 17 122
65 years and over................. 613 604 141 59 57 596 210 18 593 132 208
Worked during the year......... 44 41 21 4 4 41 6 2 41 21 6
Full time, year-round.......... 4 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 4 1 0
Not full time, year-round...... 39 36 19 3 3 36 6 2 36 19 6
Did not work................... 569 564 120 55 53 555 204 16 553 112 202
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 16
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
BLACK BELOW 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 186 2,845
Under 18 years.................... 78 840
18 to 24 years.................... 3 578
25 to 34 years.................... 11 473
35 to 44 years.................... 37 509
45 to 54 years.................... 22 268
55 to 59 years.................... 3 80
60 to 64 years.................... 7 84
65 years and over................. 25 12
65 to 74 years................. 16 6
75 years and over.............. 9 6
Male
Total............................. 105 1,212
Under 18 years.................... 38 401
18 to 24 years.................... 3 248
25 to 34 years.................... 5 191
35 to 44 years.................... 11 206
45 to 54 years.................... 18 96
55 to 59 years.................... 3 29
60 to 64 years.................... 3 38
65 years and over................. 23 3
65 to 74 years................. 15 1
75 years and over.............. 9 2
Female
Total..:.......................... 82 1,633
Under 18 years.................... 40 439
18 to 24 years.................... 0 331
25 to 34 years.................... 6 282
35 to 44 years.................... 26 303
45 to 54 years.................... 4 172
55 to 59 years.................... 0 51
60 to 64 years.................... 4 46
65 years and over................. 2 9
65 to 74 years................. 2 5
75 years and over.............. 0 4
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 74 797
Under 6 years................... 31 266
6 to 17 years................... 42 531
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 166 2,374
Central city..................... 92 1,606
Not central city................. 73 768
Not metropolitan.................. 21 471
Northeast.......................... 22 401
Metropolitan...................... 22 390
Central city..................... 7 292
Not central city................. 15 99
Not metropolitan.................. 0 11
Midwest............................ 32 544
Metropolitan...................... 32 510
Central city..................... 12 437
Not central city................. 20 74
Not metropolitan.................. 0 33
South.............................. 105 1,722
Metropolitan...................... 86 1,298
Central city..................... 72 786
Not central city................. 14 512
Not metropolitan.................. 18 423
West............................... 28 179
Metropolitan...................... 26 175
Central city..................... 1 92
Not central city................. 25 83
Not metropolitan.................. 2 4
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 186 2,845
65 years and over................. 25 12
In families......................... 145 2,180
Householder...................... 42 701
Under 65 years.................. 38 701
65 years and over............... 4 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 74 797
Under 6 years.................. 31 266
6 to 17 years.................. 42 531
Own children 18 years and over... 2 360
In married-couple families.......... 77 554
Husbands......................... 24 147
Under 65 years.................. 21 143
65 years and over............... 4 3
Wives............................ 24 141
Under 65 years.................. 23 141
65 years and over............... 2 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 24 180
Under 6 years.................. 10 56
6 to 17 years.................. 14 125
Own children 18 years and over... 2 65
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 58 1,468
Householder...................... 11 509
Under 65 years.................. 11 509
65 years and over............... 0 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 47 555
Under 6 years.................. 21 184
6 to 17 years.................. 26 371
Own children 18 years and over... 0 280
In unrelated subfamilies............ 0 40
Under 18 years.................. 0 22
Under 6 years.................. 0 10
6 to 17 years.................. 0 11
18 years and over............... 0 18
Unrelated individuals.............. 41 626
Male............................. 30 336
Under 65 years.................. 11 336
Living alone................... 0 120
65 years and over............... 19 0
Living alone................... 16 0
Female........................... 11 290
Under 65 years.................. 11 283
Living alone................... 0 109
65 years and over............... 0 6
Living alone................... 0 6
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 38 338
16 to 64 years.................... 44 871
Worked during the year......... 16 443
Full time, year-round.......... 5 114
Not full time, year-round...... 11 329
Did not work................... 28 428
65 years and over................. 23 3
Worked during the year......... 2 0
Full time, year-round.......... 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 2 0
Did not work................... 22 3
Female
Under 16 years.................... 28 377
16 to 64 years.................... 52 1,247
Worked during the year......... 35 716
Full time, year-round.......... 11 217
Not full time, year-round...... 24 499
Did not work................... 16 531
65 years and over................. 2 9
Worked during the year......... 0 3
Full time, year-round.......... 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 0 3
Did not work................... 2 6
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.