Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 18
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
HISPANIC BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 7,439 4,185 1,139 966 328 3,263 2,997 163 473 45 245
Under 18 years.................... 3,506 2,384 547 502 4 1,966 1,921 122 54 0 31
18 to 24 years.................... 941 390 135 88 48 273 260 12 7 0 3
25 to 34 years.................... 1,121 390 142 135 98 256 249 7 15 1 11
35 to 44 years.................... 811 352 157 129 96 205 203 10 12 1 12
45 to 54 years.................... 422 168 49 42 28 122 112 4 21 0 10
55 to 59 years.................... 141 79 30 23 12 57 49 6 19 1 13
60 to 64 years.................... 140 94 29 21 17 67 52 0 28 1 14
65 years and over................. 358 327 52 27 25 316 150 2 316 41 150
65 to 74 years................. 221 193 30 19 19 183 87 2 183 20 87
75 years and over.............. 137 135 22 7 6 133 64 0 133 20 64
Male
Total............................. 3,292 1,755 495 433 175 1,339 1,245 68 146 7 70
Under 18 years.................... 1,709 1,173 247 228 0 984 964 57 28 0 17
18 to 24 years.................... 425 150 73 49 35 85 80 6 2 0 1
25 to 34 years.................... 443 103 52 50 47 51 50 0 4 0 4
35 to 44 years.................... 346 123 66 57 54 58 58 0 5 0 5
45 to 54 years.................... 174 59 24 23 19 39 30 4 11 0 2
55 to 59 years.................... 48 27 10 7 6 20 15 2 10 0 7
60 to 64 years.................... 51 35 13 12 10 23 17 0 7 1 2
65 years and over................. 96 83 10 6 4 79 31 0 79 6 31
65 to 74 years................. 60 47 6 2 2 45 17 0 45 3 17
75 years and over.............. 36 36 4 4 3 35 14 0 35 3 14
Female
Total..:.......................... 4,147 2,430 644 533 154 1,924 1,752 95 327 38 175
Under 18 years.................... 1,797 1,211 300 274 4 982 958 65 26 0 13
18 to 24 years.................... 515 240 62 38 13 188 180 6 6 0 2
25 to 34 years.................... 678 287 89 84 51 205 199 7 11 1 7
35 to 44 years.................... 465 229 91 72 43 147 146 10 7 1 7
45 to 54 years.................... 248 108 25 19 9 83 81 0 10 0 8
55 to 59 years.................... 93 52 20 16 6 37 35 4 9 1 6
60 to 64 years.................... 88 60 16 9 6 45 35 0 21 0 12
65 years and over................. 262 244 42 21 21 237 119 2 237 35 119
65 to 74 years................. 161 145 24 18 18 139 70 2 139 18 70
75 years and over.............. 101 99 18 3 3 98 49 0 98 17 49
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 3,382 2,323 528 489 1 1,921 1,878 120 53 0 31
Under 6 years................... 1,300 934 191 182 0 811 795 64 17 0 9
6 to 17 years................... 2,082 1,389 337 308 1 1,110 1,082 55 36 0 21
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 6,726 3,798 983 818 279 2,993 2,764 134 409 42 204
Central city..................... 3,909 2,197 504 409 152 1,815 1,669 97 274 25 145
Not central city................. 2,817 1,601 479 408 128 1,178 1,095 38 135 18 58
Not metropolitan.................. 713 387 156 148 49 271 233 28 64 3 41
Northeast.......................... 1,203 855 115 96 43 780 728 30 112 8 73
Metropolitan...................... 1,182 841 115 96 43 766 717 30 101 8 65
Central city..................... 946 716 81 66 30 665 623 24 90 5 59
Not central city................. 236 125 34 30 13 101 94 6 12 3 6
Not metropolitan.................. 21 14 0 0 0 14 11 0 11 0 8
Midwest............................ 422 218 111 99 29 134 110 12 25 7 10
Metropolitan...................... 352 181 78 67 21 117 103 9 21 4 8
Central city..................... 242 126 49 42 14 89 77 6 17 4 6
Not central city................. 110 54 29 25 7 28 26 3 4 0 2
Not metropolitan.................. 71 37 33 32 9 17 7 2 4 2 2
South.............................. 2,428 1,252 435 341 131 878 787 45 204 19 124
Metropolitan...................... 2,020 1,024 340 252 101 723 647 22 166 19 96
Central city..................... 1,092 541 166 124 58 400 366 17 92 8 60
Not central city................. 928 482 174 128 44 323 281 5 73 11 36
Not metropolitan.................. 408 228 96 89 30 155 141 23 39 0 29
West............................ 3,386 1,860 478 430 125 1,472 1,371 76 131 12 38
Metropolitan...................... 3,173 1,753 450 403 114 1,387 1,297 73 121 11 35
Central city..................... 1,629 813 208 178 50 661 603 49 75 7 21
Not central city................. 1,544 939 242 225 64 726 694 24 46 4 14
Not metropolitan.................. 213 108 28 27 11 85 74 3 10 1 3
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 7,439 4,185 1,139 966 328 3,263 2,997 163 473 45 245
65 years and over................. 358 327 52 27 25 316 150 2 316 41 150
In families......................... 6,349 3,675 993 880 270 2,852 2,686 145 248 15 118
Householder...................... 1,525 788 273 229 182 549 473 19 111 11 45
Under 65 years.................. 1,448 718 262 222 177 483 452 19 45 3 24
65 years and over............... 77 70 11 7 5 66 21 0 66 7 21
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 3,382 2,323 528 489 1 1,921 1,878 120 53 0 31
Under 6 years.................. 1,300 934 191 182 0 811 795 64 17 0 9
6 to 17 years.................. 2,082 1,389 337 308 1 1,110 1,082 55 36 0 21
Own children 18 years and over... 342 162 39 25 4 123 121 1 7 0 5
In married-couple families.......... 3,522 1,804 611 556 166 1,265 1,150 53 135 10 51
Husbands......................... 728 296 147 134 121 160 115 4 58 4 18
Under 65 years.................. 680 252 140 130 118 119 105 4 17 1 8
65 years and over............... 48 44 7 5 3 41 10 0 41 3 10
Wives............................ 741 313 137 121 41 190 156 7 42 6 12
Under 65 years.................. 698 273 127 112 32 156 148 7 7 2 4
65 years and over............... 43 40 10 9 9 34 8 0 34 4 8
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 1,745 1,104 296 277 0 857 825 42 21 0 11
Under 6 years.................. 734 490 99 90 0 418 407 24 8 0 4
6 to 17 years.................. 1,011 615 197 187 0 439 418 19 13 0 6
Own chlidren 18 years and over... 131 56 26 19 2 29 29 0 5 0 5
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 2,488 1,730 330 283 87 1,485 1,443 79 93 4 55
Householder...................... 686 441 105 81 76 356 327 13 51 4 26
Under 65 years.................. 660 414 100 79 73 331 315 13 26 1 15
65 years and over............... 27 27 5 3 3 25 11 0 25 3 11
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 1,471 1,130 202 188 1 992 986 64 21 0 15
Under 6 years.................. 497 401 72 72 0 360 357 30 4 0 2
6 to 17 years.................. 974 729 130 116 1 633 629 34 16 0 13
Own children 18 years and over... 188 100 12 6 3 89 87 1 2 0 0
In unrelated subfamilies............ 100 55 13 13 3 46 46 4 0 0 0
Under 18 years.................. 60 38 7 7 0 33 33 2 0 0 0
Under 6 years.................. 27 18 2 2 0 18 18 2 0 0 0
6 to 17 years.................. 33 20 5 5 0 15 15 0 0 0 0
18 years and over............... 40 17 6 6 3 13 13 2 0 0 0
Unrelated individuals.............. 991 456 133 73 56 366 265 14 224 31 127
Male............................. 420 130 54 36 28 86 67 6 35 3 19
Under 65 years.................. 394 104 51 34 26 60 53 6 10 0 6
Living alone................... 69 31 9 7 7 23 20 1 4 0 2
65 years and over............... 26 25 3 2 2 25 13 0 25 3 13
Living alone................... 18 18 0 0 0 18 10 0 18 0 10
Female........................... 570 326 79 37 28 280 198 8 189 27 107
Under 65 years.................. 403 163 52 28 19 117 111 6 26 0 20
Living alone................... 104 70 19 7 7 51 49 0 20 0 18
65 years and over............... 167 164 27 9 9 164 87 2 164 27 87
Living alone................... 149 149 22 9 9 149 83 2 149 22 83
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 1,561 1,083 223 213 0 916 899 56 24 0 15
16 to 64 years.................... 1,636 589 262 214 171 344 315 13 43 1 24
Worked during the year......... 1,073 322 209 178 157 121 116 5 4 0 3
Full time, year-round.......... 492 157 126 117 108 33 31 1 1 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 581 165 83 61 49 88 85 4 3 0 3
Did not work................... 563 267 53 36 14 223 199 8 40 1 21
65 years and over................. 96 83 10 6 4 79 31 0 79 6 31
Worked during the year......... 6 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
Full time, year-round.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
Did not work................... 90 79 9 6 4 76 31 0 76 6 31
Female
Under 16 years.................... 1,635 1,127 267 249 0 923 903 59 21 0 11
16 to 64 years.................... 2,249 1,059 335 263 133 764 731 33 68 3 45
Worked during the year......... 871 426 190 153 115 250 242 12 7 2 2
Full time, year-round.......... 225 88 52 47 47 42 40 5 3 2 1
Not full time, year-round...... 646 339 137 106 68 208 202 7 4 0 1
Did not work................... 1,378 632 145 110 17 514 489 22 61 1 43
65 years and over................. 262 244 42 21 21 237 119 2 237 35 119
Worked during the year......... 12 9 5 5 5 9 0 0 9 5 0
Full time, year-round.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 12 9 5 5 5 9 0 0 9 5 0
Did not work................... 250 235 37 16 16 228 119 2 228 30 119
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 19
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
HISPANIC BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 38 3,254
Under 18 years.................... 21 1,122
18 to 24 years.................... 9 550
25 to 34 years.................... 3 731
35 to 44 years.................... 2 459
45 to 54 years.................... 0 254
55 to 59 years.................... 2 62
60 to 64 years.................... 1 45
65 years and over................. 0 31
65 to 74 years................. 0 28
75 years and over.............. 0 2
Male
Total............................. 18 1,537
Under 18 years.................... 10 536
18 to 24 years.................... 5 275
25 to 34 years.................... 1 340
35 to 44 years.................... 0 222
45 to 54 years.................... 0 115
55 to 59 years.................... 2 20
60 to 64 years.................... 1 17
65 years and over................. 0 13
65 to 74 years................. 0 13
75 years and over.............. 0 0
Female
Total..:.......................... 20 1,717
Under 18 years.................... 11 586
18 to 24 years.................... 5 275
25 to 34 years.................... 2 391
35 to 44 years.................... 1 236
45 to 54 years.................... 0 139
55 to 59 years.................... 0 41
60 to 64 years.................... 0 29
65 years and over................. 0 18
65 to 74 years................. 0 16
75 years and over.............. 0 2
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 21 1,059
Under 6 years................... 7 366
6 to 17 years................... 14 693
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 23 2,928
Central city..................... 17 1,712
Not central city................. 6 1,216
Not metropolitan.................. 15 326
Northeast.......................... 12 348
Metropolitan...................... 12 341
Central city..................... 11 230
Not central city................. 2 111
Not metropolitan.................. 0 7
Midwest............................ 8 205
Metropolitan...................... 1 171
Central city..................... 1 116
Not central city................. 0 55
Not metropolitan.................. 7 33
South.............................. 10 1,176
Metropolitan...................... 6 996
Central city..................... 1 551
Not central city................. 4 445
Not metropolitan.................. 4 180
West............................ 7 1,526
Metropolitan...................... 4 1,420
Central city..................... 4 815
Not central city................. 0 605
Not metropolitan.................. 3 106
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 38 3,254
65 years and over................. 0 31
In families......................... 35 2,674
Householder...................... 9 736
Under 65 years.................. 9 730
65 years and over............... 0 7
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 21 1,059
Under 6 years.................. 7 366
6 to 17 years.................. 14 693
Own children 18 years and over... 0 180
In married-couple families.......... 31 1,719
Husbands......................... 5 432
Under 65 years.................. 5 429
65 years and over............... 0 3
Wives............................ 4 428
Under 65 years.................. 4 426
65 years and over............... 0 3
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 21 640
Under 6 years.................. 7 245
6 to 17 years.................. 14 396
Own chlidren 18 years and over... 0 76
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 4 759
Householder...................... 4 245
Under 65 years.................. 4 245
65 years and over............... 0 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 0 341
Under 6 years.................. 0 95
6 to 17 years.................. 0 245
Own children 18 years and over... 0 88
In unrelated subfamilies............ 0 45
Under 18 years.................. 0 22
Under 6 years.................. 0 9
6 to 17 years.................. 0 14
18 years and over............... 0 23
Unrelated individuals.............. 3 535
Male............................. 3 291
Under 65 years.................. 3 290
Living alone................... 2 38
65 years and over............... 0 1
Living alone................... 0 0
Female........................... 0 244
Under 65 years.................. 0 240
Living alone................... 0 33
65 years and over............... 0 4
Living alone................... 0 1
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 8 477
16 to 64 years.................... 10 1,047
Worked during the year......... 4 751
Full time, year-round.......... 2 335
Not full time, year-round...... 2 416
Did not work................... 6 296
65 years and over................. 0 13
Worked during the year......... 0 2
Full time, year-round.......... 0 2
Not full time, year-round...... 0 0
Did not work................... 0 10
Female
Under 16 years.................... 10 508
16 to 64 years.................... 10 1,191
Worked during the year......... 3 445
Full time, year-round.......... 0 137
Not full time, year-round...... 3 308
Did not work................... 7 746
65 years and over................. 0 18
Worked during the year......... 0 2
Full time, year-round.......... 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 0 2
Did not work................... 0 15
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.