Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People 20
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
HISPANIC BELOW 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 10,227 5,856 1,994 1,728 593 4,246 3,801 296 707 69 336
Under 18 years.................... 4,659 3,173 941 866 5 2,454 2,397 212 61 0 35
18 to 24 years.................... 1,288 536 219 159 82 343 325 19 9 1 3
25 to 34 years.................... 1,531 574 281 263 184 324 308 26 16 1 12
35 to 44 years.................... 1,170 549 294 253 180 279 264 24 20 1 15
45 to 54 years.................... 620 269 101 89 66 176 152 8 32 0 13
55 to 59 years.................... 191 106 45 35 21 68 58 6 25 1 16
60 to 64 years.................... 211 134 39 25 21 99 72 0 45 3 20
65 years and over................. 557 515 74 39 34 503 224 2 499 62 222
65 to 74 years................. 346 309 43 28 26 299 130 2 295 33 128
75 years and over.............. 211 206 31 11 8 204 94 0 204 29 94
Male
Total............................. 4,687 2,581 901 805 330 1,835 1,651 138 260 13 113
Under 18 years.................... 2,323 1,601 452 419 1 1,257 1,233 107 29 0 19
18 to 24 years.................... 591 205 106 76 43 110 103 8 2 0 1
25 to 34 years.................... 645 188 119 115 107 81 74 10 5 0 5
35 to 44 years.................... 509 204 126 111 106 85 78 7 11 0 8
45 to 54 years.................... 284 115 50 46 41 68 50 4 19 0 5
55 to 59 years.................... 68 40 16 13 10 26 19 2 14 0 8
60 to 64 years.................... 79 54 17 14 13 39 28 0 13 1 4
65 years and over................. 189 174 16 10 8 169 66 0 167 12 64
65 to 74 years................. 119 104 10 5 5 101 36 0 98 7 34
75 years and over.............. 71 70 6 6 4 69 30 0 69 5 30
Female
Total..:.......................... 5,539 3,276 1,092 923 263 2,411 2,150 158 446 56 223
Under 18 years.................... 2,336 1,572 489 447 4 1,197 1,164 105 31 0 16
18 to 24 years.................... 697 331 113 83 39 233 222 11 7 1 2
25 to 34 years.................... 887 387 162 148 78 243 234 16 11 1 7
35 to 44 years.................... 662 345 168 142 74 194 186 17 10 1 7
45 to 54 years.................... 336 154 50 42 25 108 102 4 13 0 8
55 to 59 years.................... 123 66 29 22 11 42 39 4 11 1 8
60 to 64 years.................... 132 80 22 10 8 60 44 0 32 2 16
65 years and over................. 367 341 58 29 26 334 159 2 332 50 159
65 to 74 years................. 227 205 33 23 21 198 94 2 197 26 94
75 years and over.............. 140 136 25 6 5 136 64 0 136 24 64
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 4,496 3,096 919 850 3 2,396 2,340 209 60 0 35
Under 6 years................... 1,715 1,236 339 323 0 998 979 96 22 0 12
6 to 17 years................... 2,781 1,860 579 528 3 1,398 1,362 113 38 0 23
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 9,171 5,233 1,675 1,426 505 3,861 3,495 239 614 62 293
Central city..................... 5,236 2,945 824 704 258 2,302 2,076 145 405 36 206
Not central city................. 3,935 2,288 851 722 247 1,559 1,419 94 208 26 87
Not metropolitan.................. 1,056 623 318 302 88 385 306 57 93 7 43
Northeast.......................... 1,600 1,130 218 187 86 971 891 40 156 16 92
Metropolitan...................... 1,579 1,116 218 187 86 957 880 40 145 16 83
Central city..................... 1,256 940 149 129 61 836 772 35 128 11 77
Not central city................. 323 176 69 58 25 121 108 6 17 5 6
Not metropolitan.................. 21 14 0 0 0 14 11 0 11 0 8
Midwest............................ 581 310 175 161 56 168 140 17 29 7 10
Metropolitan...................... 486 254 127 113 40 147 130 15 24 4 8
Central city..................... 343 169 77 68 26 108 93 10 20 4 6
Not central city................. 143 84 50 45 15 39 37 4 4 0 2
Not metropolitan.................. 95 57 49 48 16 21 10 2 5 3 2
South.............................. 3,308 1,757 706 567 213 1,146 989 71 288 26 157
Metropolitan...................... 2,693 1,386 518 393 160 932 810 41 231 26 127
Central city..................... 1,414 699 244 193 82 493 440 30 124 10 77
Not central city................. 1,279 686 274 201 78 439 370 11 107 16 49
Not metropolitan.................. 615 371 187 173 53 214 179 30 56 0 30
West............................... 4,738 2,660 895 814 238 1,961 1,780 167 234 19 78
Metropolitan...................... 4,414 2,478 812 733 218 1,825 1,675 143 213 15 75
Central city..................... 2,223 1,137 354 314 90 864 771 70 133 10 46
Not central city................. 2,190 1,341 458 419 128 961 904 73 80 5 29
Not metropolitan.................. 325 181 82 81 20 136 106 24 21 4 3
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 10,227 5,856 1,994 1,728 593 4,246 3,801 296 707 69 336
65 years and over................. 557 515 74 39 34 503 224 2 499 62 222
In families......................... 8,836 5,191 1,777 1,595 491 3,732 3,435 275 421 25 193
Householder...................... 2,145 1,159 475 412 336 746 610 40 196 16 79
Under 65 years.................. 1,996 1,019 458 401 327 611 561 40 61 3 29
65 years and over............... 149 139 17 11 9 135 49 0 135 12 49
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 4,496 3,096 919 850 3 2,396 2,340 209 60 0 35
Under 6 years.................. 1,715 1,236 339 323 0 998 979 96 22 0 12
6 to 17 years.................. 2,781 1,860 579 528 3 1,398 1,362 113 38 0 23
Own children 18 years and over... 540 245 79 63 15 173 162 6 15 1 7
In married-couple families.......... 5,234 2,843 1,210 1,100 317 1,820 1,608 150 256 19 107
Husbands......................... 1,129 538 288 263 240 280 188 18 127 9 49
Under 65 years.................. 1,018 433 276 254 233 180 149 18 29 1 13
65 years and over............... 111 105 12 9 7 100 38 0 98 8 36
Wives............................ 1,145 542 276 239 68 303 238 23 82 10 31
Under 65 years.................. 1,063 466 262 227 58 233 213 23 13 3 5
65 years and over............... 82 77 13 12 9 70 25 0 69 7 25
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 2,499 1,627 589 550 1 1,154 1,110 106 28 0 15
Under 6 years.................. 1,004 695 220 204 0 528 513 48 12 0 8
6 to 17 years.................. 1,495 932 369 347 1 626 597 59 16 0 7
Own children 18 years and over... 230 94 48 40 3 48 46 3 5 0 5
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 3,121 2,139 481 421 142 1,777 1,709 111 135 6 73
Householder...................... 864 558 155 128 120 430 386 19 70 5 31
Under 65 years.................. 821 515 149 125 118 388 370 19 29 1 15
65 years and over............... 43 43 5 3 3 42 16 0 42 4 16
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 1,777 1,350 283 260 1 1,155 1,149 88 21 0 15
Under 6 years.................. 616 480 94 94 0 425 422 38 4 0 2
6 to 17 years.................. 1,161 870 190 166 1 731 727 50 16 0 13
Own children 18 years and over... 279 142 28 21 11 118 109 4 9 1 2
In unrelated subfamilies............ 150 73 16 16 3 61 61 4 0 0 0
Under 18 years.................. 91 50 10 10 0 42 42 2 0 0 0
Under 6 years.................. 35 24 2 2 0 24 24 2 0 0 0
6 to 17 years.................. 56 26 8 8 0 18 18 0 0 0 0
18 years and over............... 59 24 6 6 3 19 19 2 0 0 0
Unrelated individuals.............. 1,240 592 200 118 99 452 304 17 286 43 143
Male............................. 569 197 77 53 44 134 93 9 63 4 27
Under 65 years.................. 522 151 73 52 42 88 75 9 17 0 9
Living alone................... 105 50 19 16 16 34 30 3 6 0 4
65 years and over............... 46 45 4 2 2 45 18 0 45 4 18
Living alone................... 35 35 1 0 0 35 15 0 35 1 15
Female........................... 672 396 123 65 56 318 211 8 223 40 116
Under 65 years.................. 474 202 84 51 42 125 117 6 29 0 22
Living alone................... 129 82 28 12 12 55 50 0 23 0 19
65 years and over............... 198 194 39 14 14 194 94 2 194 39 94
Living alone................... 180 179 34 14 14 179 90 2 179 34 90
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 2,115 1,474 414 391 0 1,163 1,144 102 25 0 17
16 to 64 years.................... 2,382 933 472 404 321 503 442 36 68 1 33
Worked during the year......... 1,653 573 394 347 306 207 189 23 7 0 4
Full time, year-round.......... 838 310 256 237 224 67 59 9 1 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 816 263 138 110 83 140 130 13 7 0 4
Did not work................... 729 360 78 57 15 296 253 13 61 1 29
65 years and over................. 189 174 16 10 8 169 66 0 167 12 64
Worked during the year......... 15 11 2 0 0 9 2 0 7 0 0
Full time, year-round.......... 8 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 7 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0
Did not work................... 174 163 14 10 8 160 64 0 160 12 64
Female
Under 16 years.................... 2,119 1,458 439 410 0 1,122 1,093 94 26 0 14
16 to 64 years.................... 3,053 1,477 596 485 238 955 899 61 88 5 51
Worked during the year......... 1,278 645 335 281 211 340 329 27 9 3 2
Full time, year-round.......... 423 189 131 114 105 69 68 10 3 2 1
Not full time, year-round...... 855 456 204 167 106 271 262 18 6 1 1
Did not work................... 1,775 832 261 204 27 614 569 34 79 3 48
65 years and over................. 367 341 58 29 26 334 159 2 332 50 159
Worked during the year......... 17 14 7 6 6 14 2 0 14 7 2
Full time, year-round.......... 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Not full time, year-round...... 15 13 6 5 5 13 2 0 13 6 2
Did not work................... 351 327 51 22 19 320 156 2 318 43 156
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 21
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 125% OF POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total........................... 88 4,370
Under 18 years.................... 39 1,485
18 to 24 years.................... 11 752
25 to 34 years.................... 13 957
35 to 44 years.................... 10 621
45 to 54 years.................... 5 351
55 to 59 years.................... 2 85
60 to 64 years.................... 1 77
65 years and over................. 6 42
65 to 74 years................. 4 37
75 years and over.............. 2 5
Male
Total............................. 47 2,107
Under 18 years.................... 19 722
18 to 24 years.................... 6 386
25 to 34 years.................... 8 457
35 to 44 years.................... 4 305
45 to 54 years.................... 4 169
55 to 59 years.................... 2 28
60 to 64 years.................... 1 25
65 years and over................. 3 16
65 to 74 years................. 3 15
75 years and over.............. 0 1
Female
Total..:.......................... 42 2,264
Under 18 years.................... 20 764
18 to 24 years.................... 5 366
25 to 34 years.................... 5 500
35 to 44 years.................... 6 317
45 to 54 years.................... 2 182
55 to 59 years.................... 0 58
60 to 64 years.................... 0 52
65 years and over................. 4 26
65 to 74 years................. 1 22
75 years and over.............. 2 4
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 39 1,400
Under 6 years................... 13 479
6 to 17 years................... 26 921
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 59 3,938
Central city..................... 33 2,290
Not central city................. 26 1,647
Not metropolitan.................. 29 433
Northeast.......................... 19 470
Metropolitan...................... 19 463
Central city..................... 17 316
Not central city................. 2 147
Not metropolitan.................. 0 7
Midwest............................ 8 271
Metropolitan...................... 1 232
Central city..................... 1 174
Not central city................. 0 59
Not metropolitan.................. 7 38
South.............................. 34 1,551
Metropolitan...................... 25 1,307
Central city..................... 8 714
Not central city................. 17 593
Not metropolitan.................. 9 244
West............................... 27 2,079
Metropolitan...................... 15 1,935
Central city..................... 8 1,086
Not central city................. 7 849
Not metropolitan.................. 13 143
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 88 4,370
65 years and over................. 6 42
In families......................... 80 3,645
Householder...................... 19 987
Under 65 years.................. 18 976
65 years and over............... 1 10
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 39 1,400
Under 6 years.................. 13 479
6 to 17 years.................. 26 921
Own children 18 years and over... 4 295
In married-couple families.......... 71 2,391
Husbands......................... 15 592
Under 65 years.................. 14 585
65 years and over............... 1 7
Wives............................ 14 603
Under 65 years.................. 13 597
65 years and over............... 1 5
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 39 873
Under 6 years.................. 13 309
6 to 17 years.................. 26 563
Own children 18 years and over... 2 136
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 8 982
Householder...................... 4 306
Under 65 years.................. 4 306
65 years and over............... 0 0
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 0 427
Under 6 years.................. 0 136
6 to 17 years.................. 0 291
Own children 18 years and over... 2 137
In unrelated subfamilies............ 0 77
Under 18 years.................. 0 42
Under 6 years.................. 0 11
6 to 17 years.................. 0 30
18 years and over............... 0 36
Unrelated individuals.............. 9 648
Male............................. 6 372
Under 65 years.................. 5 371
Living alone................... 2 55
65 years and over............... 1 1
Living alone................... 1 0
Female........................... 3 276
Under 65 years.................. 1 272
Living alone................... 0 47
65 years and over............... 2 4
Living alone................... 2 1
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 14 641
16 to 64 years.................... 30 1,449
Worked during the year......... 15 1,080
Full time, year-round.......... 7 528
Not full time, year-round...... 8 552
Did not work................... 14 369
65 years and over................. 3 16
Worked during the year......... 0 4
Full time, year-round.......... 0 4
Not full time, year-round...... 0 0
Did not work................... 3 12
Female
Under 16 years.................... 19 661
16 to 64 years.................... 19 1,576
Worked during the year......... 5 633
Full time, year-round.......... 0 234
Not full time, year-round...... 5 399
Did not work................... 14 944
65 years and over................. 4 26
Worked during the year......... 0 2
Full time, year-round.......... 0 0
Not full time, year-round...... 0 2
Did not work................... 4 23
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.