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Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     49
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
BLACK                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                               35,919            6,623            29,295      21,182      19,562      10,906       11,116       7,250          7,250       3,808 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                       11,574            1,561            10,013       6,316       5,956          48        4,597       4,103          4,103         158 
 Under 6 years                        3,658              496             3,161       1,875       1,790           0        1,583       1,428          1,428          47 
 6 to 11 years                        4,049              526             3,523       2,193       2,091           0        1,656       1,468          1,468          54 
 12 to 17 years                       3,867              539             3,328       2,248       2,076          48        1,359       1,206          1,206          57 
18 to 24 years                        3,995            1,355             2,640       2,053       1,740         857          795         628            628          73 
25 to 34 years                        5,146            1,318             3,828       3,275       3,110       2,662          742         580            580         107 
35 to 44 years                        5,739            1,219             4,519       3,884       3,695       3,040          870         572            572         161 
45 to 54 years                        4,277              713             3,563       2,991       2,837       2,428          785         465            465         294 
55 to 64 years                        2,399              425             1,975       1,489       1,386       1,173          660         345            345         360 
Under 65 years                       33,129            6,592            26,538      20,009      18,724      10,208        8,449       6,693          6,693       1,154 
65 years and over                     2,789               32             2,758       1,172         838         698        2,667         556            556       2,654 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                 16,783            3,303            13,480      10,050       9,276       5,029        4,872       3,038          3,038       1,579 
Female                               19,136            3,320            15,816      11,132      10,287       5,877        6,244       4,211          4,211       2,229 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                               33,296            5,837            27,459      19,629      18,138       9,892       10,686       6,982          6,982       3,619 
Foreign-born                          2,623              786             1,837       1,552       1,424       1,014          431         268            268         189 
 Naturalized citizen                  1,025              193               832         717         650         495          198          90             90         133 
 Not a citizen                        1,598              593             1,005         835         773         518          233         177            177          55 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                             6,547            1,253             5,294       3,621       3,375       1,911        2,222       1,727          1,727         601 
Midwest                               6,733            1,134             5,600       4,007       3,683       2,015        2,217       1,519          1,519         774 
South                                19,380            3,767            15,613      11,524      10,667       5,987        5,607       3,322          3,322       2,155 
West                                  3,259              469             2,789       2,029       1,837         993        1,069         682            682         277 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     50
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In families                          29,497            5,313            24,184      17,531      16,419       7,890        9,057       6,179          6,179       2,443 
Householders                          8,814            1,476             7,338       5,659       5,295       4,490        2,519       1,259          1,259       1,238 
 Under 65 years                       7,822            1,461             6,361       5,204       4,956       4,191        1,573       1,113          1,113         300 
 65 years and over                      991               14               977         455         339         299          946         146            146         938 
 Spouse present                       4,290              465             3,825       3,285       3,144       2,377        1,094         228            228         690 
 No spouse present                    4,523            1,010             3,513       2,374       2,151       2,113        1,425       1,031          1,031         548 
Spouses of householders               4,185              477             3,708       3,169       3,027       1,964          985         236            236         591 
 Under 65 years                       3,640              468             3,172       2,912       2,817       1,842          472         174            174          81 
 65 years and over                      545               10               536         257         210         122          513          62             62         511 
Children of householders             13,019            2,097            10,922       7,567       7,117         918        4,332       3,734          3,734         242 
 Under 6 years                        2,961              256             2,705       1,679       1,616           0        1,300       1,163          1,163          28 
 6 to 11 years                        3,425              354             3,072       2,015       1,927           0        1,348       1,174          1,174          41 
 12 to 17 years                       3,163              310             2,852       2,043       1,908          34        1,070         926            926          42 
 > 17 years                           3,470            1,177             2,293       1,830       1,666         883          614         472            472         131 
Other relatives of householders       3,479            1,263             2,216       1,135         980         519        1,221         950            950         371 
In unrelated subfamilies                155               35               120          97          82          35           23          22             22           0 
Unrelated individuals                 6,266            1,275             4,992       3,554       3,060       2,982        2,036       1,048          1,048       1,365 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families           15,208            2,110            13,099      11,020      10,511       4,801        3,616       1,490          1,490       1,429 
Husbands                              4,331              455             3,876       3,298       3,155       2,480        1,147         222            222         739 
 Under 65 years                       3,652              441             3,210       2,952       2,871       2,251          510         162            162         105 
 65 years and over                      679               14               665         346         285         229          637          59             59         634 
Wives                                 4,145              488             3,657       3,156       3,016       1,860          932         243            243         542 
 Under 65 years                       3,655              480             3,175       2,913       2,828       1,743          469         181            181          84 
 65 years and over                      490                8               482         243         189         118          463          61             61         459 
Children under 18 years               4,926              585             4,341       3,534       3,372          33        1,252         855            855          42 
 Under 6 years                        1,531              188             1,343       1,059       1,020           0          440         303            303          19 
 6 to 11 years                        1,692              221             1,471       1,217       1,162           0          422         274            274          11 
 12 to 17 years                       1,703              175             1,528       1,257       1,190          33          390         278            278          12 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     51
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In families with female                                                                                                                                                
householders, no spouse present      12,172            2,541             9,632       5,480       5,001       2,523        4,908       4,327          4,327         833 
Householders                          3,762              754             3,008       1,980       1,792       1,772        1,273         948            948         471 
 Under 65 years                      11,716            2,539             9,177       5,340       4,912       2,445        4,462       4,216          4,216         389 
 65 years and over                      456                2               454         140          89          78          446         111            111         444 
Children under 18                     5,742              800             4,942       2,375       2,231          14        2,965       2,902          2,902          93 
 Under 6 years                        1,818              236             1,582         662         628           0        1,050       1,039          1,039          24 
 6 to 11 years                        2,082              258             1,824         863         838           0        1,098       1,074          1,074          31 
 12 to 17 years                       1,842              306             1,536         850         765          14          817         788            788          38 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                    12,761            2,933             9,828       4,353       3,618       2,089        6,621       4,998          4,998       2,264 
$25,000 to $49,999                   11,147            2,205             8,941       7,113       6,605       3,647        2,635       1,574          1,574         915 
$50,000 to $74,999                    6,341              918             5,424       4,815       4,623       2,543        1,187         464            464         393 
$75,000 or more                       5,670              567             5,103       4,900       4,716       2,627          673         214            214         236 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                24,345            5,062            19,283      14,865      13,606      10,858        6,519       3,147          3,147       3,650 
No high school diploma                5,438            1,483             3,955       1,977       1,639       1,126        2,566       1,312          1,312       1,751 
High school grad,only                 8,659            1,995             6,665       5,170       4,731       3,778        2,255       1,175          1,175       1,087 
Some college,no degree                5,017              950             4,067       3,507       3,220       2,488          888         416            416         359 
Associate degree                      1,748              233             1,515       1,348       1,292       1,064          347         126            126         158 
Bachelor's degree +                   3,482              401             3,081       2,863       2,723       2,402          463         118            118         294 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                21,556            5,031            16,525      13,693      12,767      10,160        3,852       2,591          2,591         995 
Worked during the year               16,622            3,586            13,036      11,988      11,355       9,595        1,686       1,022          1,022         198 
 Full-time                           14,570            2,888            11,682      11,003      10,495       9,184        1,192         650            650         125 
 Part-time                            2,052              698             1,354         985         860         410          494         373            373          73 
Did not work                          4,934            1,444             3,489       1,705       1,412         565        2,166       1,568          1,568         797 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                16,622            3,586            13,036      11,988      11,355       9,595        1,686       1,022          1,022         198 
Less than 25 employees                2,932            1,153             1,779       1,548       1,334         861          320         240            240          42 
25 to 99 employees                    1,916              556             1,360       1,254       1,162         949          162         127            127          12 
100 to 499 employees                  2,290              467             1,823       1,703       1,620       1,365          178         137            137          27 
500 to 999 employees                  1,139              187               953         895         843         729          106          67             67          22 
1000 or more employees                8,344            1,224             7,120       6,589       6,397       5,691          920         452            452          95 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     52
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
BLACK                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                      1,380        1,175        1,400         1,076 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                                459          620           48            83 
 Under 6 years                                144          230            7            27 
 6 to 11 years                                180          201           20            31 
 12 to 17 years                               135          190           21            25 
18 to 24 years                                128          137           19            28 
25 to 34 years                                123           94           30            65 
35 to 44 years                                250           84           48            94 
45 to 54 years                                179           82           83           125 
55 to 64 years                                 99           63           96           126 
Under 65 years                              1,240        1,081          323           522 
65 years and over                             140           94        1,077           554 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                          765          555          657           372 
Female                                        614          620          743           705 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                      1,330        1,125        1,313         1,016 
Foreign-born                                   49           50           87            60 
 Naturalized citizen                           14           19           70            39 
 Not a citizen                                 35           31           17            21 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                     111          276          226           201 
Midwest                                       147          267          372           176 
South                                         895          526          700           626 
West                                          227          106          103            73 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     53
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                 1,217        1,014          945           594 
Householders                                  370          205          528           264 
 Under 65 years                               304          175          107           120 
 65 years and over                             67           30          421           144 
 Spouse present                               318           78          366            73 
 No spouse present                             52          127          162           191 
Spouses of householders                       303           79          270            81 
 Under 65 years                               259           57           37            18 
 65 years and over                             44           22          232            62 
Children of householders                      518          652           80           133 
 Under 6 years                                143          207            7            23 
 6 to 11 years                                167          167           20            23 
 12 to 17 years                               129          176           17            20 
 > 17 years                                    79          102           36            67 
Other relatives of householders                26           78           67           116 
In unrelated subfamilies                        0            0            0             0 
Unrelated individuals                         162          161          455           482 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                  1,054          420          692           216 
Husbands                                      336           81          373            73 
 Under 65 years                               275           58           57            14 
 65 years and over                             61           23          316            59 
Wives                                         285           76          263            80 
 Under 65 years                               246           57           41            19 
 65 years and over                             39           20          222            61 
Children under 18 years                       374          208           30            11 
 Under 6 years                                129           92            7             9 
 6 to 11 years                                142           64           11             2 
 12 to 17 years                               103           52           12             0 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     54
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
In families with female                                                                   
householders, no spouse present               116          535          211           322 
Householders                                   34          118          131           165 
 Under 65 years                               102          526           79           213 
 65 years and over                             14            9          132           109 
Children under 18                              55          360           16            59 
 Under 6 years                                 12          127            0            18 
 6 to 11 years                                 26          117            9            20 
 12 to 17 years                                17          117            8            21 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                             274          584          615           813 
$25,000 to $49,999                            426          312          398           181 
$50,000 to $74,999                            407          136          241            54 
$75,000 or more                               272          143          147            28 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                         920          554        1,352           993 
No high school diploma                        101          189          452           536 
High school grad,only                         350          204          471           287 
Some college,no degree                        244           82          165            97 
Associate degree                              109           48           96            28 
Bachelor's degree +                           116           31          168            46 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                         780          461          275           439 
Worked during the year                        567          256           99            78 
 Full-time                                    470          188           76            36 
 Part-time                                     98           68           23            42 
Did not work                                  213          204          176           361 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                         567          256           99            78 
Less than 25 employees                         72           46           18            25 
25 to 99 employees                             33           26            2            10 
100 to 499 employees                           42           40            9            23 
500 to 999 employees                           32           23           13            13 
1000 or more employees                        388          122           57             7 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     55
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
BLACK                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            18.44             81.56       58.97       54.46       30.36        30.95       20.18          20.18       10.60 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            13.49             86.51       54.57       51.46        0.42        39.72       35.45          35.45        1.37 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            13.57             86.43       51.26       48.93        0.00        43.27       39.06          39.06        1.29 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            12.98             87.02       54.17       51.64        0.00        40.89       36.26          36.26        1.34 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            13.94             86.06       58.13       53.68        1.24        35.14       31.18          31.18        1.46 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            33.92             66.08       51.40       43.56       21.44        19.89       15.71          15.71        1.83 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            25.62             74.38       63.65       60.43       51.73        14.42       11.28          11.28        2.07 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            21.25             78.75       67.68       64.38       52.98        15.17        9.97           9.97        2.81 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            16.68             83.32       69.95       66.33       56.77        18.37       10.88          10.88        6.88 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            17.70             82.30       62.06       57.76       48.91        27.49       14.38          14.38       15.00 
Under 65 years                     100.00            19.90             80.10       60.40       56.52       30.81        25.50       20.20          20.20        3.48 
65 years and over                  100.00             1.13             98.87       42.03       30.06       25.03        95.62       19.95          19.95       95.16 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            19.68             80.32       59.88       55.27       29.97        29.03       18.10          18.10        9.41 
Female                             100.00            17.35             82.65       58.17       53.76       30.71        32.63       22.01          22.01       11.65 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            17.53             82.47       58.95       54.48       29.71        32.09       20.97          20.97       10.87 
Foreign-born                       100.00            29.97             70.03       59.19       54.28       38.65        16.42       10.20          10.20        7.19 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            18.82             81.18       69.95       63.44       48.33        19.31        8.83           8.83       13.02 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            37.13             62.87       52.28       48.41       32.44        14.56       11.09          11.09        3.45 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00            19.14             80.86       55.31       51.55       29.19        33.95       26.37          26.37        9.18 
Midwest                            100.00            16.84             83.16       59.51       54.70       29.92        32.93       22.56          22.56       11.49 
South                              100.00            19.44             80.56       59.47       55.04       30.89        28.94       17.14          17.14       11.12 
West                               100.00            14.41             85.59       62.26       56.36       30.48        32.80       20.92          20.92        8.51 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     56
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
In families                        100.00            18.01             81.99       59.43       55.66       26.75        30.70       20.95          20.95        8.28 
Householders                       100.00            16.74             83.26       64.21       60.08       50.94        28.58       14.29          14.29       14.05 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            18.68             81.32       66.53       63.36       53.58        20.11       14.23          14.23        3.84 
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.43             98.57       45.89       34.20       30.18        95.37       14.73          14.73       94.63 
 Spouse present                    100.00            10.85             89.15       76.56       73.29       55.40        25.50        5.31           5.31       16.08 
 No spouse present                 100.00            22.33             77.67       52.49       47.55       46.72        31.50       22.80          22.80       12.12 
Spouses of householders            100.00            11.41             88.59       75.73       72.33       46.92        23.54        5.65           5.65       14.13 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            12.85             87.15       80.01       77.40       50.61        12.97        4.78           4.78        2.22 
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.77             98.23       47.21       38.50       22.28        94.07       11.44          11.44       93.64 
Children of householders           100.00            16.11             83.89       58.12       54.67        7.05        33.28       28.68          28.68        1.86 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             8.65             91.35       56.70       54.57        0.00        43.90       39.27          39.27        0.93 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            10.33             89.67       58.83       56.27        0.00        39.35       34.27          34.27        1.21 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             9.80             90.20       64.61       60.33        1.09        33.83       29.28          29.28        1.34 
 > 17 years                        100.00            33.93             66.07       52.73       48.02       25.45        17.71       13.59          13.59        3.76 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            36.30             63.70       32.62       28.15       14.91        35.09       27.30          27.30       10.65 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            22.81             77.19       62.68       53.14       22.27        14.73       14.50          14.50        0.00 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            20.34             79.66       56.71       48.84       47.58        32.50       16.72          16.72       21.79 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            13.87             86.13       72.46       69.11       31.57        23.78        9.80           9.80        9.39 
Husbands                           100.00            10.50             89.50       76.16       72.86       57.27        26.49        5.12           5.12       17.07 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            12.08             87.92       80.84       78.62       61.66        13.96        4.44           4.44        2.87 
 65 years and over                 100.00             2.00             98.00       50.99       41.91       33.71        93.83        8.73           8.73       93.42 
Wives                              100.00            11.78             88.22       76.14       72.77       44.88        22.49        5.86           5.86       13.08 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            13.14             86.86       79.71       77.36       47.68        12.83        4.96           4.96        2.29 
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.62             98.38       49.54       38.54       24.01        94.56       12.54          12.54       93.60 
Children under 18 years            100.00            11.87             88.13       71.73       68.45        0.66        25.42       17.35          17.35        0.85 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            12.28             87.72       69.17       66.61        0.00        28.70       19.81          19.81        1.23 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            13.09             86.91       71.93       68.66        0.00        24.96       16.17          16.17        0.66 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            10.29             89.71       73.83       69.89        1.92        22.91       16.31          16.31        0.70 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     57
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In families with female                                                                                                                                              
householders, no spouse present    100.00            20.87             79.13       45.02       41.09       20.72        40.32       35.55          35.55        6.84 
Householders                       100.00            20.04             79.96       52.62       47.63       47.10        33.83       25.20          25.20       12.53 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            21.67             78.33       45.58       41.93       20.87        38.08       35.98          35.98        3.32 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.34             99.66       30.72       19.52       17.10        97.91       24.44          24.44       97.42 
Children under 18                  100.00            13.93             86.07       41.35       38.86        0.24        51.63       50.53          50.53        1.63 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            12.96             87.04       36.44       34.55        0.00        57.76       57.17          57.17        1.32 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            12.40             87.60       41.43       40.25        0.00        52.71       51.60          51.60        1.49 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            16.62             83.38       46.11       41.53        0.75        44.36       42.78          42.78        2.09 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            22.98             77.02       34.12       28.36       16.37        51.88       39.17          39.17       17.74 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            19.78             80.22       63.82       59.26       32.72        23.64       14.12          14.12        8.21 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            14.47             85.53       75.92       72.90       40.10        18.72        7.31           7.31        6.20 
$75,000 or more                    100.00            10.01             89.99       86.42       83.17       46.32        11.87        3.77           3.77        4.16 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            20.79             79.21       61.06       55.89       44.60        26.78       12.93          12.93       14.99 
No high school diploma             100.00            27.27             72.73       36.36       30.14       20.72        47.19       24.13          24.13       32.21 
High school grad,only              100.00            23.03             76.97       59.71       54.64       43.63        26.04       13.57          13.57       12.55 
Some college,no degree             100.00            18.93             81.07       69.90       64.19       49.59        17.71        8.29           8.29        7.16 
Associate degree                   100.00            13.35             86.65       77.09       73.88       60.85        19.82        7.20           7.20        9.05 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            11.52             88.48       82.22       78.21       68.97        13.31        3.40           3.40        8.45 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            23.34             76.66       63.52       59.23       47.13        17.87       12.02          12.02        4.62 
Worked during the year             100.00            21.58             78.42       72.12       68.31       57.72        10.14        6.15           6.15        1.19 
 Full-time                         100.00            19.82             80.18       75.52       72.03       63.04         8.18        4.46           4.46        0.86 
 Part-time                         100.00            34.02             65.98       48.02       41.90       19.99        24.09       18.17          18.17        3.57 
Did not work                       100.00            29.27             70.73       34.55       28.63       11.46        43.90       31.79          31.79       16.16 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            21.58             78.42       72.12       68.31       57.72        10.14        6.15           6.15        1.19 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            39.33             60.67       52.79       45.50       29.35        10.91        8.18           8.18        1.42 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            29.01             70.99       65.44       60.65       49.52         8.44        6.61           6.61        0.64 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            20.37             79.63       74.36       70.73       59.60         7.76        5.98           5.98        1.16 
500 to 999 employees               100.00            16.37             83.63       78.52       73.98       63.97         9.33        5.86           5.86        1.96 
1000 or more employees             100.00            14.67             85.33       78.97       76.66       68.21        11.03        5.42           5.42        1.14 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     58
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
BLACK                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       3.84         3.27         3.90          3.00 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               3.97         5.36         0.42          0.71 
 Under 6 years                               3.95         6.28         0.18          0.74 
 6 to 11 years                               4.44         4.97         0.50          0.76 
 12 to 17 years                              3.50         4.91         0.56          0.65 
18 to 24 years                               3.21         3.43         0.48          0.70 
25 to 34 years                               2.39         1.83         0.57          1.27 
35 to 44 years                               4.36         1.47         0.83          1.65 
45 to 54 years                               4.19         1.92         1.93          2.93 
55 to 64 years                               4.14         2.61         4.00          5.25 
Under 65 years                               3.74         3.26         0.98          1.58 
65 years and over                            5.02         3.36        38.61         19.87 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         4.56         3.31         3.92          2.21 
Female                                       3.21         3.24         3.88          3.68 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       4.00         3.38         3.94          3.05 
Foreign-born                                 1.88         1.90         3.32          2.29 
 Naturalized citizen                         1.40         1.86         6.83          3.80 
 Not a citizen                               2.19         1.93         1.07          1.32 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    1.70         4.22         3.45          3.07 
Midwest                                      2.18         3.96         5.52          2.62 
South                                        4.62         2.71         3.61          3.23 
West                                         6.96         3.25         3.16          2.24 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     59
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                  4.13         3.44         3.20          2.01 
Householders                                 4.20         2.32         5.99          2.99 
 Under 65 years                              3.88         2.24         1.37          1.53 
 65 years and over                           6.74         2.98        42.46         14.50 
 Spouse present                              7.42         1.82         8.53          1.70 
 No spouse present                           1.15         2.80         3.58          4.21 
Spouses of householders                      7.24         1.89         6.44          1.92 
 Under 65 years                              7.10         1.57         1.02          0.50 
 65 years and over                           8.14         4.05        42.63         11.44 
Children of householders                     3.98         5.01         0.62          1.03 
 Under 6 years                               4.83         6.99         0.22          0.79 
 6 to 11 years                               4.88         4.87         0.59          0.69 
 12 to 17 years                              4.08         5.57         0.54          0.63 
 > 17 years                                  2.28         2.95         1.04          1.92 
Other relatives of householders              0.73         2.24         1.93          3.34 
In unrelated subfamilies                     0.23         0.00         0.00          0.00 
Unrelated individuals                        2.58         2.57         7.26          7.70 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   6.93         2.76         4.55          1.42 
Husbands                                     7.77         1.87         8.61          1.69 
 Under 65 years                              7.53         1.58         1.57          0.38 
 65 years and over                           9.04         3.40        46.48          8.73 
Wives                                        6.87         1.84         6.34          1.94 
 Under 65 years                              6.73         1.55         1.13          0.52 
 65 years and over                           7.92         4.06        45.24         12.54 
Children under 18 years                      7.59         4.23         0.60          0.23 
 Under 6 years                               8.45         6.03         0.43          0.60 
 6 to 11 years                               8.38         3.77         0.66          0.12 
 12 to 17 years                              6.05         3.06         0.70          0.00 
Table HI01. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2000                                                                     60
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
In families with female                                                                   
householders, no spouse present              0.95         4.39         1.73          2.65 
Householders                                 0.90         3.15         3.48          4.39 
 Under 65 years                              0.87         4.49         0.68          1.82 
 65 years and over                           3.11         1.90        28.97         23.95 
Children under 18                            0.95         6.27         0.29          1.02 
 Under 6 years                               0.66         6.96         0.00          0.99 
 6 to 11 years                               1.26         5.62         0.42          0.97 
 12 to 17 years                              0.90         6.32         0.41          1.12 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            2.15         4.58         4.82          6.37 
$25,000 to $49,999                           3.82         2.80         3.57          1.62 
$50,000 to $74,999                           6.42         2.15         3.80          0.86 
$75,000 or more                              4.80         2.52         2.59          0.50 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.78         2.28         5.55          4.08 
No high school diploma                       1.85         3.48         8.32          9.86 
High school grad,only                        4.04         2.36         5.43          3.32 
Some college,no degree                       4.86         1.64         3.29          1.93 
Associate degree                             6.25         2.74         5.47          1.61 
Bachelor's degree +                          3.33         0.89         4.82          1.31 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.62         2.14         1.28          2.04 
Worked during the year                       3.41         1.54         0.60          0.47 
 Full-time                                   3.22         1.29         0.52          0.25 
 Part-time                                   4.75         3.34         1.14          2.06 
Did not work                                 4.32         4.14         3.56          7.32 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.41         1.54         0.60          0.47 
Less than 25 employees                       2.47         1.57         0.61          0.86 
25 to 99 employees                           1.71         1.35         0.13          0.51 
100 to 499 employees                         1.82         1.73         0.41          1.01 
500 to 999 employees                         2.83         1.98         1.13          1.18 
1000 or more employees                       4.65         1.46         0.68          0.08 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032001/health/h01_005.htm