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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 181
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                    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 
WHITE                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                              225,997           29,110           196,887     169,638     149,206      77,605       52,618      19,290         19,290      32,035 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                       56,412            6,025            50,387      42,133      39,560         219       11,030       9,514          9,514         283 
 Under 6 years                       18,457            1,887            16,570      13,060      12,566           0        4,461       3,898          3,898         129 
 6 to 11 years                       19,204            2,005            17,199      14,394      13,648           0        3,700       3,237          3,237          68 
 12 to 17 years                      18,751            2,133            16,618      14,678      13,345         219        2,868       2,379          2,379          86 
18 to 24 years                       21,532            5,511            16,021      14,583      12,000       5,141        2,224       1,588          1,588          88 
25 to 34 years                       29,867            6,020            23,847      22,010      20,795      15,937        2,454       1,649          1,649         305 
35 to 44 years                       36,691            5,265            31,426      29,591      27,931      19,830        2,781       1,684          1,684         608 
45 to 54 years                       31,964            3,534            28,429      26,720      24,942      18,282        2,808       1,284          1,284         984 
55 to 64 years                       20,409            2,586            17,824      15,926      13,978      10,484        3,095       1,164          1,164       1,641 
Under 65 years                      196,875           28,941           167,934     150,961     139,206      69,893       24,391      16,883         16,883       3,908 
65 years and over                    29,122              169            28,953      18,677       9,999       7,712       28,227       2,407          2,407      28,128 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                111,297           15,294            96,003      83,759      74,820      44,771       23,828       8,696          8,696      14,115 
Female                              114,700           13,816           100,884      85,879      74,386      32,835       28,790      10,594         10,594      17,921 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                              205,976           21,967           184,010     159,613     140,371      71,869       48,592      17,402         17,402      29,568 
Foreign-born                         20,021            7,143            12,877      10,026       8,834       5,736        4,027       1,888          1,888       2,467 
 Naturalized citizen                  6,849            1,103             5,746       4,339       3,691       2,588        2,209         639            639       1,819 
 Not a citizen                       13,172            6,040             7,131       5,687       5,143       3,148        1,818       1,250          1,250         649 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                            43,604            4,190            39,414      34,332      30,542      15,662       10,321       3,961          3,961       6,732 
Midwest                              55,055            5,351            49,704      44,916      39,477      19,741       11,120       3,557          3,557       7,443 
South                                74,630           10,861            63,769      53,999      47,358      25,586       18,469       6,003          6,003      11,575 
West                                 52,708            8,708            44,000      36,391      31,828      16,616       12,708       5,769          5,769       6,285 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 182
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                    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                         187,652           23,016           164,636     143,312     129,291      58,364       40,125      16,038         16,038      21,570 
Householders                         60,214            6,513            53,702      47,258      41,865      31,841       14,826       3,152          3,152      11,084 
 Under 65 years                      49,916            6,479            43,436      40,399      37,808      28,541        4,860       2,534          2,534       1,149 
 65 years and over                   10,298               33            10,265       6,860       4,057       3,300        9,966         618            618       9,935 
 Spouse present                      48,647            4,157            44,490      40,298      36,029      26,183       11,472       1,576          1,576       9,144 
 No spouse present                   11,567            2,355             9,212       6,961       5,836       5,657        3,354       1,576          1,576       1,940 
Spouses of householders              48,651            4,639            44,012      39,953      35,749      20,299       10,492       1,656          1,656       7,925 
 Under 65 years                      41,185            4,614            36,572      34,772      32,797      18,738        3,246       1,277          1,277         704 
 65 years and over                    7,466               25             7,441       5,181       2,952       1,561        7,247         380            380       7,220 
Children of householders             68,650            8,617            60,033      51,786      48,143       4,357       11,278       9,332          9,332         676 
 Under 6 years                       16,868            1,469            15,399      12,479      12,022           0        3,775       3,246          3,246         111 
 6 to 11 years                       17,825            1,686            16,139      13,751      13,034           0        3,225       2,779          2,779          64 
 12 to 17 years                      17,232            1,649            15,584      13,937      12,792         192        2,482       2,044          2,044          72 
 > 17 years                          16,725            3,813            12,912      11,619      10,295       4,165        1,796       1,264          1,264         429 
Other relatives of householders      10,137            3,248             6,889       4,314       3,534       1,868        3,527       1,897          1,897       1,885 
In unrelated subfamilies              1,109              266               843         599         547         209          321         256            256          28 
Unrelated individuals                37,236            5,828            31,408      25,728      19,367      19,032       12,173       2,996          2,996      10,437 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families          155,122           16,016           139,106     124,949     113,646      49,698       30,536       9,456          9,456      18,312 
Husbands                             48,677            4,035            44,642      40,414      36,165      29,707       11,811       1,485          1,485       9,631 
 Under 65 years                      39,591            3,997            35,594      33,997      32,224      26,369        3,023         992            992         868 
 65 years and over                    9,086               38             9,048       6,417       3,941       3,338        8,788         493            493       8,763 
Wives                                48,636            4,764            43,872      39,845      35,621      16,780       10,158       1,748          1,748       7,438 
 Under 65 years                      41,681            4,751            36,930      35,085      32,999      15,692        3,403       1,424          1,424         705 
 65 years and over                    6,955               12             6,943       4,761       2,622       1,088        6,755         324            324       6,733 
Children under 18 years              43,839            4,022            39,816      35,175      33,383         143        6,605       5,310          5,310         190 
 Under 6 years                       14,804            1,316            13,489      11,459      11,042           0        2,756       2,258          2,258          93 
 6 to 11 years                       14,872            1,362            13,510      11,954      11,310           0        2,169       1,765          1,765          45 
 12 to 17 years                      14,162            1,345            12,818      11,762      11,031         143        1,680       1,287          1,287          53 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 183
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                    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      23,591            4,630            18,960      13,122      11,099       5,969        7,646       5,479          5,479       2,380 
Householders                          8,293            1,565             6,729       4,895       4,047       3,931        2,700       1,318          1,318       1,520 
 Under 65 years                      21,613            4,604            17,010      12,201      10,644       5,548        5,759       5,234          5,234         514 
 65 years and over                    1,977               27             1,950         921         456         421        1,887         244            244       1,866 
Children under 18                     8,993            1,244             7,749       4,844       4,303          49        3,501       3,374          3,374          65 
 Under 6 years                        2,597              371             2,226       1,054       1,000           0        1,333       1,298          1,298          16 
 6 to 11 years                        3,192              422             2,770       1,770       1,700           0        1,227       1,178          1,178          21 
 12 to 17 years                       3,204              451             2,753       2,020       1,602          49          940         898            898          27 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                    45,208           10,000            35,208      19,899      12,591       8,144       23,905      10,819         10,819      14,788 
$25,000 to $49,999                   60,771            9,685            51,086      43,680      37,429      20,394       16,018       5,335          5,335       9,844 
$50,000 to $74,999                   50,110            5,117            44,993      42,435      39,362      19,716        6,374       1,852          1,852       3,671 
$75,000 or more                      69,908            4,308            65,600      63,625      59,825      29,350        6,322       1,284          1,284       3,733 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               169,585           23,085           146,500     127,505     109,646      77,387       41,589       9,776          9,776      31,753 
No high school diploma               26,962            7,108            19,854      12,991       9,955       6,038       11,397       3,849          3,849       8,900 
High school grad,only                54,832            8,206            46,626      40,147      34,123      23,684       14,999       3,348          3,348      11,683 
Some college,no degree               33,313            3,984            29,329      26,470      22,430      14,543        6,709       1,397          1,397       4,753 
Associate degree                     13,234            1,264            11,969      11,060       9,905       7,184        2,252         417            417       1,522 
Bachelor's degree +                  41,244            2,523            38,722      36,837      33,233      25,937        6,231         765            765       4,894 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               140,463           22,916           117,547     108,828      99,647      69,674       13,362       7,369          7,369       3,625 
Worked during the year              116,797           17,729            99,068      95,499      88,540      66,761        6,545       3,320          3,320         573 
 Full-time                           97,013           13,989            83,025      80,755      76,210      62,905        4,611       2,113          2,113         284 
 Part-time                           19,784            3,740            16,044      14,745      12,330       3,856        1,933       1,207          1,207         289 
Did not work                         23,666            5,187            18,479      13,329      11,107       2,914        6,817       4,049          4,049       3,052 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               116,797           17,729            99,068      95,499      88,540      66,761        6,545       3,320          3,320         573 
Less than 25 employees               33,983            8,925            25,058      23,717      19,784      10,858        2,023       1,245          1,245         201 
25 to 99 employees                   15,148            2,540            12,608      12,172      11,462       8,660          710         422            422          74 
100 to 499 employees                 15,858            1,698            14,159      13,808      13,287      10,823          765         437            437          85 
500 to 999 employees                  6,174              585             5,589       5,485       5,294       4,316          255         135            135          19 
1000 or more employees               45,634            3,980            41,654      40,318      38,713      32,103        2,791       1,082          1,082         193 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 184
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
WHITE                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                      6,528        3,964       19,223         3,699 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                              1,531        1,925           75           144 
 Under 6 years                                554          662           31            61 
 6 to 11 years                                489          651           23            41 
 12 to 17 years                               488          611           21            42 
18 to 24 years                                598          422           21            30 
25 to 34 years                                658          255           66           152 
35 to 44 years                                846          317          167           305 
45 to 54 years                                921          254          338           318 
55 to 64 years                                761          194          645           375 
Under 65 years                              5,315        3,367        1,312         1,323 
65 years and over                           1,212          597       17,911         2,376 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                        3,509        1,914        8,578         1,534 
Female                                      3,019        2,049       10,646         2,166 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                      6,276        3,744       18,310         3,193 
Foreign-born                                  251          219          914           506 
 Naturalized citizen                          151           63          724           336 
 Not a citizen                                100          156          189           170 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                     725          905        4,157           875 
Midwest                                     1,050          899        5,126           658 
South                                       2,979        1,172        6,530         1,414 
West                                        1,773          987        3,410           752 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 185
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    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                                 5,825        3,389       13,183         2,042 
Householders                                2,041          674        7,033           862 
 Under 65 years                             1,506          482          484           258 
 65 years and over                            535          193        6,549           603 
 Spouse present                             1,885          492        6,163           578 
 No spouse present                            156          182          870           283 
Spouses of householders                     1,852          461        5,320           502 
 Under 65 years                             1,460          306          347           129 
 65 years and over                            392          155        4,973           374 
Children of householders                    1,766        2,020          140           309 
 Under 6 years                                525          578           26            52 
 6 to 11 years                                473          603           23            38 
 12 to 17 years                               444          558           19            36 
 > 17 years                                   324          281           71           184 
Other relatives of householders               166          234          691           369 
In unrelated subfamilies                       41           30           13             5 
Unrelated individuals                         662          544        6,027         1,652 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                  5,342        2,438       11,906         1,417 
Husbands                                    1,884          481        6,565           615 
 Under 65 years                             1,359          276          420           133 
 65 years and over                            525          204        6,145           483 
Wives                                       1,857          473        4,918           465 
 Under 65 years                             1,481          345          359           145 
 65 years and over                            375          128        4,558           321 
Children under 18 years                     1,329        1,265           60            87 
 Under 6 years                                492          465           23            39 
 6 to 11 years                                432          414           19            26 
 12 to 17 years                               405          387           18            22 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 186
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    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               295          752          931           459 
Householders                                   81          149          694           208 
 Under 65 years                               266          736           81           227 
 65 years and over                             29           16          850           232 
Children under 18                             117          511            5            48 
 Under 6 years                                 35          146            0            13 
 6 to 11 years                                 47          190            4            15 
 12 to 17 years                                35          176            1            20 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                           1,226        1,308        7,338         2,384 
$25,000 to $49,999                          2,170        1,308        6,649           754 
$50,000 to $74,999                          1,356          680        2,592           278 
$75,000 or more                             1,775          668        2,644           284 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                       4,997        2,039       19,148         3,555 
No high school diploma                        532          484        4,122         1,588 
High school grad,only                       1,588          816        7,364         1,127 
Some college,no degree                      1,249          345        3,056           402 
Associate degree                              537           93        1,017           123 
Bachelor's degree +                         1,090          301        3,590           315 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                       3,784        1,442        1,237         1,179 
Worked during the year                      2,851          936          289           141 
 Full-time                                  2,301          705          182            53 
 Part-time                                    550          230          107            88 
Did not work                                  933          506          948         1,039 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                       2,851          936          289           141 
Less than 25 employees                        637          231           86            42 
25 to 99 employees                            241          123           23            25 
100 to 499 employees                          267          171           55            15 
500 to 999 employees                          112           61           12            11 
1000 or more employees                      1,593          350          113            48 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 187
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                  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 
WHITE                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            12.88             87.12       75.06       66.02       34.34        23.28        8.54           8.54       14.18 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            10.68             89.32       74.69       70.13        0.39        19.55       16.86          16.86        0.50 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            10.22             89.78       70.76       68.08        0.00        24.17       21.12          21.12        0.70 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            10.44             89.56       74.95       71.07        0.00        19.27       16.85          16.85        0.35 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            11.38             88.62       78.28       71.17        1.17        15.29       12.69          12.69        0.46 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            25.59             74.41       67.73       55.73       23.87        10.33        7.38           7.38        0.41 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            20.16             79.84       73.69       69.63       53.36         8.21        5.52           5.52        1.02 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            14.35             85.65       80.65       76.12       54.05         7.58        4.59           4.59        1.66 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            11.06             88.94       83.59       78.03       57.20         8.78        4.02           4.02        3.08 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            12.67             87.33       78.03       68.49       51.37        15.17        5.70           5.70        8.04 
Under 65 years                     100.00            14.70             85.30       76.68       70.71       35.50        12.39        8.58           8.58        1.98 
65 years and over                  100.00             0.58             99.42       64.13       34.34       26.48        96.93        8.26           8.26       96.59 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            13.74             86.26       75.26       67.23       40.23        21.41        7.81           7.81       12.68 
Female                             100.00            12.05             87.95       74.87       64.85       28.63        25.10        9.24           9.24       15.62 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            10.66             89.34       77.49       68.15       34.89        23.59        8.45           8.45       14.36 
Foreign-born                       100.00            35.68             64.32       50.08       44.13       28.65        20.11        9.43           9.43       12.32 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            16.11             83.89       63.35       53.90       37.79        32.26        9.32           9.32       26.55 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            45.86             54.14       43.17       39.05       23.90        13.80        9.49           9.49        4.92 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00             9.61             90.39       78.74       70.05       35.92        23.67        9.08           9.08       15.44 
Midwest                            100.00             9.72             90.28       81.58       71.71       35.86        20.20        6.46           6.46       13.52 
South                              100.00            14.55             85.45       72.36       63.46       34.28        24.75        8.04           8.04       15.51 
West                               100.00            16.52             83.48       69.04       60.39       31.52        24.11       10.95          10.95       11.92 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 188
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                                                                  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            12.27             87.73       76.37       68.90       31.10        21.38        8.55           8.55       11.49 
Householders                       100.00            10.82             89.18       78.48       69.53       52.88        24.62        5.23           5.23       18.41 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            12.98             87.02       80.93       75.74       57.18         9.74        5.08           5.08        2.30 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.32             99.68       66.61       39.39       32.04        96.77        6.00           6.00       96.47 
 Spouse present                    100.00             8.55             91.45       82.84       74.06       53.82        23.58        3.24           3.24       18.80 
 No spouse present                 100.00            20.36             79.64       60.18       50.46       48.91        29.00       13.62          13.62       16.77 
Spouses of householders            100.00             9.53             90.47       82.12       73.48       41.72        21.57        3.40           3.40       16.29 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            11.20             88.80       84.43       79.63       45.50         7.88        3.10           3.10        1.71 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.34             99.66       69.40       39.54       20.91        97.07        5.08           5.08       96.71 
Children of householders           100.00            12.55             87.45       75.44       70.13        6.35        16.43       13.59          13.59        0.98 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             8.71             91.29       73.98       71.27        0.00        22.38       19.24          19.24        0.66 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             9.46             90.54       77.15       73.12        0.00        18.09       15.59          15.59        0.36 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             9.57             90.43       80.88       74.24        1.12        14.40       11.86          11.86        0.42 
 > 17 years                        100.00            22.80             77.20       69.47       61.55       24.90        10.74        7.56           7.56        2.57 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            32.04             67.96       42.56       34.86       18.43        34.80       18.72          18.72       18.60 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            23.98             76.02       53.97       49.36       18.87        28.90       23.10          23.10        2.52 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            15.65             84.35       69.09       52.01       51.11        32.69        8.05           8.05       28.03 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            10.32             89.68       80.55       73.26       32.04        19.68        6.10           6.10       11.80 
Husbands                           100.00             8.29             91.71       83.02       74.29       61.03        24.26        3.05           3.05       19.79 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            10.10             89.90       85.87       81.39       66.60         7.64        2.51           2.51        2.19 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.41             99.59       70.63       43.37       36.74        96.72        5.42           5.42       96.45 
Wives                              100.00             9.79             90.21       81.93       73.24       34.50        20.89        3.59           3.59       15.29 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            11.40             88.60       84.17       79.17       37.65         8.17        3.42           3.42        1.69 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.18             99.82       68.45       37.70       15.64        97.13        4.65           4.65       96.82 
Children under 18 years            100.00             9.18             90.82       80.24       76.15        0.33        15.07       12.11          12.11        0.43 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             8.89             91.11       77.40       74.59        0.00        18.61       15.25          15.25        0.63 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             9.16             90.84       80.38       76.05        0.00        14.59       11.87          11.87        0.30 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             9.50             90.50       83.05       77.89        1.01        11.86        9.09           9.09        0.37 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 189
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                  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            19.63             80.37       55.62       47.05       25.30        32.41       23.22          23.22       10.09 
Householders                       100.00            18.87             81.13       59.02       48.79       47.40        32.55       15.89          15.89       18.33 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            21.30             78.70       56.45       49.25       25.67        26.64       24.22          24.22        2.38 
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.36             98.64       46.58       23.05       21.29        95.46       12.36          12.36       94.39 
Children under 18                  100.00            13.83             86.17       53.87       47.85        0.55        38.93       37.52          37.52        0.72 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            14.27             85.73       40.61       38.52        0.00        51.35       49.99          49.99        0.61 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            13.23             86.77       55.44       53.27        0.00        38.44       36.90          36.90        0.67 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            14.08             85.92       63.05       50.01        1.53        29.36       28.02          28.02        0.85 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            22.12             77.88       44.02       27.85       18.02        52.88       23.93          23.93       32.71 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            15.94             84.06       71.88       61.59       33.56        26.36        8.78           8.78       16.20 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            10.21             89.79       84.68       78.55       39.35        12.72        3.70           3.70        7.32 
$75,000 or more                    100.00             6.16             93.84       91.01       85.58       41.98         9.04        1.84           1.84        5.34 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            13.61             86.39       75.19       64.66       45.63        24.52        5.76           5.76       18.72 
No high school diploma             100.00            26.36             73.64       48.18       36.92       22.40        42.27       14.28          14.28       33.01 
High school grad,only              100.00            14.96             85.04       73.22       62.23       43.19        27.35        6.11           6.11       21.31 
Some college,no degree             100.00            11.96             88.04       79.46       67.33       43.66        20.14        4.19           4.19       14.27 
Associate degree                   100.00             9.55             90.45       83.58       74.85       54.29        17.02        3.15           3.15       11.50 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00             6.12             93.88       89.31       80.58       62.89        15.11        1.85           1.85       11.87 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            16.31             83.69       77.48       70.94       49.60         9.51        5.25           5.25        2.58 
Worked during the year             100.00            15.18             84.82       81.77       75.81       57.16         5.60        2.84           2.84        0.49 
 Full-time                         100.00            14.42             85.58       83.24       78.56       64.84         4.75        2.18           2.18        0.29 
 Part-time                         100.00            18.90             81.10       74.53       62.33       19.49         9.77        6.10           6.10        1.46 
Did not work                       100.00            21.92             78.08       56.32       46.93       12.31        28.81       17.11          17.11       12.90 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            15.18             84.82       81.77       75.81       57.16         5.60        2.84           2.84        0.49 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            26.26             73.74       69.79       58.22       31.95         5.95        3.66           3.66        0.59 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            16.77             83.23       80.35       75.67       57.17         4.69        2.78           2.78        0.49 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            10.71             89.29       87.07       83.79       68.25         4.82        2.75           2.75        0.53 
500 to 999 employees               100.00             9.48             90.52       88.83       85.74       69.90         4.13        2.18           2.18        0.31 
1000 or more employees             100.00             8.72             91.28       88.35       84.83       70.35         6.12        2.37           2.37        0.42 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 190
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
WHITE                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       2.89         1.75         8.51          1.64 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               2.71         3.41         0.13          0.26 
 Under 6 years                               3.00         3.59         0.17          0.33 
 6 to 11 years                               2.55         3.39         0.12          0.21 
 12 to 17 years                              2.60         3.26         0.11          0.22 
18 to 24 years                               2.78         1.96         0.10          0.14 
25 to 34 years                               2.20         0.85         0.22          0.51 
35 to 44 years                               2.31         0.86         0.46          0.83 
45 to 54 years                               2.88         0.80         1.06          1.00 
55 to 64 years                               3.73         0.95         3.16          1.84 
Under 65 years                               2.70         1.71         0.67          0.67 
65 years and over                            4.16         2.05        61.51          8.16 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         3.15         1.72         7.71          1.38 
Female                                       2.63         1.79         9.28          1.89 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       3.05         1.82         8.89          1.55 
Foreign-born                                 1.26         1.10         4.56          2.53 
 Naturalized citizen                         2.21         0.92        10.58          4.91 
 Not a citizen                               0.76         1.19         1.44          1.29 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    1.66         2.08         9.53          2.01 
Midwest                                      1.91         1.63         9.31          1.19 
South                                        3.99         1.57         8.75          1.89 
West                                         3.36         1.87         6.47          1.43 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 191
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    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                                  3.10         1.81         7.03          1.09 
Householders                                 3.39         1.12        11.68          1.43 
 Under 65 years                              3.02         0.96         0.97          0.52 
 65 years and over                           5.20         1.87        63.59          5.86 
 Spouse present                              3.87         1.01        12.67          1.19 
 No spouse present                           1.35         1.58         7.52          2.45 
Spouses of householders                      3.81         0.95        10.93          1.03 
 Under 65 years                              3.54         0.74         0.84          0.31 
 65 years and over                           5.25         2.08        66.61          5.01 
Children of householders                     2.57         2.94         0.20          0.45 
 Under 6 years                               3.11         3.43         0.16          0.31 
 6 to 11 years                               2.65         3.38         0.13          0.21 
 12 to 17 years                              2.58         3.24         0.11          0.21 
 > 17 years                                  1.94         1.68         0.42          1.10 
Other relatives of householders              1.63         2.30         6.82          3.64 
In unrelated subfamilies                     3.71         2.74         1.13          0.41 
Unrelated individuals                        1.78         1.46        16.19          4.44 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   3.44         1.57         7.68          0.91 
Husbands                                     3.87         0.99        13.49          1.26 
 Under 65 years                              3.43         0.70         1.06          0.33 
 65 years and over                           5.78         2.25        67.64          5.31 
Wives                                        3.82         0.97        10.11          0.96 
 Under 65 years                              3.55         0.83         0.86          0.35 
 65 years and over                           5.40         1.83        65.54          4.61 
Children under 18 years                      3.03         2.89         0.14          0.20 
 Under 6 years                               3.32         3.14         0.16          0.26 
 6 to 11 years                               2.90         2.78         0.13          0.17 
 12 to 17 years                              2.86         2.73         0.13          0.16 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 192
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    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              1.25         3.19         3.95          1.94 
Householders                                 0.98         1.80         8.36          2.51 
 Under 65 years                              1.23         3.40         0.38          1.05 
 65 years and over                           1.49         0.82        42.97         11.72 
Children under 18                            1.30         5.68         0.06          0.54 
 Under 6 years                               1.36         5.61         0.00          0.51 
 6 to 11 years                               1.46         5.94         0.13          0.48 
 12 to 17 years                              1.09         5.49         0.04          0.62 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            2.71         2.89        16.23          5.27 
$25,000 to $49,999                           3.57         2.15        10.94          1.24 
$50,000 to $74,999                           2.71         1.36         5.17          0.55 
$75,000 or more                              2.54         0.95         3.78          0.41 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.95         1.20        11.29          2.10 
No high school diploma                       1.97         1.79        15.29          5.89 
High school grad,only                        2.90         1.49        13.43          2.06 
Some college,no degree                       3.75         1.04         9.17          1.21 
Associate degree                             4.06         0.70         7.69          0.93 
Bachelor's degree +                          2.64         0.73         8.70          0.76 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.69         1.03         0.88          0.84 
Worked during the year                       2.44         0.80         0.25          0.12 
 Full-time                                   2.37         0.73         0.19          0.05 
 Part-time                                   2.78         1.16         0.54          0.44 
Did not work                                 3.94         2.14         4.01          4.39 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.44         0.80         0.25          0.12 
Less than 25 employees                       1.87         0.68         0.25          0.12 
25 to 99 employees                           1.59         0.81         0.15          0.16 
100 to 499 employees                         1.69         1.08         0.35          0.10 
500 to 999 employees                         1.82         0.99         0.19          0.17 
1000 or more employees                       3.49         0.77         0.25          0.11 

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/h02_002.htm