
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
(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 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