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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 193
(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, NON-HISPANIC                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                              193,917           18,789           175,129     154,192     134,831      70,844       44,989      13,475         13,475      29,925 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                       45,155            3,212            41,944      36,973      34,669         180        7,293       5,918          5,918         215 
 Under 6 years                       14,237              919            13,318      11,257      10,838           0        2,841       2,335          2,335          92 
 6 to 11 years                       15,411            1,096            14,315      12,627      11,961           0        2,423       2,003          2,003          49 
 12 to 17 years                      15,507            1,197            14,311      13,088      11,871         180        2,029       1,580          1,580          74 
18 to 24 years                       17,534            3,494            14,039      12,992      10,601       4,465        1,714       1,142          1,142          74 
25 to 34 years                       24,501            3,803            20,698      19,300      18,203      13,983        1,926       1,207          1,207         272 
35 to 44 years                       31,925            3,584            28,341      26,855      25,325      17,916        2,333       1,313          1,313         552 
45 to 54 years                       28,887            2,592            26,295      24,869      23,178      16,975        2,440       1,009          1,009         897 
55 to 64 years                       18,608            2,018            16,590      15,014      13,165       9,845        2,726         949            949       1,442 
Under 65 years                      166,609           18,703           147,906     136,003     125,142      63,364       18,431      11,539         11,539       3,451 
65 years and over                    27,308               85            27,223      18,189       9,689       7,480       26,558       1,936          1,936      26,474 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                 95,206            9,698            85,508      76,058      67,570      40,818       20,419       6,121          6,121      13,214 
Female                               98,711            9,090            89,621      78,134      67,261      30,026       24,570       7,354          7,354      16,711 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                              186,616           17,692           168,924     149,130     130,564      68,119       42,987      12,924         12,924      28,386 
Foreign-born                          7,301            1,097             6,204       5,062       4,267       2,725        2,002         551            551       1,539 
 Naturalized citizen                  3,544              283             3,261       2,565       2,075       1,419        1,346         244            244       1,194 
 Not a citizen                        3,758              814             2,944       2,497       2,191       1,307          656         307            307         345 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                            39,758            3,217            36,542      32,530      28,880      14,805        9,062       2,861          2,861       6,387 
Midwest                              52,609            4,592            48,016      43,500      38,162      19,184       10,729       3,286          3,286       7,330 
South                                63,331            6,898            56,433      48,641      42,399      23,142       16,096       4,376          4,376      10,767 
West                                 38,219            4,081            34,138      29,520      25,389      13,714        9,102       2,952          2,952       5,440 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 194
(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                         159,119           14,224           144,895     129,324     116,176      52,754       33,215      10,631         10,631      19,954 
Householders                         52,876            4,307            48,569      43,283      38,166      28,921       13,329       2,318          2,318      10,362 
 Under 65 years                      43,199            4,288            38,911      36,612      34,237      25,725        3,949       1,815          1,815       1,011 
 65 years and over                    9,677               20             9,657       6,671       3,929       3,197        9,380         503            503       9,351 
 Spouse present                      43,624            2,783            40,841      37,244      33,151      24,057       10,626       1,233          1,233       8,647 
 No spouse present                    9,252            1,524             7,728       6,040       5,015       4,864        2,703       1,084          1,084       1,716 
Spouses of householders              43,447            3,145            40,302      36,852      32,828      18,654        9,659       1,264          1,264       7,497 
 Under 65 years                      36,375            3,130            33,244      31,795      29,957      17,135        2,776         957            957         635 
 65 years and over                    7,073               15             7,058       5,057       2,871       1,519        6,882         307            307       6,861 
Children of householders             56,590            5,417            51,172      45,935      42,611       3,815        7,802       6,020          6,020         573 
 Under 6 years                       13,321              721            12,600      10,845      10,453           0        2,472       1,989          1,989          79 
 6 to 11 years                       14,507              929            13,577      12,142      11,497           0        2,133       1,727          1,727          48 
 12 to 17 years                      14,525              954            13,571      12,498      11,444         164        1,797       1,393          1,393          63 
 > 17 years                          14,237            2,813            11,424      10,450       9,217       3,650        1,401         912            912         383 
Other relatives of householders       6,206            1,354             4,852       3,253       2,570       1,364        2,425       1,029          1,029       1,521 
In unrelated subfamilies                893              190               703         500         450         177          277         214            214          27 
Unrelated individuals                33,906            4,375            29,531      24,368      18,204      17,912       11,497       2,630          2,630       9,945 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families          134,406            9,979           124,426     113,637     102,954      45,427       26,310       6,419          6,419      17,165 
Husbands                             43,634            2,627            41,008      37,347      33,260      27,299       10,981       1,173          1,173       9,105 
 Under 65 years                      35,028            2,607            32,421      31,090      29,434      24,054        2,642         757            757         788 
 65 years and over                    8,606               20             8,587       6,258       3,826       3,245        8,339         416            416       8,318 
Wives                                43,452            3,304            40,148      36,756      32,728      15,417        9,309       1,325          1,325       7,039 
 Under 65 years                      36,841            3,296            33,545      32,099      30,168      14,353        2,878       1,057          1,057         627 
 65 years and over                    6,611                9             6,602       4,657       2,559       1,064        6,431         267            267       6,412 
Children under 18 years              35,916            2,085            33,831      31,035      29,440         118        4,443       3,271          3,271         149 
 Under 6 years                       11,751              627            11,125       9,954       9,596           0        1,769       1,319          1,319          63 
 6 to 11 years                       12,169              731            11,438      10,519       9,945           0        1,429       1,063          1,063          38 
 12 to 17 years                      11,995              728            11,268      10,562       9,899         118        1,245         888            888          48 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 195
(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      18,011            2,925            15,086      11,252       9,424       5,113        5,403       3,462          3,462       2,041 
Householders                          6,681            1,046             5,634       4,271       3,502       3,406        2,159         885            885       1,362 
 Under 65 years                      16,311            2,911            13,400      10,393       9,001       4,715        3,770       3,310          3,310         427 
 65 years and over                    1,700               14             1,686         859         422         398        1,633         152            152       1,614 
Children under 18                     6,517              697             5,820       4,124       3,630          43        2,184       2,071          2,071          41 
 Under 6 years                        1,755              181             1,574         869         823           0          837         811            811           9 
 6 to 11 years                        2,352              234             2,118       1,530       1,466           0          767         721            721          11 
 12 to 17 years                       2,410              281             2,128       1,724       1,342          43          580         539            539          21 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                    35,327            5,935            29,392      17,786      10,749       7,258       19,816       7,534          7,534      13,645 
$25,000 to $49,999                   49,885            6,131            43,754      38,215      32,376      18,117       13,668       3,509          3,509       9,283 
$50,000 to $74,999                   43,641            3,352            40,289      38,235      35,358      17,904        5,602       1,368          1,368       3,438 
$75,000 or more                      65,064            3,370            61,694      59,955      56,347      27,566        5,902       1,064          1,064       3,560 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               148,762           15,577           133,185     117,219     100,161      70,664       37,696       7,557          7,557      29,710 
No high school diploma               17,840            2,871            14,969       9,986       7,217       4,272        9,191       2,463          2,463       7,650 
High school grad,only                49,010            6,222            42,788      37,002      31,201      21,585       14,041       2,803          2,803      11,217 
Some college,no degree               30,347            3,223            27,124      24,512      20,640      13,311        6,332       1,229          1,229       4,611 
Associate degree                     12,261            1,078            11,183      10,350       9,239       6,664        2,122         364            364       1,463 
Bachelor's degree +                  39,304            2,183            37,121      35,370      31,865      24,833        6,009         698            698       4,768 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               121,454           15,492           105,962      99,030      90,473      63,184       11,138       5,621          5,621       3,236 
Worked during the year              102,005           12,194            89,810      87,002      80,516      60,485        5,486       2,503          2,503         518 
 Full-time                           84,328            9,298            75,031      73,262      69,046      56,940        3,868       1,560          1,560         255 
 Part-time                           17,676            2,897            14,779      13,740      11,470       3,546        1,618         943            943         263 
Did not work                         19,449            3,297            16,152      12,029       9,957       2,699        5,652       3,118          3,118       2,718 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               102,005           12,194            89,810      87,002      80,516      60,485        5,486       2,503          2,503         518 
Less than 25 employees               29,298            6,328            22,971      21,932      18,229       9,933        1,650         935            935         174 
25 to 99 employees                   12,768            1,550            11,217      10,878      10,220       7,653          584         310            310          68 
100 to 499 employees                 13,968            1,144            12,824      12,559      12,074       9,823          629         325            325          79 
500 to 999 employees                  5,460              399             5,061       4,983       4,805       3,911          214          97             97          18 
1000 or more employees               40,510            2,772            37,738      36,650      35,187      29,165        2,410         835            835         178 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 196
(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, NON-HISPANIC                                                                       
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                      6,065        3,312       18,724         3,040 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                              1,398        1,540           65           111 
 Under 6 years                                507          508           29            44 
 6 to 11 years                                443          514           17            30 
 12 to 17 years                               448          518           20            36 
18 to 24 years                                537          338           16            27 
25 to 34 years                                584          203           61           132 
35 to 44 years                                787          261          154           271 
45 to 54 years                                875          218          318           281 
55 to 64 years                                729          182          622           301 
Under 65 years                              4,910        2,742        1,235         1,124 
65 years and over                           1,156          570       17,488         1,916 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                        3,281        1,614        8,352         1,299 
Female                                      2,785        1,697       10,372         1,741 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                      5,901        3,229       17,984         2,843 
Foreign-born                                  164           83          739           197 
 Naturalized citizen                           98           33          602           141 
 Not a citizen                                 67           50          137            56 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                     712          780        4,090           679 
Midwest                                     1,024          842        5,084           638 
South                                       2,760        1,017        6,363         1,190 
West                                        1,570          673        3,187           533 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 197
(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                                 5,383        2,780       12,811         1,579 
Householders                                1,908          590        6,843           701 
 Under 65 years                             1,402          400          460           211 
 65 years and over                            506          190        6,383           490 
 Spouse present                             1,768          444        6,016           495 
 No spouse present                            140          147          827           206 
Spouses of householders                     1,722          401        5,199           410 
 Under 65 years                             1,351          247          330           106 
 65 years and over                            371          153        4,869           305 
Children of householders                    1,612        1,631          126           249 
 Under 6 years                                482          453           24            35 
 6 to 11 years                                429          484           17            29 
 12 to 17 years                               410          471           18            32 
 > 17 years                                   291          224           67           154 
Other relatives of householders               140          158          643           218 
In unrelated subfamilies                       40           30           11             5 
Unrelated individuals                         641          501        5,901         1,456 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                  4,947        2,032       11,614         1,145 
Husbands                                    1,767          430        6,404           523 
 Under 65 years                             1,271          228          405           114 
 65 years and over                            496          201        5,999           409 
Wives                                       1,728          415        4,813           383 
 Under 65 years                             1,371          287          339           118 
 65 years and over                            358          128        4,473           265 
Children under 18 years                     1,209        1,006           52            74 
 Under 6 years                                452          348           21            27 
 6 to 11 years                                390          331           14            24 
 12 to 17 years                               367          328           17            22 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 198
(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               266          589          866           321 
Householders                                   71          118          659           151 
 Under 65 years                               239          574           70           179 
 65 years and over                             27           15          796           142 
Children under 18                             106          411            4            29 
 Under 6 years                                 28          121            0             9 
 6 to 11 years                                 43          145            3             6 
 12 to 17 years                                34          145            1            14 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                           1,131        1,108        7,168         1,989 
$25,000 to $49,999                          2,001        1,054        6,476           586 
$50,000 to $74,999                          1,237          558        2,504           227 
$75,000 or more                             1,695          592        2,577           238 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                       4,667        1,772       18,658         2,929 
No high school diploma                        467          356        3,908         1,126 
High school grad,only                       1,514          727        7,221         1,018 
Some college,no degree                      1,148          319        3,004           378 
Associate degree                              501           90          987           109 
Bachelor's degree +                         1,036          279        3,537           298 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                       3,512        1,202        1,170         1,013 
Worked during the year                      2,642          779          268           127 
 Full-time                                  2,129          575          170            47 
 Part-time                                    513          204           97            80 
Did not work                                  870          423          902           886 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                       2,642          779          268           127 
Less than 25 employees                        593          193           77            37 
25 to 99 employees                            231          101           22            23 
100 to 499 employees                          248          139           50            15 
500 to 999 employees                          110           49           11            11 
1000 or more employees                      1,460          296          108            41 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 199
(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, NON-HISPANIC                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00             9.69             90.31       79.51       69.53       36.53        23.20        6.95           6.95       15.43 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00             7.11             92.89       81.88       76.78        0.40        16.15       13.11          13.11        0.48 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.45             93.55       79.07       76.12        0.00        19.96       16.40          16.40        0.65 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             7.11             92.89       81.93       77.61        0.00        15.72       13.00          13.00        0.32 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             7.72             92.28       84.40       76.55        1.16        13.09       10.19          10.19        0.48 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            19.93             80.07       74.10       60.46       25.46         9.78        6.51           6.51        0.42 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            15.52             84.48       78.77       74.30       57.07         7.86        4.93           4.93        1.11 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            11.23             88.77       84.12       79.33       56.12         7.31        4.11           4.11        1.73 
45 to 54 years                     100.00             8.97             91.03       86.09       80.24       58.76         8.45        3.49           3.49        3.10 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            10.84             89.16       80.69       70.75       52.91        14.65        5.10           5.10        7.75 
Under 65 years                     100.00            11.23             88.77       81.63       75.11       38.03        11.06        6.93           6.93        2.07 
65 years and over                  100.00             0.31             99.69       66.61       35.48       27.39        97.25        7.09           7.09       96.95 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            10.19             89.81       79.89       70.97       42.87        21.45        6.43           6.43       13.88 
Female                             100.00             9.21             90.79       79.15       68.14       30.42        24.89        7.45           7.45       16.93 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00             9.48             90.52       79.91       69.96       36.50        23.03        6.93           6.93       15.21 
Foreign-born                       100.00            15.02             84.98       69.33       58.44       37.33        27.42        7.55           7.55       21.08 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00             7.98             92.02       72.38       58.57       40.03        37.98        6.88           6.88       33.70 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            21.66             78.34       66.46       58.32       34.78        17.46        8.18           8.18        9.18 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00             8.09             91.91       81.82       72.64       37.24        22.79        7.20           7.20       16.07 
Midwest                            100.00             8.73             91.27       82.69       72.54       36.46        20.39        6.25           6.25       13.93 
South                              100.00            10.89             89.11       76.80       66.95       36.54        25.42        6.91           6.91       17.00 
West                               100.00            10.68             89.32       77.24       66.43       35.88        23.81        7.72           7.72       14.23 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 200
(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             8.94             91.06       81.28       73.01       33.15        20.87        6.68           6.68       12.54 
Householders                       100.00             8.15             91.85       81.86       72.18       54.70        25.21        4.38           4.38       19.60 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             9.93             90.07       84.75       79.25       59.55         9.14        4.20           4.20        2.34 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.20             99.80       68.94       40.60       33.03        96.93        5.20           5.20       96.64 
 Spouse present                    100.00             6.38             93.62       85.37       75.99       55.15        24.36        2.83           2.83       19.82 
 No spouse present                 100.00            16.47             83.53       65.28       54.20       52.58        29.21       11.72          11.72       18.55 
Spouses of householders            100.00             7.24             92.76       84.82       75.56       42.94        22.23        2.91           2.91       17.26 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             8.61             91.39       87.41       82.36       47.11         7.63        2.63           2.63        1.75 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.21             99.79       71.50       40.59       21.48        97.31        4.34           4.34       97.01 
Children of householders           100.00             9.57             90.43       81.17       75.30        6.74        13.79       10.64          10.64        1.01 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             5.42             94.58       81.41       78.47        0.00        18.56       14.93          14.93        0.60 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             6.41             93.59       83.70       79.25        0.00        14.70       11.90          11.90        0.33 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             6.57             93.43       86.04       78.79        1.13        12.37        9.59           9.59        0.43 
 > 17 years                        100.00            19.76             80.24       73.40       64.74       25.64         9.84        6.41           6.41        2.69 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            21.82             78.18       52.42       41.42       21.99        39.08       16.58          16.58       24.51 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            21.26             78.74       56.03       50.42       19.87        30.98       23.98          23.98        2.99 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            12.90             87.10       71.87       53.69       52.83        33.91        7.76           7.76       29.33 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00             7.42             92.58       84.55       76.60       33.80        19.58        4.78           4.78       12.77 
Husbands                           100.00             6.02             93.98       85.59       76.22       62.56        25.17        2.69           2.69       20.87 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             7.44             92.56       88.76       84.03       68.67         7.54        2.16           2.16        2.25 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.23             99.77       72.71       44.46       37.71        96.89        4.83           4.83       96.64 
Wives                              100.00             7.60             92.40       84.59       75.32       35.48        21.42        3.05           3.05       16.20 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             8.95             91.05       87.13       81.89       38.96         7.81        2.87           2.87        1.70 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.13             99.87       70.44       38.71       16.09        97.27        4.04           4.04       96.99 
Children under 18 years            100.00             5.81             94.19       86.41       81.97        0.33        12.37        9.11           9.11        0.41 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             5.33             94.67       84.70       81.66        0.00        15.06       11.23          11.23        0.53 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             6.01             93.99       86.44       81.72        0.00        11.75        8.74           8.74        0.31 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             6.07             93.93       88.05       82.53        0.98        10.38        7.40           7.40        0.40 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 201
(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            16.24             83.76       62.47       52.32       28.38        30.00       19.22          19.22       11.33 
Householders                       100.00            15.66             84.34       63.92       52.42       50.98        32.31       13.25          13.25       20.39 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            17.85             82.15       63.72       55.18       28.91        23.12       20.29          20.29        2.62 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.80             99.20       50.50       24.85       23.38        96.04        8.97           8.97       94.95 
Children under 18                  100.00            10.69             89.31       63.28       55.71        0.66        33.51       31.78          31.78        0.63 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            10.33             89.67       49.53       46.87        0.00        47.68       46.18          46.18        0.53 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             9.95             90.05       65.07       62.33        0.00        32.63       30.67          30.67        0.48 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            11.68             88.32       71.55       55.68        1.78        24.05       22.38          22.38        0.86 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            16.80             83.20       50.35       30.43       20.54        56.09       21.33          21.33       38.62 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            12.29             87.71       76.61       64.90       36.32        27.40        7.03           7.03       18.61 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00             7.68             92.32       87.61       81.02       41.02        12.84        3.13           3.13        7.88 
$75,000 or more                    100.00             5.18             94.82       92.15       86.60       42.37         9.07        1.64           1.64        5.47 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            10.47             89.53       78.80       67.33       47.50        25.34        5.08           5.08       19.97 
No high school diploma             100.00            16.09             83.91       55.97       40.45       23.94        51.52       13.81          13.81       42.88 
High school grad,only              100.00            12.69             87.31       75.50       63.66       44.04        28.65        5.72           5.72       22.89 
Some college,no degree             100.00            10.62             89.38       80.77       68.01       43.86        20.87        4.05           4.05       15.20 
Associate degree                   100.00             8.80             91.20       84.41       75.35       54.35        17.31        2.97           2.97       11.94 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00             5.55             94.45       89.99       81.07       63.18        15.29        1.78           1.78       12.13 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            12.76             87.24       81.54       74.49       52.02         9.17        4.63           4.63        2.66 
Worked during the year             100.00            11.95             88.05       85.29       78.93       59.30         5.38        2.45           2.45        0.51 
 Full-time                         100.00            11.03             88.97       86.88       81.88       67.52         4.59        1.85           1.85        0.30 
 Part-time                         100.00            16.39             83.61       77.73       64.89       20.06         9.15        5.34           5.34        1.49 
Did not work                       100.00            16.95             83.05       61.85       51.19       13.88        29.06       16.03          16.03       13.98 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            11.95             88.05       85.29       78.93       59.30         5.38        2.45           2.45        0.51 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            21.60             78.40       74.86       62.22       33.90         5.63        3.19           3.19        0.60 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            12.14             87.86       85.20       80.04       59.94         4.57        2.43           2.43        0.53 
100 to 499 employees               100.00             8.19             91.81       89.91       86.44       70.33         4.50        2.33           2.33        0.57 
500 to 999 employees               100.00             7.32             92.68       91.26       88.01       71.63         3.91        1.77           1.77        0.33 
1000 or more employees             100.00             6.84             93.16       90.47       86.86       71.99         5.95        2.06           2.06        0.44 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 202
(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, NON-HISPANIC                                                                       
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       3.13         1.71         9.66          1.57 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               3.10         3.41         0.14          0.25 
 Under 6 years                               3.56         3.57         0.20          0.31 
 6 to 11 years                               2.87         3.34         0.11          0.20 
 12 to 17 years                              2.89         3.34         0.13          0.23 
18 to 24 years                               3.06         1.93         0.09          0.15 
25 to 34 years                               2.38         0.83         0.25          0.54 
35 to 44 years                               2.47         0.82         0.48          0.85 
45 to 54 years                               3.03         0.75         1.10          0.97 
55 to 64 years                               3.92         0.98         3.34          1.62 
Under 65 years                               2.95         1.65         0.74          0.67 
65 years and over                            4.23         2.09        64.04          7.02 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         3.45         1.70         8.77          1.36 
Female                                       2.82         1.72        10.51          1.76 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       3.16         1.73         9.64          1.52 
Foreign-born                                 2.25         1.14        10.12          2.70 
 Naturalized citizen                         2.76         0.93        16.98          3.97 
 Not a citizen                               1.78         1.33         3.65          1.50 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    1.79         1.96        10.29          1.71 
Midwest                                      1.95         1.60         9.66          1.21 
South                                        4.36         1.61        10.05          1.88 
West                                         4.11         1.76         8.34          1.40 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 203
(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                                  3.38         1.75         8.05          0.99 
Householders                                 3.61         1.12        12.94          1.33 
 Under 65 years                              3.25         0.93         1.06          0.49 
 65 years and over                           5.23         1.97        65.96          5.07 
 Spouse present                              4.05         1.02        13.79          1.14 
 No spouse present                           1.51         1.59         8.94          2.22 
Spouses of householders                      3.96         0.92        11.97          0.94 
 Under 65 years                              3.71         0.68         0.91          0.29 
 65 years and over                           5.25         2.17        68.84          4.31 
Children of householders                     2.85         2.88         0.22          0.44 
 Under 6 years                               3.62         3.40         0.18          0.26 
 6 to 11 years                               2.96         3.34         0.12          0.20 
 12 to 17 years                              2.82         3.24         0.13          0.22 
 > 17 years                                  2.04         1.58         0.47          1.08 
Other relatives of householders              2.26         2.54        10.36          3.51 
In unrelated subfamilies                     4.52         3.38         1.27          0.51 
Unrelated individuals                        1.89         1.48        17.40          4.30 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   3.68         1.51         8.64          0.85 
Husbands                                     4.05         0.98        14.68          1.20 
 Under 65 years                              3.63         0.65         1.15          0.32 
 65 years and over                           5.76         2.34        69.70          4.75 
Wives                                        3.98         0.95        11.08          0.88 
 Under 65 years                              3.72         0.78         0.92          0.32 
 65 years and over                           5.41         1.93        67.66          4.01 
Children under 18 years                      3.37         2.80         0.15          0.20 
 Under 6 years                               3.84         2.96         0.18          0.23 
 6 to 11 years                               3.21         2.72         0.12          0.20 
 12 to 17 years                              3.06         2.73         0.14          0.19 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 204
(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              1.48         3.27         4.81          1.78 
Householders                                 1.07         1.76         9.86          2.26 
 Under 65 years                              1.47         3.52         0.43          1.10 
 65 years and over                           1.58         0.88        46.84          8.37 
Children under 18                            1.62         6.31         0.06          0.45 
 Under 6 years                               1.62         6.92         0.00          0.50 
 6 to 11 years                               1.85         6.15         0.12          0.27 
 12 to 17 years                              1.40         6.02         0.06          0.58 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            3.20         3.14        20.29          5.63 
$25,000 to $49,999                           4.01         2.11        12.98          1.18 
$50,000 to $74,999                           2.84         1.28         5.74          0.52 
$75,000 or more                              2.61         0.91         3.96          0.37 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.14         1.19        12.54          1.97 
No high school diploma                       2.62         2.00        21.91          6.31 
High school grad,only                        3.09         1.48        14.73          2.08 
Some college,no degree                       3.78         1.05         9.90          1.25 
Associate degree                             4.09         0.74         8.05          0.89 
Bachelor's degree +                          2.64         0.71         9.00          0.76 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.89         0.99         0.96          0.83 
Worked during the year                       2.59         0.76         0.26          0.12 
 Full-time                                   2.52         0.68         0.20          0.06 
 Part-time                                   2.90         1.15         0.55          0.45 
Did not work                                 4.47         2.17         4.64          4.56 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.59         0.76         0.26          0.12 
Less than 25 employees                       2.02         0.66         0.26          0.13 
25 to 99 employees                           1.81         0.79         0.17          0.18 
100 to 499 employees                         1.78         1.00         0.36          0.11 
500 to 999 employees                         2.01         0.90         0.19          0.20 
1000 or more employees                       3.60         0.73         0.27          0.10 

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_003.htm