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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 301
(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 
NOT HISPANIC                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                              242,208           27,700           214,507     183,871     162,047      85,593       58,496      22,134         22,134      34,818 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                       60,053            5,257            54,796      45,611      42,796         232       12,602      10,624         10,624         427 
 Under 6 years                       19,045            1,526            17,519      13,949      13,400           0        4,712       4,021          4,021         147 
 6 to 11 years                       20,541            1,811            18,730      15,567      14,773           0        4,279       3,658          3,658         125 
 12 to 17 years                      20,467            1,920            18,547      16,095      14,622         232        3,611       2,945          2,945         155 
18 to 24 years                       22,787            5,259            17,528      15,810      12,952       5,574        2,649       1,864          1,864         146 
25 to 34 years                       31,800            5,622            26,178      24,144      22,756      17,786        2,794       1,884          1,884         390 
35 to 44 years                       39,742            5,151            34,592      32,348      30,528      22,008        3,385       1,994          1,994         751 
45 to 54 years                       34,828            3,600            31,228      29,108      27,154      20,197        3,390       1,579          1,579       1,231 
55 to 64 years                       21,901            2,656            19,246      17,068      15,030      11,381        3,559       1,388          1,388       1,854 
Under 65 years                      211,112           27,544           183,567     164,088     151,215      77,178       28,380      19,332         19,332       4,798 
65 years and over                    31,096              156            30,940      19,783      10,831       8,415       30,117       2,802          2,802      30,019 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                118,082           14,226           103,856      90,252      80,614      48,101       26,369       9,809          9,809      15,288 
Female                              124,126           13,474           110,652      93,619      81,432      37,492       32,128      12,325         12,325      19,530 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                              225,655           24,535           201,120     172,681     152,284      79,274       54,908      20,629         20,629      32,458 
Foreign-born                         16,553            3,165            13,388      11,190       9,763       6,320        3,588       1,506          1,506       2,360 
 Naturalized citizen                  7,901              947             6,953       5,729       4,899       3,388        2,246         651            651       1,786 
 Not a citizen                        8,652            2,218             6,434       5,461       4,864       2,931        1,343         855            855         574 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                            47,673            4,758            42,915      37,183      33,203      17,155       11,414       4,642          4,642       7,086 
Midwest                              61,009            6,044            54,965      48,640      42,867      21,694       13,260       5,016          5,016       8,223 
South                                84,991           11,093            73,897      61,765      54,528      29,820       22,057       7,907          7,907      13,061 
West                                 48,535            5,806            42,730      36,282      31,449      16,924       11,765       4,569          4,569       6,448 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 302
(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                         199,480           21,447           178,032     154,362     139,437      63,667       44,442      18,135         18,135      23,274 
Householders                         64,653            6,273            58,380      51,089      45,425      34,982       16,345       3,804          3,804      11,898 
 Under 65 years                      53,693            6,230            47,464      43,825      41,052      31,397        5,763       3,093          3,093       1,352 
 65 years and over                   10,959               43            10,916       7,265       4,373       3,585       10,583         712            712      10,546 
 Spouse present                      50,357            3,594            46,763      42,400      38,039      27,790       12,092       1,601          1,601       9,579 
 No spouse present                   14,295            2,679            11,616       8,690       7,386       7,192        4,254       2,204          2,204       2,320 
Spouses of householders              50,171            3,967            46,204      41,968      37,625      21,519       11,108       1,673          1,673       8,363 
 Under 65 years                      42,297            3,937            38,361      36,526      34,447      19,820        3,482       1,251          1,251         760 
 65 years and over                    7,873               30             7,843       5,442       3,178       1,699        7,626         422            422       7,603 
Children of householders             73,795            8,203            65,592      56,406      52,421       5,014       12,963      10,430         10,430         880 
 Under 6 years                       17,381            1,078            16,303      13,316      12,821           0        4,041       3,395          3,395         112 
 6 to 11 years                       18,973            1,452            17,521      14,870      14,117           0        3,694       3,096          3,096         113 
 12 to 17 years                      18,728            1,414            17,313      15,272      14,014         203        3,096       2,481          2,481         132 
 > 17 years                          18,713            4,258            14,456      12,948      11,468       4,811        2,132       1,458          1,458         523 
Other relatives of householders      10,861            3,004             7,857       4,899       3,966       2,153        4,026       2,228          2,228       2,133 
In unrelated subfamilies              1,107              244               863         622         554         220          315         252            252          27 
Unrelated individuals                41,621            6,009            35,612      28,886      22,056      21,706       13,740       3,747          3,747      11,517 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families          158,706           13,451           145,254     131,297     119,599      52,800       31,596       8,844          8,844      19,336 
Husbands                             50,333            3,420            46,913      42,443      38,087      31,194       12,520       1,533          1,533      10,125 
 Under 65 years                      40,748            3,374            37,374      35,690      33,858      27,619        3,285       1,005          1,005         916 
 65 years and over                    9,585               46             9,539       6,753       4,229       3,575        9,235         528            528       9,210 
Wives                                50,210            4,144            46,066      41,932      37,586      18,119       10,685       1,742          1,742       7,817 
 Under 65 years                      42,909            4,125            38,784      36,932      34,765      16,902        3,607       1,369          1,369         762 
 65 years and over                    7,302               19             7,283       5,000       2,821       1,217        7,078         372            372       7,055 
Children under 18 years              43,719            3,031            40,688      36,675      34,820         151        6,258       4,574          4,574         245 
 Under 6 years                       14,269              914            13,355      11,744      11,321           0        2,402       1,796          1,796          88 
 6 to 11 years                       14,807            1,093            13,714      12,424      11,785           0        2,027       1,488          1,488          72 
 12 to 17 years                      14,643            1,024            13,619      12,506      11,715         151        1,829       1,291          1,291          85 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 303
(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      31,374            5,811            25,563      17,307      14,874       7,899       10,690       8,099          8,099       2,960 
Householders                         10,779            1,885             8,895       6,424       5,423       5,308        3,530       1,901          1,901       1,871 
 Under 65 years                      29,139            5,794            23,346      16,282      14,349       7,410        8,535       7,808          7,808         825 
 65 years and over                    2,235               17             2,217       1,025         525         489        2,156         291            291       2,135 
Children under 18                    12,726            1,618            11,108       6,695       6,009          60        5,344       5,169          5,169         138 
 Under 6 years                        3,753              439             3,313       1,619       1,522           0        1,986       1,941          1,941          33 
 6 to 11 years                        4,585              540             4,046       2,448       2,340           0        1,917       1,855          1,855          44 
 12 to 17 years                       4,388              639             3,749       2,629       2,146          60        1,440       1,373          1,373          61 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                    50,429            9,592            40,837      22,893      14,915       9,672       27,462      13,258         13,258      16,378 
$25,000 to $49,999                   63,823            8,986            54,837      47,167      40,623      22,584       16,845       5,420          5,420      10,459 
$50,000 to $74,999                   52,377            4,619            47,758      44,901      41,649      21,250        7,161       1,985          1,985       3,973 
$75,000 or more                      75,578            4,504            71,074      68,910      64,860      32,088        7,029       1,472          1,472       4,007 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               182,155           22,444           159,711     138,260     119,251      85,361       45,895      11,510         11,510      34,390 
No high school diploma               24,491            4,633            19,857      12,469       9,295       5,666       12,311       4,126          4,126       9,776 
High school grad,only                59,726            8,742            50,985      43,440      37,054      26,133       16,758       4,194          4,194      12,577 
Some college,no degree               36,910            4,569            32,341      29,016      24,700      16,296        7,499       1,749          1,749       5,073 
Associate degree                     14,674            1,416            13,257      12,215      10,998       8,053        2,552         522            522       1,671 
Bachelor's degree +                  46,354            3,084            43,270      41,119      37,202      29,213        6,775         920            920       5,293 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               151,059           22,288           128,771     118,477     108,420      76,946       15,778       8,708          8,708       4,371 
Worked during the year              124,895           17,043           107,852     103,798      96,292      73,546        7,541       3,738          3,738         740 
 Full-time                          104,181           13,171            91,010      88,429      83,434      69,401        5,327       2,350          2,350         395 
 Part-time                           20,715            3,873            16,842      15,369      12,858       4,145        2,213       1,388          1,388         345 
Did not work                         26,163            5,244            20,919      14,678      12,128       3,399        8,237       4,971          4,971       3,631 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               124,895           17,043           107,852     103,798      96,292      73,546        7,541       3,738          3,738         740 
Less than 25 employees               34,102            8,105            25,997      24,649      20,496      11,357        2,091       1,266          1,266         226 
25 to 99 employees                   15,384            2,269            13,114      12,641      11,861       8,967          798         469            469          87 
100 to 499 employees                 17,081            1,759            15,321      14,912      14,315      11,707          851         489            489         106 
500 to 999 employees                  6,864              622             6,242       6,098       5,861       4,822          331         169            169          43 
1000 or more employees               51,465            4,288            47,177      45,498      43,759      36,694        3,470       1,344          1,344         278 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 304
(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 
NOT HISPANIC                                                                              
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                      7,776        4,765       20,525         4,514 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                              1,947        2,282          123           229 
 Under 6 years                                680          791           35            77 
 6 to 11 years                                631          752           46            77 
 12 to 17 years                               636          738           41            76 
18 to 24 years                                712          512           34            55 
25 to 34 years                                730          322           94           202 
35 to 44 years                              1,097          359          206           390 
45 to 54 years                              1,094          320          414           422 
55 to 64 years                                863          260          736           436 
Under 65 years                              6,443        4,054        1,606         1,734 
65 years and over                           1,332          711       18,918         2,780 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                        4,168        2,306        9,202         1,842 
Female                                      3,608        2,459       11,323         2,671 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                      7,437        4,479       19,500         3,973 
Foreign-born                                  338          286        1,024           540 
 Naturalized citizen                          214          150          846           351 
 Not a citizen                                124          135          178           189 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                     838        1,088        4,370           917 
Midwest                                     1,194        1,159        5,499           847 
South                                       3,718        1,578        7,107         1,862 
West                                        2,026          940        3,549           888 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 305
(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                                 6,911        4,063       14,086         2,489 
Householders                                2,340          834        7,495         1,045 
 Under 65 years                             1,758          601          577           348 
 65 years and over                            582          234        6,918           697 
 Spouse present                             2,143          548        6,489           624 
 No spouse present                            197          286        1,006           421 
Spouses of householders                     2,122          516        5,603           557 
 Under 65 years                             1,692          331          392           137 
 65 years and over                            430          185        5,210           420 
Children of householders                    2,261        2,426          218           424 
 Under 6 years                                653          712           31            63 
 6 to 11 years                                609          687           46            70 
 12 to 17 years                               593          672           38            66 
 > 17 years                                   407          355          104           225 
Other relatives of householders               188          286          770           464 
In unrelated subfamilies                       41           30           11             5 
Unrelated individuals                         824          672        6,428         2,020 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                  6,287        2,615       12,586         1,626 
Husbands                                    2,148          533        6,906           661 
 Under 65 years                             1,581          299          471           140 
 65 years and over                            567          234        6,436           521 
Wives                                       2,122          531        5,186           520 
 Under 65 years                             1,710          374          405           151 
 65 years and over                            412          157        4,781           370 
Children under 18 years                     1,679        1,283           92           121 
 Under 6 years                                601          463           27            42 
 6 to 11 years                                551          428           34            43 
 12 to 17 years                               527          393           31            35 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 306
(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               398        1,216        1,104           677 
Householders                                  108          245          802           329 
 Under 65 years                               357        1,186          149           398 
 65 years and over                             41           29          955           279 
Children under 18                             159          828           21            91 
 Under 6 years                                 49          281            0            27 
 6 to 11 years                                 63          272           12            28 
 12 to 17 years                                47          275            9            36 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                           1,450        1,766        7,884         3,006 
$25,000 to $49,999                          2,473        1,465        7,015           854 
$50,000 to $74,999                          1,773          724        2,810           328 
$75,000 or more                             2,081          810        2,816           325 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                       5,829        2,483       20,402         4,284 
No high school diploma                        601          591        4,448         1,857 
High school grad,only                       1,922          979        7,834         1,384 
Some college,no degree                      1,500          431        3,215           504 
Associate degree                              626          141        1,109           145 
Bachelor's degree +                         1,179          342        3,797           394 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                       4,497        1,773        1,484         1,504 
Worked during the year                      3,351        1,106          377           216 
 Full-time                                  2,716          817          253            90 
 Part-time                                    635          289          124           126 
Did not work                                1,146          667        1,107         1,288 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                       3,351        1,106          377           216 
Less than 25 employees                        690          266           99            66 
25 to 99 employees                            284          139           25            38 
100 to 499 employees                          307          189           60            39 
500 to 999 employees                          143           72           24            24 
1000 or more employees                      1,927          441          169            48 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 307
(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 
NOT HISPANIC                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            11.44             88.56       75.91       66.90       35.34        24.15        9.14           9.14       14.38 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00             8.75             91.25       75.95       71.26        0.39        20.98       17.69          17.69        0.71 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             8.01             91.99       73.24       70.36        0.00        24.74       21.11          21.11        0.77 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             8.82             91.18       75.78       71.92        0.00        20.83       17.81          17.81        0.61 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             9.38             90.62       78.64       71.44        1.13        17.64       14.39          14.39        0.76 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            23.08             76.92       69.38       56.84       24.46        11.63        8.18           8.18        0.64 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            17.68             82.32       75.92       71.56       55.93         8.79        5.92           5.92        1.23 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            12.96             87.04       81.39       76.82       55.38         8.52        5.02           5.02        1.89 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            10.34             89.66       83.58       77.97       57.99         9.73        4.53           4.53        3.53 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            12.13             87.87       77.93       68.62       51.97        16.25        6.34           6.34        8.46 
Under 65 years                     100.00            13.05             86.95       77.73       71.63       36.56        13.44        9.16           9.16        2.27 
65 years and over                  100.00             0.50             99.50       63.62       34.83       27.06        96.85        9.01           9.01       96.54 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            12.05             87.95       76.43       68.27       40.74        22.33        8.31           8.31       12.95 
Female                             100.00            10.86             89.14       75.42       65.60       30.21        25.88        9.93           9.93       15.73 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            10.87             89.13       76.52       67.49       35.13        24.33        9.14           9.14       14.38 
Foreign-born                       100.00            19.12             80.88       67.60       58.98       38.18        21.68        9.10           9.10       14.26 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            11.99             88.01       72.51       62.01       42.89        28.42        8.24           8.24       22.61 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            25.63             74.37       63.12       56.21       33.88        15.52        9.88           9.88        6.63 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00             9.98             90.02       78.00       69.65       35.98        23.94        9.74           9.74       14.86 
Midwest                            100.00             9.91             90.09       79.73       70.26       35.56        21.73        8.22           8.22       13.48 
South                              100.00            13.05             86.95       72.67       64.16       35.09        25.95        9.30           9.30       15.37 
West                               100.00            11.96             88.04       74.75       64.80       34.87        24.24        9.41           9.41       13.28 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 308
(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            10.75             89.25       77.38       69.90       31.92        22.28        9.09           9.09       11.67 
Householders                       100.00             9.70             90.30       79.02       70.26       54.11        25.28        5.88           5.88       18.40 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            11.60             88.40       81.62       76.46       58.47        10.73        5.76           5.76        2.52 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.40             99.60       66.29       39.90       32.71        96.56        6.49           6.49       96.23 
 Spouse present                    100.00             7.14             92.86       84.20       75.54       55.18        24.01        3.18           3.18       19.02 
 No spouse present                 100.00            18.74             81.26       60.79       51.67       50.31        29.76       15.42          15.42       16.23 
Spouses of householders            100.00             7.91             92.09       83.65       74.99       42.89        22.14        3.34           3.34       16.67 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             9.31             90.69       86.36       81.44       46.86         8.23        2.96           2.96        1.80 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.38             99.62       69.12       40.37       21.58        96.86        5.36           5.36       96.57 
Children of householders           100.00            11.12             88.88       76.44       71.04        6.79        17.57       14.13          14.13        1.19 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.20             93.80       76.61       73.77        0.00        23.25       19.53          19.53        0.64 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             7.65             92.35       78.38       74.41        0.00        19.47       16.32          16.32        0.59 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             7.55             92.45       81.55       74.83        1.08        16.53       13.25          13.25        0.71 
 > 17 years                        100.00            22.75             77.25       69.19       61.28       25.71        11.39        7.79           7.79        2.80 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            27.66             72.34       45.11       36.52       19.82        37.06       20.51          20.51       19.64 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            22.05             77.95       56.21       50.03       19.85        28.44       22.76          22.76        2.41 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            14.44             85.56       69.40       52.99       52.15        33.01        9.00           9.00       27.67 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00             8.48             91.52       82.73       75.36       33.27        19.91        5.57           5.57       12.18 
Husbands                           100.00             6.79             93.21       84.33       75.67       61.98        24.87        3.04           3.04       20.12 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             8.28             91.72       87.59       83.09       67.78         8.06        2.47           2.47        2.25 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.48             99.52       70.46       44.12       37.30        96.35        5.51           5.51       96.09 
Wives                              100.00             8.25             91.75       83.51       74.86       36.09        21.28        3.47           3.47       15.57 
 Under 65 years                    100.00             9.61             90.39       86.07       81.02       39.39         8.41        3.19           3.19        1.78 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.26             99.74       68.48       38.63       16.66        96.94        5.10           5.10       96.62 
Children under 18 years            100.00             6.93             93.07       83.89       79.65        0.35        14.31       10.46          10.46        0.56 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.40             93.60       82.31       79.34        0.00        16.83       12.58          12.58        0.61 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             7.38             92.62       83.91       79.59        0.00        13.69       10.05          10.05        0.49 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             6.99             93.01       85.41       80.00        1.03        12.49        8.81           8.81        0.58 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 309
(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            18.52             81.48       55.16       47.41       25.18        34.07       25.81          25.81        9.43 
Householders                       100.00            17.48             82.52       59.60       50.31       49.25        32.74       17.63          17.63       17.36 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            19.88             80.12       55.88       49.24       25.43        29.29       26.80          26.80        2.83 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.78             99.22       45.86       23.50       21.89        96.46       13.03          13.03       95.53 
Children under 18                  100.00            12.71             87.29       52.61       47.21        0.47        41.99       40.62          40.62        1.08 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            11.71             88.29       43.13       40.56        0.00        52.93       51.73          51.73        0.89 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            11.77             88.23       53.38       51.03        0.00        41.82       40.45          40.45        0.95 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            14.56             85.44       59.91       48.91        1.36        32.81       31.30          31.30        1.39 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            19.02             80.98       45.40       29.58       19.18        54.46       26.29          26.29       32.48 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            14.08             85.92       73.90       63.65       35.38        26.39        8.49           8.49       16.39 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00             8.82             91.18       85.73       79.52       40.57        13.67        3.79           3.79        7.59 
$75,000 or more                    100.00             5.96             94.04       91.18       85.82       42.46         9.30        1.95           1.95        5.30 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            12.32             87.68       75.90       65.47       46.86        25.20        6.32           6.32       18.88 
No high school diploma             100.00            18.92             81.08       50.91       37.96       23.13        50.27       16.85          16.85       39.92 
High school grad,only              100.00            14.64             85.36       72.73       62.04       43.75        28.06        7.02           7.02       21.06 
Some college,no degree             100.00            12.38             87.62       78.61       66.92       44.15        20.32        4.74           4.74       13.74 
Associate degree                   100.00             9.65             90.35       83.25       74.95       54.88        17.39        3.56           3.56       11.39 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00             6.65             93.35       88.71       80.26       63.02        14.62        1.99           1.99       11.42 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            14.75             85.25       78.43       71.77       50.94        10.44        5.76           5.76        2.89 
Worked during the year             100.00            13.65             86.35       83.11       77.10       58.89         6.04        2.99           2.99        0.59 
 Full-time                         100.00            12.64             87.36       84.88       80.09       66.62         5.11        2.26           2.26        0.38 
 Part-time                         100.00            18.70             81.30       74.19       62.07       20.01        10.69        6.70           6.70        1.66 
Did not work                       100.00            20.05             79.95       56.10       46.35       12.99        31.48       19.00          19.00       13.88 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            13.65             86.35       83.11       77.10       58.89         6.04        2.99           2.99        0.59 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            23.77             76.23       72.28       60.10       33.30         6.13        3.71           3.71        0.66 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            14.75             85.25       82.17       77.10       58.29         5.19        3.05           3.05        0.56 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            10.30             89.70       87.30       83.81       68.54         4.98        2.87           2.87        0.62 
500 to 999 employees               100.00             9.06             90.94       88.84       85.39       70.25         4.82        2.46           2.46        0.63 
1000 or more employees             100.00             8.33             91.67       88.41       85.03       71.30         6.74        2.61           2.61        0.54 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 310
(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 
NOT HISPANIC                                                                              
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       3.21         1.97         8.47          1.86 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               3.24         3.80         0.20          0.38 
 Under 6 years                               3.57         4.15         0.18          0.40 
 6 to 11 years                               3.07         3.66         0.22          0.37 
 12 to 17 years                              3.11         3.61         0.20          0.37 
18 to 24 years                               3.12         2.25         0.15          0.24 
25 to 34 years                               2.29         1.01         0.30          0.64 
35 to 44 years                               2.76         0.90         0.52          0.98 
45 to 54 years                               3.14         0.92         1.19          1.21 
55 to 64 years                               3.94         1.19         3.36          1.99 
Under 65 years                               3.05         1.92         0.76          0.82 
65 years and over                            4.28         2.29        60.84          8.94 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         3.53         1.95         7.79          1.56 
Female                                       2.91         1.98         9.12          2.15 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       3.30         1.99         8.64          1.76 
Foreign-born                                 2.04         1.73         6.19          3.26 
 Naturalized citizen                         2.71         1.90        10.71          4.45 
 Not a citizen                               1.44         1.56         2.06          2.19 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    1.76         2.28         9.17          1.92 
Midwest                                      1.96         1.90         9.01          1.39 
South                                        4.37         1.86         8.36          2.19 
West                                         4.17         1.94         7.31          1.83 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 311
(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                                  3.46         2.04         7.06          1.25 
Householders                                 3.62         1.29        11.59          1.62 
 Under 65 years                              3.27         1.12         1.07          0.65 
 65 years and over                           5.31         2.13        63.13          6.36 
 Spouse present                              4.26         1.09        12.89          1.24 
 No spouse present                           1.38         2.00         7.04          2.94 
Spouses of householders                      4.23         1.03        11.17          1.11 
 Under 65 years                              4.00         0.78         0.93          0.32 
 65 years and over                           5.46         2.35        66.18          5.33 
Children of householders                     3.06         3.29         0.30          0.57 
 Under 6 years                               3.76         4.10         0.18          0.36 
 6 to 11 years                               3.21         3.62         0.24          0.37 
 12 to 17 years                              3.17         3.59         0.20          0.35 
 > 17 years                                  2.17         1.90         0.55          1.20 
Other relatives of householders              1.73         2.63         7.09          4.27 
In unrelated subfamilies                     3.68         2.72         1.03          0.42 
Unrelated individuals                        1.98         1.61        15.44          4.85 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   3.96         1.65         7.93          1.02 
Husbands                                     4.27         1.06        13.72          1.31 
 Under 65 years                              3.88         0.73         1.15          0.34 
 65 years and over                           5.91         2.44        67.15          5.43 
Wives                                        4.23         1.06        10.33          1.04 
 Under 65 years                              3.99         0.87         0.94          0.35 
 65 years and over                           5.64         2.15        65.48          5.06 
Children under 18 years                      3.84         2.94         0.21          0.28 
 Under 6 years                               4.21         3.24         0.19          0.29 
 6 to 11 years                               3.72         2.89         0.23          0.29 
 12 to 17 years                              3.60         2.68         0.21          0.24 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 312
(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              1.27         3.87         3.52          2.16 
Householders                                 1.01         2.27         7.44          3.05 
 Under 65 years                              1.23         4.07         0.51          1.37 
 65 years and over                           1.82         1.32        42.71         12.48 
Children under 18                            1.25         6.50         0.16          0.71 
 Under 6 years                               1.30         7.48         0.00          0.71 
 6 to 11 years                               1.38         5.93         0.25          0.60 
 12 to 17 years                              1.08         6.27         0.20          0.83 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            2.87         3.50        15.63          5.96 
$25,000 to $49,999                           3.87         2.30        10.99          1.34 
$50,000 to $74,999                           3.39         1.38         5.36          0.63 
$75,000 or more                              2.75         1.07         3.73          0.43 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.20         1.36        11.20          2.35 
No high school diploma                       2.46         2.41        18.16          7.58 
High school grad,only                        3.22         1.64        13.12          2.32 
Some college,no degree                       4.06         1.17         8.71          1.37 
Associate degree                             4.27         0.96         7.56          0.99 
Bachelor's degree +                          2.54         0.74         8.19          0.85 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.98         1.17         0.98          1.00 
Worked during the year                       2.68         0.89         0.30          0.17 
 Full-time                                   2.61         0.78         0.24          0.09 
 Part-time                                   3.07         1.39         0.60          0.61 
Did not work                                 4.38         2.55         4.23          4.92 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.68         0.89         0.30          0.17 
Less than 25 employees                       2.02         0.78         0.29          0.19 
25 to 99 employees                           1.84         0.90         0.16          0.25 
100 to 499 employees                         1.80         1.11         0.35          0.23 
500 to 999 employees                         2.09         1.04         0.34          0.35 
1000 or more employees                       3.74         0.86         0.33          0.09 

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_012.htm