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Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            349
(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, HISPANIC                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                                6,710            2,968             3,742       1,046         910         342        2,882       2,637          2,637         426 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                        3,097              996             2,101         456         422           1        1,741       1,719          1,719          31 
 Under 6 years                        1,212              347               865         151         140           0          745         733            733          14 
 6 to 11 years                        1,082              324               758         181         174           0          616         609            609          11 
 12 to 17 years                         803              325               479         123         108           1          380         377            377           6 
18 to 24 years                          847              565               282         121          85          45          179         175            175           5 
25 to 34 years                        1,023              622               400         172         150         105          240         232            232           9 
35 to 44 years                          731              410               320         148         133          96          185         183            183          13 
45 to 54 years                          377              200               178          79          73          60          104          92             92          20 
55 to 64 years                          297              146               151          29          18          15          130          98             98          56 
Under 65 years                        6,373            2,940             3,433       1,005         881         322        2,580       2,498          2,498         134 
65 years and over                       338               28               310          41          30          20          303         139            139         293 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                  3,093            1,442             1,652         474         419         206        1,260       1,150          1,150         176 
Female                                3,617            1,526             2,091         572         492         136        1,622       1,487          1,487         251 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                                3,995            1,215             2,780         664         573         157        2,266       2,129          2,129         250 
Foreign-born                          2,715            1,753               962         382         337         185          616         508            508         177 
 Naturalized citizen                    441              177               263          81          70          43          192         136            136          98 
 Not a citizen                        2,275            1,576               699         302         267         142          424         371            371          79 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                               834              211               623          99          84          43          549         522            522         109 
Midwest                                 431              231               200          88          66          24          134         106            106          27 
South                                 2,313            1,105             1,208         397         345         136          850         737            737         182 
West                                  3,133            1,421             1,712         463         415         139        1,349       1,272          1,272         108 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            350
(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                           5,640            2,380             3,260         870         801         271        2,539       2,387          2,387         225 
Householders                          1,333              638               695         232         206         163          486         418            418         103 
 Under 65 years                       1,245              630               615         226         200         158          408         388            388          26 
 65 years and over                       87                7                80           6           6           5           78          30             30          76 
 Spouse present                         715              385               330         158         142         103          187         134            134          66 
 No spouse present                      618              253               365          74          64          60          299         284            284          37 
Spouses of householders                 743              435               308         139         127          66          192         156            156          56 
 Under 65 years                         699              433               266         134         123          66          151         138            138          17 
 65 years and over                       44                2                42           4           4           1           42          18             18          39 
Children of householders              2,931              961             1,970         434         410          19        1,634       1,607          1,607          37 
 Under 6 years                        1,043              282               761         135         126           0          658         646            646          14 
 6 to 11 years                          953              276               678         162         155           0          551         544            544          11 
 12 to 17 years                         643              228               416         104          98           1          336         333            333           6 
 > 17 years                             292              176               116          33          32          17           88          85             85           6 
Other relatives of householders         633              346               286          65          57          23          227         205            205          29 
In unrelated subfamilies                114               57                56          21          19           6           36          36             36           0 
Unrelated individuals                   957              531               426         155          90          65          307         214            214         202 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families            3,384            1,619             1,765         622         572         190        1,227       1,110          1,110         150 
Husbands                                733              403               331         164         147         136          187         127            127          80 
 Under 65 years                         667              395               272         160         143         132          128         107            107          24 
 65 years and over                       66                7                59           4           4           4           59          21             21          56 
Wives                                   724              417               308         132         121          34          193         163            163          41 
 Under 65 years                         691              415               276         128         118          34          161         154            154          10 
 65 years and over                       34                2                32           4           3           0           32           9              9          32 
Children under 18 years               1,668              620             1,049         289         268           0          803         785            785          16 
 Under 6 years                          673              233               440         108          99           0          348         338            338           9 
 6 to 11 years                          594              203               391         111         103           0          295         290            290           4 
 12 to 17 years                         402              184               218          70          65           0          160         156            156           2 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            351
(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       1,958              607             1,352         212         194          68        1,197       1,175          1,175          59 
Householders                            529              201               329          67          58          54          269         261            261          27 
 Under 65 years                       1,913              602             1,311         209         191          65        1,158       1,151          1,151          23 
 65 years and over                       45                5                40           3           3           3           39          24             24          36 
Children under 18                     1,151              241               910         124         119           1          831         829            829          14 
 Under 6 years                          437               80               357          31          28           0          339         337            337           4 
 6 to 11 years                          400               79               321          54          54           0          288         288            288           6 
 12 to 17 years                         313               82               231          40          37           1          204         204            204           4 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                     5,871            2,515             3,356         857         746         297        2,665       2,432          2,432         405 
$25,000 to $49,999                      674              336               337         153         137          37          202         192            192          18 
$50,000 to $74,999                      109               78                31          18          13           4           15          12             12           3 
$75,000 or more                          57               38                19          18          14           4            1           1              1           0 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 3,613            1,972             1,641         590         489         341        1,141         918            918         395 
No high school diploma                2,309            1,269             1,040         304         266         185          782         638            638         284 
High school grad,only                   839              486               353         134         116          79          246         201            201          68 
Some college,no degree                  275              146               129          72          50          41           62          50             50          13 
Associate degree                         58               31                27          16           9           3           15          11             11           8 
Bachelor's degree +                     132               39                93          65          47          33           36          18             18          22 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 3,275            1,944             1,332         549         459         321          838         780            780         103 
Worked during the year                1,679            1,037               642         347         299         261          327         317            317           6 
 Full-time                            1,247              808               438         268         238         217          194         188            188           2 
 Part-time                              433              229               204          79          61          44          133         129            129           4 
Did not work                          1,596              907               689         202         160          60          511         462            462          97 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 1,679            1,037               642         347         299         261          327         317            317           6 
Less than 25 employees                  719              512               207          92          74          55          126         122            122           2 
25 to 99 employees                      268              164               104          62          55          52           47          47             47           0 
100 to 499 employees                    181              100                81          48          44          42           35          33             33           1 
500 to 999 employees                     65               40                25          16          13          12           14          14             14           0 
1000 or more employees                  446              221               225         129         112          98          106         101            101           2 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            352
(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, HISPANIC                                                                           
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                         27          138           45           199 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                                  8           89            3            16 
 Under 6 years                                  3           30            1             6 
 6 to 11 years                                  3           35            2             7 
 12 to 17 years                                 1           24            0             4 
18 to 24 years                                  0           18            1             0 
25 to 34 years                                  6            6            1             6 
35 to 44 years                                  1           12            0            12 
45 to 54 years                                  1            3            3            10 
55 to 64 years                                  1            6            3            25 
Under 65 years                                 17          132           11            69 
65 years and over                              10            5           34           130 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                           13           61           19            74 
Female                                         14           77           26           126 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                         21          116           30           126 
Foreign-born                                    6           22           15            74 
 Naturalized citizen                            0            5            7            42 
 Not a citizen                                  6           17            8            31 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                       0           19           11            82 
Midwest                                         6           10            6             5 
South                                          11           24           16            73 
West                                           10           84           11            39 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            353
(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                                    22          123           17            87 
Householders                                    8           16            6            39 
 Under 65 years                                 4           16            2            10 
 65 years and over                              3            0            3            28 
 Spouse present                                 7            9            4            16 
 No spouse present                              1            7            1            23 
Spouses of householders                         6           13            7            22 
 Under 65 years                                 3           13            3             7 
 65 years and over                              3            0            4            15 
Children of householders                        8           90            3            19 
 Under 6 years                                  3           30            1             6 
 6 to 11 years                                  3           31            2             7 
 12 to 17 years                                 1           24            0             4 
 > 17 years                                     0            6            0             3 
Other relatives of householders                 0            4            2             8 
In unrelated subfamilies                        0            0            0             0 
Unrelated individuals                           5           14           28           112 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                     19           62           14            45 
Husbands                                        8           11            7            25 
 Under 65 years                                 4           11            3             7 
 65 years and over                              3            0            4            18 
Wives                                           5           11            5            13 
 Under 65 years                                 2           11            1             4 
 65 years and over                              3            0            4             9 
Children under 18 years                         7           38            3             4 
 Under 6 years                                  3           15            1             3 
 6 to 11 years                                  2           12            2             1 
 12 to 17 years                                 1           11            0             0 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            354
(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                 0           56            1            37 
Householders                                    0            7            0            19 
 Under 65 years                                 0           56            0            16 
 65 years and over                              0            0            1            21 
Children under 18                               0           46            0            12 
 Under 6 years                                  0           12            0             2 
 6 to 11 years                                  0           21            0             6 
 12 to 17 years                                 0           13            0             4 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                              23          122           41           186 
$25,000 to $49,999                              4           15            3            13 
$50,000 to $74,999                              0            1            1             0 
$75,000 or more                                 0            0            0             0 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                          19           49           42           183 
No high school diploma                          9           29           21           145 
High school grad,only                           6           18            8            27 
Some college,no degree                          3            2            3             3 
Associate degree                                1            0            3             4 
Bachelor's degree +                             0            0            8             5 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                           9           44            8            52 
Worked during the year                          4           27            2             0 
 Full-time                                      4           20            1             0 
 Part-time                                      0            8            1             0 
Did not work                                    5           17            6            52 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                           4           27            2             0 
Less than 25 employees                          1           10            0             0 
25 to 99 employees                              0            4            0             0 
100 to 499 employees                            0            1            1             0 
500 to 999 employees                            0            4            0             0 
1000 or more employees                          3            7            1             0 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            355
(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, HISPANIC                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            44.23             55.77       15.59       13.57        5.10        42.95       39.29          39.29        6.35 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            32.16             67.84       14.72       13.61        0.05        56.22       55.49          55.49        1.01 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            28.63             71.37       12.48       11.55        0.00        61.49       60.53          60.53        1.14 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            29.98             70.02       16.77       16.05        0.00        56.94       56.23          56.23        1.03 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            40.42             59.58       15.34       13.43        0.18        47.31       46.89          46.89        0.79 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            66.72             33.28       14.32        9.98        5.31        21.17       20.61          20.61        0.57 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            60.86             39.14       16.80       14.69       10.30        23.49       22.64          22.64        0.86 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            56.15             43.85       20.24       18.18       13.08        25.37       25.02          25.02        1.78 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            52.92             47.08       21.03       19.39       15.82        27.49       24.47          24.47        5.26 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            49.11             50.89        9.60        6.20        5.07        43.56       33.02          33.02       18.83 
Under 65 years                     100.00            46.13             53.87       15.77       13.82        5.06        40.48       39.20          39.20        2.10 
65 years and over                  100.00             8.29             91.71       12.17        8.74        5.85        89.60       41.09          41.09       86.64 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            46.61             53.39       15.32       13.54        6.66        40.73       37.18          37.18        5.68 
Female                             100.00            42.19             57.81       15.82       13.59        3.76        44.85       41.10          41.10        6.93 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            30.41             69.59       16.62       14.35        3.92        56.72       53.29          53.29        6.25 
Foreign-born                       100.00            64.56             35.44       14.07       12.41        6.82        22.69       18.70          18.70        6.51 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            40.26             59.74       18.29       15.85        9.76        43.56       30.94          30.94       22.21 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            69.27             30.73       13.26       11.74        6.25        18.65       16.32          16.32        3.46 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00            25.34             74.66       11.82       10.06        5.20        65.84       62.57          62.57       13.05 
Midwest                            100.00            53.54             46.46       20.37       15.22        5.51        31.14       24.69          24.69        6.30 
South                              100.00            47.79             52.21       17.15       14.94        5.89        36.74       31.85          31.85        7.87 
West                               100.00            45.35             54.65       14.78       13.26        4.43        43.07       40.60          40.60        3.46 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            356
(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            42.20             57.80       15.43       14.20        4.80        45.02       42.33          42.33        3.98 
Householders                       100.00            47.85             52.15       17.41       15.44       12.25        36.50       31.40          31.40        7.70 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            50.62             49.38       18.17       16.07       12.68        32.81       31.19          31.19        2.10 
 65 years and over                 100.00             8.30             91.70        6.52        6.52        6.04        89.12       34.34          34.34       87.38 
 Spouse present                    100.00            53.80             46.20       22.10       19.80       14.47        26.17       18.79          18.79        9.18 
 No spouse present                 100.00            40.96             59.04       11.99       10.40        9.67        48.46       45.99          45.99        5.98 
Spouses of householders            100.00            58.52             41.48       18.66       17.15        8.90        25.88       21.00          21.00        7.51 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            61.90             38.10       19.21       17.65        9.37        21.53       19.78          19.78        2.39 
 65 years and over                 100.00             4.32             95.68        9.71        9.20        1.30        95.68       40.64          40.64       89.75 
Children of householders           100.00            32.79             67.21       14.82       14.00        0.64        55.73       54.83          54.83        1.27 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            27.03             72.97       12.91       12.10        0.00        63.10       61.97          61.97        1.32 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            28.92             71.08       17.02       16.21        0.00        57.85       57.04          57.04        1.17 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            35.37             64.63       16.24       15.21        0.23        52.22       51.70          51.70        0.99 
 > 17 years                        100.00            60.39             39.61       11.30       10.87        5.89        30.22       29.03          29.03        2.06 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            54.74             45.26       10.31        9.04        3.58        35.81       32.43          32.43        4.58 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            50.35             49.65       18.12       17.16        5.52        31.53       31.53          31.53        0.00 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            55.45             44.55       16.22        9.42        6.80        32.12       22.36          22.36       21.06 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            47.84             52.16       18.38       16.89        5.61        36.27       32.81          32.81        4.42 
Husbands                           100.00            54.90             45.10       22.42       20.10       18.53        25.44       17.38          17.38       10.93 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            59.26             40.74       23.98       21.44       19.77        19.18       16.00          16.00        3.62 
 65 years and over                 100.00            10.94             89.06        6.67        6.67        6.04        88.43       31.29          31.29       84.53 
Wives                              100.00            57.53             42.47       18.24       16.78        4.65        26.61       22.49          22.49        5.70 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            60.06             39.94       18.60       17.09        4.88        23.31       22.25          22.25        1.39 
 65 years and over                 100.00             5.59             94.41       10.89       10.23        0.00        94.41       27.43          27.43       94.41 
Children under 18 years            100.00            37.14             62.86       17.33       16.04        0.00        48.15       47.05          47.05        0.95 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            34.65             65.35       16.07       14.78        0.00        51.74       50.24          50.24        1.38 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            34.11             65.89       18.73       17.43        0.00        49.75       48.92          48.92        0.71 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            45.80             54.20       17.39       16.11        0.00        39.78       38.94          38.94        0.59 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            357
(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            30.98             69.02       10.82        9.91        3.47        61.12       59.97          59.97        3.02 
Householders                       100.00            37.91             62.09       12.67       11.04       10.20        50.83       49.34          49.34        5.09 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            31.45             68.55       10.93       10.00        3.41        60.53       60.16          60.16        1.19 
 65 years and over                 100.00            10.92             89.08        6.11        6.11        6.11        86.01       52.03          52.03       80.29 
Children under 18                  100.00            20.96             79.04       10.80       10.35        0.13        72.20       72.06          72.06        1.18 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            18.23             81.77        7.05        6.45        0.00        77.53       77.17          77.17        0.93 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            19.84             80.16       13.44       13.44        0.00        71.86       71.86          71.86        1.38 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            26.19             73.81       12.67       11.84        0.47        65.21       65.21          65.21        1.27 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            42.84             57.16       14.59       12.71        5.07        45.39       41.42          41.42        6.89 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            49.94             50.06       22.75       20.38        5.47        29.93       28.54          28.54        2.72 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            71.57             28.43       16.82       11.64        3.56        13.86       10.90          10.90        2.96 
$75,000 or more                    100.00            67.37             32.63       31.17       25.17        6.78         1.46        1.46           1.46        0.00 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            54.57             45.43       16.33       13.53        9.42        31.57       25.41          25.41       10.93 
No high school diploma             100.00            54.97             45.03       13.17       11.52        8.02        33.85       27.62          27.62       12.31 
High school grad,only              100.00            57.95             42.05       15.94       13.86        9.37        29.36       24.01          24.01        8.11 
Some college,no degree             100.00            53.17             46.83       26.03       18.28       14.78        22.51       18.13          18.13        4.63 
Associate degree                   100.00            53.06             46.94       26.74       15.97        4.99        26.18       18.16          18.16       13.51 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            29.73             70.27       49.47       35.62       25.22        27.06       14.01          14.01       16.72 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            59.34             40.66       16.76       14.02        9.79        25.59       23.80          23.80        3.13 
Worked during the year             100.00            61.75             38.25       20.68       17.83       15.53        19.48       18.88          18.88        0.35 
 Full-time                         100.00            64.83             35.17       21.49       19.13       17.38        15.55       15.07          15.07        0.17 
 Part-time                         100.00            52.87             47.13       18.36       14.10       10.17        30.79       29.88          29.88        0.87 
Did not work                       100.00            56.81             43.19       12.64       10.01        3.76        32.03       28.97          28.97        6.05 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            61.75             38.25       20.68       17.83       15.53        19.48       18.88          18.88        0.35 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            71.23             28.77       12.81       10.32        7.71        17.47       17.01          17.01        0.34 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            61.21             38.79       23.03       20.73       19.57        17.41       17.41          17.41        0.00 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            55.37             44.63       26.77       24.57       23.51        19.19       18.54          18.54        0.65 
500 to 999 employees               100.00            61.02             38.98       24.40       20.34       18.29        21.04       21.04          21.04        0.00 
1000 or more employees             100.00            49.50             50.50       28.95       25.10       22.06        23.83       22.61          22.61        0.52 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            358
(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, HISPANIC                                                                           
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       0.40         2.06         0.67          2.97 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               0.25         2.86         0.09          0.53 
 Under 6 years                               0.28         2.44         0.10          0.46 
 6 to 11 years                               0.32         3.24         0.15          0.63 
 12 to 17 years                              0.12         2.97         0.00          0.50 
18 to 24 years                               0.00         2.08         0.14          0.00 
25 to 34 years                               0.58         0.58         0.10          0.60 
35 to 44 years                               0.15         1.64         0.00          1.59 
45 to 54 years                               0.29         0.75         0.69          2.53 
55 to 64 years                               0.28         1.86         1.15          8.47 
Under 65 years                               0.27         2.08         0.17          1.08 
65 years and over                            2.99         1.61        10.07         38.64 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         0.42         1.97         0.60          2.38 
Female                                       0.39         2.13         0.73          3.47 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       0.54         2.90         0.76          3.14 
Foreign-born                                 0.20         0.80         0.54          2.71 
 Naturalized citizen                         0.00         1.03         1.58          9.59 
 Not a citizen                               0.24         0.76         0.34          1.38 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    0.04         2.31         1.32          9.78 
Midwest                                      1.37         2.39         1.43          1.22 
South                                        0.47         1.04         0.71          3.15 
West                                         0.32         2.69         0.37          1.26 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            359
(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                                  0.39         2.19         0.30          1.55 
Householders                                 0.58         1.21         0.42          2.89 
 Under 65 years                              0.34         1.29         0.18          0.81 
 65 years and over                           3.91         0.00         3.93         32.60 
 Spouse present                              0.92         1.21         0.62          2.21 
 No spouse present                           0.18         1.21         0.19          3.68 
Spouses of householders                      0.84         1.79         0.92          3.02 
 Under 65 years                              0.40         1.90         0.37          1.04 
 65 years and over                           7.84         0.00         9.71         34.70 
Children of householders                     0.27         3.08         0.10          0.64 
 Under 6 years                               0.33         2.84         0.11          0.53 
 6 to 11 years                               0.36         3.28         0.17          0.72 
 12 to 17 years                              0.16         3.71         0.00          0.62 
 > 17 years                                  0.00         1.91         0.00          0.87 
Other relatives of householders              0.00         0.60         0.25          1.21 
In unrelated subfamilies                     0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
Unrelated individuals                        0.54         1.51         2.94         11.68 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   0.57         1.84         0.42          1.32 
Husbands                                     1.03         1.50         0.90          3.39 
 Under 65 years                              0.62         1.65         0.39          1.00 
 65 years and over                           5.15         0.00         6.04         27.39 
Wives                                        0.73         1.51         0.65          1.84 
 Under 65 years                              0.27         1.58         0.15          0.60 
 65 years and over                          10.16         0.00        10.89         27.43 
Children under 18 years                      0.39         2.25         0.17          0.23 
 Under 6 years                               0.51         2.17         0.18          0.38 
 6 to 11 years                               0.35         2.00         0.28          0.22 
 12 to 17 years                              0.25         2.76         0.00          0.00 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            360
(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              0.00         2.85         0.07          1.87 
Householders                                 0.00         1.41         0.00          3.61 
 Under 65 years                              0.00         2.92         0.00          0.82 
 65 years and over                           0.00         0.00         3.04         46.30 
Children under 18                            0.00         3.96         0.00          1.04 
 Under 6 years                               0.00         2.81         0.00          0.56 
 6 to 11 years                               0.00         5.14         0.00          1.38 
 12 to 17 years                              0.00         4.07         0.00          1.27 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            0.39         2.07         0.69          3.17 
$25,000 to $49,999                           0.63         2.23         0.43          1.96 
$50,000 to $74,999                           0.00         0.97         1.29          0.00 
$75,000 or more                              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        0.53         1.37         1.17          5.06 
No high school diploma                       0.39         1.27         0.91          6.26 
High school grad,only                        0.72         2.14         0.91          3.16 
Some college,no degree                       1.09         0.78         0.92          1.10 
Associate degree                             1.82         0.00         4.66          6.80 
Bachelor's degree +                          0.00         0.00         6.26          3.67 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        0.28         1.34         0.25          1.60 
Worked during the year                       0.24         1.62         0.13          0.00 
 Full-time                                   0.31         1.57         0.09          0.00 
 Part-time                                   0.05         1.79         0.23          0.00 
Did not work                                 0.31         1.04         0.38          3.29 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        0.24         1.62         0.13          0.00 
Less than 25 employees                       0.13         1.38         0.00          0.00 
25 to 99 employees                           0.00         1.65         0.00          0.00 
100 to 499 employees                         0.00         0.68         0.65          0.00 
500 to 999 employees                         0.00         6.47         0.00          0.00 
1000 or more employees                       0.71         1.67         0.23          0.00 

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/h03_004.htm