There is also additional background information for this table group.

Contents for Table | Contact: hhes-info@census.gov

Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            397
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                                1,214              441               773         327         216          97          494         441            441         134 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                          447              125               322          86          73           2          256         249            249          27 
 Under 6 years                          131               32                98          26          25           0           77          75             75           3 
 6 to 11 years                          136               25               111          18          18           0          102         102            102           7 
 12 to 17 years                         180               67               113          42          30           2           77          72             72          17 
18 to 24 years                          154               69                85          64          32          12           21          21             21           0 
25 to 34 years                          180              105                75          57          42          31           25          23             23           2 
35 to 44 years                          129               55                74          31          12           9           43          43             43           7 
45 to 54 years                          131               55                76          53          40          31           28          28             28          11 
55 to 64 years                           87               28                59          20          13           7           41          33             33           7 
Under 65 years                        1,128              437               691         312         211          92          414         397            397          54 
65 years and over                        86                4                82          16           6           6           80          44             44          80 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                    588              225               363         149          96          55          230         204            204          60 
Female                                  626              216               410         179         120          42          264         237            237          73 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                                  414              126               288         112          82          24          188         181            181          19 
Foreign-born                            800              315               485         216         134          73          305         260            260         114 
 Naturalized citizen                    305               86               219         113          81          43          141          97             97          82 
 Not a citizen                          495              229               266         103          53          30          165         163            163          32 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                               244              100               144          56          27          11          106         103            103          20 
Midwest                                 104               55                50          32          19          15           24          16             16           9 
South                                   195              117                78          31          17           8           47          42             42          13 
West                                    671              169               501         208         153          63          317         280            280          92 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            398
(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                             932              314               619         220         164          56          435         392            392          94 
Householders                            235               90               145          58          38          33           93          72             72          39 
 Under 65 years                         208               90               118          56          38          33           66          62             62          12 
 65 years and over                       27                0                27           2           0           0           27          10             10          27 
 Spouse present                         169               65               104          42          29          24           68          49             49          35 
 No spouse present                       66               26                40          16           9           9           25          24             24           4 
Spouses of householders                 179               66               113          51          38          15           73          58             58          29 
 Under 65 years                         158               64                95          48          38          15           55          53             53          10 
 65 years and over                       21                2                18           3           0           0           18           6              6          18 
Children of householders                471              127               344         101          82           2          262         257            257          26 
 Under 6 years                          124               27                97          24          24           0           77          75             75           3 
 6 to 11 years                          131               20               111          18          18           0          102         102            102           7 
 12 to 17 years                         159               57               102          34          25           0           75          71             71          16 
 > 17 years                              57               24                33          25          16           2            9           9              9           0 
Other relatives of householders          47               30                17          11           6           5            6           4              4           1 
In unrelated subfamilies                 10                5                 5           5           5           1            0           0              0           0 
Unrelated individuals                   271              122               149         102          47          40           59          49             49          39 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families              707              242               465         180         139          44          319         279            279          90 
Husbands                                175               62               112          46          31          29           73          53             53          36 
 Under 65 years                         144               60                84          43          31          29           45          45             45           8 
 65 years and over                       30                2                28           3           0           0           28           8              8          28 
Wives                                   173               68               105          47          35          11           68          54             54          28 
 Under 65 years                         160               68                92          45          35          11           54          49             49          14 
 65 years and over                       14                0                14           2           0           0           14           6              6          14 
Children under 18 years                 302               90               212          61          54           0          169         163            163          26 
 Under 6 years                           80               23                57          17          17           0           44          43             43           3 
 6 to 11 years                           96               20                76          13          13           0           70          70             70           7 
 12 to 17 years                         126               47                79          30          24           0           55          51             51          16 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            399
(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         206               71               135          26          18           8          110         109            109           1 
Householders                             59               26                34          12           6           6           22          21             21           1 
 Under 65 years                         205               71               134          26          18           8          109         109            109           0 
 65 years and over                        1                0                 1           0           0           0            1           0              0           1 
Children under 18                       130               33                97          13          10           0           86          86             86           0 
 Under 6 years                           48                9                39           6           5           0           33          33             33           0 
 6 to 11 years                           38                5                34           2           2           0           33          33             33           0 
 12 to 17 years                          44               19                25           4           2           0           21          21             21           0 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                     1,052              346               707         274         181          80          479         428            428         129 
$25,000 to $49,999                      111               72                39          32          27          16            8           6              6           4 
$50,000 to $74,999                       11               10                 1           1           1           1            0           0              0           0 
$75,000 or more                          40               14                26          20           7           1            6           6              6           0 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                   767              316               451         242         144          95          238         192            192         106 
No high school diploma                  161               59               101          19          10           7           83          76             76          36 
High school grad,only                   182               91                92          45          30          18           63          46             46          29 
Some college,no degree                  176               69               107          74          46          19           39          34             34          12 
Associate degree                         41                8                33          17          15          11           16          13             13           3 
Bachelor's degree +                     207               89               118          86          43          40           37          22             22          27 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                   681              312               369         226         138          90          158         148            148          27 
Worked during the year                  303              149               154         112          71          58           46          46             46           5 
 Full-time                              192              106                86          67          50          45           23          23             23           4 
 Part-time                              112               44                68          45          22          13           23          23             23           2 
Did not work                            378              163               215         114          67          32          113         102            102          21 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                   303              149               154         112          71          58           46          46             46           5 
Less than 25 employees                  131               71                61          35          12          11           26          26             26           2 
25 to 99 employees                       48               18                29          23          19          18            6           6              6           4 
100 to 499 employees                     23               15                 8           8           5           5            0           0              0           0 
500 to 999 employees                     12                5                 6           2           2           2            4           4              4           0 
1000 or more employees                   89               40                50          43          33          22           10          10             10           0 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            400
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                          5           38           21            86 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                                  2           18            0            22 
 Under 6 years                                  2            3            0             3 
 6 to 11 years                                  0            9            0             7 
 12 to 17 years                                 0            6            0            12 
18 to 24 years                                  0            0            0             0 
25 to 34 years                                  2            5            0             2 
35 to 44 years                                  0            0            0             7 
45 to 54 years                                  0            5            5            11 
55 to 64 years                                  2            0            3             0 
Under 65 years                                  5           28            8            42 
65 years and over                               0           10           13            44 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                            0           15           10            35 
Female                                          5           23           11            52 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                          2            8            2            13 
Foreign-born                                    4           30           19            73 
 Naturalized citizen                            4           28           19            42 
 Not a citizen                                  0            2            0            31 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                       0           15           12            17 
Midwest                                         5            2            1             6 
South                                           0            0            0             8 
West                                            0           21            9            55 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            401
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                     5           31           10            57 
Householders                                    0            6            4            18 
 Under 65 years                                 0            4            3             8 
 65 years and over                              0            2            2            10 
 Spouse present                                 0            6            4            16 
 No spouse present                              0            0            0             3 
Spouses of householders                         2            8            5            16 
 Under 65 years                                 2            6            3            10 
 65 years and over                              0            2            3             6 
Children of householders                        2           18            0            22 
 Under 6 years                                  2            3            0             3 
 6 to 11 years                                  0            9            0             7 
 12 to 17 years                                 0            6            0            12 
 > 17 years                                     0            0            0             0 
Other relatives of householders                 2            0            0             1 
In unrelated subfamilies                        0            0            0             0 
Unrelated individuals                           0            6           12            29 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                      4           30           10            53 
Husbands                                        0            6            5            16 
 Under 65 years                                 0            4            3             8 
 65 years and over                              0            2            3             8 
Wives                                           2            8            4            16 
 Under 65 years                                 2            6            3            10 
 65 years and over                              0            2            2             6 
Children under 18 years                         2           16            0            22 
 Under 6 years                                  2            3            0             3 
 6 to 11 years                                  0            7            0             7 
 12 to 17 years                                 0            6            0            12 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            402
(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            1            0             0 
Householders                                    0            0            0             0 
 Under 65 years                                 0            1            0             0 
 65 years and over                              0            0            0             0 
Children under 18                               0            1            0             0 
 Under 6 years                                  0            0            0             0 
 6 to 11 years                                  0            1            0             0 
 12 to 17 years                                 0            0            0             0 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                               5           37           20            83 
$25,000 to $49,999                              0            1            1             3 
$50,000 to $74,999                              0            0            0             0 
$75,000 or more                                 0            0            0             0 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                           4           20           21            64 
No high school diploma                          0            0            1            29 
High school grad,only                           2            9           14            14 
Some college,no degree                          2            6            3            10 
Associate degree                                0            0            0             0 
Bachelor's degree +                             0            5            4            12 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                           4           10            8            20 
Worked during the year                          0            3            0             5 
 Full-time                                      0            3            0             4 
 Part-time                                      0            0            0             2 
Did not work                                    4            7            8            15 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                           0            3            0             5 
Less than 25 employees                          0            0            0             2 
25 to 99 employees                              0            0            0             4 
100 to 499 employees                            0            0            0             0 
500 to 999 employees                            0            0            0             0 
1000 or more employees                          0            3            0             0 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            403
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            36.31             63.69       26.97       17.80        8.00        40.66       36.32          36.32       11.01 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            27.87             72.13       19.17       16.23        0.37        57.25       55.75          55.75        6.08 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            24.72             75.28       19.70       19.20        0.00        58.89       57.73          57.73        2.32 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            18.28             81.72       13.12       13.12        0.00        75.10       75.10          75.10        4.92 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            37.39             62.61       23.35       16.42        0.93        42.59       39.72          39.72        9.67 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            44.54             55.46       41.74       20.71        7.76        13.72       13.72          13.72        0.00 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            58.55             41.45       31.62       23.26       17.00        13.82       12.66          12.66        1.20 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            42.64             57.36       24.05        9.24        6.91        33.30       33.30          33.30        5.49 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            41.80             58.20       40.64       30.31       23.68        21.41       21.41          21.41        8.50 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            32.57             67.43       23.49       14.43        8.47        47.22       37.56          37.56        7.53 
Under 65 years                     100.00            38.71             61.29       27.63       18.66        8.12        36.70       35.18          35.18        4.80 
65 years and over                  100.00             4.58             95.42       18.29        6.52        6.52        92.90       51.38          51.38       92.90 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            38.30             61.70       25.30       16.39        9.39        39.11       34.73          34.73       10.27 
Female                             100.00            34.44             65.56       28.53       19.13        6.70        42.12       37.81          37.81       11.70 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            30.38             69.62       26.97       19.84        5.80        45.52       43.63          43.63        4.70 
Foreign-born                       100.00            39.37             60.63       26.96       16.75        9.14        38.15       32.53          32.53       14.27 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            28.20             71.80       36.90       26.59       14.15        46.10       31.80          31.80       26.89 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            46.25             53.75       20.84       10.68        6.06        33.24       32.99          32.99        6.50 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00            41.12             58.88       22.95       11.15        4.57        43.24       42.07          42.07        8.17 
Midwest                            100.00            52.36             47.64       30.80       18.11       14.66        23.23       14.86          14.86        8.49 
South                              100.00            59.85             40.15       16.14        8.91        4.07        24.02       21.71          21.71        6.60 
West                               100.00            25.21             74.79       30.98       22.76        9.36        47.27       41.81          41.81       13.72 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            404
(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            33.64             66.36       23.60       17.59        5.99        46.63       42.02          42.02       10.13 
Householders                       100.00            38.35             61.65       24.59       15.98       14.09        39.63       30.82          30.82       16.51 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            43.36             56.64       26.92       18.07       15.93        31.75       29.97          29.97        5.62 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.00            100.00        6.67        0.00        0.00       100.00       37.29          37.29      100.00 
 Spouse present                    100.00            38.19             61.81       24.94       16.93       14.30        40.44       28.87          28.87       20.75 
 No spouse present                 100.00            38.77             61.23       23.69       13.57       13.57        37.54       35.79          35.79        5.68 
Spouses of householders            100.00            36.85             63.15       28.22       21.03        8.56        40.99       32.63          32.63       16.07 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            40.26             59.74       30.13       23.79        9.68        34.67       33.36          33.36        6.48 
 65 years and over                 100.00            10.84             89.16       13.67        0.00        0.00        89.16       27.05          27.05       89.16 
Children of householders           100.00            26.98             73.02       21.42       17.50        0.44        55.67       54.52          54.52        5.50 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            21.47             78.53       19.78       19.25        0.00        62.25       61.02          61.02        2.45 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            15.29             84.71       13.60       13.60        0.00        77.85       77.85          77.85        5.10 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            35.71             64.29       21.24       15.83        0.00        46.81       44.37          44.37       10.15 
 > 17 years                        100.00            41.44             58.56       43.52       27.37        3.67        15.04       15.04          15.04        0.00 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            64.38             35.62       23.00       13.36       11.26        12.62        8.70           8.70        2.10 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            48.67             51.33       51.33       51.33       11.70         0.00        0.00           0.00        0.00 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            45.03             54.97       37.63       17.33       14.78        21.65       18.06          18.06       14.42 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            34.27             65.73       25.50       19.60        6.20        45.11       39.46          39.46       12.68 
Husbands                           100.00            35.77             64.23       26.20       17.86       16.41        42.07       30.28          30.28       20.67 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            41.74             58.26       29.75       21.62       19.87        31.43       31.43          31.43        5.54 
 65 years and over                 100.00             7.41             92.59        9.35        0.00        0.00        92.59       24.79          24.79       92.59 
Wives                              100.00            39.24             60.76       27.05       20.22        6.25        39.37       31.33          31.33       15.99 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            42.62             57.38       28.25       21.97        6.79        34.14       30.52          30.52        8.74 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.00            100.00       13.14        0.00        0.00       100.00       40.73          40.73      100.00 
Children under 18 years            100.00            29.89             70.11       20.08       18.04        0.00        55.89       54.09          54.09        8.57 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            28.38             71.62       21.76       21.76        0.00        55.24       53.35          53.35        3.77 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            20.95             79.05       14.03       14.03        0.00        72.71       72.71          72.71        6.99 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            37.65             62.35       23.61       18.72        0.00        43.51       40.41          40.41       12.84 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            405
(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            34.49             65.51       12.83        8.69        4.06        53.40       52.84          52.84        0.56 
Householders                       100.00            43.12             56.88       19.49       10.35       10.35        37.39       35.44          35.44        1.95 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            34.69             65.31       12.90        8.74        4.08        53.14       53.14          53.14        0.00 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.00            100.00        0.00        0.00        0.00       100.00        0.00           0.00      100.00 
Children under 18                  100.00            25.57             74.43        9.73        7.34        0.00        65.85       65.85          65.85        0.00 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            19.72             80.28       12.67       11.31        0.00        67.61       67.61          67.61        0.00 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            12.55             87.45        6.43        6.43        0.00        84.90       84.90          84.90        0.00 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            43.34             56.66        9.38        3.77        0.00        47.28       47.28          47.28        0.00 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            32.86             67.14       26.04       17.20        7.55        45.54       40.66          40.66       12.28 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            64.64             35.36       29.24       24.48       14.13         7.02        5.87           5.87        4.00 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            87.18             12.82       12.82        9.54        9.54         0.00        0.00           0.00        0.00 
$75,000 or more                    100.00            34.46             65.54       49.28       17.40        2.36        16.26       16.26          16.26        0.00 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            41.22             58.78       31.51       18.72       12.45        30.99       24.99          24.99       13.88 
No high school diploma             100.00            36.94             63.06       12.03        6.23        4.35        51.67       47.50          47.50       22.17 
High school grad,only              100.00            49.72             50.28       24.63       16.34        9.69        34.60       24.99          24.99       16.08 
Some college,no degree             100.00            39.04             60.96       42.40       26.27       10.96        21.94       19.55          19.55        6.81 
Associate degree                   100.00            19.97             80.03       40.87       36.87       27.53        39.16       32.30          32.30        6.87 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            43.13             56.87       41.60       20.51       19.44        17.84       10.71          10.71       12.90 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            45.83             54.17       33.17       20.25       13.19        23.21       21.68          21.68        3.96 
Worked during the year             100.00            49.24             50.76       36.84       23.53       19.23        15.03       15.03          15.03        1.80 
 Full-time                         100.00            55.02             44.98       34.95       26.00       23.63        11.80       11.80          11.80        1.85 
 Part-time                         100.00            39.31             60.69       40.09       19.29       11.67        20.59       20.59          20.59        1.71 
Did not work                       100.00            43.08             56.92       30.23       17.62        8.35        29.78       27.00          27.00        5.69 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            49.24             50.76       36.84       23.53       19.23        15.03       15.03          15.03        1.80 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            53.89             46.11       26.62        9.51        8.63        19.49       19.49          19.49        1.46 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            38.58             61.42       49.12       39.83       37.90        12.30       12.30          12.30        7.41 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            64.88             35.12       35.12       20.16       20.16         0.00        0.00           0.00        0.00 
500 to 999 employees               100.00            46.06             53.94       17.60       17.60       17.60        36.34       36.34          36.34        0.00 
1000 or more employees             100.00            44.52             55.48       48.32       37.10       24.81        10.96       10.96          10.96        0.00 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            406
(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 
ASIAN                                                                                     
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       0.45         3.12         1.76          7.12 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               0.34         3.95         0.00          4.92 
 Under 6 years                               1.16         2.15         0.00          2.32 
 6 to 11 years                               0.00         6.50         0.00          4.92 
 12 to 17 years                              0.00         3.32         0.00          6.80 
18 to 24 years                               0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
25 to 34 years                               1.16         2.83         0.00          1.20 
35 to 44 years                               0.00         0.00         0.00          5.49 
45 to 54 years                               0.00         3.86         3.86          8.50 
55 to 64 years                               2.13         0.00         3.28          0.00 
Under 65 years                               0.48         2.46         0.70          3.76 
65 years and over                            0.00        11.79        15.77         51.38 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         0.00         2.53         1.69          5.89 
Female                                       0.87         3.67         1.83          8.27 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       0.37         1.93         0.58          3.18 
Foreign-born                                 0.49         3.74         2.38          9.15 
 Naturalized citizen                         1.29         9.25         6.24         13.87 
 Not a citizen                               0.00         0.34         0.00          6.24 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    0.00         6.14         4.73          7.00 
Midwest                                      5.23         1.63         1.31          5.34 
South                                        0.00         0.00         0.00          4.28 
West                                         0.00         3.16         1.27          8.26 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            407
(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                                  0.59         3.37         1.04          6.11 
Householders                                 0.00         2.57         1.85          7.70 
 Under 65 years                              0.00         2.03         1.22          3.84 
 65 years and over                           0.00         6.67         6.67         37.29 
 Spouse present                              0.00         3.57         2.57          9.18 
 No spouse present                           0.00         0.00         0.00          3.93 
Spouses of householders                      1.16         4.32         3.00          8.87 
 Under 65 years                              1.31         3.74         1.60          6.48 
 65 years and over                           0.00         8.73        13.67         27.05 
Children of householders                     0.32         3.75         0.00          4.67 
 Under 6 years                               1.23         2.27         0.00          2.45 
 6 to 11 years                               0.00         6.74         0.00          5.10 
 12 to 17 years                              0.00         3.76         0.00          7.70 
 > 17 years                                  0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
Other relatives of householders              3.93         0.00         0.00          2.10 
In unrelated subfamilies                     0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
Unrelated individuals                        0.00         2.38         4.31         10.83 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   0.51         4.23         1.37          7.55 
Husbands                                     0.00         3.46         3.07          8.88 
 Under 65 years                              0.00         2.93         1.75          5.54 
 65 years and over                           0.00         5.96         9.35         24.79 
Wives                                        1.20         4.46         2.50          9.15 
 Under 65 years                              1.30         3.71         1.58          6.42 
 65 years and over                           0.00        13.14        13.14         40.73 
Children under 18 years                      0.50         5.35         0.00          7.28 
 Under 6 years                               1.89         3.50         0.00          3.77 
 6 to 11 years                               0.00         7.68         0.00          6.99 
 12 to 17 years                              0.00         4.76         0.00          9.74 
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                            408
(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         0.72         0.00          0.00 
Householders                                 0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
 Under 65 years                              0.00         0.72         0.00          0.00 
 65 years and over                           0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
Children under 18                            0.00         1.14         0.00          0.00 
 Under 6 years                               0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
 6 to 11 years                               0.00         3.88         0.00          0.00 
 12 to 17 years                              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            0.52         3.51         1.94          7.91 
$25,000 to $49,999                           0.00         0.90         0.90          2.86 
$50,000 to $74,999                           0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
$75,000 or more                              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        0.51         2.64         2.79          8.40 
No high school diploma                       0.00         0.00         0.64         18.00 
High school grad,only                        1.14         4.93         7.80          7.62 
Some college,no degree                       1.06         3.37         1.44          5.48 
Associate degree                             0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
Bachelor's degree +                          0.00         2.57         1.75          5.76 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        0.58         1.49         1.16          3.00 
Worked during the year                       0.00         1.12         0.00          1.80 
 Full-time                                   0.00         1.77         0.00          1.85 
 Part-time                                   0.00         0.00         0.00          1.71 
Did not work                                 1.04         1.79         2.09          3.96 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        0.00         1.12         0.00          1.80 
Less than 25 employees                       0.00         0.00         0.00          1.46 
25 to 99 employees                           0.00         0.00         0.00          7.41 
100 to 499 employees                         0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
500 to 999 employees                         0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00 
1000 or more employees                       0.00         3.80         0.00          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_008.htm