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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         161
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (ALL RACES)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                    All households                      Households in poverty          
                                                     With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage    
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
    Characteristics                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     ALL RACES                           106,418    14,328      13.5    28,563    11,881     5,264      44.3    12,010 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                 85,737    11,127      13.0    22,499     8,984     3,913      43.6     9,215 
  Inside central cities...........        32,018     5,638      17.6    11,679     4,854     2,339      48.2     5,650 
    One million or more...........        20,325     3,579      17.6     7,383     3,001     1,443      48.1     3,577 
    Under one million.............        11,693     2,058      17.6     4,296     1,853       895      48.3     2,072 
  Outside central cities..........        53,719     5,490      10.2    10,820     4,131     1,574      38.1     3,565 
    One million or more...........        37,005     3,455       9.3     6,729     2,533       896      35.4     2,051 
    Under one million.............        16,714     2,034      12.2     4,091     1,598       678      42.5     1,514 
Outside metropolitan areas........        20,681     3,201      15.5     6,064     2,896     1,351      46.6     2,795 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................        20,212     3,053      15.1     6,022     2,224     1,123      50.5     2,522 
Midwest...........................        24,496     2,636      10.8     5,351     2,353       986      41.9     2,368 
South.............................        38,526     5,281      13.7     9,634     4,906     2,079      42.4     4,212 
West..............................        23,185     3,358      14.5     7,556     2,398     1,076      44.9     2,908 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         162
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (ALL RACES)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                    All households                      Households in poverty          
                                                     With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage    
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        84,591    11,457      13.5    24,721     9,172     4,432      48.3    10,974 
  15 to 24 years..................         6,393     1,412      22.1     2,928     1,480       669      45.2     1,598 
  25 to 34 years..................        18,554     2,882      15.5     7,198     2,220     1,207      54.4     3,606 
  35 to 44 years..................        23,904     3,063      12.8     7,469     2,239     1,135      50.7     3,214 
  45 to 54 years..................        21,797     2,364      10.8     4,416     1,674       777      46.4     1,547 
  55 to 64 years..................        13,944     1,737      12.5     2,709     1,560       645      41.4     1,009 
65 years and over.................        21,827     2,871      13.2     3,842     2,708       832      30.7     1,036 
  65 to 74 years..................        11,211     1,562      13.9     2,161     1,201       454      37.9       560 
  75 years and over...............        10,616     1,309      12.3     1,681     1,508       377      25.0       476 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              48.6      46.8       (x)       (x)      47.8      44.3       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................       106,418    14,328      13.5    28,563    11,881     5,264      44.3    12,010 
  Worked..........................        76,040     7,708      10.1    16,831     4,793     2,045      42.7     5,797 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        56,479     4,348       7.7     9,050     1,576       567      36.0     1,782 
  Did not work....................        30,379     6,620      21.8    11,732     7,088     3,219      45.4     6,213 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64...........        84,554    11,445      13.5    24,694     9,165     4,430      48.3    10,957 
  No work disability..............        75,016     7,563      10.1    17,280     6,043     2,329      38.5     6,896 
  With a work disability..........         9,539     3,882      40.7     7,414     3,122     2,101      67.3     4,061 
    severe work disability........         5,935     3,230      54.4     5,966     2,503     1,815      72.5     3,344 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         163
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (ALL RACES)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                    All households                      Households in poverty          
                                                     With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage    
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Family household..................        72,380    10,629      14.7    24,554     6,219     3,343      53.7     9,978 
  Married-couple families.........        55,603     5,324       9.6    12,182     2,636     1,040      39.5     3,266 
  Male householder, wife absent...         4,252       943      22.2     1,796       488       240      49.2       543 
  Female householder, husband absent.     12,525     4,361      34.8    10,575     3,096     2,062      66.6     6,169 
Nonfamily households..............        34,039     3,699      10.9     4,010     5,661     1,921      33.9     2,033 
  Male householder................        15,218     1,428       9.4     1,642     2,088       646      30.9       711 
    Living alone..................        11,536     1,026       8.9     1,026     1,577       508      32.2       508 
  Female householders.............        18,821     2,271      12.1     2,367     3,574     1,275      35.7     1,321 
    Living alone..................        16,283     2,017      12.4     2,017     3,154     1,156      36.6     1,156 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         164
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (ALL RACES)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                                    All households                      Households in poverty          
                                                     With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage    
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                       
No children.......................        59,616     5,115       8.6     5,949     6,579     2,115      32.1     2,332 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                  46,191     9,009      19.5    22,241     5,187     3,098      59.7     9,595 
  Child under 18 years..............      37,281     7,760      20.8    20,391     4,722     2,935      62.1     9,315 
    All under 6 years...............       8,777     2,153      24.5     4,525     1,163       804      69.2     1,943 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............       7,818     2,102      26.9     7,501     1,399       936      66.9     3,868 
    All 6 to 17 years...............      20,685     3,505      16.9     8,365     2,160     1,194      55.3     3,503 
  One child.......................        15,782     2,977      18.9     5,038     1,514       870      57.4     1,664 
    Under 6 years.................         5,666     1,339      23.6     2,268       680       452      66.5       860 
    6 to 17 years.................        10,115     1,638      16.2     2,770       834       417      50.1       804 
  Two or more children............        21,499     4,782      22.2    15,353     3,208     2,065      64.4     7,651 
    All under 6 years.............         3,111       814      26.1     2,258       482       352      72.9     1,083 
    Some under 6 years............         7,818     2,102      26.9     7,501     1,399       936      66.9     3,868 
    All 6 to 17 years.............        10,570     1,867      17.7     5,595     1,327       777      58.6     2,699 
  Mean children...................          1.90      2.13       (x)       (x)      2.33      2.41       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........        15,398     2,839      18.4     6,150     1,149       563      49.0     1,781 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................         1,043       397      38.1       867       178        94      53.0       232 
  All under 6 years...............           241        88      36.5       153        40        14      35.7        34 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............           112        48      43.0       141        16        11      67.5        20 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           690       261      37.8       573       122        69      56.6       178 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................        81,792    10,782      13.2    23,521     8,979     4,342      48.4    10,762 
One or more elderly...............        24,627     3,546      14.4     5,042     2,902       922      31.8     1,249 
  All members elderly.............        16,670     1,843      11.1     2,161     2,310       654      28.3       693 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..    22,244     2,844      12.8     3,854     2,735       852      31.1     1,094 
  Elderly other relative only.....         1,681       528      31.4       907        94        49      52.0       123 
  Elderly nonrelative only........           131        38      28.8        60        26        10      40.0        12 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: September 12, 2001
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