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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         165
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(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                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     WHITE                                88,543    10,171      11.5    19,534     8,379     3,342      39.9     7,274 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                 69,971     7,592      10.8    14,771     6,059     2,343      38.7     5,282 
  Inside central cities...........        23,004     3,230      14.0     6,381     2,816     1,178      41.8     2,695 
    One million or more...........        13,757     1,874      13.6     3,613     1,633       667      40.9     1,506 
    Under one million.............         9,247     1,356      14.7     2,767     1,183       511      43.2     1,189 
  Outside central cities..........        46,967     4,361       9.3     8,390     3,243     1,165      35.9     2,587 
    One million or more...........        31,911     2,684       8.4     5,073     1,957       632      32.3     1,421 
    Under one million.............        15,056     1,677      11.1     3,318     1,286       532      41.4     1,166 
Outside metropolitan areas........        18,571     2,580      13.9     4,763     2,320     1,000      43.1     1,992 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................        17,172     2,144      12.5     4,009     1,577       719      45.6     1,508 
Midwest...........................        21,472     1,900       8.9     3,629     1,694       621      36.6     1,334 
South.............................        30,221     3,480      11.5     6,034     3,188     1,178      36.9     2,259 
West..............................        19,678     2,647      13.5     5,861     1,921       825      43.0     2,173 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         166
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(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....................        69,152     7,997      11.6    16,695     6,302     2,787      44.2     6,632 
  15 to 24 years..................         4,955       928      18.7     1,817     1,039       391      37.6       871 
  25 to 34 years..................        14,652     2,008      13.7     4,910     1,452       756      52.1     2,223 
  35 to 44 years..................        19,473     2,156      11.1     5,091     1,554       740      47.6     1,993 
  45 to 54 years..................        18,169     1,653       9.1     3,042     1,108       478      43.1       944 
  55 to 64 years..................        11,903     1,252      10.5     1,836     1,149       422      36.7       600 
65 years and over.................        19,391     2,175      11.2     2,838     2,077       555      26.7       642 
  65 to 74 years..................         9,846     1,192      12.1     1,618       875       294      33.6       347 
  75 years and over...............         9,545       983      10.3     1,221     1,202       261      21.7       296 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              49.4      47.4       (x)       (x)      48.8      45.0       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................        88,543    10,171      11.5    19,534     8,379     3,342      39.9     7,274 
  Worked..........................        63,032     5,522       8.8    11,685     3,424     1,311      38.3     3,626 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        46,733     3,136       6.7     6,371     1,119       363      32.4     1,118 
  Did not work....................        25,511     4,650      18.2     7,849     4,955     2,031      41.0     3,648 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64...........        69,122     7,984      11.6    16,668     6,296     2,785      44.2     6,614 
  No work disability..............        61,851     5,334       8.6    11,804     4,249     1,455      34.2     4,220 
  With a work disability..........         7,271     2,650      36.5     4,864     2,047     1,329      64.9     2,394 
    severe work disability........         4,257     2,159      50.7     3,769     1,582     1,129      71.3     1,891 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         167
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(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..................        60,214     7,492      12.4    16,605     4,149     2,020      48.7     5,865 
  Married-couple families.........        48,647     4,271       8.8     9,567     2,160       823      38.1     2,568 
  Male householder, wife absent...         3,274       676      20.7     1,295       334       155      46.5       359 
  Female householder, husband absent.      8,293     2,544      30.7     5,743     1,655     1,042      63.0     2,939 
Nonfamily households..............        28,329     2,680       9.5     2,929     4,231     1,322      31.2     1,409 
  Male householder................        12,581     1,068       8.5     1,253     1,564       467      29.8       526 
    Living alone..................         9,488       747       7.9       747     1,172       367      31.3       367 
  Female householders.............        15,748     1,612      10.2     1,676     2,666       855      32.1       883 
    Living alone..................        13,681     1,445      10.6     1,445     2,348       784      33.4       784 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         168
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE)
(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.......................        51,281     3,820       7.4     4,496     4,970     1,474      29.7     1,639 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                  36,772     6,195      16.8    14,752     3,327     1,838      55.2     5,579 
  Child under 18 years..............      29,706     5,311      17.9    13,470     3,043     1,754      57.6     5,451 
    All under 6 years...............       6,996     1,575      22.5     3,215       783       531      67.9     1,245 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............       6,120     1,394      22.8     4,800       887       549      61.8     2,244 
    All 6 to 17 years...............      16,591     2,341      14.1     5,456     1,373       674      49.1     1,962 
  One child.......................        12,447     2,101      16.9     3,480     1,004       535      53.3       989 
    Under 6 years.................         4,479     1,033      23.1     1,740       481       318      66.1       589 
    6 to 17 years.................         7,967     1,068      13.4     1,740       522       217      41.5       400 
  Two or more children............        17,260     3,210      18.6     9,990     2,039     1,219      59.8     4,462 
    All under 6 years.............         2,516       542      21.5     1,474       302       213      70.7       656 
    Some under 6 years............         6,120     1,394      22.8     4,800       887       549      61.8     2,244 
    All 6 to 17 years.............         8,624     1,274      14.8     3,716       851       457      53.7     1,562 
  Mean children...................          1.88      2.06       (x)       (x)      2.28      2.33       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........        11,870     1,901      16.0     3,924       668       275      41.1       838 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................           833       305      36.6       665       131        63      48.4       160 
  All under 6 years...............           177        70      39.2       118        30        10      32.1        26 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............            93        40      42.8       113        12         7      56.8        14 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           562       195      34.7       434        89        47      52.7       119 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................        66,963     7,558      11.3    15,899     6,163     2,709      44.0     6,442 
One or more elderly...............        21,580     2,614      12.1     3,635     2,217       633      28.5       832 
  All members elderly.............        15,127     1,422       9.4     1,680     1,831       466      25.5       497 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..    19,765     2,176      11.0     2,870     2,098       577      27.5       704 
  Elderly other relative only.....         1,239       310      25.0       549        65        38      57.9       104 
  Elderly nonrelative only........           103        35      34.0        55        18         9      46.3         8 

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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