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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         169
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     BLACK                                13,355     3,308      24.8     7,146     2,898     1,625      56.1     3,939 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                 11,732     2,804      23.9     6,113     2,439     1,336      54.8     3,296 
  Inside central cities...........         7,096     1,983      28.0     4,391     1,774     1,019      57.4     2,569 
    One million or more...........         5,133     1,401      27.3     3,127     1,183       688      58.1     1,829 
    Under one million.............         1,963       582      29.7     1,264       591       331      56.1       740 
  Outside central cities..........         4,637       820      17.7     1,722       665       317      47.7       727 
    One million or more...........         3,391       544      16.0     1,150       413       202      48.9       458 
    Under one million.............         1,245       277      22.2       572       252       115      45.7       269 
Outside metropolitan areas........         1,623       504      31.1     1,034       459       289      63.0       643 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         2,347       761      32.4     1,698       537       346      64.5       871 
Midwest...........................         2,461       620      25.2     1,479       569       325      57.1       931 
South.............................         7,354     1,654      22.5     3,315     1,602       839      52.4     1,819 
West..............................         1,193       272      22.8       654       190       115      60.6       318 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         170
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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....................        11,416     2,773      24.3     6,384     2,361     1,406      59.5     3,630 
  15 to 24 years..................         1,087       398      36.6       913       369       252      68.2       654 
  25 to 34 years..................         2,796       716      25.6     1,870       620       389      62.8     1,192 
  35 to 44 years..................         3,273       715      21.8     1,857       571       327      57.3       967 
  45 to 54 years..................         2,707       544      20.1     1,035       443       241      54.4       455 
  55 to 64 years..................         1,553       401      25.8       710       359       197      55.0       363 
65 years and over.................         1,939       535      27.6       763       537       219      40.9       308 
  65 to 74 years..................         1,083       286      26.4       412       263       123      46.7       155 
  75 years and over...............           856       249      29.1       350       274        97      35.4       154 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              45.3      44.8       (x)       (x)      45.7      42.7       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................        13,355     3,308      24.8     7,146     2,898     1,625      56.1     3,939 
  Worked..........................         9,493     1,693      17.8     3,945     1,130       608      53.8     1,745 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         7,063       905      12.8     1,987       376       162      43.1       500 
  Did not work....................         3,862     1,615      41.8     3,201     1,768     1,017      57.5     2,194 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64...........        11,410     2,773      24.3     6,384     2,361     1,406      59.5     3,630 
  No work disability..............         9,465     1,698      17.9     4,164     1,418       729      51.4     2,200 
  With a work disability..........         1,945     1,076      55.3     2,219       943       677      71.7     1,430 
    severe work disability........         1,476       939      63.6     1,903       804       601      74.7     1,235 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         171
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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..................         8,814     2,449      27.8     6,242     1,685     1,106      65.6     3,396 
  Married-couple families.........         4,290       611      14.2     1,534       260       104      40.0       330 
  Male householder, wife absent...           762       207      27.2       388       123        71      57.7       151 
  Female householder, husband absent.      3,762     1,631      43.4     4,319     1,301       930      71.5     2,914 
Nonfamily households..............         4,541       859      18.9       905     1,213       520      42.8       543 
  Male householder................         2,007       293      14.6       314       427       153      35.9       159 
    Living alone..................         1,603       230      14.4       230       341       123      36.1       123 
  Female householders.............         2,534       566      22.3       591       787       367      46.6       384 
    Living alone..................         2,209       493      22.3       493       705       319      45.2       319 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         172
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (BLACK)
(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.......................         6,256     1,022      16.3     1,117     1,323       537      40.6       571 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                   6,997     2,244      32.1     5,951     1,549     1,072      69.2     3,346 
  Child under 18 years..............       5,597     1,956      35.0     5,507     1,394     1,000      71.7     3,212 
    All under 6 years...............       1,264       435      34.4     1,000       323       239      74.1       615 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............       1,282       560      43.6     2,099       409       307      75.1     1,273 
    All 6 to 17 years...............       3,050       961      31.5     2,408       662       453      68.5     1,324 
  One child.......................         2,442       683      28.0     1,209       424       291      68.7       591 
    Under 6 years.................           825       220      26.7       382       164       116      70.9       237 
    6 to 17 years.................         1,617       463      28.6       827       260       175      67.4       354 
  Two or more children............         3,155     1,273      40.4     4,298       970       708      73.0     2,621 
    All under 6 years.............           439       215      49.0       618       159       123      77.5       377 
    Some under 6 years............         1,282       560      43.6     2,099       409       307      75.1     1,273 
    All 6 to 17 years.............         1,434       498      34.8     1,581       403       278      69.2       970 
  Mean children...................          1.97      2.26       (x)       (x)      2.40      2.46       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........         2,634       735      27.9     1,789       398       256      64.2       854 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................           185        84      45.7       185        38        26      69.9        64 
  All under 6 years...............            54        17      30.8        31        10         5      46.6         8 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............            18         7      40.1        22         4         4     100.0         4 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           113        60      53.7       132        24        18      74.9        52 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................        11,069     2,660      24.0     6,183     2,320     1,395      60.1     3,611 
One or more elderly...............         2,286       648      28.3       963       578       231      39.9       327 
  All members elderly.............         1,263       316      25.0       347       411       146      35.4       148 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..     1,944       510      26.2       752       535       219      40.8       306 
  Elderly other relative only.....           250       105      42.0       168        28        11      40.1        19 
  Elderly nonrelative only........            14         0       0.0         0         5         0       0.0         0 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: September 12, 2001
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