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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         173
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     HISPANIC ORIGIN                       9,663     2,529      26.2     6,124     1,893       994      52.5     2,819 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                  8,854     2,321      26.2     5,642     1,678       883      52.6     2,547 
  Inside central cities...........         4,573     1,355      29.6     3,242     1,024       578      56.5     1,591 
    One million or more...........         3,216       974      30.3     2,252       704       400      56.7     1,055 
    Under one million.............         1,356       381      28.1       990       319       179      56.0       536 
  Outside central cities..........         4,282       966      22.6     2,400       654       305      46.6       957 
    One million or more...........         3,314       690      20.8     1,618       437       198      45.4       620 
    Under one million.............           967       276      28.6       782       217       106      49.0       337 
Outside metropolitan areas........           809       207      25.6       482       215       111      51.6       271 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         1,470       609      41.4     1,379       359       268      74.7       685 
Midwest...........................           697       124      17.7       272       107        39      36.7        97 
South.............................         3,529       734      20.8     1,610       682       296      43.5       729 
West..............................         3,967     1,061      26.7     2,862       745       390      52.3     1,308 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         174
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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....................         8,591     2,173      25.3     5,595     1,644       873      53.1     2,671 
  15 to 24 years..................           970       309      31.8       680       293       149      50.7       364 
  25 to 34 years..................         2,500       646      25.8     1,825       526       292      55.6       993 
  35 to 44 years..................         2,479       604      24.4     1,826       433       240      55.3       876 
  45 to 54 years..................         1,636       352      21.5       793       217       105      48.3       281 
  55 to 64 years..................         1,006       262      26.1       470       174        87      49.9       157 
65 years and over.................         1,072       356      33.2       529       249       121      48.7       148 
  65 to 74 years..................           660       223      33.8       337       148        79      53.5        97 
  75 years and over...............           413       133      32.2       192       100        42      41.7        51 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              42.5      42.8       (x)       (x)      41.4      40.8       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................         9,663     2,529      26.2     6,124     1,893       994      52.5     2,819 
  Worked..........................         7,301     1,546      21.2     3,906       964       482      49.9     1,540 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         5,357       925      17.3     2,135       394       168      42.6       534 
  Did not work....................         2,362       982      41.6     2,217       928       512      55.2     1,279 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64...........         8,582     2,169      25.3     5,576     1,641       870      53.1     2,653 
  No work disability..............         7,804     1,774      22.7     4,667     1,367       675      49.4     2,225 
  With a work disability..........           779       396      50.8       909       273       195      71.4       429 
    severe work disability........           519       316      61.0       668       207       161      77.9       311 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         175
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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..................         7,727     2,221      28.7     5,786     1,431       817      57.1     2,627 
  Married-couple families.........         5,246     1,179      22.5     3,092       741       352      47.4     1,150 
  Male householder, wife absent...           736       199      27.1       428        92        48      52.2       115 
  Female householder, husband absent.      1,746       843      48.3     2,266       597       417      69.9     1,363 
Nonfamily households..............         1,936       308      15.9       338       462       177      38.3       191 
  Male householder................         1,024       106      10.3       124       197        59      30.0        65 
    Living alone..................           667        75      11.2        75       125        45      36.1        45 
  Female householders.............           911       202      22.2       214       265       118      44.5       126 
    Living alone..................           736       179      24.3       179       215       103      48.0       103 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         176
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
(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.......................         3,160       472      14.9       583       557       215      38.5       255 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                   6,415     2,042      31.8     5,517     1,311       774      59.0     2,556 
  Child under 18 years..............       5,354     1,827      34.1     5,201     1,223       740      60.5     2,504 
    All under 6 years...............       1,288       476      36.9     1,028       286       188      65.8       432 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............       1,642       673      41.0     2,396       490       314      64.1     1,315 
    All 6 to 17 years...............       2,424       678      28.0     1,777       448       237      53.1       757 
  One child.......................         1,878       590      31.4     1,078       326       178      54.5       348 
    Under 6 years.................           825       309      37.5       574       177       116      65.8       224 
    6 to 17 years.................         1,053       281      26.6       503       149        62      41.2       124 
  Two or more children............         3,476     1,237      35.6     4,123       898       562      62.6     2,156 
    All under 6 years.............           463       166      35.9       454       109        72      65.8       208 
    Some under 6 years............         1,642       673      41.0     2,396       490       314      64.1     1,315 
    All 6 to 17 years.............         1,371       397      29.0     1,273       298       176      59.0       633 
  Mean children...................          2.18      2.37       (x)       (x)      2.59      2.69       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........         2,436       718      29.5     1,786       331       166      50.2       578 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................           170        49      29.1       129        35        10      27.1        25 
  All under 6 years...............            42        14      34.0        41        15         6      42.0        20 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............            24         4      16.4         9         3         0       0.0         0 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           104        31      30.1        80        17         3      17.7         5 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................         8,221     2,004      24.4     5,237     1,591       840      52.8     2,571 
One or more elderly...............         1,442       524      36.4       887       302       153      50.9       247 
  All members elderly.............           634       199      31.3       236       171        86      50.4        93 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..     1,111       371      33.4       568       257       129      50.4       174 
  Elderly other relative only.....           278       127      45.8       272        35        20      58.4        67 
  Elderly nonrelative only........            12         3      23.6         5         4         0       0.0         1 

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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