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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         177
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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 NON-HISPANIC                   79,375     7,804       9.8    13,826     6,613     2,428      36.7     4,694 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                 61,592     5,424       8.8     9,521     4,499     1,534      34.1     2,955 
  Inside central cities...........        18,700     1,981      10.6     3,396     1,867       653      35.0     1,259 
    One million or more...........        10,775     1,000       9.3     1,610       993       318      32.0       601 
    Under one million.............         7,925       982      12.4     1,786       874       335      38.4       658 
  Outside central cities..........        42,892     3,443       8.0     6,125     2,632       881      33.5     1,697 
    One million or more...........        28,759     2,027       7.0     3,552     1,557       449      28.9       856 
    Under one million.............        14,133     1,416      10.0     2,573     1,076       432      40.1       840 
Outside metropolitan areas........        17,783     2,380      13.4     4,306     2,114       894      42.3     1,739 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................        15,924     1,638      10.3     2,887     1,283       502      39.1       970 
Midwest...........................        20,809     1,785       8.6     3,375     1,591       584      36.7     1,244 
South.............................        26,837     2,768      10.3     4,474     2,536       893      35.2     1,556 
West..............................        15,805     1,613      10.2     3,091     1,204       450      37.4       923 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         178
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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....................        61,008     5,969       9.8    11,494     4,770     1,988      41.7     4,190 
  15 to 24 years..................         4,037       648      16.0     1,194       762       254      33.3       529 
  25 to 34 years..................        12,300     1,399      11.4     3,200       969       486      50.2     1,304 
  35 to 44 years..................        17,135     1,601       9.3     3,422     1,147       520      45.4     1,212 
  45 to 54 years..................        16,593     1,320       8.0     2,296       902       383      42.4       690 
  55 to 64 years..................        10,943     1,001       9.1     1,381       989       344      34.8       455 
65 years and over.................        18,367     1,835      10.0     2,332     1,844       440      23.9       504 
  65 to 74 years..................         9,223       980      10.6     1,298       737       219      29.8       258 
  75 years and over...............         9,144       855       9.4     1,034     1,107       221      20.0       246 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              50.2      48.8       (x)       (x)      50.8      46.5       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................        79,375     7,804       9.8    13,826     6,613     2,428      36.7     4,694 
  Worked..........................        56,104     4,076       7.3     8,051     2,515       868      34.5     2,221 
    Worked year-round, full-time..        41,648     2,264       5.4     4,358       745       206      27.7       613 
  Did not work....................        23,272     3,729      16.0     5,776     4,099     1,560      38.1     2,472 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64...........        60,986     5,960       9.8    11,486     4,766     1,988      41.7     4,190 
  No work disability..............        54,452     3,678       6.8     7,473     2,963       832      28.1     2,177 
  With a work disability..........         6,534     2,282      34.9     4,013     1,802     1,156      64.1     2,013 
    severe work disability........         3,767     1,864      49.5     3,147     1,399       986      70.5     1,618 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         179
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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..................        52,876     5,416      10.2    11,217     2,816     1,272      45.2     3,462 
  Married-couple families.........        43,624     3,145       7.2     6,606     1,445       485      33.6     1,458 
  Male householder, wife absent...         2,571       486      18.9       893       245       109      44.4       252 
  Female householder, husband absent.      6,681     1,785      26.7     3,717     1,126       678      60.3     1,752 
Nonfamily households..............        26,499     2,388       9.0     2,610     3,797     1,156      30.4     1,232 
  Male householder................        11,614       966       8.3     1,133     1,380       410      29.7       462 
    Living alone..................         8,860       676       7.6       676     1,055       323      30.6       323 
  Female householders.............        14,886     1,422       9.6     1,477     2,418       747      30.9       770 
    Living alone..................        12,982     1,276       9.8     1,276     2,148       688      32.0       688 
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                         180
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2000 (WHITE NON-HISPANIC)
(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.......................        48,281     3,369       7.0     3,941     4,444     1,273      28.6     1,399 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                  30,690     4,294      14.0     9,625     2,111     1,131      53.5     3,245 
  Child under 18 years..............      24,640     3,607      14.6     8,632     1,905     1,073      56.4     3,154 
    All under 6 years...............       5,772     1,127      19.5     2,239       517       357      69.0       836 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............       4,564       768      16.8     2,574       425       255      60.0     1,021 
    All 6 to 17 years...............      14,303     1,712      12.0     3,819       963       462      47.9     1,297 
  One child.......................        10,679     1,557      14.6     2,491       702       375      53.4       675 
    Under 6 years.................         3,706       747      20.2     1,208       321       214      66.6       385 
    6 to 17 years.................         6,973       810      11.6     1,283       381       161      42.3       290 
  Two or more children............        13,961     2,050      14.7     6,140     1,203       698      58.1     2,479 
    All under 6 years.............         2,066       380      18.4     1,031       196       143      72.9       451 
    Some under 6 years............         4,564       768      16.8     2,574       425       255      60.0     1,021 
    All 6 to 17 years.............         7,330       902      12.3     2,535       582       300      51.6     1,007 
  Mean children...................          1.82      1.91       (x)       (x)      2.09      2.10       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........         9,539     1,224      12.8     2,248       363       126      34.7       331 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................           669       259      38.8       544        97        54      55.5       135 
  All under 6 years...............           138        58      41.7        83        14         3      21.5         6 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............            69        36      52.1       105         9         7      71.9        14 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           463       166      35.9       356        73        44      60.0       114 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................        59,176     5,692       9.6    11,046     4,683     1,943      41.5     4,100 
One or more elderly...............        20,199     2,113      10.5     2,780     1,930       485      25.1       594 
  All members elderly.............        14,520     1,233       8.5     1,456     1,670       383      22.9       407 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..    18,703     1,821       9.7     2,325     1,856       454      24.4       539 
  Elderly other relative only.....           973       189      19.4       285        30        17      57.4        37 
  Elderly nonrelative only........            91        32      35.3        49        14         8      55.8         7 

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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