Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
ALL RACES
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 275,924 237,460 200,093 177,140 92,718 66,662 28,360 5,472 37,010 21,051 5,198 8,316 38,464
Under 18 years.................... 71,936 63,751 51,037 47,935 277 16,644 14,486 2,707 499 132 263 2,115 8,185
18 to 24 years.................... 26,965 19,615 17,472 14,404 6,278 3,198 2,344 598 161 40 57 777 7,350
25 to 34 years.................... 37,440 29,514 27,009 25,497 19,859 3,367 2,355 380 424 100 224 822 7,926
35 to 44 years.................... 44,780 37,842 35,212 33,254 24,005 3,885 2,399 418 815 221 425 1,167 6,938
45 to 54 years.................... 38,040 33,469 31,050 29,009 21,581 3,775 1,869 357 1,319 434 460 1,142 4,571
55 to 59 years.................... 13,338 11,501 10,306 9,295 7,118 1,771 840 133 798 261 255 429 1,836
60 to 64 years.................... 10,447 9,035 7,716 6,586 4,936 2,176 774 139 1,260 502 255 469 1,412
65 years and over................. 32,978 32,733 20,292 11,160 8,663 31,847 3,293 740 31,733 19,362 3,260 1,395 245
65 to 74 years................. 17,878 17,700 11,384 6,913 5,169 17,008 1,701 395 16,940 10,656 1,682 883 178
75 years and over.............. 15,100 15,033 8,907 4,247 3,493 14,839 1,592 345 14,793 8,706 1,578 512 67
Male
Total............................. 134,943 114,905 98,346 88,230 52,256 29,990 12,549 2,630 16,218 9,438 2,082 4,425 20,037
Under 18 years.................... 36,830 32,548 26,013 24,422 136 8,624 7,485 1,449 266 82 139 1,118 4,282
18 to 24 years.................... 13,476 9,476 8,753 7,270 3,217 1,197 801 255 86 21 32 358 3,999
25 to 34 years.................... 18,451 14,107 13,216 12,467 11,134 1,276 734 135 244 68 127 427 4,344
35 to 44 years.................... 22,177 18,467 17,364 16,399 14,094 1,650 927 175 451 99 245 564 3,709
45 to 54 years.................... 18,578 16,353 15,143 14,191 12,033 1,900 879 200 716 229 246 625 2,224
55 to 59 years.................... 6,406 5,634 5,063 4,605 4,012 819 332 35 380 130 91 226 772
60 to 64 years.................... 4,847 4,273 3,738 3,297 2,760 936 246 52 554 239 68 237 574
65 years and over................. 14,179 14,047 9,056 5,579 4,870 13,587 1,148 330 13,520 8,570 1,133 869 132
65 to 74 years................. 8,187 8,103 5,440 3,651 3,117 7,734 659 206 7,700 5,052 651 509 84
75 years and over.............. 5,992 5,944 3,616 1,927 1,753 5,853 489 124 5,821 3,518 482 360 48
Female
Total..:.......................... 140,981 122,555 101,747 88,910 40,461 36,673 15,811 2,842 20,792 11,613 3,116 3,892 18,426
Under 18 years.................... 35,107 31,204 25,024 23,513 142 8,020 7,001 1,258 233 50 124 997 3,903
18 to 24 years.................... 13,489 10,139 8,719 7,134 3,061 2,000 1,544 343 74 19 25 419 3,351
25 to 34 years.................... 18,989 15,407 13,794 13,030 8,724 2,091 1,621 245 180 32 96 395 3,582
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
35 to 44 years.................... 22,603 19,374 17,847 16,854 9,911 2,235 1,472 244 365 122 180 603 3,229
45 to 54 years.................... 19,462 17,115 15,907 14,818 9,548 1,876 990 157 604 205 214 517 2,346
55 to 59 years.................... 6,932 5,867 5,243 4,690 3,106 951 509 99 418 131 164 202 1,064
60 to 64 years.................... 5,600 4,762 3,978 3,289 2,176 1,240 529 87 706 263 187 232 838
65 years and over................. 18,799 18,686 11,236 5,581 3,792 18,259 2,145 410 18,213 10,791 2,126 526 113
65 to 74 years................. 9,691 9,597 5,944 3,262 2,052 9,273 1,042 189 9,240 5,603 1,031 374 94
75 years and over.............. 9,108 9,089 5,291 2,320 1,740 8,986 1,103 221 8,973 5,188 1,096 152 19
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 70,767 62,895 50,451 47,467 257 16,310 14,191 2,671 494 131 263 2,076 7,871
Under 6 years................... 23,243 20,772 15,738 15,120 0 6,364 5,604 954 184 38 94 740 2,471
6 to 17 years................... 47,524 42,123 34,713 32,347 257 9,945 8,586 1,717 310 93 169 1,336 5,401
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 224,349 192,616 163,406 146,116 76,943 51,829 22,336 4,441 28,193 15,871 4,004 6,633 31,733
Central city..................... 80,144 66,064 51,999 46,110 26,419 21,845 11,624 1,960 10,327 5,186 1,975 2,437 14,080
Not central city................. 144,205 126,552 111,407 100,006 50,524 29,984 10,712 2,481 17,865 10,685 2,029 4,195 17,653
Not metropolitan.................. 51,575 44,844 36,687 31,024 15,775 14,833 6,025 1,031 8,817 5,180 1,194 1,684 6,731
Northeast.......................... 52,228 46,306 39,270 35,139 18,160 12,960 5,999 1,253 7,479 4,452 1,134 855 5,922
Metropolitan...................... 46,714 41,314 34,996 31,451 16,324 11,479 5,408 1,131 6,602 3,878 1,050 709 5,400
Central city..................... 15,462 12,919 9,326 8,336 4,958 5,134 3,328 501 2,293 1,042 605 165 2,543
Not central city................. 31,252 28,395 25,670 23,115 11,366 6,344 2,079 631 4,309 2,836 445 543 2,857
Not metropolitan.................. 5,514 4,992 4,274 3,688 1,836 1,482 592 122 878 574 83 146 522
Midwest............................ 63,586 56,749 50,132 44,246 22,279 13,676 5,306 1,218 8,342 5,544 866 1,221 6,837
Metropolitan...................... 47,812 42,542 37,810 34,106 17,292 9,700 3,945 949 5,673 3,754 589 897 5,270
Central city..................... 16,615 14,173 11,617 10,360 5,798 4,448 2,384 506 2,100 1,274 326 415 2,442
Not central city................. 31,197 28,369 26,193 23,746 11,494 5,253 1,561 443 3,573 2,480 263 482 2,828
Not metropolitan.................. 15,774 14,207 12,321 10,140 4,987 3,976 1,361 269 2,668 1,790 277 324 1,568
South.............................. 96,759 81,563 67,370 59,714 32,388 24,551 9,584 1,737 13,888 7,281 2,089 3,993 15,195
Metropolitan...................... 74,276 62,369 52,409 46,784 25,629 17,576 6,585 1,279 9,889 5,256 1,431 3,144 11,908
Central city..................... 25,389 20,377 16,147 14,282 8,323 6,640 2,945 478 3,427 1,716 533 1,045 5,012
Not central city................. 48,887 41,992 36,262 32,502 17,306 10,936 3,640 801 6,462 3,540 897 2,099 6,895
Not metropolitan.................. 22,482 19,195 14,961 12,930 6,759 6,975 2,999 458 3,999 2,025 659 850 3,288
West............................ 63,351 52,842 43,321 38,042 19,891 15,475 7,471 1,264 7,300 3,774 1,109 2,247 10,509
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
Metropolitan...................... 55,547 46,391 38,191 33,775 17,697 13,074 6,398 1,081 6,028 2,983 934 1,883 9,155
Central city..................... 22,677 18,595 14,909 13,131 7,339 5,624 2,967 475 2,507 1,153 510 812 4,083
Not central city................. 32,869 27,796 23,282 20,644 10,358 7,451 3,431 606 3,522 1,830 424 1,071 5,073
Not metropolitan.................. 7,804 6,450 5,130 4,267 2,193 2,401 1,073 183 1,272 791 175 364 1,354
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 275,924 237,460 200,093 177,140 92,718 66,662 28,360 5,472 37,010 21,051 5,198 8,316 38,464
65 years and over................. 32,978 32,733 20,292 11,160 8,663 31,847 3,293 740 31,733 19,362 3,260 1,395 245
In families......................... 229,482 198,849 169,030 153,187 69,549 51,857 23,929 4,726 24,947 14,475 2,969 7,440 30,633
Householder...................... 72,388 63,795 55,268 49,313 38,054 17,949 4,705 926 12,649 7,696 1,211 2,499 8,593
Under 65 years.................. 60,782 52,248 47,806 44,805 34,361 6,756 3,871 690 1,495 603 395 1,883 8,534
65 years and over............... 11,606 11,547 7,462 4,508 3,693 11,193 833 236 11,153 7,094 816 617 59
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 70,767 62,895 50,451 47,467 257 16,310 14,191 2,671 494 131 263 2,076 7,871
Under 6 years.................. 23,243 20,772 15,738 15,120 0 6,364 5,604 954 184 38 94 740 2,471
6 to 17 years.................. 47,524 42,123 34,713 32,347 257 9,945 8,586 1,717 310 93 169 1,336 5,401
Own children 18 years and over... 21,298 15,997 14,153 12,578 5,339 2,549 1,828 413 572 109 257 443 5,301
In married-couple families.......... 180,272 160,540 143,091 130,748 57,271 36,023 11,999 3,055 20,525 12,894 1,909 6,740 19,732
Husbands......................... 55,611 50,721 45,665 41,137 33,712 13,389 1,854 587 10,670 7,076 756 2,284 4,890
Under 65 years.................. 45,531 40,705 38,746 36,788 30,041 3,690 1,246 350 1,000 488 159 1,685 4,825
65 years and over............... 10,080 10,015 6,919 4,349 3,671 9,698 608 237 9,670 6,588 598 600 65
Wives............................ 55,611 49,938 45,148 40,600 19,553 11,573 2,182 595 8,227 5,296 606 2,266 5,672
Under 65 years.................. 47,954 42,308 40,041 37,712 18,309 4,163 1,752 437 843 427 179 1,836 5,646
65 years and over............... 7,657 7,630 5,107 2,887 1,243 7,410 430 157 7,384 4,870 427 430 27
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 51,926 46,897 40,965 38,908 178 8,525 6,694 1,566 289 100 134 1,821 5,029
Under 6 years.................. 17,426 15,807 13,309 12,826 0 3,434 2,763 590 120 30 54 656 1,619
6 to 17 years.................. 34,499 31,089 27,656 26,081 178 5,091 3,932 976 169 71 80 1,165 3,410
Own children 18 years and over... 13,802 10,862 10,087 9,171 3,083 1,231 813 246 203 44 94 322 2,940
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 37,422 29,801 19,312 16,677 8,807 13,193 10,351 1,398 3,313 1,168 820 446 7,620
Householder...................... 12,525 10,089 7,095 6,011 5,872 4,128 2,382 281 2,037 837 388 124 2,436
Under 65 years.................. 10,798 8,370 6,310 5,623 5,497 2,434 2,141 258 353 78 156 105 2,429
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
65 years and over............... 1,727 1,720 785 388 375 1,693 242 22 1,684 759 232 19 7
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 15,382 13,212 7,460 6,731 65 6,817 6,618 943 161 22 110 181 2,169
Under 6 years.................. 4,655 4,020 1,820 1,716 0 2,527 2,469 307 40 0 31 59 635
6 to 17 years.................. 10,727 9,192 5,640 5,015 65 4,290 4,149 636 121 22 79 122 1,534
Own children 18 years and over... 6,177 4,266 3,320 2,769 1,871 1,136 887 132 322 54 142 84 1,911
In unrelated subfamilies............ 1,326 1,003 721 651 252 359 294 30 28 13 5 41 322
Under 18 years.................. 760 616 411 379 2 252 221 24 4 1 0 28 144
Under 6 years.................. 224 170 100 94 0 74 66 4 2 0 0 6 54
6 to 17 years.................. 536 446 311 285 2 178 154 20 1 1 0 22 90
18 years and over............... 566 388 309 272 249 107 74 7 24 11 5 14 178
Unrelated individuals.............. 45,117 37,608 30,342 23,302 22,917 14,446 4,137 716 12,034 6,563 2,225 834 7,509
Male............................. 21,629 16,983 14,247 11,788 11,645 4,764 1,586 286 3,604 1,723 744 564 4,645
Under 65 years.................. 18,747 14,123 12,662 10,894 10,757 1,969 1,187 209 827 207 345 360 4,624
Living alone................... 9,107 7,511 6,621 5,805 5,793 1,200 697 122 585 137 248 214 1,596
65 years and over............... 2,882 2,861 1,585 894 888 2,795 399 77 2,777 1,515 399 205 21
Living alone................... 2,464 2,463 1,405 764 762 2,405 347 74 2,390 1,344 347 196 1
Female........................... 23,488 20,625 16,095 11,514 11,272 9,682 2,551 430 8,430 4,840 1,481 270 2,863
Under 65 years.................. 15,711 12,865 11,326 9,508 9,352 2,052 1,475 242 809 200 410 201 2,846
Living alone................... 8,858 7,760 6,659 5,775 5,759 1,447 1,001 148 662 152 335 139 1,099
65 years and over............... 7,777 7,759 4,770 2,006 1,920 7,630 1,076 188 7,621 4,640 1,071 69 17
Living alone................... 7,449 7,447 4,630 1,946 1,859 7,333 1,028 184 7,325 4,515 1,025 64 1
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 32,712 28,950 22,931 21,727 39 7,918 6,912 1,334 236 73 128 992 3,762
16 to 64 years.................... 88,052 71,909 66,359 60,925 47,347 8,485 4,489 967 2,461 794 821 2,564 16,144
Worked during the year......... 75,543 62,409 60,239 55,927 45,630 4,115 1,821 593 453 217 133 2,024 13,134
Full time, year-round.......... 57,409 49,220 48,137 45,648 40,185 2,401 756 309 171 118 17 1,508 8,189
Not full time, year-round...... 18,133 13,189 12,102 10,279 5,445 1,714 1,065 284 282 99 116 516 4,944
Did not work................... 12,510 9,500 6,120 4,997 1,717 4,370 2,668 374 2,008 577 688 540 3,010
65 years and over................. 14,179 14,047 9,056 5,579 4,870 13,587 1,148 330 13,520 8,570 1,133 869 132
Worked during the year......... 3,261 3,210 2,552 1,702 1,487 2,875 169 95 2,863 2,207 164 155 52
Full time, year-round.......... 1,347 1,311 1,107 858 781 1,035 56 32 1,032 831 53 33 36
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)
Covered by some type of health
insurance during the year
Covered by private health in Covered by government health insurance
Covered by Medicaid Covered by Medicare Not cov.
Own Also cov. Also cov. Cov. by at any
Empl. Empl. by priv. by priv. Also cov. mil. rel. time during
Total Total Total based based Total Total ins. Total ins. by Medicaid hlth. care the year
Not full time, year-round...... 1,915 1,899 1,444 844 707 1,840 113 63 1,831 1,377 111 122 16
Did not work................... 10,917 10,837 6,504 3,877 3,383 10,712 979 235 10,657 6,363 969 714 80
Female
Under 16 years.................... 31,232 27,899 22,172 21,041 52 7,375 6,452 1,138 207 48 108 907 3,332
16 to 64 years.................... 90,950 75,969 68,339 62,288 36,617 11,038 7,214 1,294 2,372 774 882 2,459 14,981
Worked during the year......... 68,237 58,260 55,286 51,180 34,615 4,999 3,126 771 367 184 110 1,657 9,977
Full time, year-round.......... 40,937 36,052 35,278 33,793 27,458 1,780 815 274 109 78 23 893 4,885
Not full time, year-round...... 27,300 22,208 20,007 17,387 7,156 3,219 2,311 497 258 106 86 764 5,092
Did not work................... 22,714 17,709 13,053 11,108 2,003 6,039 4,089 523 2,004 590 772 802 5,004
65 years and over................. 18,799 18,686 11,236 5,581 3,792 18,259 2,145 410 18,213 10,791 2,126 526 113
Worked during the year......... 2,320 2,306 1,778 1,038 810 2,104 114 60 2,095 1,568 113 61 14
Full time, year-round.......... 656 648 529 392 352 526 23 13 523 404 23 13 9
Not full time, year-round...... 1,664 1,658 1,249 647 458 1,578 91 47 1,573 1,164 90 48 6
Did not work................... 16,479 16,380 9,458 4,543 2,982 16,155 2,031 350 16,118 9,223 2,013 465 99
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.