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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare

Asian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                               12,169            2,184             9,986       8,458       7,511       3,863        2,240       1,219          1,219         933 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                        3,118              350             2,768       2,224       2,032          17          691         561            561          15 
 Under 6 years                        1,054               81               973         791         741           0          226         185            185           7 
 6 to 11 years                        1,006              126               879         701         642           0          240         191            191           1 
 12 to 17 years                       1,058              142               916         732         648          17          225         184            184           7 
18 to 24 years                        1,332              373               959         841         605         257          169         120            120          11 
25 to 34 years                        2,177              484             1,692       1,586       1,464       1,127          144          96             96          16 
35 to 44 years                        2,028              386             1,642       1,538       1,432       1,003          152          90             90          14 
45 to 54 years                        1,703              348             1,355       1,259       1,135         833          144          72             72          33 
55 to 64 years                          926              186               740         636         572         419          156          92             92          68 
Under 65 years                       11,283            2,127             9,156       8,084       7,240       3,656        1,456       1,031          1,031         157 
65 years and over                       886               57               829         374         271         207          785         188            188         777 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                  5,922            1,123             4,799       4,106       3,681       2,200        1,010         572            572         396 
Female                                6,247            1,061             5,186       4,352       3,830       1,663        1,230         647            647         537 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                                4,498              503             3,995       3,380       3,007         951          921         573            573         204 
Foreign-born                          7,671            1,681             5,990       5,079       4,504       2,912        1,319         646            646         729 
 Naturalized citizen                  3,641              555             3,087       2,593       2,341       1,607          782         293            293         512 
 Not a citizen                        4,030            1,126             2,903       2,485       2,163       1,305          537         353            353         217 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                             2,248              506             1,742       1,459       1,339         691          386         254            254         148 
Midwest                               1,406              206             1,200       1,086         976         459          181         107            107          85 
South                                 2,248              443             1,805       1,642       1,448         689          294         120            120         113 
West                                  6,267            1,029             5,238       4,272       3,748       2,024        1,379         738            738         587 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In families                          10,489            1,816             8,674       7,294       6,584       2,966        1,998       1,104          1,104         766 
Householders                          2,922              499             2,423       2,144       1,931       1,464          474         181            181         271 
 Under 65 years                       2,653              481             2,172       2,002       1,826       1,379          235         146            146          34 
 65 years and over                      269               18               252         142         105          85          239          35             35         237 
 Spouse present                       2,336              364             1,973       1,780       1,632       1,178          352         114            114         214 
 No spouse present                      586              135               451         364         299         286          122          68             68          57 
Spouses of householders               2,507              374             2,133       1,912       1,758         966          408         117            117         209 
 Under 65 years                       2,313              365             1,947       1,814       1,681         918          227          97             97          32 
 65 years and over                      194                8               186          98          77          48          181          21             21         177 
Children of householders              3,910              592             3,318       2,752       2,496         276          742         593            593          39 
 Under 6 years                          981               66               915         753         707           0          205         168            168           7 
 6 to 11 years                          945              109               835         663         607           0          231         182            182           1 
 12 to 17 years                         958              118               839         694         626          14          184         151            151           7 
 > 17 years                           1,027              299               728         642         556         262          122          92             92          24 
Other relatives of householders       1,150              351               799         485         399         260          374         212            212         247 
In unrelated subfamilies                 38                5                33          32          28          11            4           4              4           0 
Unrelated individuals                 1,642              363             1,278       1,133         899         886          239         111            111         168 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families            8,664            1,335             7,329       6,296       5,748       2,417        1,549         792            792         609 
Husbands                              2,232              352             1,880       1,690       1,552       1,271          342         106            106         223 
 Under 65 years                       2,001              339             1,661       1,563       1,457       1,189          134          78             78          20 
 65 years and over                      231               12               219         127          95          82          208          28             28         203 
Wives                                 2,611              386             2,226       2,003       1,838         873          418         125            125         199 
 Under 65 years                       2,438              379             2,059       1,910       1,768         836          254         106            106          38 
 65 years and over                      174                7               167          93          70          37          164          20             20         162 
Children under 18 years               2,625              271             2,354       1,950       1,799          10          520         405            405          12 
 Under 6 years                          940               69               871         728         683           0          180         139            139           7 
 6 to 11 years                          839              100               739         594         545           0          189         146            146           1 
 12 to 17 years                         846              102               744         628         570          10          150         120            120           5 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In families with female                                                                                                                                                
householders, no spouse present       1,292              331               961         671         558         340          362         272            272         113 
Householders                            405               87               318         243         202         195           99          60             60          47 
 Under 65 years                       1,204              326               878         650         541         327          282         247            247          34 
 65 years and over                       88                6                83          21          18          14           80          26             26          80 
Children under 18                       387               55               332         208         176           4          147         136            136           3 
 Under 6 years                           84                9                75          41          38           0           36          36             36           0 
 6 to 11 years                          142               23               119          88          80           0           46          41             41           1 
 12 to 17 years                         161               22               138          79          59           4           65          59             59           2 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                     2,060              684             1,376         687         415         261          849         594            594         315 
$25,000 to $49,999                    2,745              621             2,123       1,687       1,465         770          645         365            365         227 
$50,000 to $74,999                    2,378              372             2,006       1,837       1,683         861          296         126            126         145 
$75,000 or more                       4,987              507             4,480       4,248       3,948       1,971          450         133            133         247 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 9,051            1,834             7,217       6,234       5,479       3,846        1,549         658            658         918 
No high school diploma                1,112              322               790         455         364         215          425         211            211         283 
High school grad,only                 1,896              486             1,410       1,116         967         669          475         201            201         279 
Some college,no degree                1,529              363             1,166       1,027         806         482          224          93             93          86 
Associate degree                        604              100               504         469         423         282           88          36             36          52 
Bachelor's degree +                   3,911              564             3,347       3,168       2,918       2,197          337         117            117         218 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 8,165            1,777             6,388       5,860       5,208       3,639          765         470            470         141 
Worked during the year                6,325            1,254             5,070       4,845       4,435       3,490          379         202            202          27 
 Full-time                            5,311              974             4,337       4,192       3,909       3,266          273         132            132          14 
 Part-time                            1,014              281               733         653         526         225          106          71             71          13 
Did not work                          1,841              523             1,318       1,015         774         148          385         268            268         114 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                                 6,325            1,254             5,070       4,845       4,435       3,490          379         202            202          27 
Less than 25 employees                1,787              652             1,135       1,055         820         484          105          78             78           4 
25 to 99 employees                      723              173               550         518         482         370           45          21             21           6 
100 to 499 employees                    783              134               649         628         595         495           32          17             17           3 
500 to 999 employees                    416               43               373         370         346         293           12           7              7           2 
1000 or more employees                2,616              253             2,363       2,275       2,192       1,849          184          79             79          13 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 

Asian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                        392          204          372           257 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                                121           87            3             6 
 Under 6 years                                 35           28            3             1 
 6 to 11 years                                 48           38            0             1 
 12 to 17 years                                38           21            0             4 
18 to 24 years                                 43           30            4             5 
25 to 34 years                                 39           13            6             7 
35 to 44 years                                 54           19            1             4 
45 to 54 years                                 55           12           10            14 
55 to 64 years                                 39            9           23            34 
Under 65 years                                351          171           46            71 
65 years and over                              42           33          326           185 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                          158          101          159           101 
Female                                        234          103          213           156 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                        186           95          126            27 
Foreign-born                                  206          109          246           229 
 Naturalized citizen                          151           49          199           144 
 Not a citizen                                 56           60           46            85 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                      21           40           55            33 
Midwest                                         9           28           41            19 
South                                          82           28           46            12 
West                                          281          109          230           193 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                   374          176          297           203 
Householders                                   84           31          137            49 
 Under 65 years                                69           23           10            14 
 65 years and over                             15            8          128            35 
 Spouse present                                68           17          118            36 
 No spouse present                             16           14           19            12 
Spouses of householders                       129           21          108            27 
 Under 65 years                               108           16           15             8 
 65 years and over                             21            4           93            18 
Children of householders                      139          101            6            24 
 Under 6 years                                 31           27            3             1 
 6 to 11 years                                 48           34            0             1 
 12 to 17 years                                31           20            0             4 
 > 17 years                                    28           20            3            18 
Other relatives of householders                23           23           46           104 
In unrelated subfamilies                        0            3            0             0 
Unrelated individuals                          18           26           74            54 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                    334          124          260           152 
Husbands                                       55           16          121            34 
 Under 65 years                                45           11            8             9 
 65 years and over                             10            5          113            26 
Wives                                         142           22          105            29 
 Under 65 years                               122           18           15             9 
 65 years and over                             20            4           90            20 
Children under 18 years                       107           63            3             5 
 Under 6 years                                 35           21            3             1 
 6 to 11 years                                 43           26            0             1 
 12 to 17 years                                29           17            0             3 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
In families with female                                                                   
householders, no spouse present                26           38           26            44 
Householders                                   10           11           16            12 
 Under 65 years                                20           35            8            19 
 65 years and over                              6            3           18            26 
Children under 18                              10           16            0             1 
 Under 6 years                                  0            2            0             0 
 6 to 11 years                                  5           11            0             1 
 12 to 17 years                                 4            4            0             0 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                              62           47          102           116 
$25,000 to $49,999                            127           77           95            53 
$50,000 to $74,999                             67           43           66            37 
$75,000 or more                               137           37          109            51 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                         271          117          369           251 
No high school diploma                         37           21           60           102 
High school grad,only                          81           35          131            63 
Some college,no degree                         68           20           44            19 
Associate degree                               16           11           37            11 
Bachelor's degree +                            69           29           97            56 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                         229           84           43            65 
Worked during the year                        164           56           11            11 
 Full-time                                    136           47            9             5 
 Part-time                                     28            9            2             6 
Did not work                                   65           28           32            54 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                         164           56           11            11 
Less than 25 employees                         25           17            0             2 
25 to 99 employees                             18            2            3             0 
100 to 499 employees                           13            4            0             0 
500 to 999 employees                            5            6            2             2 
1000 or more employees                        103           27            6             7 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 

Asian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            17.95             82.05       69.51       61.72       31.74        18.41       10.01          10.01        7.67 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            11.22             88.78       71.33       65.17        0.55        22.16       17.98          17.98        0.49 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             7.68             92.32       75.02       70.31        0.00        21.49       17.58          17.58        0.65 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            12.57             87.43       69.72       63.88        0.00        23.85       19.03          19.03        0.15 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            13.46             86.54       69.18       61.29        1.61        21.23       17.38          17.38        0.65 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            28.02             71.98       63.14       45.46       19.28        12.68        9.00           9.00        0.83 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            22.25             77.75       72.89       67.26       51.79         6.61        4.41           4.41        0.75 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            19.02             80.98       75.85       70.59       49.45         7.48        4.44           4.44        0.67 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            20.46             79.54       73.90       66.62       48.88         8.46        4.24           4.24        1.92 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            20.05             79.95       68.70       61.83       45.29        16.85        9.94           9.94        7.32 
Under 65 years                     100.00            18.85             81.15       71.65       64.17       32.40        12.90        9.14           9.14        1.39 
65 years and over                  100.00             6.38             93.62       42.24       30.56       23.37        88.56       21.18          21.18       87.68 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            18.96             81.04       69.34       62.16       37.14        17.06        9.65           9.65        6.69 
Female                             100.00            16.99             83.01       69.66       61.30       26.62        19.69       10.36          10.36        8.60 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            11.18             88.82       75.14       66.84       21.14        20.48       12.74          12.74        4.54 
Foreign-born                       100.00            21.91             78.09       66.20       58.72       37.96        17.20        8.42           8.42        9.51 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            15.23             84.77       71.22       64.29       44.14        21.48        8.04           8.04       14.06 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            27.95             72.05       61.67       53.68       32.38        13.33        8.76           8.76        5.39 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00            22.49             77.51       64.90       59.59       30.74        17.19       11.30          11.30        6.59 
Midwest                            100.00            14.66             85.34       77.19       69.39       32.62        12.89        7.64           7.64        6.07 
South                              100.00            19.71             80.29       73.01       64.40       30.66        13.07        5.33           5.33        5.01 
West                               100.00            16.42             83.58       68.18       59.80       32.29        22.00       11.77          11.77        9.37 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
In families                        100.00            17.31             82.69       69.53       62.77       28.28        19.05       10.52          10.52        7.30 
Householders                       100.00            17.08             82.92       73.36       66.08       50.11        16.21        6.20           6.20        9.27 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            18.14             81.86       75.45       68.81       51.97         8.85        5.51           5.51        1.29 
 65 years and over                 100.00             6.57             93.43       52.82       39.15       31.75        88.80       13.02          13.02       87.99 
 Spouse present                    100.00            15.56             84.44       76.21       69.88       50.43        15.05        4.87           4.87        9.16 
 No spouse present                 100.00            23.11             76.89       62.03       50.94       48.83        20.83       11.52          11.52        9.73 
Spouses of householders            100.00            14.90             85.10       76.28       70.12       38.53        16.26        4.69           4.69        8.32 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            15.79             84.21       78.43       72.67       39.68         9.79        4.19           4.19        1.38 
 65 years and over                 100.00             4.34             95.66       50.66       39.68       24.88        93.19       10.57          10.57       90.95 
Children of householders           100.00            15.14             84.86       70.38       63.84        7.05        18.98       15.17          15.17        0.99 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.69             93.31       76.80       72.06        0.00        20.90       17.13          17.13        0.70 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            11.56             88.44       70.15       64.26        0.00        24.42       19.29          19.29        0.15 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            12.36             87.64       72.48       65.40        1.44        19.25       15.73          15.73        0.71 
 > 17 years                        100.00            29.09             70.91       62.50       54.16       25.52        11.88        8.99           8.99        2.31 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            30.53             69.47       42.21       34.69       22.58        32.56       18.42          18.42       21.50 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            12.46             87.54       83.78       72.33       27.61        10.66       10.66          10.66        0.00 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            22.13             77.87       69.00       54.76       53.99        14.53        6.76           6.76       10.21 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            15.41             84.59       72.66       66.34       27.89        17.88        9.14           9.14        7.03 
Husbands                           100.00            15.75             84.25       75.71       69.53       56.94        15.30        4.74           4.74       10.00 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            16.96             83.04       78.12       72.81       59.42         6.69        3.89           3.89        0.99 
 65 years and over                 100.00             5.26             94.74       54.84       41.05       35.50        89.91       12.08          12.08       88.00 
Wives                              100.00            14.77             85.23       76.70       70.41       33.44        16.00        4.80           4.80        7.64 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            15.53             84.47       78.35       72.53       34.29        10.41        4.33           4.33        1.55 
 65 years and over                 100.00             3.98             96.02       53.52       40.60       21.46        94.42       11.48          11.48       93.20 
Children under 18 years            100.00            10.32             89.68       74.28       68.52        0.37        19.79       15.44          15.44        0.46 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             7.36             92.64       77.44       72.61        0.00        19.14       14.81          14.81        0.73 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            11.94             88.06       70.74       65.00        0.00        22.55       17.43          17.43        0.08 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            12.01             87.99       74.27       67.47        1.16        17.79       14.17          14.17        0.54 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In families with female                                                                                                                                              
householders, no spouse present    100.00            25.63             74.37       51.92       43.21       26.34        27.99       21.08          21.08        8.78 
Householders                       100.00            21.47             78.53       60.05       49.79       48.13        24.51       14.70          14.70       11.69 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            27.04             72.96       54.01       44.91       27.15        23.41       20.50          20.50        2.79 
 65 years and over                 100.00             6.44             93.56       23.49       20.01       15.32        90.38       28.94          28.94       90.38 
Children under 18                  100.00            14.27             85.73       53.77       45.52        0.94        38.06       35.03          35.03        0.79 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            11.08             88.92       48.99       44.67        0.00        42.81       42.28          42.28        0.00 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            16.53             83.47       62.17       56.08        0.00        32.36       28.59          28.59        0.57 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            13.94             86.06       48.86       36.64        2.26        40.60       36.93          36.93        1.40 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            33.21             66.79       33.37       20.17       12.68        41.23       28.86          28.86       15.30 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            22.63             77.37       61.47       53.39       28.04        23.50       13.29          13.29        8.25 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            15.64             84.36       77.22       70.75       36.22        12.44        5.32           5.32        6.08 
$75,000 or more                    100.00            10.16             89.84       85.18       79.17       39.52         9.03        2.67           2.67        4.95 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            20.26             79.74       68.88       60.53       42.49        17.12        7.27           7.27       10.15 
No high school diploma             100.00            28.93             71.07       40.89       32.73       19.37        38.27       19.01          19.01       25.43 
High school grad,only              100.00            25.63             74.37       58.85       51.02       35.31        25.05       10.61          10.61       14.74 
Some college,no degree             100.00            23.75             76.25       67.15       52.73       31.50        14.63        6.07           6.07        5.64 
Associate degree                   100.00            16.52             83.48       77.72       70.12       46.72        14.55        5.95           5.95        8.61 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            14.41             85.59       81.01       74.61       56.19         8.63        2.99           2.99        5.57 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            21.77             78.23       71.77       63.78       44.56         9.36        5.76           5.76        1.73 
Worked during the year             100.00            19.83             80.17       76.61       70.12       55.19         6.00        3.20           3.20        0.43 
 Full-time                         100.00            18.34             81.66       78.94       73.61       61.50         5.14        2.48           2.48        0.26 
 Part-time                         100.00            27.67             72.33       64.42       51.84       22.15        10.49        6.98           6.98        1.32 
Did not work                       100.00            28.41             71.59       55.12       42.02        8.06        20.94       14.56          14.56        6.22 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            19.83             80.17       76.61       70.12       55.19         6.00        3.20           3.20        0.43 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            36.49             63.51       59.03       45.90       27.12         5.89        4.37           4.37        0.21 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            23.95             76.05       71.62       66.58       51.16         6.19        2.89           2.89        0.81 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            17.08             82.92       80.15       76.03       63.17         4.12        2.13           2.13        0.39 
500 to 999 employees               100.00            10.23             89.77       89.11       83.17       70.40         2.98        1.80           1.80        0.40 
1000 or more employees             100.00             9.67             90.33       86.96       83.78       70.66         7.05        3.03           3.03        0.48 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 

Asian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       3.22         1.68         3.05          2.11 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               3.90         2.80         0.10          0.20 
 Under 6 years                               3.36         2.62         0.28          0.09 
 6 to 11 years                               4.82         3.81         0.00          0.15 
 12 to 17 years                              3.55         2.03         0.00          0.35 
18 to 24 years                               3.24         2.28         0.28          0.39 
25 to 34 years                               1.77         0.61         0.26          0.33 
35 to 44 years                               2.66         0.92         0.04          0.21 
45 to 54 years                               3.21         0.73         0.60          0.83 
55 to 64 years                               4.19         0.97         2.48          3.72 
Under 65 years                               3.11         1.52         0.41          0.63 
65 years and over                            4.72         3.74        36.74         20.93 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         2.67         1.71         2.68          1.71 
Female                                       3.75         1.64         3.41          2.49 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       4.14         2.11         2.80          0.61 
Foreign-born                                 2.69         1.42         3.20          2.99 
 Naturalized citizen                         4.13         1.35         5.47          3.96 
 Not a citizen                               1.38         1.49         1.15          2.11 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    0.94         1.76         2.46          1.47 
Midwest                                      0.63         1.96         2.89          1.33 
South                                        3.63         1.24         2.02          0.52 
West                                         4.48         1.74         3.67          3.09 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                  3.57         1.68         2.84          1.94 
Householders                                 2.86         1.06         4.70          1.67 
 Under 65 years                              2.59         0.88         0.37          0.52 
 65 years and over                           5.60         2.87        47.38         13.02 
 Spouse present                              2.91         0.74         5.05          1.56 
 No spouse present                           2.66         2.35         3.30          2.11 
Spouses of householders                      5.15         0.83         4.31          1.06 
 Under 65 years                              4.68         0.71         0.65          0.36 
 65 years and over                          10.72         2.29        47.96          9.41 
Children of householders                     3.55         2.59         0.15          0.61 
 Under 6 years                               3.19         2.76         0.30          0.10 
 6 to 11 years                               5.13         3.64         0.00          0.15 
 12 to 17 years                              3.19         2.06         0.00          0.38 
 > 17 years                                  2.77         1.94         0.30          1.74 
Other relatives of householders              1.97         1.98         3.99          9.02 
In unrelated subfamilies                     0.00         6.90         0.00          0.00 
Unrelated individuals                        1.11         1.57         4.52          3.28 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   3.85         1.44         3.00          1.75 
Husbands                                     2.46         0.71         5.43          1.54 
 Under 65 years                              2.26         0.54         0.39          0.44 
 65 years and over                           4.20         2.21        49.07         11.11 
Wives                                        5.44         0.85         4.02          1.10 
 Under 65 years                              4.99         0.74         0.63          0.36 
 65 years and over                          11.81         2.34        51.65         11.48 
Children under 18 years                      4.08         2.41         0.11          0.18 
 Under 6 years                               3.72         2.24         0.32          0.10 
 6 to 11 years                               5.12         3.04         0.00          0.08 
 12 to 17 years                              3.47         1.97         0.00          0.38 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
 in the Poverty Universe: 2001
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. Numbers in thousands.)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
In families with female                                                                   
householders, no spouse present              2.03         2.94         1.99          3.44 
Householders                                 2.39         2.64         3.96          2.98 
 Under 65 years                              1.68         2.90         0.64          1.57 
 65 years and over                           6.71         3.41        20.32         28.94 
Children under 18                            2.56         4.20         0.00          0.33 
 Under 6 years                               0.53         2.35         0.00          0.00 
 6 to 11 years                               3.77         7.44         0.00          0.57 
 12 to 17 years                              2.55         2.30         0.00          0.29 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            3.02         2.30         4.95          5.61 
$25,000 to $49,999                           4.63         2.81         3.45          1.94 
$50,000 to $74,999                           2.80         1.79         2.77          1.55 
$75,000 or more                              2.74         0.75         2.19          1.03 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.99         1.29         4.07          2.77 
No high school diploma                       3.36         1.91         5.39          9.21 
High school grad,only                        4.25         1.87         6.89          3.33 
Some college,no degree                       4.47         1.31         2.87          1.22 
Associate degree                             2.58         1.79         6.17          1.77 
Bachelor's degree +                          1.76         0.75         2.48          1.43 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.81         1.02         0.53          0.80 
Worked during the year                       2.59         0.89         0.17          0.18 
 Full-time                                   2.55         0.89         0.17          0.10 
 Part-time                                   2.76         0.89         0.17          0.57 
Did not work                                 3.56         1.50         1.75          2.95 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.59         0.89         0.17          0.18 
Less than 25 employees                       1.41         0.96         0.00          0.10 
25 to 99 employees                           2.50         0.32         0.39          0.00 
100 to 499 employees                         1.64         0.53         0.04          0.04 
500 to 999 employees                         1.18         1.41         0.40          0.40 
1000 or more employees                       3.92         1.01         0.24          0.28 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032002/health/h02_009.htm