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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (White)
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. 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 90,682 11,203 12.4 21,713 9,028 3,803 42.1 8,049
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 71,762 8,391 11.7 16,382 6,635 2,712 40.9 5,918
Inside central cities........... 23,344 3,543 15.2 7,123 2,922 1,331 45.5 2,949
One million or more........... 13,776 2,114 15.3 4,233 1,679 754 44.9 1,672
Under one million............. 9,567 1,429 14.9 2,890 1,242 577 46.4 1,277
Outside central cities.......... 48,419 4,848 10.0 9,259 3,713 1,382 37.2 2,968
One million or more........... 32,877 3,057 9.3 5,709 2,334 827 35.4 1,733
Under one million............. 15,542 1,791 11.5 3,550 1,379 555 40.3 1,235
Outside metropolitan areas........ 18,920 2,812 14.9 5,331 2,393 1,090 45.6 2,131
REGION
Northeast......................... 17,794 2,319 13.0 4,409 1,658 778 46.9 1,612
Midwest........................... 22,630 2,169 9.6 4,010 1,800 675 37.5 1,368
South............................. 30,722 3,846 12.5 7,067 3,458 1,424 41.2 2,821
West.............................. 19,536 2,870 14.7 6,227 2,112 926 43.9 2,247
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (White)
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. 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.................... 70,738 8,926 12.6 18,743 6,903 3,092 44.8 7,217
15 to 24 years.................. 4,849 1,028 21.2 2,014 1,072 436 40.7 957
25 to 34 years.................. 15,094 2,385 15.8 5,766 1,693 878 51.8 2,460
35 to 44 years.................. 19,515 2,371 12.1 5,558 1,625 774 47.6 2,089
45 to 54 years.................. 18,315 1,770 9.7 3,356 1,242 548 44.1 1,072
55 to 64 years.................. 12,966 1,371 10.6 2,049 1,272 456 35.9 638
65 years and over................. 19,944 2,277 11.4 2,970 2,125 710 33.4 832
65 to 74 years.................. 9,923 1,188 12.0 1,635 920 360 39.2 437
75 years and over............... 10,021 1,089 10.9 1,335 1,205 350 29.0 396
Mean age...................... 49.6 46.9 (x) (x) 48.3 45.4 (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 90,682 11,203 12.4 21,713 9,028 3,803 42.1 8,049
Worked.......................... 63,839 6,193 9.7 13,107 3,606 1,391 38.6 3,705
Worked year-round, full-time.. 46,577 3,464 7.4 7,090 1,198 422 35.2 1,194
Did not work.................... 26,843 5,010 18.7 8,606 5,422 2,412 44.5 4,344
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 70,721 8,924 12.6 18,740 6,895 3,091 44.8 7,215
No work disability.............. 63,082 6,168 9.8 13,592 4,791 1,687 35.2 4,589
With a work disability.......... 7,639 2,757 36.1 5,148 2,104 1,404 66.7 2,626
severe work disability........ 4,485 2,287 51.0 4,102 1,692 1,238 73.2 2,162
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (White)
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. 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.................. 61,638 8,380 13.6 18,555 4,576 2,369 51.8 6,498
Married-couple families......... 49,605 4,776 9.6 10,681 2,242 914 40.8 2,713
Male householder, no wife....... 3,394 746 22.0 1,419 398 186 46.7 433
Female householder, no husband.. 8,639 2,858 33.1 6,455 1,936 1,269 65.5 3,352
Nonfamily households.............. 29,044 2,823 9.7 3,158 4,452 1,434 32.2 1,551
Male householder................ 12,894 1,059 8.2 1,275 1,640 488 29.7 543
Living alone.................. 9,859 708 7.2 708 1,226 390 31.8 390
Female householders............. 16,150 1,764 10.9 1,883 2,811 946 33.7 1,009
Living alone.................. 13,980 1,520 10.9 1,520 2,399 822 34.3 822
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 2001 (White)
(Source: Current Population Survey, March 2002. 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....................... 52,588 3,965 7.5 4,739 5,332 1,614 30.3 1,817
One or more related
Children 37,600 7,082 18.8 16,661 3,620 2,153 59.5 6,173
Child under 18 years............ 30,381 6,136 20.2 15,198 3,301 2,022 61.3 5,945
All under 6 years............. 7,136 1,812 25.4 3,618 842 564 67.0 1,268
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years............ 6,209 1,743 28.1 5,611 975 677 69.4 2,540
All 6 to 17 years............. 17,036 2,582 15.2 5,969 1,483 781 52.7 2,138
One child....................... 12,640 2,297 18.2 3,781 1,082 628 58.1 1,140
Under 6 years................. 4,561 1,147 25.2 1,851 472 311 65.7 534
6 to 17 years................. 8,079 1,150 14.2 1,930 610 318 52.1 606
Two or more children............ 17,741 3,839 21.6 11,417 2,219 1,394 62.8 4,805
All under 6 years............. 2,576 664 25.8 1,767 370 254 68.6 734
Some under 6 years............ 6,209 1,743 28.1 5,611 975 677 69.4 2,540
All 6 to 17 years............. 8,957 1,432 16.0 4,039 874 464 53.1 1,531
Mean children................... 1.83 2.01 (x) (x) 2.18 2.23 (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 12,163 2,123 17.5 4,579 754 385 51.1 1,153
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 809 324 40.0 731 130 75 57.9 177
All under 6 years............... 162 83 51.1 167 34 27 77.6 61
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 64 23 36.7 83 8 1 18.2 4
All 6 to 17 years............... 583 218 37.3 480 88 47 53.9 112
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 68,405 8,484 12.4 17,976 6,713 3,032 45.2 7,053
One or more elderly............... 22,277 2,720 12.2 3,736 2,315 771 33.3 996
All members elderly............. 15,807 1,525 9.7 1,777 1,861 588 31.6 625
Elderly householder/spouse only. 20,387 2,258 11.1 2,933 2,156 701 32.5 828
Elderly other relative only..... 1,313 322 24.5 558 84 39 46.5 111
Elderly nonrelative only........ 117 34 29.4 61 21 7 33.2 18
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/noncash/nc5_002.htm