Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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........................... 281,475 240,492 199,705 176,408 93,470 71,053 31,375 5,893 38,035 21,475 5,251 9,534 40,983
Under 18 years.................... 72,021 63,736 49,492 46,295 290 18,580 16,276 3,094 414 121 248 2,363 8,285
18 to 24 years.................... 27,312 19,640 17,012 13,766 5,776 3,642 2,831 597 180 46 82 742 7,673
25 to 34 years.................... 38,670 29,619 26,905 25,306 19,537 3,653 2,587 432 489 88 213 817 9,051
35 to 44 years.................... 44,284 37,153 34,315 32,386 23,427 4,003 2,532 408 860 178 420 1,066 7,131
45 to 54 years.................... 39,545 34,365 31,649 29,487 22,020 3,990 2,071 318 1,331 391 488 1,170 5,179
55 to 59 years.................... 14,667 12,839 11,425 10,440 7,939 2,176 1,004 176 955 297 310 614 1,828
60 to 64 years.................... 11,208 9,644 8,156 7,081 5,410 2,391 803 119 1,346 523 288 606 1,564
65 years and over................. 33,769 33,498 20,751 11,645 9,071 32,618 3,270 749 32,458 19,832 3,203 2,156 272
65 to 74 years................. 18,123 17,919 11,510 7,191 5,418 17,233 1,689 410 17,132 10,792 1,647 1,294 204
75 years and over.............. 15,647 15,579 9,241 4,454 3,654 15,385 1,581 339 15,326 9,040 1,555 862 68
Male
Total............................. 137,558 115,950 98,068 87,886 52,563 31,642 13,655 2,676 16,357 9,489 2,010 5,110 21,607
Under 18 years.................... 36,857 32,655 25,432 23,810 151 9,456 8,253 1,583 215 52 128 1,243 4,201
18 to 24 years.................... 13,705 9,438 8,514 6,933 3,068 1,401 958 237 82 24 36 410 4,267
25 to 34 years.................... 19,234 14,137 13,185 12,380 11,018 1,348 790 141 259 29 112 414 5,097
35 to 44 years.................... 21,822 18,010 16,786 15,892 13,636 1,750 971 156 429 78 186 556 3,812
45 to 54 years.................... 19,332 16,720 15,374 14,371 12,184 1,937 902 127 705 188 240 638 2,611
55 to 59 years.................... 7,091 6,280 5,618 5,190 4,428 1,036 394 75 491 152 133 336 811
60 to 64 years.................... 5,282 4,610 3,975 3,547 3,042 1,076 292 41 628 269 108 305 672
65 years and over................. 14,235 14,100 9,185 5,763 5,035 13,636 1,095 316 13,548 8,697 1,066 1,207 135
65 to 74 years................. 8,245 8,137 5,378 3,646 3,108 7,761 659 200 7,706 4,984 644 698 108
75 years and over.............. 5,991 5,963 3,807 2,117 1,928 5,875 436 116 5,842 3,713 422 508 27
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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
Female
Total..:.......................... 143,917 124,542 101,637 88,521 40,908 39,411 17,720 3,216 21,678 11,986 3,241 4,424 19,376
Under 18 years.................... 35,164 31,080 24,061 22,485 140 9,123 8,024 1,511 199 68 120 1,120 4,084
18 to 24 years.................... 13,607 10,202 8,499 6,834 2,708 2,241 1,873 361 98 22 46 331 3,405
25 to 34 years.................... 19,436 15,482 13,720 12,926 8,519 2,305 1,797 290 230 59 101 403 3,954
35 to 44 years.................... 22,461 19,143 17,529 16,495 9,790 2,253 1,561 251 431 99 234 510 3,319
45 to 54 years.................... 20,213 17,645 16,275 15,115 9,836 2,053 1,169 191 627 203 248 532 2,568
55 to 59 years.................... 7,575 6,558 5,807 5,251 3,511 1,140 610 101 464 145 177 278 1,017
60 to 64 years.................... 5,926 5,034 4,180 3,534 2,368 1,314 511 78 719 254 180 301 892
65 years and over................. 19,534 19,398 11,567 5,882 4,036 18,982 2,175 433 18,911 11,135 2,136 950 136
65 to 74 years................. 9,878 9,782 6,132 3,544 2,310 9,472 1,030 210 9,426 5,808 1,003 596 96
75 years and over.............. 9,656 9,616 5,434 2,337 1,726 9,510 1,145 222 9,484 5,326 1,133 354 40
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 70,950 62,977 49,021 45,925 263 18,226 15,940 3,035 401 116 240 2,345 7,973
Under 6 years................... 23,014 20,620 14,951 14,162 0 7,166 6,398 1,131 152 36 92 800 2,394
6 to 17 years................... 47,936 42,357 34,069 31,763 263 11,061 9,542 1,904 249 80 147 1,545 5,579
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 228,949 195,473 163,563 145,888 77,388 54,854 24,445 4,486 28,831 16,146 3,922 7,456 33,475
Central city..................... 81,332 66,408 51,223 45,233 25,969 22,905 12,534 1,812 10,339 5,176 1,957 2,682 14,924
Not central city................. 147,617 129,066 112,340 100,655 51,419 31,949 11,911 2,674 18,492 10,970 1,964 4,774 18,552
Not metropolitan.................. 52,526 45,019 36,142 30,519 16,082 16,199 6,930 1,406 9,204 5,329 1,329 2,078 7,507
Northeast.......................... 53,193 46,829 39,066 35,118 18,730 13,795 6,327 1,197 7,901 4,647 1,082 997 6,364
Metropolitan...................... 47,472 41,750 34,836 31,457 16,778 12,114 5,598 1,056 6,922 4,002 969 838 5,722
Central city..................... 15,779 12,847 8,978 8,107 4,903 5,271 3,428 465 2,283 954 542 171 2,933
Not central city................. 31,693 28,903 25,857 23,350 11,875 6,843 2,170 592 4,640 3,048 427 667 2,790
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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 metropolitan.................. 5,721 5,079 4,230 3,661 1,952 1,681 730 140 979 645 113 159 641
Midwest............................ 63,676 56,860 49,603 43,638 22,730 14,763 5,718 1,340 8,954 5,800 852 1,347 6,816
Metropolitan...................... 47,776 42,596 37,310 33,514 17,567 10,357 4,131 895 6,160 3,944 552 875 5,180
Central city..................... 16,293 13,958 11,182 9,826 5,598 4,573 2,395 405 2,255 1,326 310 351 2,334
Not central city................. 31,483 28,638 26,128 23,688 11,969 5,785 1,736 489 3,905 2,617 242 524 2,846
Not metropolitan.................. 15,900 14,265 12,293 10,124 5,163 4,406 1,588 446 2,795 1,856 300 472 1,636
South.............................. 100,421 83,798 67,917 59,983 32,124 26,808 11,474 2,095 13,926 7,249 2,070 4,755 16,623
Metropolitan...................... 77,555 64,757 53,617 47,662 25,421 19,207 7,929 1,499 9,846 5,248 1,326 3,722 12,798
Central city..................... 26,686 21,335 16,552 14,577 8,235 7,452 3,641 495 3,362 1,698 590 1,370 5,351
Not central city................. 50,869 43,422 37,065 33,084 17,186 11,755 4,288 1,004 6,484 3,551 736 2,352 7,447
Not metropolitan.................. 22,866 19,041 14,300 12,321 6,702 7,601 3,545 596 4,080 2,001 744 1,033 3,825
West............................ 64,185 53,004 43,120 37,668 19,886 15,686 7,855 1,261 7,253 3,779 1,247 2,435 11,181
Metropolitan...................... 56,146 46,371 37,801 33,256 17,622 13,175 6,788 1,036 5,903 2,952 1,074 2,021 9,775
Central city..................... 22,573 18,268 14,511 12,723 7,232 5,609 3,071 447 2,440 1,198 515 790 4,306
Not central city................. 33,573 28,103 23,290 20,532 10,390 7,566 3,717 589 3,463 1,754 559 1,231 5,470
Not metropolitan.................. 8,039 6,634 5,319 4,413 2,264 2,511 1,067 224 1,350 827 173 414 1,405
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 281,475 240,492 199,705 176,408 93,470 71,053 31,375 5,893 38,035 21,475 5,251 9,534 40,983
65 years and over................. 33,769 33,498 20,751 11,645 9,071 32,618 3,270 749 32,458 19,832 3,203 2,156 272
In families......................... 233,911 201,158 168,551 152,632 70,362 55,362 26,607 5,124 25,405 14,639 2,884 8,371 32,753
Householder...................... 74,340 64,928 55,953 49,923 38,183 18,579 4,986 956 12,925 7,849 1,238 2,889 9,413
Under 65 years.................. 62,700 53,365 48,402 45,259 34,426 7,344 4,221 715 1,739 638 487 1,978 9,335
65 years and over............... 11,641 11,563 7,551 4,664 3,757 11,235 766 241 11,186 7,211 750 911 78
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 70,950 62,977 49,021 45,925 263 18,226 15,940 3,035 401 116 240 2,345 7,973
Under 6 years.................. 23,014 20,620 14,951 14,162 0 7,166 6,398 1,131 152 36 92 800 2,394
6 to 17 years.................. 47,936 42,357 34,069 31,763 263 11,061 9,542 1,904 249 80 147 1,545 5,579
Own children 18 years and over... 21,746 15,996 13,730 12,229 5,044 2,996 2,295 450 611 121 259 382 5,750
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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
In married-couple families.......... 182,212 161,255 142,496 130,027 57,869 38,146 13,240 3,368 20,962 13,192 1,708 7,578 20,957
Husbands......................... 56,755 51,234 46,033 41,451 33,957 13,723 1,850 545 10,912 7,219 688 2,603 5,521
Under 65 years.................. 46,509 41,050 38,965 36,899 30,105 3,852 1,341 352 1,088 482 194 1,721 5,459
65 years and over............... 10,245 10,184 7,068 4,552 3,852 9,871 509 192 9,825 6,737 494 882 61
Wives............................ 56,755 50,692 45,750 41,227 20,076 12,061 2,261 624 8,523 5,536 534 2,598 6,062
Under 65 years.................. 48,912 42,888 40,440 38,120 18,694 4,463 1,901 502 955 442 188 1,877 6,024
65 years and over............... 7,842 7,804 5,310 3,107 1,382 7,599 360 121 7,567 5,094 346 720 38
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 51,287 46,376 39,692 37,509 152 9,600 7,629 1,849 176 73 98 2,042 4,911
Under 6 years.................. 17,057 15,534 12,703 12,059 0 3,872 3,200 712 65 24 36 707 1,524
6 to 17 years.................. 34,229 30,842 26,989 25,451 152 5,728 4,429 1,137 111 49 62 1,335 3,388
Own children 18 years and over... 13,958 10,735 9,786 8,899 2,950 1,424 1,027 283 231 53 107 288 3,222
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 39,261 30,997 19,251 16,648 8,857 14,428 11,658 1,513 3,328 1,072 938 528 8,264
Householder...................... 13,146 10,536 7,286 6,189 6,069 4,289 2,625 293 1,994 733 446 166 2,610
Under 65 years.................. 11,529 8,936 6,588 5,829 5,713 2,724 2,394 256 435 71 216 127 2,593
65 years and over............... 1,616 1,599 697 360 355 1,565 232 37 1,559 662 229 39 17
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 16,137 13,772 7,328 6,601 83 7,593 7,352 1,026 190 40 122 233 2,365
Under 6 years.................. 4,764 4,132 1,689 1,583 0 2,807 2,731 337 71 12 44 76 632
6 to 17 years.................. 11,374 9,640 5,638 5,018 83 4,787 4,621 689 119 28 78 157 1,733
Own children 18 years and over... 6,316 4,287 3,146 2,650 1,683 1,357 1,116 150 328 56 138 64 2,029
In unrelated subfamilies............ 1,171 847 556 490 198 347 331 55 20 1 12 9 325
Under 18 years.................. 656 507 307 272 3 250 245 49 6 1 6 5 149
Under 6 years.................. 156 114 58 51 0 68 68 11 3 0 3 0 42
6 to 17 years.................. 500 393 249 221 3 182 178 38 3 1 3 4 107
18 years and over............... 515 339 249 217 194 98 86 6 14 1 7 4 176
Unrelated individuals.............. 46,392 38,487 30,599 23,286 22,910 15,343 4,437 714 12,609 6,835 2,354 1,154 7,905
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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
Male............................. 22,176 17,301 14,418 11,847 11,699 5,012 1,631 252 3,642 1,761 768 812 4,875
Under 65 years.................. 19,212 14,353 12,697 10,890 10,753 2,170 1,210 161 836 152 360 532 4,860
Living alone................... 9,481 7,941 7,003 6,208 6,208 1,246 592 77 543 91 198 349 1,540
65 years and over............... 2,964 2,948 1,721 957 947 2,842 422 90 2,806 1,609 407 280 16
Living alone................... 2,569 2,566 1,525 841 836 2,465 360 73 2,438 1,418 348 238 3
Female........................... 24,216 21,186 16,181 11,439 11,211 10,331 2,806 462 8,967 5,074 1,587 342 3,030
Under 65 years.................. 15,930 12,905 11,174 9,282 9,115 2,170 1,612 227 834 188 411 176 3,025
Living alone................... 8,884 7,758 6,666 5,715 5,702 1,415 980 155 685 162 334 124 1,126
65 years and over............... 8,286 8,281 5,007 2,157 2,096 8,161 1,194 235 8,133 4,886 1,176 165 5
Living alone................... 7,910 7,909 4,820 2,053 1,997 7,811 1,127 225 7,786 4,720 1,110 156 1
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 32,702 29,080 22,401 21,174 39 8,738 7,647 1,464 192 48 117 1,131 3,622
16 to 64 years.................... 90,620 72,770 66,482 60,949 47,489 9,267 4,912 896 2,618 744 826 2,773 17,850
Worked during the year......... 76,848 62,434 60,097 55,742 45,614 4,321 1,943 584 408 151 126 2,142 14,414
Full time, year-round.......... 57,318 48,574 47,475 44,970 39,626 2,457 761 301 128 70 23 1,615 8,743
Not full time, year-round...... 19,530 13,859 12,622 10,772 5,989 1,864 1,182 283 280 81 104 527 5,671
Did not work................... 13,772 10,337 6,385 5,207 1,875 4,946 2,970 313 2,209 593 700 631 3,435
65 years and over................. 14,235 14,100 9,185 5,763 5,035 13,636 1,095 316 13,548 8,697 1,066 1,207 135
Worked during the year......... 3,123 3,074 2,447 1,716 1,493 2,707 135 81 2,686 2,065 129 229 48
Full time, year-round.......... 1,397 1,367 1,173 906 818 1,061 44 27 1,043 853 40 79 30
Not full time, year-round...... 1,726 1,708 1,273 809 675 1,646 92 53 1,643 1,212 89 150 18
Did not work................... 11,113 11,026 6,738 4,047 3,542 10,930 960 236 10,862 6,632 938 978 87
Female
Under 16 years.................... 31,197 27,660 21,146 19,943 46 8,398 7,407 1,369 170 56 103 1,012 3,536
16 to 64 years.................... 93,187 77,484 68,925 62,697 36,825 12,032 8,138 1,414 2,598 795 1,002 2,462 15,703
Worked during the year......... 68,690 58,549 55,281 51,121 34,749 5,232 3,445 822 366 147 120 1,588 10,141
Full time, year-round.......... 40,904 36,044 35,150 33,599 27,443 1,882 953 319 92 55 21 869 4,860
Not full time, year-round...... 27,786 22,505 20,131 17,521 7,306 3,349 2,492 503 275 92 99 719 5,281
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 24. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for All People
in Poverty Universe: 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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
Did not work................... 24,497 18,935 13,643 11,576 2,077 6,800 4,694 593 2,231 648 882 874 5,562
65 years and over................. 19,534 19,398 11,567 5,882 4,036 18,982 2,175 433 18,911 11,135 2,136 950 136
Worked during the year......... 2,382 2,364 1,821 1,150 914 2,144 135 55 2,127 1,592 124 137 18
Full time, year-round.......... 738 735 613 499 447 589 25 10 578 460 18 42 4
Not full time, year-round...... 1,643 1,629 1,208 651 468 1,555 110 44 1,549 1,132 106 96 14
Did not work................... 17,152 17,034 9,746 4,732 3,122 16,838 2,040 378 16,784 9,542 2,012 812 118
1/ Before 1997, Table 24 included children in unrelated subfamilies
as related children. Beginning with 1997, children in unrelated
subfamilies were excluded from that category so that Table 24
would be consistent with other tables.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002