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
WHITE
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 229,675 198,617 169,055 148,254 78,328 56,051 21,400 4,381 33,000 19,780 3,834 7,771 31,058
Under 18 years.................... 56,089 49,983 40,611 37,927 214 12,579 10,816 2,248 245 80 137 1,814 6,107
18 to 24 years.................... 21,644 15,851 14,117 11,399 4,715 2,497 1,893 439 105 29 44 568 5,793
25 to 34 years.................... 30,896 23,963 22,110 20,794 15,853 2,593 1,745 331 370 75 148 651 6,933
35 to 44 years.................... 36,155 30,657 28,679 27,012 19,183 2,870 1,725 299 635 147 293 827 5,498
45 to 54 years.................... 32,905 29,072 27,112 25,221 18,601 2,975 1,464 237 1,017 321 369 939 3,833
55 to 59 years.................... 12,530 11,050 10,004 9,124 6,869 1,676 718 129 728 238 221 517 1,481
60 to 64 years.................... 9,666 8,415 7,266 6,269 4,740 1,949 569 88 1,101 476 194 539 1,251
65 years and over................. 29,790 29,626 19,156 10,507 8,153 28,912 2,470 610 28,799 18,414 2,427 1,918 163
65 to 74 years................. 15,668 15,545 10,469 6,419 4,805 14,989 1,238 328 14,922 9,890 1,212 1,118 123
75 years and over.............. 14,122 14,081 8,687 4,088 3,348 13,923 1,232 282 13,876 8,524 1,215 800 40
Male
Total............................. 113,196 96,674 83,538 74,471 45,092 25,189 9,456 2,007 14,310 8,756 1,519 4,209 16,522
Under 18 years.................... 28,772 25,669 20,893 19,529 121 6,428 5,502 1,143 133 38 77 965 3,103
18 to 24 years.................... 10,980 7,714 7,090 5,758 2,526 1,001 671 189 47 16 21 314 3,266
25 to 34 years.................... 15,666 11,685 10,963 10,298 9,140 1,037 571 108 207 22 85 347 3,981
35 to 44 years.................... 18,105 15,118 14,227 13,440 11,515 1,300 678 119 333 63 133 438 2,988
45 to 54 years.................... 16,285 14,352 13,334 12,449 10,573 1,503 670 100 556 159 194 523 1,933
55 to 59 years.................... 6,114 5,469 4,963 4,577 3,903 825 291 53 389 130 101 285 644
60 to 64 years.................... 4,637 4,108 3,591 3,183 2,730 917 223 29 533 251 78 274 529
65 years and over................. 12,637 12,558 8,476 5,237 4,583 12,178 850 266 12,112 8,076 830 1,064 79
65 to 74 years................. 7,184 7,121 4,895 3,280 2,800 6,817 502 168 6,778 4,575 491 598 63
75 years and over.............. 5,453 5,437 3,580 1,956 1,783 5,362 348 98 5,335 3,501 339 467 16
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..:.......................... 116,479 101,943 85,516 73,782 33,236 30,862 11,944 2,373 18,689 11,024 2,314 3,562 14,536
Under 18 years.................... 27,317 24,313 19,717 18,399 93 6,151 5,314 1,105 112 42 60 849 3,004
18 to 24 years.................... 10,664 8,137 7,027 5,640 2,188 1,497 1,222 250 58 13 23 254 2,527
25 to 34 years.................... 15,230 12,278 11,147 10,496 6,713 1,556 1,174 223 162 52 63 304 2,952
35 to 44 years.................... 18,050 15,539 14,452 13,572 7,668 1,570 1,047 179 302 84 160 389 2,511
45 to 54 years.................... 16,620 14,720 13,777 12,772 8,028 1,473 794 137 461 162 174 416 1,899
55 to 59 years.................... 6,417 5,580 5,041 4,547 2,966 852 426 76 340 108 120 232 836
60 to 64 years.................... 5,029 4,307 3,675 3,085 2,010 1,032 346 59 569 225 117 266 722
65 years and over................. 17,153 17,068 10,680 5,271 3,570 16,733 1,620 344 16,686 10,338 1,597 854 85
65 to 74 years................. 8,484 8,424 5,574 3,139 2,005 8,172 736 160 8,144 5,315 721 520 60
75 years and over.............. 8,669 8,644 5,107 2,132 1,565 8,561 884 185 8,542 5,023 876 334 25
Related Children1
Under 18 years.................... 55,238 49,374 40,216 37,620 189 12,305 10,555 2,195 233 76 131 1,805 5,863
Under 6 years................... 17,920 16,078 12,250 11,597 0 4,932 4,348 826 89 17 51 610 1,842
6 to 17 years................... 37,318 33,296 27,965 26,022 189 7,373 6,207 1,369 144 59 80 1,195 4,022
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan...................... 183,527 158,644 136,021 120,555 63,737 42,300 16,166 3,214 24,627 14,645 2,770 5,942 24,883
Central city..................... 56,856 46,874 37,797 32,956 18,991 14,992 7,052 1,092 7,678 4,255 1,182 1,972 9,982
Not central city................. 126,671 111,769 98,224 87,599 44,746 27,308 9,114 2,123 16,949 10,390 1,588 3,970 14,901
Not metropolitan.................. 46,148 39,973 33,034 27,699 14,591 13,751 5,234 1,166 8,372 5,136 1,063 1,829 6,175
Northeast.......................... 44,168 39,625 33,884 30,296 16,025 11,160 4,353 895 7,051 4,342 820 894 4,543
Metropolitan...................... 38,656 34,725 29,762 26,737 14,122 9,562 3,680 755 6,095 3,700 710 747 3,931
Central city..................... 10,037 8,422 6,097 5,451 3,349 3,313 1,892 241 1,696 753 352 129 1,615
Not central city................. 28,619 26,303 23,665 21,286 10,773 6,249 1,788 514 4,399 2,947 357 618 2,316
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.................. 5,512 4,900 4,122 3,559 1,903 1,598 673 139 957 642 110 147 612
Midwest............................ 55,243 49,868 44,612 39,010 20,254 12,138 3,925 1,073 8,030 5,462 653 1,188 5,375
Metropolitan...................... 40,071 36,200 32,676 29,210 15,256 8,030 2,547 662 5,321 3,627 382 751 3,871
Central city..................... 11,175 9,775 8,461 7,346 4,216 2,711 1,104 240 1,601 1,100 180 264 1,400
Not central city................. 28,896 26,425 24,215 21,865 11,040 5,318 1,443 422 3,721 2,527 202 488 2,471
Not metropolitan.................. 15,172 13,668 11,936 9,800 4,998 4,109 1,378 411 2,708 1,836 271 436 1,504
South.............................. 77,147 65,188 54,498 47,574 25,561 19,917 6,973 1,423 11,671 6,591 1,430 3,810 11,959
Metropolitan...................... 58,948 49,828 42,429 37,278 19,951 14,133 4,700 1,011 8,235 4,730 901 2,935 9,120
Central city..................... 17,841 14,315 11,706 10,115 5,764 4,638 1,721 255 2,450 1,416 310 1,037 3,526
Not central city................. 41,107 35,513 30,723 27,163 14,187 9,495 2,979 756 5,785 3,314 592 1,898 5,594
Not metropolitan.................. 18,199 15,360 12,068 10,296 5,610 5,783 2,273 412 3,436 1,861 529 875 2,839
West............................ 53,117 43,936 36,061 31,373 16,487 12,837 6,148 990 6,248 3,385 931 1,880 9,181
Metropolitan...................... 45,852 37,891 31,154 27,329 14,408 10,576 5,239 786 4,976 2,588 778 1,509 7,961
Central city..................... 17,804 14,363 11,532 10,044 5,661 4,330 2,336 355 1,931 986 340 544 3,441
Not central city................. 28,048 23,528 19,621 17,285 8,746 6,246 2,903 431 3,045 1,602 437 966 4,520
Not metropolitan.................. 7,265 6,045 4,907 4,044 2,079 2,261 910 203 1,272 797 153 370 1,220
Household Relationship
Total.............................. 229,675 198,617 169,055 148,254 78,328 56,051 21,400 4,381 33,000 19,780 3,834 7,771 31,058
65 years and over................. 29,790 29,626 19,156 10,507 8,153 28,912 2,470 610 28,799 18,414 2,427 1,918 163
In families......................... 190,413 165,777 142,640 128,532 59,183 42,776 17,845 3,779 21,995 13,452 2,015 6,814 24,636
Householder...................... 61,647 54,462 47,843 42,418 32,016 15,230 3,257 718 11,323 7,228 896 2,425 7,186
Under 65 years.................. 51,339 44,197 40,898 38,197 28,628 5,230 2,673 522 1,353 556 322 1,610 7,142
65 years and over............... 10,309 10,265 6,945 4,221 3,389 10,000 584 196 9,970 6,672 575 815 44
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 55,238 49,374 40,216 37,620 189 12,305 10,555 2,195 233 76 131 1,805 5,863
Under 6 years.................. 17,920 16,078 12,250 11,597 0 4,932 4,348 826 89 17 51 610 1,842
6 to 17 years.................. 37,318 33,296 27,965 26,022 189 7,373 6,207 1,369 144 59 80 1,195 4,022
Own children 18 years and over... 16,983 12,804 11,252 9,969 3,984 2,113 1,564 333 472 108 185 286 4,179
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.......... 156,392 139,420 124,215 112,845 50,388 32,515 10,505 2,757 18,783 12,275 1,320 6,268 16,973
Husbands......................... 49,676 45,165 40,811 36,536 30,016 12,184 1,476 451 9,877 6,737 549 2,246 4,511
Under 65 years.................. 40,397 35,926 34,232 32,363 26,474 3,209 1,071 293 935 436 152 1,446 4,471
65 years and over............... 9,279 9,239 6,579 4,173 3,542 8,975 405 158 8,942 6,301 398 800 39
Wives............................ 49,396 44,345 40,236 36,057 17,214 10,554 1,803 504 7,727 5,167 432 2,165 5,051
Under 65 years.................. 42,230 37,201 35,261 33,201 15,964 3,589 1,504 400 784 376 143 1,515 5,029
65 years and over............... 7,166 7,144 4,976 2,855 1,250 6,965 300 104 6,943 4,791 289 650 22
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 43,046 39,091 33,799 31,907 118 7,635 6,100 1,518 126 52 73 1,602 3,956
Under 6 years.................. 14,337 13,082 10,757 10,204 0 3,176 2,659 601 46 11 29 556 1,255
6 to 17 years.................. 28,709 26,008 23,043 21,703 118 4,459 3,441 917 80 41 44 1,047 2,701
Own children 18 years and over... 11,689 9,161 8,417 7,635 2,472 1,126 814 234 196 44 92 216 2,528
In families with female house-
holder,no spouse present........... 24,619 19,514 13,120 11,082 6,052 8,209 6,138 861 2,341 879 521 345 5,105
Householder...................... 8,641 6,964 5,085 4,210 4,119 2,677 1,411 182 1,449 606 255 104 1,677
Under 65 years.................. 7,411 5,742 4,507 3,928 3,839 1,478 1,263 158 252 52 107 80 1,669
65 years and over............... 1,231 1,222 577 283 280 1,199 148 24 1,197 554 148 24 9
Related children1/
Under 18 years.................. 9,491 8,059 4,794 4,253 48 3,920 3,762 565 85 21 44 147 1,432
Under 6 years.................. 2,668 2,259 1,066 998 0 1,390 1,340 175 30 5 12 40 409
6 to 17 years.................. 6,823 5,800 3,728 3,255 48 2,530 2,422 390 55 16 32 106 1,023
Own children 18 years and over... 4,154 2,889 2,198 1,797 1,195 837 653 88 234 52 85 45 1,265
In unrelated subfamilies............ 969 709 468 408 166 293 276 50 19 1 11 9 260
Under 18 years.................. 535 416 257 225 3 205 200 45 6 1 6 5 120
Under 6 years.................. 122 93 48 41 0 56 56 11 3 0 3 0 29
6 to 17 years.................. 414 323 209 183 3 149 144 34 3 1 3 4 91
18 years and over............... 434 293 212 184 163 88 76 5 13 1 6 4 140
Unrelated individuals.............. 38,294 32,131 25,946 19,313 18,978 12,982 3,278 551 10,986 6,327 1,807 948 6,163
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............................. 18,158 14,316 12,097 9,826 9,694 4,095 1,203 193 3,086 1,601 605 652 3,843
Under 65 years.................. 15,577 11,741 10,519 8,965 8,843 1,615 860 107 636 123 273 420 3,835
Living alone................... 7,631 6,460 5,758 5,078 5,078 934 424 46 410 70 148 275 1,171
65 years and over............... 2,581 2,574 1,578 861 851 2,480 343 86 2,450 1,477 331 232 7
Living alone................... 2,257 2,257 1,399 758 754 2,167 294 69 2,144 1,303 283 195 0
Female........................... 20,136 17,816 13,849 9,487 9,284 8,887 2,075 358 7,900 4,727 1,202 296 2,320
Under 65 years.................. 12,729 10,410 9,177 7,548 7,400 1,574 1,147 166 611 148 288 135 2,318
Living alone................... 6,911 6,095 5,361 4,548 4,535 988 654 115 503 129 239 99 816
65 years and over............... 7,407 7,405 4,672 1,939 1,884 7,313 928 192 7,289 4,579 914 161 2
Living alone................... 7,088 7,088 4,506 1,850 1,801 7,012 880 184 6,990 4,428 866 152 0
Work Experience
Male
Under 16 years.................... 25,520 22,829 18,385 17,358 32 5,970 5,126 1,062 118 33 69 882 2,690
16 to 64 years.................... 75,040 61,287 56,677 51,876 40,476 7,041 3,481 679 2,080 647 620 2,263 13,753
Worked during the year......... 64,860 53,436 51,622 47,732 38,919 3,450 1,487 479 316 123 99 1,788 11,424
Full time, year-round.......... 48,803 41,705 40,818 38,545 33,865 1,987 593 236 105 61 22 1,332 7,098
Not full time, year-round...... 16,057 11,731 10,805 9,187 5,054 1,463 894 243 211 62 77 456 4,326
Did not work................... 10,180 7,851 5,055 4,145 1,558 3,591 1,995 200 1,764 524 521 475 2,329
65 years and over................. 12,637 12,558 8,476 5,237 4,583 12,178 850 266 12,112 8,076 830 1,064 79
Worked during the year......... 2,771 2,745 2,219 1,522 1,318 2,437 112 69 2,419 1,900 106 204 26
Full time, year-round.......... 1,234 1,220 1,056 803 719 958 36 24 942 782 32 72 13
Not full time, year-round...... 1,537 1,525 1,163 719 599 1,479 76 46 1,477 1,118 73 132 12
Did not work................... 9,866 9,813 6,257 3,714 3,265 9,741 737 197 9,694 6,177 724 860 53
Female
Under 16 years.................... 24,222 21,598 17,314 16,311 25 5,668 4,922 1,004 94 35 52 762 2,623
16 to 64 years.................... 75,105 63,277 57,522 52,201 29,640 8,461 5,401 1,025 1,909 651 666 1,946 11,828
Worked during the year......... 55,976 48,341 46,140 42,529 28,020 3,710 2,328 601 264 112 72 1,232 7,635
Full time, year-round.......... 32,783 29,144 28,573 27,255 21,972 1,307 627 223 63 37 13 636 3,639
Not full time, year-round...... 23,193 19,197 17,567 15,274 6,048 2,403 1,701 378 200 75 59 596 3,997
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................... 19,128 14,936 11,382 9,672 1,620 4,751 3,073 423 1,645 539 594 714 4,193
65 years and over................. 17,153 17,068 10,680 5,271 3,570 16,733 1,620 344 16,686 10,338 1,597 854 85
Worked during the year......... 2,106 2,096 1,644 1,003 790 1,913 111 45 1,899 1,455 102 117 10
Full time, year-round.......... 642 640 539 430 385 520 16 6 511 414 11 34 2
Not full time, year-round...... 1,464 1,455 1,104 573 406 1,393 95 40 1,388 1,041 91 82 8
Did not work................... 15,047 14,973 9,037 4,268 2,780 14,821 1,509 299 14,787 8,883 1,495 737 75
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