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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  Own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     Employment  Employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________


Asian alone

Number/Percent

 Total                             11,541            2,119             9,422       7,936       6,929       3,574      1,137        2,130

Age

Under 18 years                      2,683              297             2,386       1,946       1,750          10        253          574
 Under 6 years                        886               60               826         683         652           0         60          185
 6 to 11 years                        863               86               777         614         551           0         90          199
 12 to 17 years                       934              151               783         649         548          10        102          190
18 to 24 years                      1,167              366               801         722         495         209        145          111
25 to 34 years                      2,198              508             1,690       1,565       1,429       1,049        159          165
35 to 44 years                      1,980              433             1,547       1,445       1,306         904        180          141
45 to 54 years                      1,590              275             1,315       1,208       1,082         777        169          151
55 to 64 years                        946              206               740         653         572         410         92          123
Under 65 years                     10,564            2,084             8,480       7,540       6,635       3,359        997        1,264
65 years and over                     977               35               942         397         293         215        140          866

Sex

Male                                5,545            1,050             4,495       3,821       3,358       2,001        514          954
Female                              5,996            1,070             4,927       4,116       3,571       1,573        623        1,176

Nativity

Native                              4,173              591             3,582       3,047       2,689         903        426          842
Foreign-born                        7,368            1,529             5,839       4,889       4,240       2,671        710        1,288
 Naturalized citizen                3,613              519             3,094       2,581       2,275       1,505        345          753
 Not a citizen                      3,755            1,010             2,745       2,308       1,965       1,166        365          535

Region

Northeast                           2,295              482             1,812       1,505       1,351         700        164          397
Midwest                             1,381              196             1,186       1,036         880         399        161          184
South                               2,473              593             1,880       1,664       1,514         748        212          304
West                                5,392              849             4,543       3,731       3,184       1,727        599        1,246











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  Own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     Employment  Employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Household Relationship

In families                         9,899            1,735             8,164       6,845       6,119       2,785        925        1,871
Householders                        2,845              462             2,383       2,119       1,897       1,449        284          457
 Under 65 years                     2,559              457             2,102       1,969       1,785       1,361        230          189
 65 years and over                    286                4               282         150         113          88         54          268
 Spouse present                     2,286              319             1,966       1,763       1,603       1,161        224          364
 No spouse present                    559              142               417         356         295         288         60           93
Spouses of householders             2,500              362             2,138       1,914       1,734         900        255          395
 Under 65 years                     2,295              359             1,935       1,799       1,642         846        218          220
 65 years and over                    205                3               202         116          92          54         37          175
Children of householders            3,319              491             2,829       2,353       2,104         190        310          614
 Under 6 years                        833               54               779         652         622           0         59          162
 6 to 11 years                        791               58               733         585         525           0         89          181
 12 to 17 years                       827               92               735         615         525           5         94          175
 > 17 years                           868              287               581         500         431         185         68           95
Other relatives of householders     1,235              421               815         459         385         247         75          406
In unrelated subfamilies               29                1                28          19          19           9          0            9
Unrelated individuals               1,613              383             1,230       1,073         790         780        212          250

In married-couple families          8,117            1,208             6,908       5,916       5,351       2,275        761        1,460
Husbands                            2,210              310             1,900       1,705       1,556       1,222        210          344
 Under 65 years                     1,959              308             1,651       1,560       1,443       1,133        163          122
 65 years and over                    251                2               249         144         112          89         47          222
Wives                               2,575              372             2,204       1,972       1,781         839        269          415
 Under 65 years                     2,383              369             2,014       1,872       1,703         801        231          238
 65 years and over                    193                3               190         100          78          39         38          178
Children under 18 years             2,248              194             2,054       1,711       1,556           4        211          452
 Under 6 years                        783               52               731         623         598           0         54          143
 6 to 11 years                        727               59               667         530         477           0         74          163
 12 to 17 years                       739               83               656         559         481           4         83          146



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  Own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     Employment  Employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

In families with male
householders, no spouse present       763              266               498         370         319         235         51          147
Householders                          223               74               149         134         123         117         13           19
 Under 65 years                       691              265               426         355         312         228         43           80
 65 years and over                     73                1                72          15           7           7          8           67
Children under 18                     125               56                68          49          43           2          7           23
 Under 6 years                         25                2                23          15          15           0          0           10
 6 to 11 years                         26               13                12          11           8           0          3            4
 12 to 17 years                        74               41                33          24          20           2          4            9

In families with female
householders, no spouse present     1,019              261               758         559         450         276        113          264
Householders                          337               69               268         222         172         170         47           74
 Under 65 years                       922              249               674         526         424         254        103          184
 65 years and over                     97               12                84          33          25          23         10           81
Children under 18                     291               43               248         174         144           3         34           95
 Under 6 years                         76                6                70          44          38           0          6           33
 6 to 11 years                        102               13                88          69          62           0         14           28
 12 to 17 years                       113               24                89          61          45           3         14           35

Household Income

Less than $25,000                   1,878              558             1,320         760         454         294        286          689
$25,000 to $49,999                  2,647              656             1,991       1,562       1,311         712        249          605
$50,000 to $74,999                  2,367              374             1,992       1,785       1,590         782        222          356
$75,000 or more                     4,649              531             4,118       3,830       3,574       1,786        380          480
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  Own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     Employment  Employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Education
(Persons 18 years and over)

Total                               8,858            1,823             7,035       5,990       5,179       3,565        884        1,556
No high school diploma              1,104              290               814         495         410         248         85          409
High school grad,only               1,760              468             1,292         995         849         549        165          451
Some college,no degree              1,409              314             1,094         965         729         453        191          223
Associate degree                      572              116               455         393         350         218         48           90
Bachelor's degree +                 4,014              634             3,380       3,142       2,841       2,097        397          384

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                               7,881            1,788             6,094       5,593       4,885       3,350        745          690
Worked during the year              5,927            1,226             4,701       4,483       4,046       3,175        502          351
 Full-time                          4,983              960             4,023       3,882       3,593       2,940        363          245
 Part-time                            943              266               677         601         453         235        139          106
Did not work                        1,954              561             1,393       1,110         839         175        243          339

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                               5,927            1,226             4,701       4,483       4,046       3,175        502          351
Less than 25 employees              1,781              661             1,120       1,047         819         502        250           90
25 to 99 employees                    695              145               551         530         486         383         42           40
100 to 499 employees                  739               80               660         624         587         465         58           55
500 to 999 employees                  297               28               269         260         250         210         11           19
1000 or more employees              2,414              313             2,101       2,021       1,904       1,616        140          147






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________


Asian alone

Number/Percent

 Total                                1,202          1,202         987               270          193          339           291

Age

Under 18 years                          489            489          20                70           96            0             1
 Under 6 years                          168            168           5                16           35            0             1
 6 to 11 years                          168            168          13                20           25            0             0
 12 to 17 years                         153            153           3                34           36            0             0
18 to 24 years                           90             90           3                21           19            0             3
25 to 34 years                          110            110          19                38           24            4             3
35 to 44 years                           96             96          17                39           16            4            10
45 to 54 years                           94             94          33                46           11            3            17
55 to 64 years                           64             64          45                26            9           10            11
Under 65 years                          943            943         138               240          175           22            46
65 years and over                       259            259         849                30           18          318           245

Sex

Male                                    563            563         424                97           87          155           116
Female                                  640            640         563               173          106          184           175

Nativity

Native                                  503            503         280               106           98          163            34
Foreign-born                            699            699         707               163           95          176           257
 Naturalized citizen                    333            333         498               110           46          147           165
 Not a citizen                          366            366         209                53           49           29            91

Region

Northeast                               280            280         149                13           33           51            40
Midwest                                 121            121          65                 7           18           14             9
South                                   135            135         106                81           20           36            15
West                                    667            667         667               169          122          239           228











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Household Relationship

In families                           1,068          1,068         819               245          178          274           226
Householders                            186            186         283                54           39          139            52
 Under 65 years                         131            131          21                43           31            4             4
 65 years and over                       55             55         261                10            8          136            48
 Spouse present                         138            138         232                51           23          119            45
 No spouse present                       48             48          50                 3           15           20             8
Spouses of householders                 147            147         203               109           28          100            48
 Under 65 years                         103            103          33                94           24           15             6
 65 years and over                       43             43         170                15            4           85            41
Children of householders                518            518          34                72           94            1             6
 Under 6 years                          146            146           5                15           29            0             1
 6 to 11 years                          150            150          13                20           22            0             0
 12 to 17 years                         145            145           3                28           35            0             0
 > 17 years                              78             78          13                 9            8            1             5
Other relatives of householders         217            217         300                10           18           33           120
In unrelated subfamilies                  9              9           0                 0            0            0             0
Unrelated individuals                   126            126         167                25           15           66            65

In married-couple families              810            810         625               230          137          232           172
Husbands                                134            134         229                39           18          121            48
 Under 65 years                          83             83          12                30           13            4             2
 65 years and over                       51             51         217                 9            5          117            46
Wives                                   150            150         206               122           33           98            44
 Under 65 years                         110            110          35               105           30           13             7
 65 years and over                       41             41         171                16            3           85            37
Children under 18 years                 380            380          17                61           77            0             1
 Under 6 years                          126            126           4                16           27            0             1
 6 to 11 years                          137            137          11                17           18            0             0
 12 to 17 years                         117            117           1                28           32            0             0



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

In families with male
householders, no spouse present          88             88          87                 4           11           10            33
Householders                             11             11           9                 0            3            1             1
 Under 65 years                          66             66          21                 4            9            1            11
 65 years and over                       22             22          67                 0            2            9            22
Children under 18                        19             19           0                 4            4            0             0
 Under 6 years                           10             10           0                 0            2            0             0
 6 to 11 years                            4              4           0                 0            2            0             0
 12 to 17 years                           5              5           0                 4            0            0             0

In families with female
householders, no spouse present         170            170         107                11           31           31            22
Householders                             37             37          42                 3           12           19             7
 Under 65 years                         155            155          26                10           27            2             7
 65 years and over                       15             15          81                 1            3           29            15
Children under 18                        86             86           4                 6           16            0             0
 Under 6 years                           32             32           1                 0            6            0             0
 6 to 11 years                           23             23           1                 3            6            0             0
 12 to 17 years                          31             31           1                 2            4            0             0

Household Income

Less than $25,000                       485            485         319                15           37           95           125
$25,000 to $49,999                      361            361         204               104           59           83            61
$50,000 to $74,999                      140            140         189                65           44           69            24
$75,000 or more                         216            216         274                85           53           93            81
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Education
(Persons 18 years and over)

Total                                   714            714         966               200           97          339           290
No high school diploma                  228            228         277                34           11           58           126
High school grad,only                   190            190         263                73           32           98            64
Some college,no degree                  107            107         106                42           29           50            23
Associate degree                         31             31          55                12            0           21             7
Bachelor's degree +                     158            158         265                39           24          113            69

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                   454            454         118               170           79           22            45
Worked during the year                  211            211          34               122           54            5            10
 Full-time                              128            128          21               103           36            4             5
 Part-time                               83             83          12                19           18            1             6
Did not work                            243            243          84                48           25           17            34

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                   211            211          34               122           54            5            10
Less than 25 employees                   65             65          10                21            7            0             3
25 to 99 employees                       22             22           4                15            7            2             0
100 to 499 employees                     38             38           8                11           13            0             2
500 to 999 employees                     11             11           3                 7            6            0             2
1000 or more employees                   75             75           9                68           22            3             3






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     employment  employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________


Asian alone

Number/Percent

 Total                             100.00            18.36             81.64       68.77       60.04       30.97       9.85        18.46

Age

Under 18 years                     100.00            11.06             88.94       72.54       65.23        0.35       9.42        21.39
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.72             93.28       77.12       73.59        0.00       6.78        20.89
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            10.00             90.00       71.14       63.81        0.00      10.48        23.07
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            16.14             83.86       69.49       58.61        1.02      10.94        20.32
18 to 24 years                     100.00            31.35             68.65       61.91       42.45       17.95      12.39         9.48
25 to 34 years                     100.00            23.12             76.88       71.19       65.01       47.72       7.24         7.49
35 to 44 years                     100.00            21.87             78.13       72.96       65.96       45.67       9.07         7.11
45 to 54 years                     100.00            17.28             82.72       76.00       68.07       48.87      10.63         9.49
55 to 64 years                     100.00            21.76             78.24       69.03       60.50       43.36       9.74        13.03
Under 65 years                     100.00            19.73             80.27       71.37       62.81       31.80       9.44        11.97
65 years and over                  100.00             3.60             96.40       40.61       30.04       21.98      14.28        88.66

Sex

Male                               100.00            18.93             81.07       68.90       60.55       36.09       9.27        17.20
Female                             100.00            17.84             82.16       68.64       59.56       26.23      10.39        19.62

Nativity

Native                             100.00            14.15             85.85       73.01       64.43       21.63      10.22        20.18
Foreign-born                       100.00            20.75             79.25       66.36       57.55       36.26       9.64        17.48
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            14.35             85.65       71.45       62.96       41.67       9.56        20.83
 Not a citizen                     100.00            26.90             73.10       61.46       52.34       31.05       9.72        14.26

Region

Northeast                          100.00            21.02             78.98       65.60       58.86       30.49       7.17        17.29
Midwest                            100.00            14.16             85.84       75.01       63.73       28.90      11.63        13.29
South                              100.00            23.97             76.03       67.29       61.22       30.24       8.59        12.29
West                               100.00            15.74             84.26       69.19       59.05       32.04      11.12        23.11











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     employment  employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Household Relationship

In families                        100.00            17.53             82.47       69.14       61.82       28.14       9.34        18.91
Householders                       100.00            16.22             83.78       74.47       66.70       50.94      10.00        16.06
 Under 65 years                    100.00            17.87             82.13       76.95       69.74       53.21       9.00         7.39
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.50             98.50       52.29       39.48       30.63      18.95        93.64
 Spouse present                    100.00            13.96             86.04       77.12       70.11       50.81       9.81        15.92
 No spouse present                 100.00            25.47             74.53       63.64       52.74       51.46      10.76        16.65
Spouses of householders            100.00            14.49             85.51       76.57       69.35       36.02      10.20        15.81
 Under 65 years                    100.00            15.66             84.34       78.38       71.54       36.87       9.49         9.58
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.42             98.58       56.33       44.90       26.41      18.10        85.54
Children of householders           100.00            14.78             85.22       70.88       63.37        5.71       9.35        18.48
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.46             93.54       78.22       74.61        0.00       7.07        19.47
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             7.31             92.69       74.00       66.45        0.00      11.26        22.87
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            11.12             88.88       74.41       63.54        0.62      11.42        21.16
 > 17 years                        100.00            33.05             66.95       57.63       49.64       21.25       7.84        11.00
Other relatives of householders    100.00            34.05             65.95       37.19       31.15       19.96       6.08        32.85
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00             4.46             95.54       65.71       65.71       29.83       0.00        29.83
Unrelated individuals              100.00            23.74             76.26       66.50       48.99       48.36      13.14        15.51

In married-couple families         100.00            14.89             85.11       72.89       65.93       28.03       9.38        17.99
Husbands                           100.00            14.02             85.98       77.13       70.39       55.30       9.50        15.55
 Under 65 years                    100.00            15.72             84.28       79.66       73.69       57.87       8.34         6.22
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.83             99.17       57.42       44.66       35.34      18.61        88.25
Wives                              100.00            14.43             85.57       76.58       69.14       32.59      10.45        16.13
 Under 65 years                    100.00            15.48             84.52       78.57       71.47       33.61       9.70         9.98
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.36             98.64       51.97       40.43       20.00      19.69        92.25
Children under 18 years            100.00             8.62             91.38       76.13       69.22        0.18       9.36        20.09
 Under 6 years                     100.00             6.59             93.41       79.56       76.36        0.00       6.88        18.21
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             8.17             91.83       72.88       65.61        0.00      10.12        22.47
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            11.22             88.78       75.69       65.19        0.54      11.25        19.76



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     employment  employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

In families with male
householders, no spouse present    100.00            34.83             65.17       48.43       41.74       30.73       6.68        19.20
Householders                       100.00            33.16             66.84       60.18       55.15       52.74       5.79         8.46
 Under 65 years                    100.00            38.38             61.62       51.39       45.12       33.01       6.26        11.59
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.09             98.91       20.34        9.64        9.05      10.70        91.43
Children under 18                  100.00            45.11             54.89       39.63       34.28        1.87       5.35        18.21
 Under 6 years                     100.00             8.78             91.22       58.53       58.53        0.00       0.00        39.32
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            51.85             48.15       41.91       31.67        0.00      10.24        14.06
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            54.99             45.01       32.46       27.02        3.16       5.44        12.56

In families with female
householders, no spouse present    100.00            25.61             74.39       54.81       44.11       27.10      11.05        25.95
Householders                       100.00            20.39             79.61       65.93       51.15       50.62      14.05        22.06
 Under 65 years                    100.00            26.95             73.05       57.01       45.98       27.50      11.13        19.89
 65 years and over                 100.00            12.76             87.24       33.75       26.30       23.31      10.26        83.87
Children under 18                  100.00            14.93             85.07       59.74       49.43        1.10      11.84        32.63
 Under 6 years                     100.00             7.61             92.39       57.53       49.38        0.00       8.15        42.97
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            13.17             86.83       68.23       60.60        0.00      13.95        27.14
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            21.44             78.56       53.62       39.43        2.82      12.43        30.61

Household Income

Less than $25,000                  100.00            29.70             70.30       40.44       24.19       15.67      15.23        36.67
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            24.79             75.21       59.01       49.53       26.91       9.41        22.87
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            15.82             84.18       75.40       67.17       33.03       9.37        15.04
$75,000 or more                    100.00            11.42             88.58       82.38       76.87       38.41       8.17        10.33
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Covered by                                Covered by
                                           Not covered      some type of      Covered by  Covered by  own         Direct-    Covered by
                                           at any time      health insurance  private     employment  employment  purchase   government
                                 Total     during the year  during the year   insurance   based       based       insurance  health plan
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Education
(Persons 18 years and over)

Total                              100.00            20.58             79.42       67.62       58.46       40.24       9.98        17.57
No high school diploma             100.00            26.29             73.71       44.84       37.14       22.50       7.67        37.04
High school grad,only              100.00            26.57             73.43       56.56       48.26       31.18       9.37        25.63
Some college,no degree             100.00            22.31             77.69       68.48       51.73       32.13      13.53        15.82
Associate degree                   100.00            20.37             79.63       68.66       61.18       38.16       8.31        15.73
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            15.80             84.20       78.29       70.78       52.24       9.88         9.56

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                              100.00            22.68             77.32       70.97       61.99       42.51       9.45         8.76
Worked during the year             100.00            20.69             79.31       75.64       68.26       53.57       8.46         5.92
 Full-time                         100.00            19.26             80.74       77.90       72.10       59.00       7.28         4.92
 Part-time                         100.00            28.21             71.79       63.72       47.99       24.91      14.74        11.19
Did not work                       100.00            28.73             71.27       56.79       42.94        8.95      12.43        17.37

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                              100.00            20.69             79.31       75.64       68.26       53.57       8.46         5.92
Less than 25 employees             100.00            37.10             62.90       58.82       46.00       28.17      14.06         5.05
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            20.84             79.16       76.28       69.81       55.09       6.07         5.78
100 to 499 employees               100.00            10.78             89.22       84.46       79.35       62.84       7.89         7.43
500 to 999 employees               100.00             9.41             90.59       87.54       84.15       70.69       3.58         6.38
1000 or more employees             100.00            12.96             87.04       83.71       78.89       66.93       5.81         6.08






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________


Asian alone

Number/Percent

 Total                                10.42          10.42        8.55              2.34         1.67         2.94          2.52

Age

Under 18 years                        18.22          18.22        0.76              2.61         3.58         0.00          0.05
 Under 6 years                        18.91          18.91        0.59              1.81         3.95         0.02          0.14
 6 to 11 years                        19.50          19.50        1.45              2.30         2.93         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       16.38          16.38        0.28              3.66         3.82         0.00          0.00
18 to 24 years                         7.69           7.69        0.26              1.79         1.61         0.00          0.26
25 to 34 years                         5.01           5.01        0.87              1.74         1.07         0.19          0.13
35 to 44 years                         4.86           4.86        0.88              1.96         0.81         0.21          0.53
45 to 54 years                         5.93           5.93        2.07              2.88         0.72         0.18          1.10
55 to 64 years                         6.75           6.75        4.79              2.76         0.97         1.09          1.15
Under 65 years                         8.93           8.93        1.31              2.27         1.66         0.21          0.43
65 years and over                     26.55          26.55       86.88              3.06         1.87        32.52         25.10

Sex

Male                                  10.15          10.15        7.64              1.74         1.57         2.80          2.08
Female                                10.67          10.67        9.39              2.88         1.77         3.07          2.93

Nativity

Native                                12.06          12.06        6.70              2.55         2.35         3.91          0.82
Foreign-born                           9.49           9.49        9.59              2.21         1.29         2.39          3.48
 Naturalized citizen                   9.22           9.22       13.78              3.05         1.27         4.07          4.58
 Not a citizen                         9.75           9.75        5.57              1.41         1.31         0.77          2.43

Region

Northeast                             12.21          12.21        6.49              0.55         1.44         2.23          1.73
Midwest                                8.74           8.74        4.67              0.50         1.29         0.98          0.62
South                                  5.46           5.46        4.28              3.26         0.82         1.46          0.60
West                                  12.36          12.36       12.38              3.14         2.27         4.42          4.22











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Household Relationship

In families                           10.79          10.79        8.28              2.47         1.80         2.76          2.29
Householders                           6.53           6.53        9.93              1.90         1.36         4.89          1.84
 Under 65 years                        5.13           5.13        0.83              1.70         1.20         0.14          0.16
 65 years and over                    19.14          19.14       91.35              3.67         2.77        47.43         16.85
 Spouse present                        6.02           6.02       10.15              2.25         1.03         5.19          1.96
 No spouse present                     8.63           8.63        9.02              0.47         2.69         3.65          1.34
Spouses of householders                5.86           5.86        8.13              4.36         1.12         4.01          1.90
 Under 65 years                        4.51           4.51        1.43              4.08         1.07         0.65          0.27
 65 years and over                    20.99          20.99       83.12              7.55         1.78        41.68         20.18
Children of householders              15.62          15.62        1.02              2.16         2.83         0.03          0.19
 Under 6 years                        17.48          17.48        0.63              1.81         3.43         0.02          0.15
 6 to 11 years                        18.98          18.98        1.58              2.51         2.78         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       17.52          17.52        0.32              3.33         4.28         0.00          0.00
 > 17 years                            8.97           8.97        1.54              1.08         0.93         0.08          0.59
Other relatives of householders       17.57          17.57       24.26              0.82         1.44         2.69          9.74
In unrelated subfamilies              29.83          29.83        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
Unrelated individuals                  7.81           7.81       10.38              1.53         0.92         4.09          4.00

In married-couple families             9.98           9.98        7.71              2.83         1.68         2.86          2.12
Husbands                               6.05           6.05       10.38              1.75         0.83         5.48          2.18
 Under 65 years                        4.22           4.22        0.62              1.52         0.68         0.21          0.09
 65 years and over                    20.27          20.27       86.45              3.57         1.99        46.49         18.47
Wives                                  5.84           5.84        8.00              4.73         1.29         3.81          1.71
 Under 65 years                        4.60           4.60        1.48              4.43         1.28         0.57          0.29
 65 years and over                    21.21          21.21       88.62              8.44         1.48        43.86         19.30
Children under 18 years               16.88          16.88        0.75              2.70         3.40         0.01          0.06
 Under 6 years                        16.12          16.12        0.52              2.05         3.47         0.02          0.16
 6 to 11 years                        18.83          18.83        1.56              2.30         2.43         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       15.78          15.78        0.19              3.78         4.29         0.00          0.00



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

In families with male
householders, no spouse present       11.52          11.52       11.41              0.57         1.46         1.32          4.30
Householders                           4.91           4.91        4.00              0.00         1.51         0.63          0.45
 Under 65 years                        9.52           9.52        2.98              0.63         1.30         0.11          1.54
 65 years and over                    30.46          30.46       91.43              0.00         2.98        12.86         30.46
Children under 18                     15.13          15.13        0.00              3.09         2.95         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        39.32          39.32        0.00              0.00         6.63         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        14.06          14.06        0.00              0.00         7.83         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                        7.35           7.35        0.00              5.21         0.00         0.00          0.00

In families with female
householders, no spouse present       16.69          16.69       10.47              1.08         3.01         3.07          2.16
Householders                          11.08          11.08       12.34              0.79         3.48         5.65          1.93
 Under 65 years                       16.85          16.85        2.79              1.05         2.97         0.21          0.79
 65 years and over                    15.21          15.21       83.87              1.37         3.48        30.38         15.21
Children under 18                     29.52          29.52        1.23              1.89         5.42         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        41.46          41.46        1.51              0.00         8.10         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        22.90          22.90        1.19              3.06         5.49         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       27.43          27.43        1.07              2.12         3.55         0.00          0.00

Household Income

Less than $25,000                     25.84          25.84       17.00              0.79         1.99         5.04          6.68
$25,000 to $49,999                    13.63          13.63        7.72              3.93         2.23         3.14          2.29
$50,000 to $74,999                     5.91           5.91        7.99              2.77         1.86         2.90          1.00
$75,000 or more                        4.66           4.66        5.89              1.84         1.14         2.00          1.75
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Asian Alone

(Numbers in thousands)

                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Covered by                                   Covered by   Covered by
                                             Medicaid or                Covered by        Medicaid     Medicare     Covered by
                                 Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by  military related  and private  and private  Medicare and
                                 Medicaid    Service        Medicare    health care       insurance    insurance    Medicaid
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Education
(Persons 18 years and over)

Total                                  8.06           8.06       10.91              2.25         1.10         3.83          3.27
No high school diploma                20.64          20.64       25.12              3.06         1.02         5.26         11.41
High school grad,only                 10.82          10.82       14.94              4.12         1.83         5.55          3.62
Some college,no degree                 7.57           7.57        7.51              3.01         2.08         3.54          1.67
Associate degree                       5.44           5.44        9.66              2.13         0.00         3.69          1.28
Bachelor's degree +                    3.93           3.93        6.60              0.96         0.61         2.80          1.73

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                  5.76           5.76        1.49              2.15         1.00         0.27          0.57
Worked during the year                 3.56           3.56        0.57              2.06         0.91         0.08          0.17
 Full-time                             2.57           2.57        0.43              2.07         0.72         0.08          0.09
 Part-time                             8.80           8.80        1.29              2.00         1.91         0.12          0.60
Did not work                          12.44          12.44        4.30              2.44         1.29         0.86          1.76

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                  3.56           3.56        0.57              2.06         0.91         0.08          0.17
Less than 25 employees                 3.64           3.64        0.55              1.19         0.37         0.00          0.18
25 to 99 employees                     3.21           3.21        0.52              2.10         0.96         0.23          0.05
100 to 499 employees                   5.12           5.12        1.12              1.47         1.73         0.00          0.28
500 to 999 employees                   3.54           3.54        0.95              2.39         1.98         0.00          0.51
1000 or more employees                 3.13           3.13        0.37              2.83         0.91         0.13          0.13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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