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Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                              1,161              449               712         368         150         100        186          362

Age

Under 18 years                        315               89               226          67          30           3         42          162
 Under 6 years                         80               14                66          16           8           0          8           50
 6 to 11 years                        119               29                90          30          15           0         24           60
 12 to 17 years                       116               46                70          20           7           3         10           52
18 to 24 years                        196               80               117          92          16          11         33           24
25 to 34 years                        201              108                92          66          37          32         32           29
35 to 44 years                        199               84               115          71          31          27         41           44
45 to 54 years                        101               47                54          33          18          14         15           21
55 to 64 years                         66               34                32          23          13           8         11           12
Under 65 years                      1,079              442               637         352         144          95        174          292
65 years and over                      82                7                75          15           5           5         12           70

Sex

Male                                  535              209               326         169          72          56         85          164
Female                                626              240               386         198          78          44        101          198

Nativity

Native                                373              108               265         105          48          27         46          167
Foreign-born                          788              341               447         263         102          73        140          195
 Naturalized citizen                  248               80               168          86          30          18         50           90
 Not a citizen                        540              261               279         177          72          55         90          106

Region

Northeast                             188               66               122          63          30          14         27           58
Midwest                               187               69               117          69          27          14         39           55
South                                 276              137               139          77          44          34         38           62
West                                  511              176               334         159          48          38         82          186











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                           763              301               462         187          83          37        117          283
Householders                          210               88               122          70          31          25         43           57
 Under 65 years                       187               88                99          65          28          23         40           35
 65 years and over                     23                0                23           5           3           3          3           22
 Spouse present                       135               58                77          42          20          14         25           38
 No spouse present                     75               30                45          28          11          11         18           19
Spouses of householders               140               67                72          39          18           6         21           34
 Under 65 years                       129               65                64          39          18           6         21           25
 65 years and over                     11                3                 8           1           0           0          0            8
Children of householders              316               86               230          70          30           4         48          164
 Under 6 years                         73               14                59          15           8           0          7           44
 6 to 11 years                         99               18                81          29          14           0         24           51
 12 to 17 years                        91               26                65          16           7           3          9           52
 > 17 years                            53               28                25           9           1           1          8           16
Other relatives of householders        97               60                37           8           3           2          5           28
In unrelated subfamilies                8                0                 8           1           1           1          0            7
Unrelated individuals                 390              147               242         179          66          63         68           73

In married-couple families            513              199               314         119          58          24         67          202
Husbands                              133               55                78          42          20          15         25           39
 Under 65 years                       116               55                61          39          19          14         24           23
 65 years and over                     17                0                17           3           1           1          2           16
Wives                                 142               71                71          40          18           6         21           33
 Under 65 years                       130               68                63          38          17           5         21           24
 65 years and over                     12                3                 9           1           1           0          0            9
Children under 18 years               183               47               136          35          20           3         18          104
 Under 6 years                         50                8                42           9           6           0          4           33
 6 to 11 years                         78               20                58          16           7           0         11           42
 12 to 17 years                        56               19                37          10           7           3          3           30



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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        96               65                31          16          13          10          3           15
Householders                           27               15                12           9           8           8          1            3
 Under 65 years                        95               65                30          16          13          10          3           14
 65 years and over                      0                0                 0           0           0           0          0            0
Children under 18                      36               29                 7           2           2           0          0            6
 Under 6 years                          3                0                 3           2           2           0          0            1
 6 to 11 years                         10                9                 2           0           0           0          0            2
 12 to 17 years                        23               20                 3           0           0           0          0            3

In families with female
householders, no spouse present       155               38               117          53          11           3         48           66
Householders                           48               15                33          18           3           3         16           16
 Under 65 years                       149               38               111          51          10           2         46           60
 65 years and over                      6                0                 6           1           1           1          1            6
Children under 18                      85               11                73          25           8           0         23           48
 Under 6 years                         28                6                22           6           1           0          5           16
 6 to 11 years                         26                1                25          13           7           0         13           12
 12 to 17 years                        31                5                26           7           0           0          5           19

Household Income

Less than $25,000                   1,012              368               644         323         129          83        177          339
$25,000 to $49,999                     88               42                46          26          14          11          1           21
$50,000 to $74,999                     24               16                 9           6           1           0          5            2
$75,000 or more                        36               23                13          13           6           6          3            0
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                                 846              360               486         301         120          97        144          200
No high school diploma                220               96               124          42          30          22         13           85
High school grad,only                 161               81                79          48          19          15         23           35
Some college,no degree                170               65               105          79           7           6         30           27
Associate degree                       31                4                27          12           6           4          6           14
Bachelor's degree +                   264              113               151         119          58          50         71           40

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                 764              353               411         286         115          92        132          130
Worked during the year                312              123               189         145          66          60         69           44
 Full-time                            165               69                96          74          37          31         32           21
 Part-time                            147               54                93          71          29          29         37           23
Did not work                          452              230               222         141          49          32         63           86

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                 312              123               189         145          66          60         69           44
Less than 25 employees                140               77                63          43           9           8         27           20
25 to 99 employees                     18                5                13          10           4           4          5            4
100 to 499 employees                   35                2                32          24          16          13         10            8
500 to 999 employees                   23                6                17          14           8           8          3            3
1000 or more employees                 96               32                64          55          29          27         24            9






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                                  318            318          86                 2            6           12            44

Age

Under 18 years                          162            162           0                 0            3            0             0
 Under 6 years                           50             50           0                 0            0            0             0
 6 to 11 years                           60             60           0                 0            0            0             0
 12 to 17 years                          52             52           0                 0            3            0             0
18 to 24 years                           24             24           0                 0            0            0             0
25 to 34 years                           23             23           4                 2            2            1             0
35 to 44 years                           41             41           7                 0            0            0             4
45 to 54 years                           20             20           3                 0            0            0             2
55 to 64 years                            9              9           5                 0            1            1             1
Under 65 years                          279            279          19                 2            6            2             8
65 years and over                        39             39          67                 0            0           10            36

Sex

Male                                    151            151          28                 2            4            4            16
Female                                  167            167          58                 1            3            8            28

Nativity

Native                                  153            153          14                 2            3            4             3
Foreign-born                            164            164          72                 0            4            7            41
 Naturalized citizen                     69             69          43                 0            1            6            22
 Not a citizen                           95             95          29                 0            2            1            19

Region

Northeast                                49             49          17                 0            0            0             8
Midwest                                  44             44          16                 0            2            5             4
South                                    55             55           7                 2            0            0             2
West                                    169            169          47                 1            4            7            30











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                             263            263          42                 1            3            5            24
Householders                             42             42          25                 0            0            5            10
 Under 65 years                          31             31           5                 0            0            1             0
 65 years and over                       11             11          21                 0            0            3            10
 Spouse present                          29             29          18                 0            0            3             9
 No spouse present                       13             13           8                 0            0            1             2
Spouses of householders                  30             30           9                 0            0            1             6
 Under 65 years                          25             25           0                 0            0            0             0
 65 years and over                        6              6           8                 0            0            1             6
Children of householders                164            164           0                 0            3            0             0
 Under 6 years                           44             44           0                 0            0            0             0
 6 to 11 years                           51             51           0                 0            0            0             0
 12 to 17 years                          52             52           0                 0            3            0             0
 > 17 years                              16             16           0                 0            0            0             0
Other relatives of householders          28             28           8                 0            0            0             8
In unrelated subfamilies                  7              7           0                 0            0            0             0
Unrelated individuals                    48             48          44                 2            4            6            20

In married-couple families              190            190          33                 1            3            4            21
Husbands                                 32             32          16                 0            0            3             9
 Under 65 years                          22             22           1                 0            0            1             0
 65 years and over                       10             10          14                 0            0            2             8
Wives                                    28             28          11                 1            0            1             6
 Under 65 years                          22             22           2                 0            0            0             0
 65 years and over                        6              6           9                 0            0            1             6
Children under 18 years                 104            104           0                 0            3            0             0
 Under 6 years                           33             33           0                 0            0            0             0
 6 to 11 years                           42             42           0                 0            0            0             0
 12 to 17 years                          30             30           0                 0            3            0             0



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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          14             14           2                 0            0            0             1
Householders                              3              3           0                 0            0            0             0
 Under 65 years                          14             14           1                 0            0            0             1
 65 years and over                        0              0           0                 0            0            0             0
Children under 18                         6              6           0                 0            0            0             0
 Under 6 years                            1              1           0                 0            0            0             0
 6 to 11 years                            2              2           0                 0            0            0             0
 12 to 17 years                           3              3           0                 0            0            0             0

In families with female
householders, no spouse present          59             59           8                 0            0            1             2
Householders                             10             10           8                 0            0            1             2
 Under 65 years                          58             58           2                 0            0            0             0
 65 years and over                        2              2           6                 0            0            1             2
Children under 18                        48             48           0                 0            0            0             0
 Under 6 years                           16             16           0                 0            0            0             0
 6 to 11 years                           12             12           0                 0            0            0             0
 12 to 17 years                          19             19           0                 0            0            0             0

Household Income

Less than $25,000                       295            295          85                 2            6           11            44
$25,000 to $49,999                       20             20           1                 0            0            1             0
$50,000 to $74,999                        2              2           0                 0            0            0             0
$75,000 or more                           0              0           0                 0            0            0             0
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                                   156            156          86                 2            4           12            44
No high school diploma                   68             68          42                 0            1            1            25
High school grad,only                    21             21          13                 1            0            4             0
Some college,no degree                   24             24           4                 2            0            1             3
Associate degree                         13             13           3                 0            0            0             2
Bachelor's degree +                      30             30          24                 0            2            6            14

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                   117            117          19                 2            4            2             8
Worked during the year                   41             41           2                 2            0            1             0
 Full-time                               20             20           2                 0            0            0             0
 Part-time                               21             21           1                 2            0            1             0
Did not work                             76             76          17                 0            4            1             7

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                    41             41           2                 2            0            1             0
Less than 25 employees                   20             20           0                 0            0            0             0
25 to 99 employees                        4              4           1                 0            0            1             0
100 to 499 employees                      6              6           1                 0            0            0             0
500 to 999 employees                      3              3           0                 0            0            0             0
1000 or more employees                    8              8           0                 2            0            0             0






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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            38.66             61.34       31.68       12.88        8.62      16.01        31.21

Age

Under 18 years                     100.00            28.25             71.75       21.14        9.38        0.87      13.31        51.48
 Under 6 years                     100.00            17.21             82.79       20.12       10.52        0.00      10.43        62.66
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            24.48             75.52       25.18       12.22        0.00      20.05        50.34
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            39.80             60.20       17.69        5.66        2.39       8.36        44.90
18 to 24 years                     100.00            40.57             59.43       47.05        8.17        5.46      16.87        12.38
25 to 34 years                     100.00            53.89             46.11       33.10       18.53       15.80      15.75        14.45
35 to 44 years                     100.00            42.01             57.99       35.89       15.71       13.58      20.66        22.10
45 to 54 years                     100.00            46.81             53.19       32.51       17.33       14.20      15.18        20.68
55 to 64 years                     100.00            51.53             48.47       34.08       18.88       12.69      16.71        18.07
Under 65 years                     100.00            40.97             59.03       32.67       13.36        8.81      16.15        27.11
65 years and over                  100.00             8.19             91.81       18.69        6.59        6.10      14.12        85.24

Sex

Male                               100.00            39.05             60.95       31.64       13.46       10.55      15.85        30.67
Female                             100.00            38.33             61.67       31.72       12.39        6.97      16.14        31.66

Nativity

Native                             100.00            28.99             71.01       28.15       12.75        7.18      12.41        44.79
Foreign-born                       100.00            43.24             56.76       33.35       12.95        9.30      17.71        24.78
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            32.26             67.74       34.49       11.96        7.39      20.07        36.13
 Not a citizen                     100.00            48.29             51.71       32.83       13.40       10.17      16.63        19.57

Region

Northeast                          100.00            35.02             64.98       33.83       16.17        7.20      14.38        31.14
Midwest                            100.00            37.24             62.76       36.79       14.51        7.74      20.67        29.64
South                              100.00            49.74             50.26       27.73       15.87       12.17      13.78        22.53
West                               100.00            34.54             65.46       31.16        9.47        7.54      16.11        36.49











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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            39.50             60.50       24.55       10.84        4.82      15.38        37.03
Householders                       100.00            41.90             58.10       33.26       14.78       12.02      20.65        27.04
 Under 65 years                    100.00            47.13             52.87       34.82       14.98       12.09      21.58        18.66
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.00            100.00       20.78       13.16       11.44      13.21        94.06
 Spouse present                    100.00            42.86             57.14       31.33       14.88       10.58      18.87        28.25
 No spouse present                 100.00            40.15             59.85       36.72       14.61       14.61      23.86        24.86
Spouses of householders            100.00            48.23             51.77       28.19       13.00        4.43      15.14        24.21
 Under 65 years                    100.00            50.36             49.64       29.95       13.74        4.44      16.14        19.70
 65 years and over                 100.00            23.55             76.45        7.89        4.36        4.36       3.53        76.45
Children of householders           100.00            27.20             72.80       21.98        9.49        1.11      15.10        51.70
 Under 6 years                     100.00            18.95             81.05       20.52       11.58        0.00       9.85        60.53
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            18.55             81.45       29.72       14.15        0.00      24.10        51.73
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            28.45             71.55       17.83        7.15        3.01       9.43        56.74
 > 17 years                        100.00            52.65             47.35       16.65        1.92        1.41      15.24        30.70
Other relatives of householders    100.00            61.96             38.04        8.74        3.55        1.86       5.19        29.30
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00             0.00            100.00       13.19       13.19        6.35       0.00        86.81
Unrelated individuals              100.00            37.80             62.20       46.03       16.88       16.10      17.57        18.68

In married-couple families         100.00            38.73             61.27       23.16       11.40        4.61      12.99        39.46
Husbands                           100.00            41.23             58.77       31.76       15.05       11.25      19.17        29.18
 Under 65 years                    100.00            47.33             52.67       33.74       16.09       11.73      20.47        19.92
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.00            100.00       18.37        7.98        7.98      10.40        91.89
Wives                              100.00            49.67             50.33       27.83       12.87        3.90      14.91        23.39
 Under 65 years                    100.00            52.05             47.95       29.31       13.32        3.88      15.92        18.64
 65 years and over                 100.00            22.72             77.28       11.10        7.70        4.21       3.41        77.28
Children under 18 years            100.00            25.66             74.34       18.98       10.67        1.50       9.88        56.86
 Under 6 years                     100.00            16.44             83.56       18.01       11.92        0.00       7.42        65.55
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            25.33             74.67       20.90        9.10        0.00      14.41        53.77
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            34.37             65.63       17.17       11.76        4.96       5.74        53.42



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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            67.87             32.13       16.83       13.71       10.25       3.12        15.30
Householders                       100.00            54.69             45.31       34.43       29.08       29.08       5.34        10.88
 Under 65 years                    100.00            68.11             31.89       16.89       13.76       10.29       3.14        14.99
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.00            100.00        0.00        0.00        0.00       0.00       100.00
Children under 18                  100.00            79.83             20.17        4.66        4.66        0.00       0.00        15.51
 Under 6 years                     100.00             0.00            100.00       57.99       57.99        0.00       0.00        42.01
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            84.15             15.85        0.00        0.00        0.00       0.00        15.85
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            88.00             12.00        0.00        0.00        0.00       0.00        12.00

In families with female
householders, no spouse present    100.00            24.53             75.47       33.94        7.21        2.18      30.87        42.38
Householders                       100.00            31.78             68.22       38.05        6.26        6.26      34.53        32.91
 Under 65 years                    100.00            25.43             74.57       34.42        6.63        1.39      31.23        40.15
 65 years and over                 100.00             2.30             97.70       21.85       21.85       21.85      21.85        97.70
Children under 18                  100.00            13.33             86.67       30.07        9.20        0.00      26.91        56.60
 Under 6 years                     100.00            20.40             79.60       19.99        3.03        0.00      16.96        59.61
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             3.42             96.58       50.46       26.55        0.00      48.46        46.12
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            15.40             84.60       21.80        0.00        0.00      17.53        62.80

Household Income

Less than $25,000                  100.00            36.36             63.64       31.89       12.72        8.18      17.44        33.46
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            47.48             52.52       29.46       15.54       12.73       0.81        23.87
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            64.66             35.34       25.64        4.66        0.00      20.97         9.70
$75,000 or more                    100.00            63.99             36.01       35.45       16.63       16.63       9.48         0.56
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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            42.54             57.46       35.61       14.19       11.50      17.01        23.65
No high school diploma             100.00            43.67             56.33       19.16       13.81       10.03       6.07        38.35
High school grad,only              100.00            50.62             49.38       30.05       11.60        9.24      14.21        21.54
Some college,no degree             100.00            38.19             61.81       46.59        4.14        3.47      17.89        15.81
Associate degree                   100.00            14.49             85.51       40.00       19.62       13.16      20.38        45.51
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            42.77             57.23       45.18       21.91       19.08      26.92        15.12

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                              100.00            46.22             53.78       37.42       15.00       12.08      17.32        17.05
Worked during the year             100.00            39.45             60.55       46.52       21.13       19.18      22.07        14.21
 Full-time                         100.00            41.78             58.22       45.20       22.52       18.99      19.46        13.02
 Part-time                         100.00            36.85             63.15       48.00       19.57       19.39      24.99        15.53
Did not work                       100.00            50.90             49.10       31.13       10.77        7.17      14.04        19.02

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                              100.00            39.45             60.55       46.52       21.13       19.18      22.07        14.21
Less than 25 employees             100.00            55.12             44.88       30.57        6.44        5.45      19.51        14.31
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            26.15             73.85       54.22       23.93       23.93      30.29        22.79
100 to 499 employees               100.00             7.15             92.85       70.52       45.86       37.75      28.06        22.34
500 to 999 employees               100.00            27.82             72.18       58.58       35.24       34.08      11.14        13.60
1000 or more employees             100.00            33.50             66.50       56.81       29.72       28.03      24.75         9.69






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                                27.38          27.38        7.43              0.21         0.55         1.00          3.78

Age

Under 18 years                        51.48          51.48        0.00              0.00         0.87         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        62.66          62.66        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        50.34          50.34        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       44.90          44.90        0.00              0.00         2.39         0.00          0.00
18 to 24 years                        12.38          12.38        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
25 to 34 years                        11.51          11.51        2.23              0.84         1.16         0.28          0.12
35 to 44 years                        20.59          20.59        3.38              0.00         0.00         0.00          1.87
45 to 54 years                        19.31          19.31        3.44              0.31         0.00         0.00          2.37
55 to 64 years                        13.21          13.21        6.97              0.00         1.96         1.72          2.11
Under 65 years                        25.85          25.85        1.79              0.18         0.59         0.16          0.72
65 years and over                     47.45          47.45       81.83              0.49         0.00        12.12         44.04

Sex

Male                                  28.18          28.18        5.21              0.31         0.68         0.68          3.04
Female                                26.69          26.69        9.34              0.11         0.44         1.27          4.41

Nativity

Native                                41.16          41.16        3.84              0.64         0.74         1.19          0.75
Foreign-born                          20.86          20.86        9.13              0.00         0.46         0.91          5.21
 Naturalized citizen                  27.97          27.97       17.16              0.00         0.52         2.36          9.00
 Not a citizen                        17.59          17.59        5.45              0.00         0.43         0.25          3.47

Region

Northeast                             26.33          26.33        9.10              0.00         0.00         0.00          4.29
Midwest                               23.58          23.58        8.33              0.00         1.25         2.42          2.26
South                                 20.01          20.01        2.56              0.61         0.00         0.00          0.64
West                                  33.13          33.13        9.13              0.14         0.79         1.39          5.83











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                           34.51          34.51        5.56              0.09         0.36         0.72          3.08
Householders                          19.90          19.90       11.99              0.19         0.00         2.19          4.85
 Under 65 years                       16.33          16.33        2.46              0.00         0.00         0.61          0.13
 65 years and over                    48.43          48.43       88.23              1.72         0.00        14.84         42.60
 Spouse present                       21.59          21.59       13.04              0.30         0.00         2.44          6.37
 No spouse present                    16.86          16.86       10.12              0.00         0.00         1.74          2.12
Spouses of householders               21.67          21.67        6.43              0.22         0.00         0.63          4.11
 Under 65 years                       19.07          19.07        0.38              0.24         0.00         0.00          0.00
 65 years and over                    51.78          51.78       76.45              0.00         0.00         7.89         51.78
Children of householders              51.70          51.70        0.00              0.00         0.87         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        60.53          60.53        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        51.73          51.73        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       56.74          56.74        0.00              0.00         3.01         0.00          0.00
 > 17 years                           30.70          30.70        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
Other relatives of householders       28.64          28.64        8.50              0.00         0.00         0.00          7.84
In unrelated subfamilies              86.81          86.81        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
Unrelated individuals                 12.20          12.20       11.26              0.43         0.93         1.58          5.21

In married-couple families            37.01          37.01        6.39              0.14         0.54         0.81          4.00
Husbands                              23.81          23.81       11.85              0.00         0.00         2.18          6.47
 Under 65 years                       18.93          18.93        1.19              0.00         0.00         0.99          0.21
 65 years and over                    56.82          56.82       83.93              0.00         0.00        10.27         48.86
Wives                                 19.59          19.59        7.64              0.50         0.00         0.90          4.05
 Under 65 years                       16.91          16.91        1.49              0.24         0.00         0.00          0.00
 65 years and over                    49.97          49.97       77.28              3.49         0.00        11.10         49.97
Children under 18 years               56.86          56.86        0.00              0.00         1.50         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        65.55          65.55        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        53.77          53.77        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       53.42          53.42        0.00              0.00         4.96         0.00          0.00



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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       14.94          14.94        1.83              0.00         0.00         0.00          1.47
Householders                          10.88          10.88        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 Under 65 years                       14.99          14.99        1.47              0.00         0.00         0.00          1.47
 65 years and over                     0.00           0.00      100.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
Children under 18                     15.51          15.51        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        42.01          42.01        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        15.85          15.85        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       12.00          12.00        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00

In families with female
householders, no spouse present       38.30          38.30        5.11              0.00         0.00         0.85          1.03
Householders                          20.30          20.30       15.95              0.00         0.00         2.74          3.33
 Under 65 years                       38.77          38.77        1.38              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 65 years and over                    26.58          26.58       97.70              0.00         0.00        21.85         26.58
Children under 18                     56.60          56.60        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 Under 6 years                        59.61          59.61        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 6 to 11 years                        46.12          46.12        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
 12 to 17 years                       62.80          62.80        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00

Household Income

Less than $25,000                     29.14          29.14        8.43              0.24         0.63         1.08          4.31
$25,000 to $49,999                    23.06          23.06        0.81              0.00         0.00         0.81          0.00
$50,000 to $74,999                     9.70           9.70        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
$75,000 or more                        0.56           0.56        0.56              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.56
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI03. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Poor People in the Poverty Universe: 2002
Note: Unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded.
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                                 18.40          18.40       10.20              0.28         0.43         1.38          5.18
No high school diploma                30.68          30.68       18.83              0.00         0.59         0.59         11.15
High school grad,only                 13.23          13.23        8.34              0.44         0.00         2.21          0.22
Some college,no degree                14.23          14.23        2.51              0.99         0.00         0.59          1.92
Associate degree                      40.58          40.58       11.24              0.00         0.00         0.00          6.31
Bachelor's degree +                   11.35          11.35        8.96              0.00         0.88         2.19          5.18

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                 15.28          15.28        2.53              0.26         0.48         0.22          1.02
Worked during the year                13.02          13.02        0.77              0.54         0.00         0.18          0.12
 Full-time                            12.13          12.13        1.11              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.22
 Part-time                            14.01          14.01        0.38              1.14         0.00         0.38          0.00
Did not work                          16.85          16.85        3.75              0.07         0.80         0.25          1.64

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                 13.02          13.02        0.77              0.54         0.00         0.18          0.12
Less than 25 employees                14.31          14.31        0.26              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.26
25 to 99 employees                    19.63          19.63        3.16              0.00         0.00         3.16          0.00
100 to 499 employees                  18.11          18.11        4.23              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
500 to 999 employees                  13.60          13.60        0.00              0.00         0.00         0.00          0.00
1000 or more employees                 7.95           7.95        0.00              1.74         0.00         0.00          0.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/health/h03_010.htm