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Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________


All Races

Number/Percent

 Total                             12,514            3,488             9,027       4,546       3,362       1,557      1,100        5,901

Age

Under 18 years                      4,097              910             3,187       1,458       1,326          10        150        2,056
 Under 6 years                      1,426              271             1,155         466         436           0         47          823
 6 to 11 years                      1,323              260             1,063         489         452           0         50          657
 12 to 17 years                     1,348              379               970         502         437          10         53          576
18 to 24 years                      1,281              554               727         466         285         182         49          327
25 to 34 years                      1,611              795               816         555         481         368         70          307
35 to 44 years                      1,444              625               820         527         463         339         69          341
45 to 54 years                        986              366               620         351         290         228         52          319
55 to 64 years                        890              208               683         329         220         161        115          402
Under 65 years                     10,310            3,458             6,853       3,686       3,064       1,288        505        3,752
65 years and over                   2,204               30             2,174         860         298         269        595        2,149

Sex

Male                                5,487            1,736             3,751       1,914       1,521         714        362        2,318
Female                              7,028            1,752             5,276       2,632       1,841         842        738        3,582

Nativity

Native                             10,378            2,458             7,919       3,946       2,860       1,246      1,002        5,259
Foreign-born                        2,137            1,030             1,107         600         503         311         99          642
 Naturalized citizen                  650              159               491         228         182         128         46          342
 Not a citizen                      1,487              871               616         372         321         183         53          299

Region

Northeast                           1,997              440             1,558         763         579         268        172        1,069
Midwest                             2,510              589             1,921       1,114         821         368        285        1,172
South                               4,881            1,524             3,356       1,591       1,134         541        407        2,230
West                                3,126              934             2,192       1,077         828         380        236        1,430











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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                         9,427            2,821             6,606       3,354       2,834       1,062        549        4,068
Householders                        2,769              878             1,892       1,080         868         688        216        1,063
 Under 65 years                     2,312              870             1,442         918         795         627        123          620
 65 years and over                    457                8               450         162          73          61         93          443
 Spouse present                     1,531              462             1,069         644         512         346        147          603
 No spouse present                  1,238              416               822         436         355         342         69          461
Spouses of householders             1,531              499             1,032         616         485         267        139          603
 Under 65 years                     1,228              497               731         487         428         225         66          308
 65 years and over                    303                2               301         128          57          42         73          295
Children of householders            4,249            1,070             3,179       1,497       1,356          50        161        2,030
 Under 6 years                      1,226              219             1,008         437         409           0         44          698
 6 to 11 years                      1,167              207               960         457         421           0         47          582
 12 to 17 years                     1,174              293               881         465         413           9         49          518
 > 17 years                           682              351               331         138         113          41         22          232
Other relatives of householders       877              374               503         161         125          57         32          371
In unrelated subfamilies              116               36                80          40          34          15          3           51
Unrelated individuals               2,972              631             2,340       1,152         495         479        548        1,782

In married-couple families          5,658            1,665             3,994       2,193       1,839         653        397        2,376
Husbands                            1,531              463             1,068         657         525         427        143          608
 Under 65 years                     1,187              460               727         517         460         367         67          274
 65 years and over                    344                3               341         139          65          60         76          334
Wives                               1,531              497             1,034         603         473         186        143          598
 Under 65 years                     1,253              496               757         488         425         161         73          327
 65 years and over                    278                1               277         115          48          25         69          271
Children under 18 years             2,192              516             1,676         837         757           1        102        1,026
 Under 6 years                        854              189               664         297         278           0         32          453
 6 to 11 years                        702              154               548         287         258           0         37          312
 12 to 17 years                       636              173               464         253         221           1         33          261



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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       614              261               354         170         142          68         30          225
Householders                          210               98               112          69          54          48         17           61
 Under 65 years                       557              255               301         147         137          63         10          173
 65 years and over                     58                5                53          23           5           5         20           52
Children under 18                     254               73               180          72          71           5          0          121
 Under 6 years                         95               19                76          25          25           0          0           61
 6 to 11 years                         75               21                54          16          16           0          0           40
 12 to 17 years                        84               33                50          31          31           5          0           20

In families with female
householders, no spouse present     3,154              895             2,259         992         853         341        122        1,467
Householders                        1,028              318               710         367         301         294         53          400
 Under 65 years                     3,015              883             2,132         964         838         326        108        1,340
 65 years and over                    139               12               127          28          15          15         14          127
Children under 18                   1,581              300             1,281         527         480           4         47          877
 Under 6 years                        464               60               404         142         130           0         15          300
 6 to 11 years                        522               81               441         177         170           0         12          292
 12 to 17 years                       595              158               436         208         180           4         19          284

Household Income

Less than $25,000                   8,923            2,201             6,722       3,256       2,248       1,150        970        4,678
$25,000 to $49,999                  3,147            1,097             2,050       1,129         991         334        109        1,114
$50,000 to $74,999                    316              123               193         118          91          52         12           84
$75,000 or more                       128               67                61          43          32          21          8           25
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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                               8,417            2,578             5,840       3,089       2,037       1,546        950        3,844
No high school diploma              3,033              976             2,057         834         512         377        327        1,631
High school grad,only               2,942              949             1,994       1,073         766         578        283        1,313
Some college,no degree              1,331              377               953         640         393         296        170          465
Associate degree                      430              111               319         173         120          98         48          190
Bachelor's degree +                   681              165               517         368         245         197        123          246

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                               6,213            2,547             3,666       2,228       1,739       1,277        355        1,696
Worked during the year              3,949            1,855             2,094       1,607       1,288       1,118        209          607
 Full-time                          2,884            1,362             1,522       1,215       1,040         951        130          400
 Part-time                          1,065              493               572         392         248         168         78          207
Did not work                        2,264              692             1,571         622         450         159        146        1,088

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                               3,949            1,855             2,094       1,607       1,288       1,118        209          607
Less than 25 employees              1,633              935               699         494         343         258        122          231
25 to 99 employees                    546              270               276         215         183         162         22           76
100 to 499 employees                  483              193               290         235         211         196         10           72
500 to 999 employees                  176               70               106          91          79          75          8           25
1000 or more employees              1,111              387               723         573         473         428         46          205






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________


All Races

Number/Percent

 Total                                3,592          3,592       2,681               413          465          910           652

Age

Under 18 years                        1,937          1,937          57               136          278           12            32
 Under 6 years                          771            771          23                60          111            5            14
 6 to 11 years                          626            626          19                43           76            4            11
 12 to 17 years                         540            540          15                34           90            3             7
18 to 24 years                          279            279          17                44           43            3            10
25 to 34 years                          249            249          40                45           34            4            19
35 to 44 years                          293            293          62                24           33            8            35
45 to 54 years                          200            200         127                39           26           15            43
55 to 64 years                          190            190         236                67           18           34            75
Under 65 years                        3,149          3,149         539               355          432           76           214
65 years and over                       443            443       2,142                59           34          834           438

Sex

Male                                  1,510          1,510         862               234          216          235           214
Female                                2,081          2,081       1,819               179          249          675           438

Nativity

Native                                3,182          3,182       2,339               387          418          831           524
Foreign-born                            410            410         342                27           48           79           128
 Naturalized citizen                    185            185         234                16           21           52            86
 Not a citizen                          225            225         108                11           27           27            41

Region

Northeast                               651            651         513                46           68          210           123
Midwest                                 655            655         564                63          133          242            87
South                                 1,315          1,315       1,050               155          136          303           234
West                                    971            971         554               149          128          155           209











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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                           2,987          2,987       1,119               313          410          336           261
Householders                            563            563         572                91           69          167           130
 Under 65 years                         483            483         134                71           66           13            54
 65 years and over                       80             80         438                20            3          154            76
 Spouse present                         237            237         382                72           31          131            67
 No spouse present                      326            326         190                19           38           37            64
Spouses of householders                 234            234         364                73           33          133            54
 Under 65 years                         193            193          71                64           30           11            14
 65 years and over                       41             41         293                 9            3          122            39
Children of householders              1,888          1,888          86               144          296           19            46
 Under 6 years                          649            649          17                57          107            5             9
 6 to 11 years                          550            550          19                42           71            4            11
 12 to 17 years                         483            483          13                33           84            3             5
 > 17 years                             206            206          36                12           34            7            21
Other relatives of householders         301            301          96                 5           12           17            30
In unrelated subfamilies                 49             49           2                 2            9            0             2
Unrelated individuals                   556            556       1,560                98           46          574           390

In married-couple families            1,523          1,523         823               258          234          279           155
Husbands                                202            202         416                74           34          146            64
 Under 65 years                         161            161          82                63           31           15            22
 65 years and over                       42             42         333                11            3          132            42
Wives                                   269            269         331                72           30          117            57
 Under 65 years                         225            225          62                63           29            8            15
 65 years and over                       44             44         269                 9            1          109            42
Children under 18 years                 939            939          27               109          150            8            14
 Under 6 years                          407            407          10                56           66            3             5
 6 to 11 years                          293            293          11                32           48            2             8
 12 to 17 years                         239            239           6                21           36            2             1



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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         173            173          73                 6           18           23            24
Householders                             30             30          38                 3            6           12            10
 Under 65 years                         162            162          21                 5           18            0            13
 65 years and over                       12             12          52                 1            0           23            12
Children under 18                       116            116           7                 3           12            0             4
 Under 6 years                           60             60           4                 0           10            0             3
 6 to 11 years                           37             37           2                 1            2            0             0
 12 to 17 years                          19             19           1                 1            1            0             0

In families with female
householders, no spouse present       1,290          1,290         222                49          157           34            81
Householders                            296            296         151                15           32           25            54
 Under 65 years                       1,257          1,257          99                42          156            6            52
 65 years and over                       33             33         123                 7            1           28            30
Children under 18                       850            850          21                23          112            4            13
 Under 6 years                          296            296           9                 3           35            2             6
 6 to 11 years                          283            283           6                 9           24            2             3
 12 to 17 years                         271            271           6                11           52            0             4

Household Income

Less than $25,000                     2,546          2,546       2,534               318          307          887           610
$25,000 to $49,999                      967            967         116                82          148           16            31
$50,000 to $74,999                       64             64          22                 9            6            3            11
$75,000 or more                          14             14           8                 3            4            4             1
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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                                 1,655          1,655       2,624               277          188          898           620
No high school diploma                  706            706       1,243                44           51          362           344
High school grad,only                   568            568         824               115           67          333           156
Some college,no degree                  206            206         248                73           44           95            38
Associate degree                         76             76         124                30            9           31            32
Bachelor's degree +                      99             99         185                15           16           78            50

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                 1,212          1,212         482               218          154           64           182
Worked during the year                  499            499          42                93           86            6            21
 Full-time                              327            327          12                67           72            3             2
 Part-time                              172            172          29                26           14            3            19
Did not work                            713            713         440               125           68           58           161

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                   499            499          42                93           86            6            21
Less than 25 employees                  198            198          16                25           25            0             7
25 to 99 employees                       65             65          13                 8           12            1             8
100 to 499 employees                     66             66           3                 4           14            0             2
500 to 999 employees                     22             22           1                 2            8            0             0
1000 or more employees                  148            148           9                54           27            5             4






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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
                                 ________  _______________  ________________  __________  __________  __________  _________  ___________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________


All Races

Number/Percent

 Total                             100.00            27.87             72.13       36.33       26.87       12.44       8.79        47.15

Age

Under 18 years                     100.00            22.22             77.78       35.57       32.36        0.25       3.67        50.19
 Under 6 years                     100.00            19.03             80.97       32.67       30.59        0.00       3.31        57.70
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            19.68             80.32       36.99       34.18        0.00       3.77        49.69
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            28.08             71.92       37.25       32.43        0.77       3.96        42.73
18 to 24 years                     100.00            43.24             56.76       36.38       22.22       14.20       3.80        25.54
25 to 34 years                     100.00            49.36             50.64       34.47       29.83       22.82       4.35        19.06
35 to 44 years                     100.00            43.24             56.76       36.49       32.08       23.44       4.81        23.58
45 to 54 years                     100.00            37.11             62.89       35.62       29.43       23.10       5.22        32.36
55 to 64 years                     100.00            23.34             76.66       36.92       24.67       18.11      12.91        45.16
Under 65 years                     100.00            33.54             66.46       35.75       29.72       12.49       4.90        36.39
65 years and over                  100.00             1.37             98.63       39.02       13.53       12.21      27.01        97.48

Sex

Male                               100.00            31.64             68.36       34.89       27.72       13.02       6.60        42.26
Female                             100.00            24.93             75.07       37.45       26.20       11.98      10.51        50.97

Nativity

Native                             100.00            23.69             76.31       38.02       27.56       12.00       9.65        50.68
Foreign-born                       100.00            48.18             51.82       28.08       23.52       14.56       4.62        30.04
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            24.43             75.57       35.10       27.93       19.73       7.03        52.69
 Not a citizen                     100.00            58.56             41.44       25.01       21.59       12.30       3.57        20.14

Region

Northeast                          100.00            22.01             77.99       38.22       28.97       13.44       8.62        53.54
Midwest                            100.00            23.48             76.52       44.38       32.71       14.64      11.36        46.69
South                              100.00            31.23             68.77       32.60       23.24       11.08       8.34        45.68
West                               100.00            29.89             70.11       34.46       26.49       12.16       7.55        45.74











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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            29.92             70.08       35.58       30.06       11.26       5.82        43.15
Householders                       100.00            31.69             68.31       39.00       31.33       24.85       7.81        38.40
 Under 65 years                    100.00            37.64             62.36       39.72       34.37       27.12       5.31        26.83
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.65             98.35       35.36       15.97       13.38      20.41        96.86
 Spouse present                    100.00            30.15             69.85       42.08       33.47       22.58       9.59        39.37
 No spouse present                 100.00            33.61             66.39       35.18       28.68       27.66       5.60        37.19
Spouses of householders            100.00            32.56             67.44       40.21       31.70       17.45       9.06        39.41
 Under 65 years                    100.00            40.46             59.54       39.66       34.84       18.32       5.36        25.10
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.53             99.47       42.41       18.94       13.90      24.08        97.47
Children of householders           100.00            25.18             74.82       35.24       31.91        1.18       3.80        47.78
 Under 6 years                     100.00            17.82             82.18       35.64       33.34        0.00       3.57        56.93
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            17.76             82.24       39.18       36.10        0.00       4.00        49.86
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            24.97             75.03       39.61       35.16        0.76       4.18        44.14
 > 17 years                        100.00            51.49             48.51       20.24       16.55        6.01       3.19        34.01
Other relatives of householders    100.00            42.69             57.31       18.40       14.28        6.45       3.69        42.32
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            30.76             69.24       34.46       29.26       13.25       2.88        43.71
Unrelated individuals              100.00            21.24             78.76       38.76       16.64       16.13      18.45        59.97

In married-couple families         100.00            29.42             70.58       38.75       32.49       11.54       7.02        41.99
Husbands                           100.00            30.23             69.77       42.89       34.26       27.88       9.34        39.73
 Under 65 years                    100.00            38.73             61.27       43.57       38.74       30.89       5.62        23.09
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.83             99.17       40.56       18.78       17.48      22.23        97.26
Wives                              100.00            32.49             67.51       39.39       30.91       12.15       9.31        39.05
 Under 65 years                    100.00            39.59             60.41       38.95       33.96       12.82       5.87        26.10
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.49             99.51       41.40       17.17        9.13      24.84        97.33
Children under 18 years            100.00            23.53             76.47       38.21       34.56        0.06       4.66        46.80
 Under 6 years                     100.00            22.16             77.84       34.75       32.58        0.00       3.77        53.07
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            21.92             78.08       40.94       36.78        0.00       5.30        44.43
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            27.14             72.86       39.84       34.75        0.19       5.15        41.00



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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            42.43             57.57       27.62       23.13       11.06       4.84        36.67
Householders                       100.00            46.81             53.19       32.86       25.55       22.84       8.01        28.88
 Under 65 years                    100.00            45.90             54.10       26.40       24.57       11.24       1.82        31.06
 65 years and over                 100.00             9.02             90.98       39.35        9.31        9.31      33.97        90.57
Children under 18                  100.00            28.95             71.05       28.30       28.11        2.17       0.18        47.72
 Under 6 years                     100.00            19.99             80.01       26.10       26.10        0.00       0.00        64.57
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            28.11             71.89       21.66       21.21        0.00       0.44        52.57
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            39.86             60.14       36.78       36.62        6.57       0.16        24.28

In families with female
householders, no spouse present    100.00            28.39             71.61       31.44       27.05       10.82       3.87        46.51
Householders                       100.00            30.91             69.09       35.66       29.32       28.64       5.11        38.89
 Under 65 years                    100.00            29.30             70.70       31.97       27.80       10.83       3.58        44.45
 65 years and over                 100.00             8.76             91.24       19.96       10.73       10.55       9.99        91.24
Children under 18                  100.00            18.96             81.04       33.34       30.35        0.23       2.95        55.47
 Under 6 years                     100.00            12.95             87.05       30.52       28.11        0.00       3.22        64.71
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            15.54             84.46       33.97       32.50        0.00       2.36        56.00
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            26.64             73.36       34.99       30.21        0.62       3.24        47.81

Household Income

Less than $25,000                  100.00            24.66             75.34       36.49       25.19       12.89      10.88        52.43
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            34.85             65.15       35.87       31.50       10.61       3.47        35.39
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            38.90             61.10       37.18       28.82       16.48       3.88        26.61
$75,000 or more                    100.00            52.35             47.65       33.66       24.92       16.19       6.46        19.37
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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            30.62             69.38       36.69       24.20       18.37      11.29        45.67
No high school diploma             100.00            32.18             67.82       27.50       16.87       12.44      10.77        53.77
High school grad,only              100.00            32.24             67.76       36.48       26.04       19.64       9.61        44.61
Some college,no degree             100.00            28.36             71.64       48.10       29.55       22.23      12.75        34.98
Associate degree                   100.00            25.80             74.20       40.17       28.03       22.80      11.24        44.16
Bachelor's degree +                100.00            24.17             75.83       54.06       35.95       28.98      18.00        36.10

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                              100.00            41.00             59.00       35.87       27.98       20.56       5.71        27.30
Worked during the year             100.00            46.97             53.03       40.68       32.63       28.31       5.28        15.38
 Full-time                         100.00            47.22             52.78       42.12       36.07       32.96       4.52        13.87
 Part-time                         100.00            46.30             53.70       36.81       23.30       15.74       7.34        19.46
Did not work                       100.00            30.58             69.42       27.46       19.88        7.02       6.45        48.09

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                              100.00            46.97             53.03       40.68       32.63       28.31       5.28        15.38
Less than 25 employees             100.00            57.23             42.77       30.22       20.99       15.79       7.47        14.12
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            49.46             50.54       39.30       33.47       29.63       4.10        13.85
100 to 499 employees               100.00            39.99             60.01       48.55       43.59       40.54       2.12        14.82
500 to 999 employees               100.00            39.56             60.44       51.59       44.82       42.45       4.26        14.09
1000 or more employees             100.00            34.87             65.13       51.60       42.62       38.52       4.18        18.44






















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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
                                 __________  _____________  __________  ________________  ___________  ___________  ____________
                                 _______________________________________________________________________________________________


All Races

Number/Percent

 Total                                28.70          28.70       21.42              3.30         3.72         7.27          5.21

Age

Under 18 years                        47.28          47.28        1.38              3.32         6.77         0.29          0.78
 Under 6 years                        54.07          54.07        1.59              4.19         7.81         0.35          0.96
 6 to 11 years                        47.29          47.29        1.44              3.22         5.75         0.31          0.86
 12 to 17 years                       40.07          40.07        1.11              2.50         6.69         0.21          0.51
18 to 24 years                        21.81          21.81        1.35              3.42         3.36         0.26          0.78
25 to 34 years                        15.46          15.46        2.48              2.81         2.08         0.26          1.20
35 to 44 years                        20.29          20.29        4.26              1.66         2.26         0.58          2.42
45 to 54 years                        20.32          20.32       12.86              3.93         2.68         1.48          4.39
55 to 64 years                        21.31          21.31       26.55              7.49         2.04         3.78          8.40
Under 65 years                        30.54          30.54        5.22              3.44         4.19         0.74          2.08
65 years and over                     20.11          20.11       97.18              2.66         1.53        37.82         19.85

Sex

Male                                  27.53          27.53       15.71              4.27         3.93         4.28          3.90
Female                                29.62          29.62       25.88              2.55         3.55         9.61          6.23

Nativity

Native                                30.66          30.66       22.54              3.73         4.02         8.01          5.05
Foreign-born                          19.19          19.19       16.00              1.25         2.23         3.68          5.97
 Naturalized citizen                  28.43          28.43       35.96              2.44         3.18         7.93         13.25
 Not a citizen                        15.16          15.16        7.28              0.73         1.82         1.82          2.79

Region

Northeast                             32.58          32.58       25.67              2.33         3.38        10.52          6.14
Midwest                               26.10          26.10       22.46              2.51         5.29         9.63          3.45
South                                 26.95          26.95       21.52              3.18         2.79         6.21          4.79
West                                  31.05          31.05       17.71              4.76         4.11         4.96          6.68











Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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                           31.68          31.68       11.87              3.32         4.35         3.56          2.76
Householders                          20.34          20.34       20.65              3.29         2.49         6.04          4.71
 Under 65 years                       20.88          20.88        5.80              3.09         2.86         0.58          2.34
 65 years and over                    17.59          17.59       95.74              4.28         0.61        33.66         16.69
 Spouse present                       15.46          15.46       24.98              4.73         2.00         8.52          4.37
 No spouse present                    26.36          26.36       15.31              1.51         3.09         2.97          5.13
Spouses of householders               15.31          15.31       23.80              4.77         2.17         8.68          3.51
 Under 65 years                       15.75          15.75        5.77              5.19         2.46         0.86          1.16
 65 years and over                    13.53          13.53       96.96              3.05         0.98        40.41         13.03
Children of householders              44.42          44.42        2.02              3.39         6.97         0.45          1.09
 Under 6 years                        52.95          52.95        1.41              4.67         8.75         0.41          0.72
 6 to 11 years                        47.14          47.14        1.63              3.57         6.11         0.35          0.97
 12 to 17 years                       41.09          41.09        1.13              2.83         7.15         0.25          0.44
 > 17 years                           30.16          30.16        5.33              1.76         4.91         1.01          3.08
Other relatives of householders       34.36          34.36       10.96              0.52         1.33         1.90          3.43
In unrelated subfamilies              42.42          42.42        1.42              1.84         7.80         0.00          1.42
Unrelated individuals                 18.71          18.71       52.51              3.31         1.56        19.31         13.11

In married-couple families            26.92          26.92       14.55              4.55         4.14         4.93          2.74
Husbands                              13.23          13.23       27.14              4.80         2.21         9.57          4.18
 Under 65 years                       13.53          13.53        6.93              5.27         2.58         1.23          1.87
 65 years and over                    12.17          12.17       96.97              3.21         0.94        38.37         12.17
Wives                                 17.55          17.55       21.64              4.69         1.96         7.64          3.70
 Under 65 years                       17.97          17.97        4.98              5.00         2.29         0.62          1.19
 65 years and over                    15.67          15.67       96.66              3.32         0.46        39.23         15.00
Children under 18 years               42.85          42.85        1.22              4.97         6.85         0.36          0.63
 Under 6 years                        47.70          47.70        1.19              6.55         7.75         0.37          0.54
 6 to 11 years                        41.76          41.76        1.51              4.53         6.79         0.33          1.10
 12 to 17 years                       37.56          37.56        0.97              3.34         5.72         0.38          0.22



















Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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       28.21          28.21       11.88              1.03         3.00         3.70          3.95
Householders                          14.40          14.40       18.24              1.61         2.92         5.64          4.57
 Under 65 years                       29.07          29.07        3.70              0.90         3.32         0.03          2.28
 65 years and over                    20.01          20.01       90.57              2.29         0.00        38.94         20.01
Children under 18                     45.79          45.79        2.83              1.17         4.86         0.07          1.50
 Under 6 years                        63.77          63.77        4.17              0.30        10.35         0.00          3.68
 6 to 11 years                        48.38          48.38        2.79              1.62         2.33         0.23          0.23
 12 to 17 years                       23.11          23.11        1.34              1.75         0.92         0.00          0.17

In families with female
householders, no spouse present       40.90          40.90        7.05              1.55         4.98         1.08          2.58
Householders                          28.80          28.80       14.71              1.48         3.12         2.43          5.25
 Under 65 years                       41.68          41.68        3.28              1.38         5.17         0.21          1.72
 65 years and over                    23.92          23.92       88.52              5.18         0.89        19.96         21.21
Children under 18                     53.76          53.76        1.33              1.43         7.06         0.25          0.80
 Under 6 years                        63.79          63.79        1.86              0.57         7.66         0.41          1.21
 6 to 11 years                        54.13          54.13        1.21              1.80         4.64         0.31          0.67
 12 to 17 years                       45.62          45.62        1.02              1.78         8.74         0.08          0.61

Household Income

Less than $25,000                     28.53          28.53       28.40              3.57         3.44         9.94          6.83
$25,000 to $49,999                    30.74          30.74        3.70              2.62         4.71         0.50          0.98
$50,000 to $74,999                    20.29          20.29        6.82              2.90         2.02         1.06          3.40
$75,000 or more                       11.13          11.13        6.47              2.52         2.92         2.86          0.40
























Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table HI04. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for Near Poor People
in the Poverty Universe: 2002
All Races

(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                                 19.66          19.66       31.17              3.29         2.23        10.67          7.37
No high school diploma                23.27          23.27       40.98              1.46         1.69        11.92         11.35
High school grad,only                 19.29          19.29       27.99              3.90         2.29        11.30          5.29
Some college,no degree                15.50          15.50       18.68              5.46         3.34         7.12          2.85
Associate degree                      17.73          17.73       28.82              6.98         2.08         7.11          7.45
Bachelor's degree +                   14.52          14.52       27.14              2.24         2.31        11.49          7.37

Work experience
(Persons age 18 to 64)

Total                                 19.50          19.50        7.76              3.52         2.48         1.03          2.94
Worked during the year                12.64          12.64        1.06              2.36         2.17         0.15          0.53
 Full-time                            11.33          11.33        0.43              2.33         2.48         0.12          0.08
 Part-time                            16.17          16.17        2.76              2.46         1.33         0.25          1.76
Did not work                          31.48          31.48       19.44              5.53         3.01         2.56          7.13

Firm Size
(workers age 18-64)

Total                                 12.64          12.64        1.06              2.36         2.17         0.15          0.53
Less than 25 employees                12.13          12.13        0.96              1.55         1.53         0.00          0.44
25 to 99 employees                    11.87          11.87        2.30              1.50         2.17         0.14          1.49
100 to 499 employees                  13.71          13.71        0.59              0.93         2.91         0.07          0.38
500 to 999 employees                  12.65          12.65        0.77              0.88         4.58         0.00          0.00
1000 or more employees                13.29          13.29        0.85              4.84         2.42         0.44          0.35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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