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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
    Characteristics

     Asian A.O.I.C.                    4,079       624      15.3     1,269       442       134      30.4       316

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas              3,936       598      15.2     1,206       425       128      30.1       296
  Inside central cities...........     1,866       322      17.3       673       236        79      33.4       184
    One million or more...........     1,441       264      18.4       540       179        63      35.3       138
    Under one million.............       426        58      13.5       133        56        16      27.5        46
  Outside central cities..........     2,070       276      13.3       533       189        49      26.1       112
    One million or more...........     1,724       233      13.5       455       155        40      26.1        88
    Under one million.............       346        42      12.3        79        34         9      26.1        24
Outside metropolitan areas........       143        26      18.2        62        17         6      37.3        20

REGION

Northeast.........................       792       139      17.6       298        71        25      35.1        58
Midwest...........................       479        54      11.3       123        74        20      27.5        45
South.............................       857        78       9.2       141        99        23      23.4        48
West..............................     1,952       352      18.0       707       198        66      33.4       166
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Under 65 years....................     3,632       502      13.8     1,091       380       106      27.8       278
  15 to 24 years..................       313        45      14.3        87        76        12      15.9        20
  25 to 34 years..................       998       114      11.4       226       100        27      27.0        60
  35 to 44 years..................     1,029       159      15.5       393       114        42      36.8       125
  45 to 54 years..................       811       127      15.7       292        52        21      40.2        69
  55 to 64 years..................       482        57      11.9        93        38         4       9.7         4
65 years and over.................       447       122      27.2       178        62        29      46.6        39
  65 to 74 years..................       279        62      22.3       101        36        16      45.3        25
  75 years and over...............       168        59      35.4        77        26        13      48.2        14

Mean age......................          43.7      47.2       (x)       (x)      41.8      45.6       (x)       (x)

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................     4,079       624      15.3     1,269       442       134      30.4       316
  Worked..........................     3,132       388      12.4       824       175        55      31.4       167
    Worked year-round, full-time..     2,362       247      10.5       572        53        21      38.7       100
  Did not work....................       947       236      24.9       445       267        79      29.8       149

DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER

     Total age 16 to 64...........     3,626       502      13.8     1,091       379       106      27.9       278
  No work disability..............     3,446       424      12.3       955       334        85      25.6       247
  With a work disability..........       180        78      43.4       136        45        20      45.0        30
    severe work disability........       105        66      62.2       116        33        17      52.3        20
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................     2,939       504      17.2     1,136       218        96      44.1       276
  Married-couple families.........     2,344       340      14.5       840       137        62      44.9       192
  Male householder, no wife.......       241        63      26.1       108        30         8      27.4        24
  Female householder, no husband..       354       102      28.7       188        51        26      52.0        60
Nonfamily households..............     1,140       119      10.5       133       223        38      17.0        41
  Male householder................       573        45       7.8        54       106        15      14.2        15
    Living alone..................       411        26       6.2        26        76        15      19.0        15
  Female householders.............       567        74      13.1        78       118        23      19.6        26
    Living alone..................       435        55      12.7        55        91        16      17.4        16
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.))
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

No children.......................     1,914       195      10.2       246       267        50      18.6        58
One or more related
Children                               2,152       425      19.8     1,018       173        85      49.0       258
  Child under 18 years............     1,640       345      21.0       895       151        80      52.7       249
    All under 6 years.............       484       107      22.1       228        40        27      66.5        38
    Some under 6 years,
    Some 6 to 17 years............       279        81      28.9       268        29        16      56.8        84
    All 6 to 17 years.............       877       157      17.9       399        82        36      44.4       127
  One child.......................       752       145      19.3       293        58        33      57.1        59
    Under 6 years.................       318        75      23.6       143        32        21      63.9        26
    6 to 17 years.................       434        70      16.1       150        26        13      48.6        33
  Two or more children............       888       200      22.5       602        93        47      49.9       190
    All under 6 years.............       167        32      19.3        85         8         6      76.7        11
    Some under 6 years............       279        81      28.9       268        29        16      56.8        84
    All 6 to 17 years.............       442        87      19.7       249        56        24      42.5        94
  Mean children...................      1.69      1.86       (x)       (x)      2.07      2.12       (x)       (x)
  Child 18 years and over.........       807       163      20.1       351        56        21      37.7        74
One or more unrelated
Children under 18.................        21        10      47.0        27         2         0       0.0         0
  All under 6 years...............         0         0       0.0         0         0         0       0.0         0
  Some under 6 years,
  Some 6 to 17 years..............        10         6      55.9        21         0         0       0.0         0
  All 6 to 17 years...............        10         4      39.7         6         2         0       0.0         0

PRESENCE OF ELDERLY

No elderly........................     3,390       413      12.2       896       375       103      27.5       271
One or more elderly...............       689       210      30.5       373        67        31      46.6        46
  All members elderly.............       264        80      30.5       105        47        21      44.4        27
  Elderly householder/spouse only.       461       123      26.6       188        59        26      43.6        31
  Elderly other relative only.....       200        80      39.7       171         5         2      47.4         7
  Elderly nonrelative only........         2         0       0.0         0         0         0       0.0         0

Race Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: October 5, 2004
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