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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Hispanic or Latino Origin)
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

     Hispanic or Latino (of any race)    11,339     3,434      30.3     7,660     2,370     1,370      57.8     3,466

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas                10,354     3,142      30.3     7,008     2,120     1,232      58.1     3,131
  Inside central cities...........        5,333     1,841      34.5     4,084     1,284       802      62.5     1,992
    One million or more...........        3,784     1,308      34.6     2,826       889       554      62.3     1,351
    Under one million.............        1,549       533      34.4     1,257       396       248      62.8       641
  Outside central cities..........        5,022     1,302      25.9     2,924       836       430      51.4     1,139
    One million or more...........        3,867       950      24.6     2,081       603       306      50.8       814
    Under one million.............        1,155       352      30.5       843       234       124      53.0       324
Outside metropolitan areas........          985       291      29.6       652       249       138      55.5       335

REGION

Northeast.........................        1,741       745      42.8     1,670       461       347      75.3       839
Midwest...........................          955       210      21.9       452       166        87      52.3       207
South.............................        4,072     1,072      26.3     2,122       860       415      48.2       927
West..............................        4,571     1,407      30.8     3,416       882       521      59.1     1,493
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Hispanic or Latino Origin)
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....................       10,220     3,036      29.7     7,086     2,078     1,208      58.1     3,250
  15 to 24 years..................        1,073       391      36.5       840       311       183      58.6       460
  25 to 34 years..................        2,980       962      32.3     2,370       653       389      59.6     1,171
  35 to 44 years..................        3,104       902      29.1     2,330       581       332      57.1       982
  45 to 54 years..................        1,913       489      25.6     1,023       335       195      58.1       424
  55 to 64 years..................        1,150       293      25.5       523       198       109      55.4       213
65 years and over.................        1,119       397      35.5       575       292       163      55.7       216
  65 to 74 years..................          692       230      33.3       351       155        75      48.7       106
  75 years and over...............          427       167      39.1       224       137        88      63.7       110

Mean age......................             42.1      41.7       (x)       (x)      41.7      41.5       (x)       (x)

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................       11,339     3,434      30.3     7,660     2,370     1,370      57.8     3,466
  Worked..........................        8,434     2,059      24.4     4,649     1,125       576      51.2     1,559
    Worked year-round, full-time..        6,149     1,301      21.2     2,845       497       246      49.5       660
  Did not work....................        2,905     1,374      47.3     3,012     1,244       794      63.8     1,907

DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER

     Total age 16 to 64...........       10,207     3,029      29.7     7,062     2,071     1,201      58.0     3,226
  No work disability..............        9,212     2,425      26.3     5,797     1,641       855      52.1     2,483
  With a work disability..........          996       605      60.7     1,265       430       346      80.5       743
    severe work disability........          682       499      73.1     1,032       337       287      85.0       598
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Hispanic or Latino Origin)
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..................        9,090     3,024      33.3     7,185     1,790     1,110      62.0     3,177
  Married-couple families.........        6,189     1,743      28.2     4,162       927       523      56.4     1,501
  Male householder, no wife.......          872       277      31.8       560       148        72      48.6       198
  Female householder, no husband..        2,029     1,004      49.5     2,463       715       515      72.0     1,478
Nonfamily households..............        2,249       410      18.2       475       580       260      44.9       289
  Male householder................        1,228       171      13.9       211       243        92      37.6       110
    Living alone..................          809       119      14.7       119       171        76      44.3        76
  Female householders.............        1,021       238      23.3       264       337       169      50.1       179
    Living alone..................          791       190      24.0       190       272       142      52.0       142
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Hispanic or Latino Origin)
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.......................        3,857       615      15.9       758       735       307      41.8       359
One or more related
Children                                  7,369     2,774      37.6     6,825     1,615     1,046      64.8     3,078
  Child under 18 years............        6,318     2,548      40.3     6,467     1,524     1,006      66.0     3,011
    All under 6 years.............        1,495       668      44.7     1,262       333       236      70.8       507
    Some under 6 years,
    Some 6 to 17 years............        1,857       916      49.3     2,867       581       419      72.1     1,513
    All 6 to 17 years.............        2,967       964      32.5     2,338       611       351      57.5       991
  One child.......................        2,290       784      34.2     1,255       377       235      62.4       426
    Under 6 years.................          957       394      41.2       573       166       113      67.9       179
    6 to 17 years.................        1,333       390      29.2       681       211       123      58.1       247
  Two or more children............        4,028     1,764      43.8     5,212     1,147       770      67.2     2,586
    All under 6 years.............          537       273      50.9       688       167       123      73.6       328
    Some under 6 years............        1,857       916      49.3     2,867       581       419      72.1     1,513
    All 6 to 17 years.............        1,634       575      35.2     1,656       400       229      57.2       745
  Mean children...................         1.93      2.08       (x)       (x)      2.32      2.38       (x)       (x)
  Child 18 years and over.........        2,547       817      32.1     1,927       364       202      55.3       612
One or more unrelated
Children under 18.................          208        96      46.0       223        44        33      73.8        79
  All under 6 years...............           68        35      51.3        80        18        18      98.0        40
  Some under 6 years,
  Some 6 to 17 years..............           16         7      42.9        23         2         1      74.3         1
  All 6 to 17 years...............          123        54      43.5       121        24        14      55.9        37

PRESENCE OF ELDERLY

No elderly........................        9,833     2,874      29.2     6,745     2,024     1,178      58.2     3,180
One or more elderly...............        1,507       560      37.1       916       346       193      55.7       285
  All members elderly.............          658       208      31.5       263       209       109      52.2       126
  Elderly householder/spouse only.        1,145       390      34.1       581       304       169      55.5       236
  Elderly other relative only.....          280       141      50.3       296        29        19      64.7        40
  Elderly nonrelative only........           16         2      10.1         5         2         2     100.0         5

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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