Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 129
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (ALL RACES)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
Characteristics
ALL RACES 101018 14486 14.3 31450 13102 6373 48.6 16228
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 80950 11170 13.8 24332 9972 4856 48.7 12621
Inside central cities........... 31347 5910 18.9 13183 5587 3002 53.7 7725
One million or more........... 19934 3956 19.8 8963 3734 2035 54.5 5293
Under one million............. 11413 1954 17.1 4219 1853 967 52.2 2432
Outside central cities.......... 49603 5260 10.6 11149 4385 1854 42.3 4895
One million or more........... 33825 3328 9.8 6894 2760 1114 40.4 2930
Under one million............. 15778 1933 12.3 4255 1625 739 45.5 1966
Outside metropolitan areas........ 20068 3316 16.5 7119 3130 1517 48.5 3607
REGION
Northeast......................... 19724 2933 14.9 6225 2535 1392 54.9 3376
Midwest........................... 23972 2728 11.4 6079 2556 1161 45.4 3015
South............................. 35693 5416 15.2 11169 5125 2415 47.1 5746
West.............................. 21629 3409 15.8 7977 2885 1405 48.7 4091
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 130
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (ALL RACES)
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.................... 79610 11696 14.7 27532 10296 5421 52.7 15001
15 to 24 years.................. 5160 1340 26.0 3098 1628 814 50.0 2074
25 to 34 years.................. 19314 3243 16.8 8935 2859 1709 59.8 5408
35 to 44 years.................. 23823 3298 13.8 8298 2642 1465 55.5 4434
45 to 54 years.................. 18843 2240 11.9 4432 1670 807 48.4 1870
55 to 64 years.................. 12469 1575 12.6 2769 1497 626 41.8 1215
65 years and over................. 21408 2790 13.0 3918 2807 952 33.9 1227
65 to 74 years.................. 11679 1575 13.5 2262 1253 516 41.2 690
75 years and over............... 9729 1215 12.5 1657 1553 436 28.1 537
Mean age...................... 48.4 46.0 (x) (x) 46.4 42.9 (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 101018 14486 14.3 31450 13102 6373 48.6 16228
Worked.......................... 72377 7538 10.4 17032 5455 2377 43.6 6831
Worked year-round, full-time.. 52699 3860 7.3 7961 1456 522 35.8 1526
Did not work.................... 28641 6948 24.3 14418 7647 3996 52.3 9397
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 79588 11691 14.7 27511 10283 5417 52.7 14986
No work disability.............. 70244 7826 11.1 19009 7094 3223 45.4 9808
With a work disability.......... 9344 3865 41.4 8501 3189 2195 68.8 5178
severe work disability........ 5771 3219 55.8 6957 2522 1857 73.6 4202
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 131
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (ALL RACES)
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.................. 70241 11158 15.9 27606 7708 4618 59.9 14230
Married-couple families......... 53604 5191 9.7 12529 3010 1338 44.4 4388
Male householder, wife absent... 3847 929 24.2 1956 531 281 52.9 767
Female householder, husband absent. 12790 5037 39.4 13121 4167 2999 72.0 9075
Nonfamily households.............. 30777 3329 10.8 3844 5394 1755 32.5 1998
Male householder................ 13707 1239 9.0 1589 1791 544 30.4 680
Living alone.................. 10442 828 7.9 828 1300 401 30.8 401
Female householders............. 17070 2089 12.2 2255 3603 1211 33.6 1318
Living alone.................. 14961 1837 12.3 1837 3147 1085 34.5 1085
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 132
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (ALL RACES)
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....................... 54785 4781 8.7 5963 6446 2035 31.6 2409
One or more related
Children 45858 9567 20.9 25139 6592 4302 65.3 13727
Child under 18 years.............. 37204 8421 22.6 23268 6131 4109 67.0 13368
All under 6 years............... 9033 2447 27.1 5597 1570 1149 73.2 2974
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 8096 2455 30.3 8794 1935 1398 72.2 5715
All 6 to 17 years............... 20075 3519 17.5 8877 2626 1563 59.5 4678
One child....................... 15452 3222 20.9 6026 2031 1299 64.0 2773
Under 6 years................. 5778 1511 26.1 2788 902 639 70.8 1287
6 to 17 years................. 9674 1711 17.7 3238 1129 660 58.5 1486
Two or more children............ 21752 5199 23.9 17243 4100 2810 68.5 10595
All under 6 years............. 3255 936 28.7 2809 668 510 76.3 1687
Some under 6 years............ 8096 2455 30.3 8794 1935 1398 72.2 5715
All 6 to 17 years............. 10401 1808 17.4 5639 1497 903 60.3 3192
Mean children................... 1.87 2.09 (x) (x) 2.24 2.30 (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 14835 2816 19.0 6715 1271 762 59.9 2636
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 587 231 39.2 701 113 74 65.0 232
All under 6 years............... 166 68 41.3 209 29 10 35.7 43
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 43 19 45.1 78 9 7 74.4 21
All 6 to 17 years............... 379 143 37.7 413 75 56 75.3 169
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 77221 11101 14.4 26483 10071 5318 52.8 14740
One or more elderly............... 23796 3386 14.2 4967 3031 1055 34.8 1488
All members elderly............. 16483 1806 11.0 2139 2354 740 31.4 783
Elderly householder or spouse only.. 21462 2738 12.8 3840 2801 954 34.1 1262
Elderly other relative only..... 1554 472 30.4 806 131 70 53.4 172
Elderly nonrelative only........ 139 33 23.5 64 34 11 31.6 26
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 133
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (WHITE)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
Characteristics
WHITE 85059 10072 11.8 21004 9163 3992 43.6 9748
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 67006 7524 11.2 15756 6703 2918 43.5 7321
Inside central cities........... 22718 3264 14.4 6901 3225 1532 47.5 3732
One million or more........... 13622 2059 15.1 4421 2068 1001 48.4 2464
Under one million............. 9095 1204 13.2 2480 1158 531 45.9 1268
Outside central cities.......... 44288 4260 9.6 8856 3478 1385 39.8 3589
One million or more........... 29813 2649 8.9 5353 2147 803 37.4 2046
Under one million............. 14475 1611 11.1 3502 1330 583 43.8 1543
Outside metropolitan areas........ 18053 2549 14.1 5247 2459 1074 43.7 2427
REGION
Northeast......................... 16848 2000 11.9 4028 1741 841 48.3 1913
Midwest........................... 21254 1992 9.4 4228 1916 760 39.7 1863
South............................. 28382 3371 11.9 6546 3192 1278 40.0 2824
West.............................. 18575 2710 14.6 6202 2314 1113 48.1 3148
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 134
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (WHITE)
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.................... 65877 7940 12.1 18144 6967 3349 48.1 8978
15 to 24 years.................. 4040 891 22.1 2002 1118 494 44.2 1210
25 to 34 years.................. 15661 2200 14.0 5901 1854 1031 55.6 3230
35 to 44 years.................. 19642 2218 11.3 5474 1794 937 52.2 2727
45 to 54 years.................. 15936 1543 9.7 3007 1144 513 44.8 1174
55 to 64 years.................. 10598 1088 10.3 1760 1057 375 35.4 637
65 years and over................. 19182 2132 11.1 2859 2196 643 29.3 770
65 to 74 years.................. 10366 1191 11.5 1628 924 333 36.0 411
75 years and over............... 8816 941 10.7 1231 1272 310 24.4 359
Mean age...................... 49.1 46.8 (x) (x) 47.7 43.6 (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 85059 10072 11.8 21004 9163 3992 43.6 9748
Worked.......................... 61132 5348 8.7 11857 3918 1567 40.0 4421
Worked year-round, full-time.. 44833 2795 6.2 5758 1086 369 34.0 1066
Did not work.................... 23927 4724 19.7 9147 5244 2425 46.2 5327
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 65868 7935 12.0 18123 6960 3346 48.1 8963
No work disability.............. 58761 5373 9.1 12764 4894 2017 41.2 6020
With a work disability.......... 7107 2561 36.0 5359 2065 1328 64.3 2943
severe work disability........ 4166 2113 50.7 4353 1586 1115 70.3 2354
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 135
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (WHITE)
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.................. 58934 7608 12.9 18126 5059 2795 55.3 8374
Married-couple families......... 47650 4186 8.8 9849 2416 1053 43.6 3286
Male householder, wife absent... 2944 646 21.9 1352 368 174 47.4 473
Female householder, husband absent. 8339 2777 33.3 6925 2276 1568 68.9 4614
Nonfamily households.............. 26125 2464 9.4 2877 4103 1197 29.2 1374
Male householder................ 11481 909 7.9 1187 1324 369 27.9 466
Living alone.................. 8730 606 6.9 606 965 282 29.2 282
Female householders............. 14644 1555 10.6 1690 2779 827 29.8 908
Living alone.................. 12783 1349 10.6 1349 2413 740 30.7 740
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 136
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (WHITE)
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....................... 47796 3601 7.5 4532 4950 1395 28.2 1665
One or more related
Children 36939 6357 17.2 16174 4160 2568 61.7 8003
Child under 18 years.............. 29826 5570 18.7 14921 3863 2467 63.9 7810
All under 6 years............... 7368 1730 23.5 3889 1046 728 69.6 1867
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 6277 1548 24.7 5322 1188 802 67.5 3172
All 6 to 17 years............... 16181 2292 14.2 5710 1629 937 57.5 2772
One child....................... 12382 2221 17.9 4105 1290 802 62.2 1687
Under 6 years................. 4677 1090 23.3 1985 606 404 66.6 804
6 to 17 years................. 7704 1131 14.7 2120 684 398 58.2 883
Two or more children............ 17444 3349 19.2 10816 2573 1665 64.7 6124
All under 6 years............. 2691 640 23.8 1904 439 324 73.7 1063
Some under 6 years............ 6277 1548 24.7 5322 1188 802 67.5 3172
All 6 to 17 years............. 8476 1161 13.7 3590 946 539 57.0 1889
Mean children................... 1.84 2.03 (x) (x) 2.21 2.25 (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 11814 1828 15.5 4054 757 411 54.4 1345
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 487 178 36.5 492 82 51 61.7 152
All under 6 years............... 133 51 38.3 148 22 10 43.8 41
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 33 16 49.9 67 8 5 69.0 16
All 6 to 17 years............... 321 110 34.4 277 52 36 68.2 96
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 64011 7536 11.8 17391 6802 3274 48.1 8776
One or more elderly............... 21048 2536 12.0 3612 2361 718 30.4 972
All members elderly............. 15097 1461 9.7 1743 1909 534 28.0 566
Elderly householder or spouse only.. 19227 2099 10.9 2817 2194 646 29.5 790
Elderly other relative only..... 1173 316 27.0 585 92 52 57.0 143
Elderly nonrelative only........ 111 23 21.0 42 31 8 26.5 20
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 137
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (BLACK)
All households Households in poverty
With medicaid coverage With medicaid coverage
Number Number
of of
Number Number Percent persons Number Number Percent persons
Characteristics
BLACK 12109 3645 30.1 8498 3270 2057 62.9 5431
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 10492 3055 29.1 7158 2716 1689 62.2 4514
Inside central cities........... 6823 2288 33.5 5427 2010 1310 65.2 3504
One million or more........... 4999 1662 33.2 4037 1444 939 65.0 2571
Under one million............. 1825 626 34.3 1390 566 371 65.6 933
Outside central cities.......... 3669 767 20.9 1732 706 379 53.7 1010
One million or more........... 2740 536 19.6 1214 479 262 54.7 731
Under one million............. 928 231 24.9 518 226 117 51.6 279
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1617 590 36.5 1340 554 367 66.3 917
REGION
Northeast......................... 2278 821 36.0 1983 679 498 73.4 1342
Midwest........................... 2251 654 29.0 1629 597 378 63.3 1062
South............................. 6519 1928 29.6 4337 1765 1069 60.6 2730
West.............................. 1061 242 22.8 549 229 111 48.5 296
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 138
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (BLACK)
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.................... 10291 3105 30.2 7653 2750 1799 65.4 5051
15 to 24 years.................. 871 386 44.3 957 430 290 67.5 792
25 to 34 years.................. 2687 893 33.2 2530 836 596 71.3 1822
35 to 44 years.................. 3095 875 28.3 2321 691 463 67.0 1473
45 to 54 years.................. 2210 561 25.4 1067 424 240 56.7 489
55 to 64 years.................. 1428 390 27.3 778 369 209 56.7 475
65 years and over................. 1818 539 29.7 845 520 257 49.5 380
65 to 74 years.................. 1085 320 29.5 519 282 152 53.9 226
75 years and over............... 733 219 29.9 325 238 105 44.3 154
Mean age...................... 45.2 43.6 (x) (x) 43.5 41.3 (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 12109 3645 30.1 8498 3270 2057 62.9 5431
Worked.......................... 8301 1764 21.3 4158 1271 706 55.5 2043
Worked year-round, full-time.. 5742 837 14.6 1745 308 134 43.4 387
Did not work.................... 3808 1881 49.4 4340 1999 1351 67.6 3387
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 10279 3105 30.2 7653 2745 1799 65.6 5051
No work disability.............. 8390 1988 23.7 5037 1755 1038 59.2 3176
With a work disability.......... 1889 1117 59.2 2616 990 761 76.9 1875
severe work disability........ 1389 955 68.7 2188 824 652 79.1 1553
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 139
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (BLACK)
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.................. 8455 2931 34.7 7714 2206 1572 71.3 4909
Married-couple families......... 3851 684 17.8 1719 352 176 49.9 626
Male householder, wife absent... 657 220 33.5 485 130 89 68.0 253
Female householder, husband absent. 3947 2027 51.3 5511 1724 1308 75.9 4030
Nonfamily households.............. 3654 714 19.5 784 1064 485 45.5 521
Male householder................ 1669 260 15.6 318 350 141 40.2 169
Living alone.................. 1303 178 13.6 178 264 100 37.9 100
Female householders............. 1985 454 22.9 466 714 344 48.2 353
Living alone.................. 1823 423 23.2 423 653 320 49.0 320
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 140
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (BLACK)
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....................... 5218 932 17.9 1103 1206 545 45.2 610
One or more related
Children 6854 2693 39.3 7349 2056 1506 73.3 4811
Child under 18 years.............. 5695 2402 42.2 6854 1941 1441 74.2 4692
All under 6 years............... 1239 612 49.4 1424 440 366 83.2 949
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 1493 794 53.2 2955 645 530 82.2 2171
All 6 to 17 years............... 2963 996 33.6 2475 856 544 63.6 1572
One child....................... 2347 816 34.8 1489 633 435 68.8 916
Under 6 years................. 819 357 43.6 643 247 204 82.5 403
6 to 17 years................. 1528 459 30.0 846 385 231 60.0 513
Two or more children............ 3348 1586 47.4 5365 1309 1005 76.8 3776
All under 6 years............. 420 255 60.6 781 193 162 84.0 546
Some under 6 years............ 1493 794 53.2 2955 645 530 82.2 2171
All 6 to 17 years............. 1435 537 37.5 1629 471 313 66.6 1059
Mean children................... 1.93 2.17 (x) (x) 2.25 2.32 (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 2318 821 35.4 2159 429 301 70.1 1091
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 81 47 58.4 202 26 21 79.7 77
All under 6 years............... 24 15 60.9 59 6 0 8.2 1
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 6 3 43.7 12 2 2 100.0 5
All 6 to 17 years............... 51 30 59.0 132 19 19 100.0 71
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 9961 2990 30.0 7464 2691 1773 65.9 4994
One or more elderly............... 2148 655 30.5 1034 579 284 49.1 436
All members elderly............. 1136 281 24.7 313 386 176 45.6 183
Elderly householder or spouse only.. 1814 518 28.5 803 517 256 49.6 394
Elderly other relative only..... 221 83 37.7 123 39 17 43.6 27
Elderly nonrelative only........ 25 9 37.1 22 2 2 100.0 5
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 141
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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 ORIGIN 8225 2356 28.6 6194 2238 1326 59.3 4013
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas 7475 2186 29.2 5772 1999 1230 61.6 3737
Inside central cities........... 4121 1379 33.5 3514 1272 815 64.0 2298
One million or more........... 2995 1020 34.1 2620 950 613 64.5 1722
Under one million............. 1126 359 31.9 894 323 202 62.5 576
Outside central cities.......... 3354 807 24.1 2258 726 416 57.2 1439
One million or more........... 2592 562 21.7 1505 483 265 54.9 873
Under one million............. 762 244 32.0 752 244 151 61.8 566
Outside metropolitan areas........ 750 170 22.7 423 239 96 40.3 276
REGION
Northeast......................... 1424 567 39.8 1425 486 367 75.7 1013
Midwest........................... 592 135 22.8 392 155 82 52.5 277
South............................. 2797 693 24.8 1624 683 360 52.7 961
West.............................. 3412 961 28.2 2753 914 518 56.6 1763
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 142
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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.................... 7329 2026 27.6 5725 1984 1172 59.1 3804
15 to 24 years.................. 687 246 35.8 633 290 167 57.5 471
25 to 34 years.................. 2263 635 28.1 1983 604 359 59.4 1298
35 to 44 years.................. 2229 630 28.3 1924 617 386 62.6 1347
45 to 54 years.................. 1296 278 21.4 724 262 142 53.9 445
55 to 64 years.................. 854 236 27.7 460 211 119 56.3 244
65 years and over................. 895 330 36.9 469 253 154 60.8 209
65 to 74 years.................. 611 211 34.5 310 159 90 56.8 126
75 years and over............... 284 119 41.9 160 95 64 67.7 83
Mean age...................... 42.4 42.8 (x) (x) 41.3 41.2 (x) (x)
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total civilian.................... 8225 2356 28.6 6194 2238 1326 59.3 4013
Worked.......................... 6058 1196 19.7 3137 1108 514 46.4 1648
Worked year-round, full-time.. 4228 631 14.9 1494 427 183 42.8 536
Did not work.................... 2167 1161 53.6 3057 1129 812 71.9 2365
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER
Total age 16 to 64........... 7323 2023 27.6 5714 1979 1171 59.1 3800
No work disability.............. 6463 1509 23.4 4328 1567 846 54.0 2858
With a work disability.......... 860 513 59.7 1386 412 325 78.8 941
severe work disability........ 635 437 68.8 1200 346 282 81.4 830
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 143
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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.................. 6631 2037 30.7 5818 1748 1117 63.9 3778
Married-couple families......... 4520 988 21.9 2771 815 435 53.3 1519
Male householder, wife absent... 494 153 31.0 370 109 53 48.3 163
Female householder, husband absent. 1617 896 55.4 2677 823 630 76.5 2097
Nonfamily households.............. 1593 320 20.1 377 489 209 42.8 236
Male householder................ 854 126 14.8 169 224 79 35.4 101
Living alone.................. 575 86 14.9 86 153 61 39.6 61
Female householders............. 740 193 26.1 207 265 130 49.0 135
Living alone.................. 621 178 28.6 178 231 123 53.3 123
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics, 144
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status: 1996 (HISPANIC ORIGIN)
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....................... 2847 471 16.6 622 608 257 42.2 311
One or more related
Children 5336 1870 35.0 5536 1618 1064 65.7 3692
Child under 18 years.............. 4689 1713 36.5 5251 1549 1030 66.5 3627
All under 6 years............... 1185 515 43.5 1303 383 272 71.2 778
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 1426 603 42.3 2291 590 399 67.7 1708
All 6 to 17 years............... 2079 596 28.7 1657 576 358 62.2 1141
One child....................... 1699 540 31.8 1089 410 253 61.7 565
Under 6 years................. 722 282 39.1 552 193 125 64.9 270
6 to 17 years................. 977 258 26.4 536 217 128 58.8 295
Two or more children............ 2991 1173 39.2 4162 1139 777 68.2 3062
All under 6 years............. 463 233 50.2 751 190 147 77.5 508
Some under 6 years............ 1426 603 42.3 2291 590 399 67.7 1708
All 6 to 17 years............. 1102 338 30.7 1120 359 230 64.2 846
Mean children................... 2.21 2.43 (x) (x) 2.64 2.71 (x) (x)
Child 18 years and over......... 1561 513 32.9 1389 307 205 66.7 735
One or more unrelated
Children under 18................. 71 24 34.2 78 17 7 41.8 13
All under 6 years............... 32 9 27.7 43 10 1 13.9 5
Some under 6 years,
Some 6 to 17 years.............. 4 2 39.8 7 0 0 0.0 0
All 6 to 17 years............... 35 14 39.4 28 7 6 82.7 8
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY
No elderly........................ 7072 1914 27.1 5475 1930 1134 58.8 3691
One or more elderly............... 1152 443 38.4 719 308 192 62.4 322
All members elderly............. 564 200 35.5 241 188 117 62.5 129
Elderly householder or spouse only.. 893 319 35.7 465 256 156 61.1 227
Elderly other relative only..... 202 96 47.7 207 41 30 73.7 90
Elderly nonrelative only........ 15 3 17.0 5 3 0 0.0 0
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