Health care coverage for persons under 65 years of age, according to type of coverage and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1984-96

[Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population]

This is part one of a two-part table.		Part one's categories are "Private insurance" and "Private insurance obtained through workplace"; Part two's categories are "Medicaid or other public assistance" and "Not covered."
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
	Number in millions
Total4	157.5	162.7	159.9	160.7	165.0	165.9	141.8	146.3	146.4	146.7	151.4	151.4
	Percent of population
Total, age adjusted4	76.6	75.7	71.3	69.9	71.2	71.1	68.9	68.1	65.3	63.8	65.4	64.8
Total, crude4	76.8	75.9	71.5	70.3	71.6	71.4	69.1	68.3	65.5	64.2	65.7	65.1
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Age	Number in millions
Under 18 years	72.6	71.8	66.5	63.8	65.7	66.4	66.5	65.8	61.8	59.0	60.9	61.1
Under 6 years	68.1	67.9	60.7	58.3	60.1	61.1	62.1	62.3	56.4	53.9	55.6	56.5
6-17 years	74.9	74.0	69.6	66.8	68.7	69.1	68.7	67.7	64.8	61.8	63.7	63.4
18-44 years	76.5	75.5	70.4	69.8	71.2	70.6	69.6	68.4	64.7	63.9	65.6	64.7
18-24 years	67.4	64.5	58.7	58.3	61.2	60.4	58.7	55.3	51.1	50.7	53.9	52.3
25-34 years	77.4	75.9	69.1	69.4	70.3	69.5	71.2	69.5	63.9	64.1	65.3	64.4
35-44 years	83.9	82.7	78.7	77.1	78.0	77.5	77.4	76.2	73.5	71.6	72.9	72.0
45-64 years	83.3	82.5	80.6	80.3	80.4	79.5	71.8	71.6	72.0	71.8	72.4	71.4
45-54 years	83.3	83.4	81.1	81.3	81.1	80.4	74.6	74.4	74.4	74.6	74.9	74.0
55-64 years	83.3	81.6	80.0	78.8	79.3	78.1	69.0	68.3	68.6	67.9	68.6	67.5
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Sex5	Number in millions
Male	77.1	76.0	71.5	70.4	71.6	71.4	69.7	68.6	65.6	64.3	65.9	65.2
Female	76.0	75.4	71.0	69.5	70.8	70.8	68.1	67.6	65.0	63.4	64.8	64.4
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Race5	Number in millions
White	79.7	79.0	75.1	73.5	74.4	74.2	71.9	71.1	68.8	67.0	68.4	67.6
Black	58.3	57.8	51.0	51.5	54.2	54.9	52.4	52.9	48.0	48.8	50.4	51.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	69.8	71.1	67.3	67.3	68.0	67.8	63.6	60.2	59.2	57.4	59.8	59.3
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Hispanic origin and race5	Number in millions
All Hispanic	56.3	52.6	48.3	48.6	47.3	47.5	52.3	48.0	44.0	44.5	44.0	43.8
Mexican	54.3	48.0	44.4	45.7	43.9	43.8	51.1	45.2	42.1	43.7	41.9	40.9
Puerto Rican	48.8	45.9	44.9	48.3	47.9	50.7	46.4	42.6	42.0	45.2	44.7	48.1
Cuban	71.7	69.0	68.3	63.9	62.4	65.4	57.7	55.8	52.8	46.5	53.1	54.4
Other Hispanic	61.6	61.9	56.2	52.3	52.2	52.6	57.4	55.4	50.3	46.2	47.1	47.6
White, non-Hispanic	82.3	82.4	78.7	77.3	78.6	78.5	74.0	74.1	72.0	70.4	72.1	71.5
Black, non-Hispanic	58.5	57.9	51.4	51.9	54.6	55.4	52.6	53.0	48.3	49.2	50.9	52.2
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Age and percent of poverty level	Number in millions
All ages:5
Below 100 percent	32.4	26.7	22.8	21.3	21.9	20.0	23.7	19.4	17.3	16.1	17.0	15.5
100-149 percent	62.4	54.9	49.2	46.8	47.8	47.1	51.9	45.8	41.7	40.9	41.9	40.8
150-199 percent	77.7	71.3	69.6	65.7	66.5	67.9	69.5	62.9	62.7	59.0	60.4	60.9
200 percent or more	91.7	91.2	89.8	88.9	89.3	89.5	85.2	84.2	84.1	83.0	83.7	83.2
Under 18 years:
Below 100 percent	28.7	22.3	17.3	14.9	16.8	16.1	23.2	17.5	14.9	12.4	13.4	13.4
100-149 percent	66.2	59.6	52.6	47.8	48.5	49.5	58.3	52.5	46.3	43.2	43.6	43.7
150-199 percent	80.9	75.9	74.2	69.3	68.5	73.0	75.8	70.1	69.3	64.0	63.0	67.4
200 percent or more	92.3	92.7	91.2	89.7	90.4	90.7	86.9	86.7	86.1	84.5	85.5	84.6
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Geographic region5	Number in millions
Northeast	80.1	81.8	75.9	74.8	75.1	74.9	73.8	74.9	70.7	69.5	69.5	68.7
Midwest	80.4	81.4	77.7	77.2	77.2	78.4	71.9	73.3	71.4	71.0	71.1	72.3
South	74.0	71.1	66.1	65.0	66.7	65.9	65.9	63.3	60.0	59.1	61.7	60.4
West	71.8	71.3	68.0	65.2	67.9	67.1	64.5	63.9	62.0	58.1	60.7	59.6
Characteristic	Private insurance						Private insurance obtained through workplace1
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Location of residence5	Number in millions
Within MSA6	77.2	76.3	71.5	70.4	72.1	72.5	70.6	69.5	65.9	64.8	66.6	66.5
Outside MSA6	75.1	73.6	70.5	68.1	67.7	65.8	65.1	63.4	63.1	60.4	60.5	58.6
This is part two of a two-part table:		Part one's categories are "Private insurance" and "Private insurance obtained through workplace"; Part two's categories are "Medicaid or other public assistance" and "Not covered."
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
	Number in millions
Total4	14.0	15.4	22.7	24.1	25.3	25.0	29.8	33.4	38.4	40.4	37.4	38.9
	Percent of population
Total, age adjusted4	7.3	7.8	11.1	11.5	12.0	11.7	14.2	15.2	16.5	17.1	15.6	16.1
Total, crude4	6.8	7.2	10.1	10.6	11.0	10.8	14.5	15.6	17.2	17.7	16.2	16.7
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Age	Number in millions
Under 18 years	11.9	12.6	19.3	20.0	20.6	20.1	13.9	14.7	14.1	15.3	13.6	13.4
Under 6 years	15.5	15.7	26.5	27.2	28.3	27.4	14.9	15.1	12.7	13.7	11.9	11.9
6-17 years	10.1	10.9	15.4	16.2	16.6	16.4	13.4	14.5	14.9	16.2	14.5	14.1
18-44 years	5.1	5.2	7.0	7.3	7.4	7.3	17.1	18.4	21.6	21.9	20.5	21.2
18-24 years	6.4	6.8	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.2	25.0	27.1	31.1	31.1	28.2	29.6
25-34 years	5.3	5.2	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.5	16.2	18.3	22.5	22.1	21.3	22.5
35-44 years	3.5	4.0	4.9	5.4	5.6	6.0	11.2	12.3	15.1	16.0	15.2	15.2
45-64 years	3.4	4.3	4.2	4.5	5.3	5.2	9.6	10.5	12.0	12.0	11.0	12.1
45-54 years	3.2	3.8	3.8	3.8	4.9	4.8	10.5	11.0	12.7	12.6	11.7	12.5
55-64 years	3.6	4.9	4.8	5.5	6.0	5.7	8.7	10.0	11.1	11.2	10.0	11.6
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Sex5	Number in millions
Male	6.1	6.5	9.4	9.8	10.3	10.1	14.8	16.1	17.6	18.1	16.7	17.2
Female	8.5	9.1	12.7	13.2	13.6	13.3	13.6	14.3	15.4	16.1	14.6	15.1
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Race5	Number in millions
White	5.0	5.6	8.1	8.7	9.4	9.3	13.3	14.1	15.6	16.4	15.0	15.4
Black	20.5	19.3	26.4	27.0	27.0	24.5	19.5	21.0	21.1	19.5	17.9	19.0
Asian or Pacific Islander	10.1	11.8	13.8	10.2	11.4	12.4	17.8	18.2	17.5	19.9	17.8	18.6
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Hispanic origin and race5	Number in millions
All Hispanic	13.1	13.5	18.7	19.6	21.2	20.1	29.0	32.4	32.6	31.4	30.8	31.6
Mexican	11.8	12.3	17.0	18.3	20.1	19.0	33.1	38.6	38.3	35.7	35.4	36.7
Puerto Rican	31.1	28.0	35.4	36.2	32.7	33.8	17.9	23.3	17.2	15.4	17.8	14.4
Cuban	5.0	8.0	16.4	9.8	15.3	13.9	21.6	21.8	15.7	26.1	21.6	17.6
Other Hispanic	8.0	11.2	14.0	16.2	18.4	16.3	27.1	24.8	30.1	30.2	29.0	29.8
White, non-Hispanic	4.0	4.6	6.6	7.1	7.5	7.5	11.6	11.7	13.4	14.2	12.7	12.9
Black, non-Hispanic	20.8	19.4	26.2	27.0	26.7	24.2	19.2	20.8	21.0	19.1	17.8	18.9
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Age and percent of poverty level	Number in millions
All ages:5
Below 100 percent	32.1	37.0	44.3	45.0	46.9	46.8	34.0	35.2	33.2	32.7	30.9	32.7
100-149 percent	7.7	11.2	16.8	16.0	18.4	17.2	26.4	30.6	31.2	34.0	31.2	32.8
150-199 percent	3.3	5.1	5.4	5.9	7.7	7.7	16.7	21.0	22.6	24.9	22.8	22.5
200 percent or more	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.6	5.6	6.5	7.6	8.4	7.8	7.4
Under 18 years:
Below 100 percent	43.1	47.8	62.2	63.6	65.6	65.9	28.9	31.6	24.3	23.3	20.6	21.3
100-149 percent	9.0	12.3	23.6	22.9	26.3	24.8	22.8	26.1	24.1	27.7	25.5	25.2
150-199 percent	4.4	6.1	8.2	8.6	11.7	10.8	12.7	15.8	16.1	19.0	17.7	16.1
200 percent or more	0.8	1.6	2.2	2.2	2.7	2.6	4.2	4.4	5.2	6.8	6.0	5.3
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Geographic region5	Number in millions
Northeast	9.4	7.4	11.4	12.0	12.5	12.3	9.8	10.5	13.0	13.3	12.7	13.2
Midwest	7.9	8.2	11.2	10.4	11.0	9.4	10.9	10.2	10.9	11.9	11.8	11.9
South	5.5	7.0	10.0	11.3	11.6	12.0	17.4	19.4	21.6	20.9	19.1	19.7
West	7.5	9.1	12.2	12.6	13.2	13.4	17.6	18.1	18.0	20.2	17.3	18.1
Characteristic	Medicaid or other public assistance7						Not covered8
	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963	1984	1989	19932	1994	1995	19963
Location of residence5	Number in millions
Within MSA6	7.8	7.7	11.4	11.7	11.8	11.1	13.2	14.7	16.0	16.6	14.9	15.3
Outside MSA6	6.4	8.3	10.1	11.1	12.8	13.9	16.3	16.7	18.2	18.8	18.4	19.2
1 Private insurance originally obtained through a present or former employer or union. 2 July 1 to Dec. 31, 1993. The questionnaire changed in 1993 compared with previous years. 3 Preliminary data based on a five-eights sample. 4 Includes all other races not shown separately and unknown family income. 5 Age adjusted. 6 Metropolitan statistical area. 7 In 1996 the age-adjusted percent of the population under 65 years of age covered by Medicaid was 11.3 percent, and 0.4 percent were covered by public assistance. 8 Includes persons not covered by private insurance, Medicaid or other public assistance, Medicare, or military plans. Estimates of persons lacking health care coverage based on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) are slightly higher than those based on the March Current Population Survey (CPS) (table 149). The NHIS questions ask about health insurance coverage over the previous month whereas the CPS asks about coverage over the previous calendar year. These differences result in higher estimates of Medicaid and other health insurance coverage and correspondingly lower estimates of persons without health care coverage in the CPS compared with the NHIS.
NOTE: Percents do not add to 100 because the percent with other types of health insurance (for example, Medicare, military) is not shown, and because persons with both private insurance and Medicaid appear in both columns.
SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Data computed by the Division of Health and Utilization Analysis from data compiled by the Division of Health Interview Statistics; and U.S. Bureau of the Census: Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States. Series P-60. Annual reports for 1989-96. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office.

Suggested citation: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 1998, With Socioeconomic and Health Chartbook, table 133. Hyattsville, Maryland: 1998.

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