TABLE
2. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY AGE GROUP AND SOURCE
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS
1997 |
|
|
EMPLOYMENT
RELATED
GROUP |
NONGROUP/
OTHER |
MEDICAID |
MEDICARE
65 + |
UNINSURED |
TOTAL |
|
AGE
GROUP |
NO.
|
%
|
NO.
|
%
|
NO.
|
%
|
NO.
|
%
|
NO.
|
%
|
NO.
|
|
0-18
|
1,423,919
|
67.6
|
98,980
|
4.7
|
249,303
|
11.8
|
0
|
0.0
|
335,739
|
15.9
|
2,107,941
|
|
19-24
|
328,396
|
52.2
|
60,038
|
9.5
|
28,967
|
4.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
212,280
|
33.7
|
629,682
|
|
25-34
|
826,124
|
67.2
|
62,995
|
5.1
|
84,961
|
6.9
|
0
|
0.0
|
256,180
|
20.8
|
1,230,260
|
|
35-44
|
994,735
|
72.7
|
66,548
|
4.9
|
50,387
|
3.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
256,033
|
18.7
|
1,367,702
|
|
45-54
|
761,154
|
75.3
|
48,795
|
4.8
|
52,985
|
5.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
148,084
|
14.6
|
1,011,019
|
|
55-64
|
475,503
|
66.2
|
119,629
|
16.7
|
30,907
|
4.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
92,471
|
12.9
|
718,510
|
|
65
AND OVER |
28,841
|
3.2
|
4,787
|
0.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
859,0144
|
94.2
|
18,982
|
2.1
|
911,625
|
|
TOTAL
|
4,838,673
|
60.7
|
461,772
|
5.8
|
497,510
|
6.2
|
859,0144
|
10.8
|
1,319,769
|
16.5
|
7,976,738
|
SOURCE:
CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY OF MARCH, 1998
U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS NOTE:
FOR PERSONS UNDER 65, OTHER INSURANCE INCLUDES CHAMPUS AND MEDICARE;
MEDICARE IS A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR PERSONS 65 AND OVER.
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