Table 1. Percent distribution of persons, by sex, Medicaid eligibility, poverty level, aid category, and age: United States, 1980.
Item | Population in thousands | Age | ||||||
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Under 6 years | 6-17 years | 18-34 years | 35-44 years | 45-64 year | 65-74 years | 75 years or over | ||
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Percent distribution | ||||||||
Male | ||||||||
Without Medicaid: | ||||||||
Poor1 | 12,642 | 215.6 | 21.8 | 27.2 | 29.1 | 214.5 | 7.2 | 24.6 |
Not poor | 84,769 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 30.7 | 12.9 | 21.3 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
With Medicaid | 10,128 | 2,324.6 | 2,334.7 | 2,316.3 | (4) | 2,39.1 | 28.5 | 24.3 |
AFDC, cash | 5,646 | 2,336.3 | 2,351.0 | 2,39.6 | (4) | (4) | — | — |
SSI blind or disabled, cash | 966 | (4) | (4) | 31.5 | (4) | 2,335.7 | (4) | (4) |
SSI aged, cash | 665 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,359.8 | 2,338.9 |
Other5 | 2,851 | 213.3 | 18.7 | 28.1 | (4) | 16.1 | 2,315.2 | (4) |
Female | ||||||||
Without Medicaid: | ||||||||
Poor1 | 16,135 | 29.6 | 20.2 | 225.1 | 27.9 | 216.2 | 211.0 | 210.0 |
Not poor | 84,244 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 29.7 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
With Medicaid | 14,959 | 2,314.7 | 222.5 | 227.2 | 26.5 | 2,310.6 | 29.8 | 34.3 |
AFDC, cash | 8,408 | 2,320.5 | 2,335.1 | 333.0 | 27.8 | 2,33.3 | — | — |
SSI blind or disabled, cash | 1,324 | (4) | (4) | 25.0 | (4) | 2,346.5 | (4) | — |
SSI aged, cash | 1,633 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,345.0 | 2,353.5 |
Other5 | 3,593 | 11.0 | 2,39.5 | 26.4 | 27.2 | 19.1 | 215.7 | 211.2 |
Less than or equal to 150 percent of the poverty level (income adjusted for family size).
Significantly different at the .05 level from the population without Medicaid who are not poor.
Significantly different at the .05 level from the population without Medicaid who are poor.
Fewer than 20 cases or relative standard error greater than or equal to 50 percent.
AII noncash eligibles and all State-only eligibles, both cash and noncash.
NOTES: AFDC is Aid to Families with Dependent Children; SSI is Supplemental Security Income.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration and National Center for Health Statistics: Data from the household survey component, National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey, 1980.