1998 New Jersey Health Insurance Data
From the Current Population Survey (CPS) of March 1999
TABLE
1. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY AGE GROUP
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS
1998
AGE
GROUP
NO
COVERAGE
COVERAGE
TOTAL
NUMBER
PERCENT
NUMBER
PERCENT
NUMBER
0-18
297,126
13.8
1,863,062
86.2
2,160,189
19-24
216,122
32.1
456,343
67.9
672,464
25-34
242,515
21.7
877,269
78.3
1,119,784
35-44
234,639
17.1
1,138,077
82.9
1,372,716
45-54
168,261
14.7
974,746
85.3
1,143,008
55-64
138,159
18.6
605,264
81.4
743,423
65
AND OVER
32,136
3.6
848,575
96.4
880,711
TOTAL
1,328,959
16.4
6,763,336
83.6
8,092,295
SOURCE: CURRENT POPULATION
SURVEY OF MARCH, 1999, U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
NOTE: ROWS AND COLUMNS MAY NOT ADD TO TOTAL DUE TO SAMPLE EXPANSION
METHODOLOGY.
