1998 New Jersey Health Insurance Data
From the Current Population Survey (CPS) of March 1999
TABLE
3. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY FAMILY POVERTY STATUS
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS UNDER 65 YEARS OF AGE
1998
RATIO
OF FAMILY
INCOME TO
POVERTY LEVEL
NO
COVERAGE
COVERAGE
TOTAL
NUMBER
PERCENT
NUMBER
PERCENT
NUMBER
BELOW
50 PERCENT
176,054
49.0
183,514
51.0
359,569
50
- 99 PERCENT
105,638
31.1
233,507
68.9
339,146
100
- 149 PERCENT
143,030
30.6
323,978
69.4
467,008
150
- 199 PERCENT
140,280
24.1
442,187
75.9
582,467
200
- 299 PERCENT
253,249
26.1
717,326
73.9
970,575
300
- 499 PERCENT
254,304
14.8
1,463,733
85.2
1,718,038
500
PERCENT +
224,267
8.1
2,550,515
91.9
2,774,783
TOTAL
1,296,823
18.0
5,914,762
82.0
7,211,584
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.
