1998 New Jersey Health Insurance Data
From the Current Population Survey (CPS) of March 1999
TABLE
6. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY RACE/ETHNICITY
AND SOURCE OF COVERAGE
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS UNDER 65 YEARS OF AGE
1998
RACE/ETHNICITY
EMPLOYMENT
RELATED GROUP
NONGROUP/
OTHER
MEDICAID
UNINSURED
TOTAL
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
WHITE
NON-HISPANIC
3,690,194
75.4
363,716
7.4
122,576
2.5
718,897
14.7
4,895,384
BLACK
NON-HISPANIC
599,423
56.1
60,056
5.6
176,826
16.5
233,116
21.8
1,069,422
HISPANIC
497,523
54.1
52,267
5.7
81,641
8.9
288,440
31.4
919,870
OTHER
NON-HISPANIC
216,355
66.2
40,153
12.3
14,032
4.3
56,369
17.2
326,908
TOTAL
5,003,495
69.4
516,192
7.2
395,075
5.5
1,296,823
18.0
7,211,585
SOURCE:
CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY OF MARCH, 1999, U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
NOTE: PERSONS UNDER 65 COVERED BY MEDICARE ARE IN THE ?OTHER? GROUP
IN THIS TABLE.
NOTE: ROWS AND COLUMNS MAY NOT ADD TO TOTAL DUE TO SAMPLE EXPANSION
METHODOLOGY.
