1998 New Jersey Health Insurance Data
From the Current Population Survey (CPS) of March 1999
TABLE
10. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS
AND SOURCE OF COVERAGE
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS UNDER 65 YEARS OF AGE
1998
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
RELATED GROUP
NONGROUP/
OTHER
MEDICAID
UNINSURED
TOTAL
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
FULL-TIME
& DEPENDENTS
4,353,763
78.8
301,221
5.5
70,507
1.3
799,113
14.5
5,524,604
PART-TIME
(>1,500 HOURS)& DEPENDENTS
148,869
54.3
11,105
4.0
51,979
18.9
62,454
22.8
274,406
PART-TIME(<1,500
HOURS)& DEPENDENTS
172,212
33.3
74,871
14.5
85,471
16.5
184,044
35.6
516,599
UNEMPLOYED
9,810
21.6
1,340
2.9
5,154
11.3
29,135
64.1
45,439
DISABLED
19,577
12.8
51,500
33.7
60,194
39.4
21,511
14.1
152,783
RETIRED
77,151
47.0
36,343
22.1
8,781
5.4
41,828
25.5
164,102
STUDENT
12,528
13.7
13,549
14.8
22,728
24.8
42,892
46.8
91,697
HOMEMAKER
199,179
64.5
21,769
7.0
24,066
7.8
63,861
20.7
308,876
NON-DEPENDENT
CHILDREN
10,404
7.8
4,495
3.4
66,195
49.7
51,984
39.1
133,079
TOTAL
5,003,495
69.4
516,192
7.2
395,075
5.5
1,296,823
18.0
7,211,584
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.
