1998 New Jersey Health Insurance Data
From the Current Population Survey (CPS) of March 1999
TABLE
2. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY AGE GROUP AND SOURCE
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS
1998
AGE
GROUP
EMPLOYMENT
RELATED GROUP
NONGROUP/
OTHER
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
65+
UNINSURED
TOTAL
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
%
NO.
0-18
1,516,798
70.2
124,661
5.8
221,604
10.3
0
0.0
297,126
13.8
2,160,189
19-24
357,081
53.1
62,593
9.3
36,668
5.5
0
0.0
216,122
32.1
672,464
25-34
775,370
69.2
64,419
5.8
37,480
3.3
0
0.0
242,515
21.7
1,119,784
35-44
1,000,065
72.9
98,412
7.2
39,601
2.9
0
0.0
234,639
17.1
1,372,716
45-54
859,819
75.2
85,551
7.5
29,377
2.6
0
0.0
168,261
14.7
1,143,008
55-64
494,362
66.5
80,557
10.8
30,345
4.1
0
0.0
138,159
18.6
743,423
65
AND OVER
21,229
2.4
12,018
1.4
0
0.0
815,3284
92.6
32,136
3.6
880,711
TOTAL
5,024,723
62.1
528,211
6.5
395,075
4.9
815,3284
10.1
1,328,959
16.4
8,092,295
SOURCE:
CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY OF MARCH, 1999, U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
NOTE: FOR PERSONS UNDER 65, OTHER INSURANCE INCLUDES CHAMPUS AND MEDICARE;
MEDICARE IS A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR PERSONS 65 AND OVER.
NOTE: ROWS AND COLUMNS MAY NOT ADD TO TOTAL DUE TO SAMPLE EXPANSION
METHODOLOGY.
