1998 New Jersey Health Insurance Data
From the Current Population Survey (CPS) of March 1999
TABLE
5. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY RACE/ETHNICITY
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS UNDER 65 YEARS OF AGE
1998
RACE/ETHNICITY
NO
COVERAGE
COVERAGE
TOTAL
NUMBER
PERCENT
NUMBER
PERCENT
NUMBER
WHITE
NON-HISPANIC
718,897
14.7
4,176,487
85.3
4,895,384
BLACK
NON-HISPANIC
233,116
21.8
836,306
78.2
1,069,422
HISPANIC
288,440
31.4
631,430
68.6
919,870
OTHER
NON-HISPANIC
56,369
17.2
270,540
82.8
326,908
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.
