Table 12. Persons 15 to 64 Years Old With a Disability, by Selected Characteristics: 1991-92 [Numbers in thousands] -------With a disability------- Sex and age With a severe disability Total Number Percent Number Percent BOTH SEXES, 15 to 64 YEARS OLD Total ...................... 165,040 29,482 17.9 13,171 8.0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White ........................ 138,773 24,559 17.7 10,286 7.4 Not of Hispanic origin ..... 126,820 22,592 17.8 9,263 7.3 Black ........................ 19,815 4,122 20.8 2,516 12.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1,062 285 26.9 125 11.7 Asian or Pacific Islander ..... 5,391 515 9.6 245 4.5 Hispanic origin .............. 14,166 2,396 16.9 1,284 9.1 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Family householder or spouse . 100,892 18,529 18.4 7,801 7.7 With children under 18 years 55,881 8,183 14.6 2,982 5.3 Married, spouse present ..... 88,193 15,272 17.3 6,112 6.9 With children under 18 years 48,099 6,341 13.2 2,116 4.4 No spouse present .......... 12,699 3,257 25.7 1,689 13.3 With children under 18 years 7,783 1,842 23.7 866 11.1 Nonfamily householder ........ 19,034 4,317 22.7 2,149 11.3 Lives alone ................. 15,527 3,782 24.4 1,969 12.7 Child of householder .......... 31,371 4,034 12.9 1,903 6.1 Other relative of householder . 5,249 1,070 20.4 616 11.7 Member of secondary family ... 730 115 15.8 52 7.1 Secondary individual ......... 7,765 1,416 18.2 650 8.4 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED Persons 25 to 64 years oid . 130,278 26,012 20.0 12,019 9.2 Less than 12 .................. 21,881 7,846 35.9 4,978 22.8 12 ........................... 49,902 10,090 20.2 4,320 8.7 13 to 15 ...................... 27,177 4,759 17.5 1,713 6.3 16 and over ................... 31,318 3,317 10.6 1,008 3.2 REGION Northeast .................... 33,607 5,123 15.2 2,500 7.4 Midwest ...................... 41,565 7,457 17.9 3,028 7.3 South ........................ 55,254 10,599 19.2 5,038 9.1 West ......................... 34,613 6,303 18.2 2,606 7.5 RESIDENCE In central city .............. 51,917 9,279 17.9 4,670 9.0 In metro area, not central city 75,999 12,308 16.2 5,026 6.6 Not in metro area ............. 37,125 7,895 21.3 3,475 9.4 RATIO OF INCOME TO LOW-INCOME THRESHOLD Less than 1.00 ............... 23,828 6,515 27.3 3,981 16.7 1.00 to 1.49 .................. 14,575 3,774 25.9 2,138 14.7 1.50 to 1.99 .................. 15,727 3,187 20.3 1,584 10.1 2.00 to 2.99 .................. 31,657 5,680 17.9 2,338 7.4 3.00 to 3.99 .................. 26,103 4,051 15.5 1,398 5.4 4.00 and over ................ 53,116 6,264 11.8 1,729 3.3 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS Covered by private insurance . 126,811 18,423 14.5 6,340 5.0 Not covered by private insurance 38,229 11,059 28.9 6,831 17.9 Covered by Medicaid ......... 9,027 4,427 49.0 3,585 39.7 Covered by Medicare .......... 2,708 2,708 100.0 2,708 100.0 Covered by Medicaid ........... 10,387 5,073 48.8 4,103 39.5 Not covered by health insurance 25,224 5,118 20.3 2,069 8.2 MEANS-TESTED ASSISTANCE Received cash assistance ..... 6,925 3,959 57.2 3,402 49.1 Received food stamps ......... 6,852 2,917 42.6 2,099 30.6 Received housing assistance .. 5,633 1,845 32.8 1,261 22.4 Received both cash assistance and food stamps ............ 4,464 2,023 45.3 1,567 35.1 Received all 3 benefits ....... 1,487 682 45.9 517 34.7 Received food stamps only .... 2,026 739 36.5 444 21.9 Did not receive assistance ... 152,293 23,909 15.7 8,858 5.8 TENURE OF HOUSING UNIT Owner occupied ............... 107,630 18,575 17.3 7,825 7.3 Renter occupied .............. 57,410 10,907 19.0 5,346 9.3