Table 16. Males 65 Years Old and Over Wlth a Dlsabillty, by Selected Characterlstics: 1991-92 [Numbers in thousands] ------With a disability------ Sex and age With a severe disabiiity Total Number Percent Number Percent MALES, 65 YEARS OLD AND OVER Total ................................... 12,831 6,536 50.9 3,731 29.1 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White ................................... 11,446 5,813 50.8 3,232 28.2 Not of Hispanic origin ................ 11,029 5,587 50.7 3,078 27.9 Black ................................... 1,131 621 54.9 435 38.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut ....... 43 24 (B) 15 (B) Asian or Pacific Islander ............... 211 79 37.3 49 23.3 Hispanic origin ......................... 530 277 52.2 192 36.2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Family householder or spouse ............ 9,749 4,812 49.4 2,617 26.9 Married, spouse present ............... 9,313 4,579 49.2 2,470 26.5 No spouse present ..................... 436 233 53.6 148 33.9 Nonfamily householder ................... 2,259 1,283 56.8 797 35.3 Lives alone ........................... 2,185 1,244 56.9 780 35.7 Other relative or householder ........... 540 279 51.6 200 37.0 Secondary individual .................... 258 145 56.2 107 41.5 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED Less than 12 ............................ 5,551 3,413 61.5 2,179 39.3 12 ...................................... 3,724 1,705 45.8 892 24.0 13 to 15 ................................ 1,493 658 44.1 325 21.8 16 and over ............................. 2,064 760 36.8 335 16.2 REGION Northeast ............................... 2,819 1,265 44.9 794 28.2 Midwest ................................. 3,332 1,639 49.2 841 25.2 South ................................... 4,102 2,359 57.5 1,402 34.2 West .................................... 2,578 1,274 49.4 694 26.9 RESIDENCE In central city ......................... 3,664 1,801 49.2 1,015 27.7 In metro area, not central city ......... 5,639 2,679 47.5 1,544 27.4 Not in metro area ....................... 3,528 2,056 58.3 1,172 33.2 RATIO OF INCOME TO LOW-INCOME THRESHOLD Less than 1.00 .......................... 818 527 64.4 379 46.4 1.00 to 1.49 ............................ 1,387 877 63.3 605 43.6 1.50 to 1.99 ............................ 1,639 996 60.7 604 36.8 2.00 to 2.99 ............................ 3,285 1,778 54.1 1,029 31.3 3.00 to 3.99 ............................ 2,154 1,014 47.1 488 22.7 4.00 and over ........................... 3,547 1,344 37.9 626 17.7 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS Covered by private insurance ............ 10,078 4,816 47.8 2,568 25.5 Not covered by private insurance ........ 2,753 1,721 62.5 1,163 42.2 Covered by Medicaid ................... 576 435 75.4 328 57.0 Covered by Medicare ..................... 12,476 6,406 51.4 3,650 29.3 Covered by Medicaid ..................... 668 497 74.5 381 57.0 MEANS-TESTED ASSISTANCE Received cash assistance ................ 462 343 74.4 269 58.2 Received food stamps .................... 260 212 81.6 160 61.5 Received housing assistance ............. 407 284 69.7 207 50.9 Received both cash assistance and food stamps 141 118 (B) 95 (B) Received all 3 benefits ................. 30 26 (B) 21 (B) Received food stamps only ............... 89 74 (B) 52 (B) Did not receive assistance .............. 11,949 5,904 49.9 3,260 27.3 TENURE OF HOUSING UNIT Owner occupied 10,810 .................. 5 335 49.4 2,932 27.1 Renter occupied 2,021 ................... 1 201 59.4 799 39.5 B Base less than 150,000.