Table 17. Females Wlth a Disabillty, by Selected Characteristics: 1991-1992 [Numbers in thousands] ------With a disability------ Sex and age With a severe disability Total Number Percent Number Percent FEMALES, ALL AGES Total ................................... 129,104 26,020 20.2 14,187 11.0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White ................................... 107,586 21,791 20.3 11,613 10.8 Not of Hispanic origin ................ 98,322 20,326 20.7 10,737 10.9 Black ................................... 16,656 3,622 21.7 2,253 13.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut ....... 797 174 21.8 85 10.7 Asian or Pacific Islander ............... 4,066 434 10.7 236 5.8 Hispanic origin ......................... 10,948 1,775 16.2 1,082 9.9 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Family householder or spouse ............ 64,084 14,167 22.1 7,435 11.6 With children under 18 years ........ 30,946 4,688 15.2 2,001 6.5 Married, spouse present ............... 52,328 10,548 20.2 5,370 10.3 With children under 18 years ........ 24,216 3,024 12.5 1,186 4.9 No spouse present ..................... 11,756 3,618 30.8 2,065 17.6 With children under 18 years ........ 6,730 1,665 24.7 816 12.1 Nonfamily householder ................... 16,269 6,991 43.0 4,331 26.6 Lives alone ........................... 14,819 6,731 45.4 4,239 28.6 Child of householder .................... 38,564 2,512 6.5 925 2.4 Other relative of householder ........... 5,899 1,608 27.3 1,129 19.1 Member of secondary family .............. 924 93 10.1 46 5.0 Secondary individual .................... 3,364 651 19.3 321 9.6 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED Persons 25 years old and over ......... 84,338 23,342 27.7 13,417 15.9 Less than 12 ............................ 18,900 9,275 49.1 6,522 34.5 12 ...................................... 32,931 8,422 25.6 4,346 13.2 13 to 15 ................................ 16,602 3,440 20.7 1,622 9.8 16 and over ............................. 15,905 2,206 13.9 928 5.8 REGION Northeast ............................... 26,290 5,002 19.0 2,946 11.2 Midwest ................................. 32,528 6,465 19.9 3,231 9.9 South ................................... 43,919 9,461 21.5 5,410 12.3 West .................................... 26,367 5,092 19.3 2,601 9.9 RESIDENCE In central city ......................... 40,996 8,587 20.9 5,032 12.3 In metro area, not central city ......... 58,181 10,373 17.8 5,492 9.4 Not in metro area ....................... 29,927 7,061 23.6 3,664 12.2 RATIO OF INCOME TO LOW-INCOME THRESHOLD Less than 1.00 .......................... 23,386 6,159 26.3 3,875 16.6 1.00 to 1.49 ............................ 14,201 4,132 29.1 2,562 18.0 1.50 to 1.99 ............................ 13,847 3,260 23.5 1,848 13.4 2.00 to 2.99 ............................ 25,427 5,031 19.8 2,566 10.1 3.00 to 3.99 ............................ 18,658 2,971 15.9 1,377 7.4 4.00 and over ........................... 33,547 4,463 13.3 1,956 5.8 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS Covered by private insurance ............ 96,861 17,023 17.6 8,270 8.5 Not covered by private insurance ........ 32,243 8,998 27.9 5,918 18.4 Covered by Medicaid ................... 12,346 4,403 35.7 3,319 26.9 Covered by Medicare ..................... 18,613 10,945 58.8 7,687 41.3 Covered by Medicaid ..................... 14,118 5,110 36.2 3,795 26.9 Not covered by health insurance ......... 15,104 2,441 16.2 1,032 6.8 MEANS-TESTED ASSISTANCE Received cash assistance ................ 6,615 3,778 57.1 3,092 46.7 Received food stamps .................... 6,175 2,799 45.3 2,023 32.8 Received housing assistance ............. 6,777 2,362 34.9 1,599 23.6 Received both cash assistance and food stamps .......................... 4,283 2,032 47.4 1,550 36.2 Received all 3 benefits ................. 1,481 716 48.4 573 36.3 Received food stamps only ............... 1,547 602 38.9 383 24.7 Did not receive assistance .............. 116,072 20,325 17.5 9,953 8.6 TENURE OF HOUSING UNiT Owner occupied .......................... 83,406 16,497 19.8 8,817 10.6 Rentor occupied ......................... 45,698 9,523 20.8 5,370 11.8