Table 20. Whites With a Disabiyy, 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, ALL AGES Total ...................... 210,873 41,521 19.7 19,736 9.4 AGE Less than 6 years ............ 18,561 701 3.8 94 0.5 6 to 14 years ................. 26,143 1,702 6.5 357 1.4 15 to 17 years ................ 7 886 702 8.9 207 2.6 18 to 24 years ................ 20 195 2,084 10.3 653 3.2 25 to 34 years ................ 35,750 4,313 12.1 1,494 4.2 35 to 44 years ................ 33,510 5,627 16.8 2,030 6.1 45 to 54 years ................ 23,086 5,184 22.5 2,239 9.7 55 to 64 years ................ 18,346 6,650 36.3 3,663 20.0 65 to 74 years ................ 16,396 7,207 44.0 4,015 24.5 75 years and over ............ 11,000 7,352 66.8 4,984 45.3 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Family householder or spouse . 104,124 23 932 23.0 10,952 10.5 With children under 18 years 47,574 6 951 14.6 2,344 4.9 Married, spouse present ..... 93,903 20,902 22.3 9,375 10.0 With children under 18 years 42,379 5,701 13.5 1,797 4.2 No spouse present .......... 10,221 3,030 29.7 1,578 15.4 With chiidren under 18 years 5,195 1,250 24.1 547 10.5 Nonfamily householder ........ 24,974 8,855 35.5 5,108 20.5 Lives alone ................ 21 816 8 368 38.4 4,962 22.8 Child of householder ......... 66 270 5 355 8.1 1,759 2.7 Other relative of householder 7,165 1,852 25.9 1,191 16.6 Member of secondary family ... 1,249 126 10.1 48 3.9 Secondary individual ......... 7,091 1,402 19.8 676 9.5 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED Persons 25 years old and over 138,088 36,332 26.3 18,424 13.3 Less than 12 .................. 28,150 13,214 46.9 8,561 30.4 12 ........................... 51,920 13,000 25.0 5,957 11.5 13 to 15 ..................... 26 910 5,790 21.5 2,357 8.8 16 and over ................... 31,108 4,328 13.9 1,550 5.0 REGION Northeast .................... 43,650 7,948 18.2 4,271 9.8 Midwest ...................... 57,287 10,946 19.1 4,639 8.1 South ........................ 65,405 14,003 21.4 7,008 10.7 West ......................... 44,530 8,624 19.4 3,818 8.6 RESIDENCE In central city .............. 57,278 11,267 19.7 5,776 10.1 In metro area, not central city 101,967 18,417 18.1 8,509 8.3 Not in metro area ............. 51,628 11,838 22.9 5,451 10.6 RATiO OF INCOME TO LOW-INCOME THRESHOLD Less than 1.00 ............... 28,088 6,895 24.6 4,000 14.2 1.00 to 1.49 .................. 20,271 5,779 28.5 3,357 16.6 1.50 to 1.99 .................. 21,684 5,061 23.3 2,650 12.2 2.00 to 2.99 .................. 43,306 8,993 20.8 4,198 9.7 3.00 to 3.99 .................. 34,047 5,896 17.3 2,375 7.0 4.00 and over ................ 63,458 8,896 14.0 3,155 5.0 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS Covered by private insurance . 165,507 29,122 17.6 12,288 7.4 Not covered by private insurance 45,366 12,400 27.3 7,448 16.4 Covered by Medicaid ........... 12,076 4,483 37.1 3,321 27.5 Covered by Medicare .......... 29,002 16,437 56.7 10,956 37.8 Covered by Medicaid ........... 14,104 5,320 37.7 3,911 27.7 Not covered by health insurance 25,720 4,428 17.2 1,683 6.5 MEANS-TESTED ASSISTANCE Received cash assistance ..... 5,453 3,601 66.0 3,061 56.1 Received food stamps ......... 4,857 2,443 50.3 1,749 36.0 Received housing assisbnce ... 6,324 2,235 35.3 1,452 23.0 Received both cash assistance and food stamps ............. 2,959 1,609 54.4 1,231 41.6 Received all 3 benefits ....... 806 470 58.4 346 42.9 Received food stamps only .... 1,617 677 41.8 427 26.4 Did not receive assistance .... 198,633 35,771 18.0 15,421 7.8 TENURE OF HOUSING UNIT Owner occupied ............... 145,683 28,784 19.8 13,322 9.1 Renter occupied .............. 65,190 12,738 19.5 6,414 9.8