Table 21. Blacks 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,ALL AGES Total ...................... 31,420 6,277 20.0 3,836 12.2 AGE Less than 6 years ............ 3,703 126 3.4 16 0.4 6 to 14 years ................. 5,165 302 5.9 44 0.8 15 to 17 years ................ 1,700 184 10.9 94 5.5 18 to 24 years ................ 3,416 384 11.2 156 4.6 25 to 34 years ................ 5,475 910 16.6 548 10.0 35 to 44 years ................ 4,457 879 19.7 523 11.7 45 to 54 years ................ 2,734 867 31.7 528 19.3 55 to 64 years ................ 2,033 897 44.1 667 32.8 65 to 74 years ................ 1,584 822 51.9 537 33.9 75 years and over ............ 1,152 905 78.5 723 62.8 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Family householder or spouse . 11,042 2,883 26.1 1,784 16.2 With children under 18 years 6,303 1,178 18.7 624 9.9 Married, spouse present ..... 7,165 1,648 23.0 974 13.6 With children under 18 years 3,903 584 15.0 297 7.6 No spouse present .......... 3,877 1,234 31.8 810 20.9 With children under 18 years 2,400 594 24.8 327 13.6 Nonfamily householder ......... 3,336 1,381 41.4 926 27.8 Lives alone ................ 2,961 1,301 43.9 875 29.6 Child of householder .......... 12,536 1,190 9.5 587 4.7 Other relative of householder 3,191 563 17.7 382 12.0 Member of secondary family ... 204 16 7.7 7 3.5 Secondary individual ......... 1,111 243 21.9 149 13.4 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED Persons 25 years old and over 17,436 5,281 30.3 3,526 20.2 Less than 12 .................. 5,807 2,886 49.7 2,096 36.1 12 ........................... 6,457 1,571 24.3 1,002 15.5 13 to 15 ..................... 3,112 564 18.1 285 9.2 16 and over .................. 2,060 259 12.6 143 6.9 REGION Northeast .................... 5,650 962 17.0 600 10.6 Midwest ...................... 5,564 1,249 22.4 776 14.0 South ........................ 17,390 3,556 20.5 2,151 12.4 West ......................... 2,815 510 18.1 308 10.9 RESIDENCE In central city .............. 17,573 3,469 19.7 2,154 12.3 In metro area, not central city 7,819 1,357 17.4 776 9.9 Not in metro area ............. 6,028 1,451 24.1 906 15.0 RATIO OF INCOME TO LOW-INCOME THRESHOLD Less than 1.00 ............... 11,281 2,663 23.6 1,692 15.0 1.00 to 1.49 .................. 4,629 1,132 24.5 763 16.5 1.50 to 1.99 .................. 3,679 815 22.1 530 14.4 2.00 to 2.99 .................. 4,938 899 18.2 519 10.5 3.00 to 3.99 .................. 2,846 353 12.4 157 5.5 4.00 and over ................ 3,999 407 10.2 171 4.3 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS Covered by private insurance . 17,358 2,457 14.2 1,239 7.1 Not covered by private insurance 14,061 3,820 27.2 2,597 18.5 Covered by Medicaid ......... 6,740 2,132 31.6 1,580 23.4 Covered by Medicare ........... 3,111 2,183 70.2 1,730 55.6 Covered by Medicaid ........... 7,537 2,359 31.3 1,726 22,9 Not covered by health insurance 5,649 904 16.0 413 7.3 MEANS-TESTED ASSISTANCE Received cash assistance ..... 2 897 1,657 57.2 1,407 48.6 Received food stamps ......... 2 736 1,265 46.2 979 35.8 Received housing assistance .. 4,348 1,117 25.7 729 16.8 Received both cash assistance and food stamps ............. 1,954 932 47.7 765 39.2 Received all 3 benefits ....... 798 364 45.6 290 36.4 Received food stamps only .... 620 265 42.7 174 28.0 Did not receive assistance .... 24,584 3,780 15.4 1,971 8.0 TENURE OF HOUSING UNIT Owner occupied ............... 14,797 3,130 21.2 1,993 13.5 Renter occupied ............... 16,623 3,147 18.9 1,843 11.1