Table 4 Comparison of household characteristics between the NHIS (1994/1995) and the U.S. Census of households (2000).
| Â | NHIS Survey 1994/1995 | U.S. Census of Households 2000* |
|---|---|---|
Number of households with completed survey | 27,978 | 104,706,000 |
   Income |  |  |
<$10,000 | 3,403 (12.2) | 9,656,000 (9.2) |
$10,000 to <$20,000 | 4,788 (17.1) | 15,142,000 (14.5) |
$20,000 to <$30,000 | 4,042 (14.5) | 14,128,000 (13.5) |
$30,000 to <$40,000 | 3,238 (11.6) | 12,398,000 (11.8) |
$40,000 to <$50,000 | 2,452 (8.8) | 8,281,000 (7.9) |
$50,000 + | 5,174 (18.5) | 44,505,000 (42.5) |
Unknown/Missing | 4,881 (17.5) | 595,000 (0.6) |
   Households Size |  |  |
Two members | 8,811 (31.5) | 34,666,000 (33.1) |
Three members | 4,634 (16.6) | 17,152,000 (16.4) |
Four members | 4,063 (14.5) | 15,309,000 (14.6) |
Five members | 1,979 (7.1) | 6,981,000 (6.7) |
Six members | 722 (2.6) | 2,445,000 (2.3) |
Seven or more members | 565 (2.0) | 1,428,000 (1.4) |
   Age of household members |  |  |
Without members under 1 | 27,480 (98.2) | 101,281,000 (96.7) |
With members under 1 | 498 (1.8) | 3,425,000 (3.3) |
Without members under 6 | 25,463 (91.0) | 87,767,000 (83.8) |
With members under 6 | 2,515 (9.0) | 16,939,000 (16.2) |
Without members 6 – 11 | 26,388 (94.3) | 86,203,000 (82.3) |
With members under 6 – 11 | 1,590 (5.7) | 18,502,000 (17.7) |
Without members 12 – 17 | 26,604 (95.1) | 87,213,000 (83.3) |
With members 12 – 17 | 1,374 (4.9) | 17,493,000 (16.7) |
Without members under 18 | 22,499 (80.42) | 66,676,000 (63.7) |
With members under 18 | 5,479 (19.6) | 38,029,000 (36.3) |
Without members 18 – 64 | 10,959 (39.2) | 16,760,000 (16.0) |
With members 18 – 64 | 17,019 (60.8) | 87,946,000 (84.0) |
Without members 65 + | 22,498 (80.4) | 80,429,000 (76.8) |
With members 65 + | 5,480 (19.6) | 24,276,000 (23.2) |