County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book Section 10: Social Insurance and Welfare

County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book Section 10: Social Insurance and Welfare
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Table 10.1-- PERSONS SERVED AND AVERAGE PAYMENTS, FOR PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, HAWAII COUNTY: 1981 TO 1996, MONTHLY AVERAGES

(Years ended June 30)

	Major programs 1/			Medical payments 2/		Average money payments 3/ (dollars)

Year	Cases	Individuals	Service cases	Cases	Individuals	Per case	Individual

1981 ....	3,878	10,470	2,122	1,715	1,801	350.25	129.96
1982 ....	3,837	10,267	1,027	NA	NA	360.00	134.68
1983 ....	3,884	10,300	806	1,780	1,858	367.42	138.70
1984 ....	4,000	10,676	770	1,757	1,822	369.92	138.81
1985 ....	4,039	10,815	929	1,749	1,692	370.08	138.32
1986 ....	4,184	11,233	1,002	1,741	1,693	374.08	139.48
1987 ....	4,107	10,878	1,154	1,875	1,920	374.75	141.68
1988 ....	3,964	10,557	1,140	1,643	1,679	421.00	158.00
1989 ....	4,119	10,946	970	2,093	2,332	476.00	179.00

1990 ....	4,260	11,300	939	2,588	2,640	512.00	193.00
1991 ....	4,430	11,595	NA	3,140	2,731	533.00	204.00
1992 ....	4,981	12,920	NA	3,402	3,115	554.92	213.94
1993 ....	5,669	14,578	NA	NA	3,498	571.56	222.26
1994 .4/.	6,463	16,344	3,021	NA	3,882	582.58	230.37
1995 .4/.	7,037	17,759	3,664	NA	NA	584.06	231.43
1996 .4/.	6,989	17,869	2,448	NA	NA	576.67	225.54

NA = Not available.
1/ Old age assistance, aid to disabled, aid to families with dependent children, AFDC unemployed parents, AFDC foster care, child welfare foster care, and general assistance.
2/ Ineligible for money assistance, receiving medical payment only.
3/ Gross obligation basis.
4/ "Service Cases" include individuals receiving adoption, chore, family adjustment, foster care, individual family adjustment, and social rehabilitation services.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Business and Economic Development, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1982-1989 (annual); and Hawaii State Department of Human Services, records.

Table 10.2-- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

(Years ended June 30)

	Total payments ($1,000)

Type	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

TOTAL	36,157	40,470	47,249	50,647	47,202

Aid to family with dependent children	26,294	29,515	33,140	35,495	33,360
General assistance	6,721	7,777	9,937	11,591	9,670
Aid to the aged, blind and disabled	153	317	556	578	672
Child welfare foster care	1,761	1,541	2,037	1,537	2,005
SSI state supplement	826	947	1,166	1,060	1,193
Low income energy
assistance	402	373	413	386	302

Source: Hawaii State Department of Human Services, Annual Report (annual); and Hawaii State Department of Human Services, Accounting Services Office, records.

Table 10.3-- PERCENT OF RESIDENT POPULATION SERVED BY MAJOR PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, BY COUNTIES: 1989 TO 1996

(Based on fiscal year program data and July population estimates)

Year	State	Hawaii	Maui	Honolulu	Kauai

1989 ..............	4.4	9.0	3.3	4.0	3.2
1990 ..............	4.7	9.4	3.3	4.2	3.5
1991 ..............	4.7	9.2	3.3	4.3	3.6
1992 ..............	5.1	9.9	3.7	4.6	4.2
1993 ..............	6.1	11.7	4.6	5.4	4.7
1994 ..............	6.3	12.1	4.9	5.7	5.2
1995 ..............	6.8	12.9	5.3	6.1	6.3
1996 ..............	6.9	NA	NA	NA	NA

NA = Not available.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Human Services, records.

Table 10.4-- PARTICIPATION IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

(Average monthly served. Years ended June 30)

Subject	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Cases	8,012	9,165	10,449	11,578	12,364

Persons	19,482	22,044	24,603	26,781	28,298

Value of food stamps given to recipients ($1,000)	24,839	28,539	32,944	37,841	42,214

Source: Hawaii State Department of Human Services, Annual Report (annual); and Hawaii State Department of Human Services, Accounting Services Office, records.

Table 10.5-- SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES AND PAYMENTS, HAWAII COUNTY: 1988 AND 1990 TO 1995

Year	Number of beneficiaries, December	Monthly amounts, December ($1,000)

1988 .................	19,190	9,107
1990 .................	20,410	10,950
1991 .................	20,865	11,683
1992 .................	21,505	12,469
1993 .................	22,195	13,287
1994 .................	22,835	14,145
1995 .................	23,587	15,097

Source: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, State of Hawaii Data Book (annual); and (Updated table 11.08, 01/02/97).

Table 10.6-- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSURED UNEMPLOYED, HAWAII COUNTY: 1995 AND 1996

(Includes all eligible claimants, intrastate and interstate, who filed new claims for unemployment insurance benefits during the year.)

	1995		1996

Subject	Annual average	% of total	Annual average	% of total

TOTAL .....................	2,589	100.0	2,438	100.0

Sex:
Male .........................	1,597	61.7	1,478	60.6
Female .......................	992	38.3	960	39.4

Age:
Under 22 years ...............	85	3.3	68	2.8
22 to 24 years ...............	127	4.9	119	4.9
25 to 34 years ...............	620	23.9	571	23.4
35 to 44 years ...............	832	32.1	785	32.2
45 to 54 years ...............	598	23.1	561	23.0
55 to 65 years ...............	259	10.0	266	10.9
65 years and over	68	2.6	68	2.8

Industry:
State government	80	3.1	199	8.2
County government	25	1.0	25	1.0
Agriculture ..................	297	11.5	199	8.2
Construction .................	473	18.3	544	22.3
Manufacturing ................	188	7.3	152	6.2
Food processing ............	142	5.5	114	4.7
Transp., comm., utilities	131	5.1	123	5.1
Wholesale/retail trades	413	16.0	399	16.4
Finan., insur., real estate	79	3.1	76	3.1
Services .....................	696	26.9	616	25.3
Hotel ......................	170	6.6	122	5.0
All others or NA	207	8.0	105	4.3

Table 10.6-- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSURED UNEMPLOYED, HAWAII COUNTY: 1995 AND 1996 (contd.)

(Includes all eligible claimants, intrastate and interstate, who filed new claims for unemployment insurance benefits during the year.)

	1995		1996

Subject	Annual average	% of total	Annual average	% of total

Duration of unemployment:
1 to 4 weeks .................	776	30.0	755	31.0
5 to 14 weeks ................	997	38.5	959	39.3
15 weeks and over ............	816	31.5	724	29.7

Occupation:
Profes./technical/manage.	491	19.0	454	18.7
Clerical/sales ...............	500	19.3	504	20.7
Services .....................	344	13.3	282	11.6
Farm/fish/forestry ...........	196	7.6	188	7.7
Processing ...................	46	1.8	41	1.7
Machine trades ...............	68	2.6	62	2.5
Bench work ...................	10	0.4	14	0.6
Structural work ..............	659	25.5	677	27.8
Miscellaneous ................	257	9.9	203	8.3
NA ...........................	18	0.7	13	0.5

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Research Section, Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed in Hawaii (annual).

Table 10.7-- ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOMELESS PERSONS, BY COUNTIES: 1990 AND 1992

Year	State	Hawaii	Maui	Honolulu	Kauai

1990 1/..........	8,370	803	1,039	6,362	165
1992 ............	5,353	1,244	506	3,240	365

1/ The difference between the 1990 and 1992 estimates is primarily the result of different methods used in the 1992 study. Estimating the 1990 homeless from 1992 data, there would have been about 6,126 homeless persons in Hawaii in 1990.
Source: SMS Research, Homelessness and Hunger in Hawaii (June, 1992), presented to Homeless Aloha.

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