Facts on Health Coverage in the United States


 

Publication Date: March 2009

Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Abstract:

The problem of the uninsured is continuing to grow. The federal government estimates that 45 million individuals lacked health insurance coverage of any kind during 2008.

This chartpack uses the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) and other data sources to provide an overview of the facts about the uninsured in America across a variety of factors, including age and gender, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and income, among others.