Health Insurance Coverage in the United States in 2007
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"Both the percentage and number of people without health insurance decreased in 2007. The percentage without health insurance was 15.3 percent in 2007, down from 15.8 percent in 2006, and the number of uninsured was 45.7 million, down from 47.0 million."
"The number of people with health insurance increased to 253.4 million in 2007 (up from 249.8 million in 2006). The number of people covered by private health insurance (202.0 million) in 2007 was not statistically different from 2006, while the number of people covered by government health insurance increased to 83.0 million, up from 80.3 million in 2006."
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[edit] Type of Coverage
"Most people (59.3 percent) were covered by a health insurance plan related to employment for some or all of 2007, a proportion that was lower than that in 2006. The rate of private coverage decreased in 2007 to 67.5 percent, from 67.9 percent in 2006, while the number of people covered by private insurance was statistically unchanged at 202.0 million in 2007."
"The percentage of those covered by government health programs increased to 27.8 percent in 2007 from 27.0 percent in 2006. The number of those covered also increased to 83.0 million in 2007 from 80.3 million in 2006. The percentage of people with Medicaid coverage (13.2 percent) and the percentage of people covered by Medicare (13.8 percent) were higher in 2007 than in 2006—12.9 percent and 13.6 percent, respectively. The number of people insured by Medicaid and Medicare also increased—to 39.6 million by Medicaid and 41.4 million by Medicare."
[edit] Race and Hispanic Origin
"In 2007, the uninsured rate for non-Hispanic Whites decreased to 10.4 percent from 10.8 percent. The uninsured rate for Blacks was also lower in 2007 (19.5 percent) than in 2006 (20.5 percent). The uninsured rate for Asians was 16.8 percent in 2007, higher than the 15.5 percent in 2006 but not statistically different from 2005.29 Among Hispanics, the uninsured number and rate decreased in 2007 to 14.8 million and 32.1 percent from 15.3 million and 34.1 percent in 2006."
"American Indians and Alaska Natives had a 3-year-average (2005–2007) uninsured rate (32.1 percent) that was higher than the rate for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (20.5 percent). The 3-year average also shows that the uninsured rate for American Indians and Alaska Natives was not statistically different from the rate for Hispanics (32.8 percent). Using 2-year averages, neither American Indians and Alaska Natives nor Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders had a statistical change in their uninsured rates between 2004–2005 and 2006–2007."
[edit] Nativity
"The uninsured rate for the native born population declined to 12.7 percent in 2007, from 13.2 percent in 2006, while the uninsured rate for the foreign-born population was statistically unchanged at 33.2 percent in 2007. Among the foreign born population, the uninsured rate for naturalized citizens increased to 17.6 percent in 2007 (from 16.4 percent in 2006), while the uninsured rate for noncitizens declined to 43.8 percent in 2007 (from 45.0 percent in 2006). The proportion of the foreign-born population without health insurance in 2007 was about two and one-half times that of the native-born population in 2007."
[edit] Economic Status
"The proportion of people not covered by health insurance is lower among people with higher income. In 2007, 24.5 percent of people in households with annual incomes of less than $25,000 had no health insurance coverage. Uninsured rates decreased for each consecutive household income group to 21.1 percent for households with incomes of $25,000 to $49,999, 14.5 percent for households with incomes of $50,000 to $74,999, and 7.8 percent for households with incomes of $75,000 or more. Among the four household income groups (less than $25,000, $25,000 to $49,999, $50,000 to $74,999, and $75,000 and higher) the uninsured rate was not statistically different in 2007 from 2006 in the lower three groups. The uninsured rate fell for people in households in the highest income group to 7.8 percent in 2007, from 8.5 percent in 2006."
"Among 18- to 64-year-olds in 2007, the percentage of workers (people who worked at some time during the year) with no health insurance coverage was 18.1 percent, lower than the 18.7 percent in 2006. The number of workers who were uninsured decreased to 26.8 million in 2007 from 27.6 million in 2006. In 2007, full-time workers were more likely to be covered by health insurance (83.0 percent) than part-time workers (76.6 percent) or nonworkers (74.6 percent). The number and percentage of uninsured among full-time workers decreased to 21.1 million and 17.0 percent in 2007 from 22.0 million and 17.9 percent in 2006. The number and percentage uninsured among part-time workers (5.8 million and 23.4 percent) were not statistically different from 2006.
[edit] Children’s Health Insurance Coverage
"In 2007, the percentage and number of children under 18 years old without health insurance (11.0 percent and 8.1 million) were lower than in 2006 (11.7 percent and 8.7 million)."
"The proportion of children not covered by health insurance varied by poverty status, age, race, and Hispanic origin. Children in poverty were more likely to be uninsured than the population of all children in 2007—17.6 percent compared with 11.0 percent. Children 12 to 17 years old had a higher uninsured rate than those under 12 years old—12.0 percent compared with 10.4 percent."
"In 2007, the uninsured rates were 7.3 percent for non-Hispanic White children, 12.2 percent for Black children, 11.7 percent for Asian children, and 20.0 percent for Hispanic children. The uninsured rates for non-Hispanic White children and Asian children in 2007 were not statistically different from their respective rates in 2006. The uninsured rates for Black children and Hispanic children in 2007 decreased from their respective rates in 2006."
[edit] Region
"At 11.4 percent, the Northeast and the Midwest had lower uninsured rates in 2007 than the West (16.9 percent) and the South (18.4 percent). These rates represented decreases from the 2006 uninsured rates in the Northeast (12.3 percent), the West (17.9 percent), and the South (19.0 percent). The uninsured rate for the Midwest in 2007 was not statistically different from 2006."
[edit] Metropolitan Status
"The uninsured rate for people living inside metropolitan statistical areas decreased to 15.3 percent in 2007 from 15.8 percent in 2006. In 2007, the uninsured rate was higher among people in principal cities (18.5 percent) than among people not in principal cities (13.3 percent). The uninsured rate for people living outside metropolitan statistical areas decreased from 16.0 percent to 15.0 percent between 2006 and 2007."
[edit] Source
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 - Issued by the US Census Bureau in August 2008
