Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage ... - Census Bureau

percent from 17.1 percent in 2007. 55 two and one-half times that of the percent). 56, 57 Among full-time, year-
The uninsured rate of children under native-born population in 2009. round workers in 2009, the uninsured
18 decreased to 10.0 percent in 2009 rate increased to 15.2 percent from
from 11.0 percent in 2007 (Table 9). Economic Status 14.6 percent in 2008. The number
The uninsured rate of people aged 65 The uninsured rate is higher among of uninsured among full-time, yearand
older in 2009 was not statistically people with lower incomes (Table 8). round workers (14.6 million) was
different from the rate in 2007, at 1.8 In 2009, 26.6 percent of people in not statistically different from 2008.
percent. However, other age groups households with annual incomes less Among less-than-full-time-year-round
experienced increases in uninsured than $25,000 had no health insur- workers, the uninsured rate and the
rates. Specifically, the uninsured rate ance coverage. In 2009, the uninsured number of uninsured increased to
of those aged 18 to 24 increased rates decreased as household income 29.7 percent and 14.7 million in 2009
to 30.4 percent in 2009 from 28.1 increased—21.4 percent of people from 27.3 percent and 13.0 million
percent in 2007. For those aged 25 in households with incomes rang- in 2008. Similarly, the uninsured rate
to 34, the uninsured rate increased ing from $25,000 to $49,999 were and the number of uninsured non-
to 29.1 percent in 2009 from 25.7 uninsured; 16.0 percent of people workers increased to 29.1 percent
percent in 2007. The uninsured rate in households with incomes ranging and 13.2 million in 2009 from 26.0
for those aged 35 to 44 was 21.7 from $50,000 to $74,999 were unin-
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percent and 10.6 million in 2008.
percent in 2009, up from 18.3 percent
in 2007. For those aged 45 to 64, the
uninsured rate was 16.1 percent in
2009, up from 14.0 percent in 2007.
sured; and 9.1 percent of people in
households with incomes of $75,000
or more were uninsured.
Among the four household income
In 2009, the uninsured rate of full-
time, year-round workers (15.2
percent) was not statistically different
from 2007, the first year before the
Nativity groups, the uninsured rate in 2009 most recent recession (Table 9). The
The uninsured rate and the number of
uninsured for the native-born popula-
tion increased to 14.1 percent and
37.7 million in 2009 from 12.9 per-
cent and 34.0 million in 2008 (Table
8). The uninsured rate and the num-
ber of uninsured for the foreign-born
population increased to 34.5 percent
and 13.0 million in 2009 from 33.5
percent and 12.3 million in 2008.
Among the foreign-born population,
the uninsured rate increased for non-
citizens in 2009 to 46.0 percent from
44.7 percent in 2008. The uninsured
rate in 2009 for naturalized citizens
(19.0 percent) was not statistically
different from the rate in 2008. The
number of uninsured noncitizens
increased to 9.9 million in 2009 from
was not statistically different from
2008 for households with incomes
ranging from $25,000 to $49,999. In
2009, the uninsured rate for people
in households with incomes less than
$25,000 increased to 26.6 percent
from 24.5 percent in 2008. The
uninsured rate for households with
incomes ranging from $50,000 to
$74,999 increased to 16.0 percent in
2009 from 14.0 percent in 2008. The
uninsured rate for people in households
with incomes of $75,000 or
more increased to 9.1 percent in 2009
from 8.2 percent in 2008.
Work Experience
Between 2008 and 2009, the unin-
sured rate for workers aged 18 to
uninsured rate of less-than-full-time-
year-round workers increased to 29.7
percent in 2009 from 25.7 percent
in 2007 (Table 9). The uninsured rate
of those who did not work increased
to 29.1 percent in 2009 from 25.4
percent in 2007.
Children’s Health Insurance
Coverage
In 2009, the uninsured rate and the
number of children under the age of
18 without health insurance (10.0
percent and 7.5 million) were not
statistically different from 2008 (Table
8). Uninsured rates for children varied
by poverty status, age, race, and
Hispanic origin. Figure 9 shows that
children aged 12 to 17 had a higher
9.5 million in 2008. The number 64 (people who worked at some
of uninsured naturalized citizens
increased to 3.0 million in 2009 from
2.8 million in 2008. The proportion of
the foreign-born population without
health insurance in 2009 was nearly
55 The 2008 uninsured rates for those under
time during the year) rose from
18.7 percent to 20.2 percent. The
number of workers who were uninsured
increased from 27.8 million
to 29.3 million. In 2009, full-time,
year-round workers were more
likely to be covered by health insur-
56 A full-time, year-round worker is a person
who worked 35 or more hours per week (full-
time) and 50 or more weeks during the previous
calendar year (year-round). For school personnel,
summer vacation is counted as weeks worked if
they are scheduled to return to their job in the fall.
57 The 2009 insured rate for those who
worked less than full-time, year-round (70.3
percent) was not statistically different from the
2009 insured rate for nonworkers (70.9 percent).
65, those aged 18 to 24, and those aged 65 and
older were not statistically different from their
rates in 2007 (17.3 percent, 28.6 percent, and
ance (84.8 percent) than those who
worked less than full-time, year-round
58 The percentage of uninsured part-time
workers (29.7 percent) was not statistically
different from the percentage of uninsured non-
1.7 percent, respectively). (70.3 percent) or nonworkers (70.9 workers (29.1 percent) in 2009.
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