April 07, 2005
Foreign-born by selected characteristics:
Naturalized citizen
12.0
2.1
17.2%
Not a citizen
20.5
8.8
42.9%
Hispanic
15.1
7.3
48.3%
Non-Hispanic
17.4
3.6
20.5%
Wage/salary for primary earner
No wage earner
3.7
0.9
24.8%
Under $7/hr.
4.0
2.4
60.5%
$7-$15/hr.
12.2
5.2
42.2%
$15-$25/hr.
6.6
1.5
23.2%
More than $25/hr.
5.9
0.8
13.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2002.
All people: Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2001
Foreign-born: Characteristics of the Uninsured: Immigrants Calendar Year 2001
Note: Percents based on unrounded population numbers.
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.