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Who Are the
Uninsured? |
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(2001; Numbers in Millions) |
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Characteristic |
Population |
Uninsured |
% Uninsured |
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All People |
282.1 |
41.2 |
14.6% |
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Native-born |
249.6 |
30.4 |
12.2% |
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Foreign-born |
32.5 |
10.8 |
33.4% |
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Foreign-born by selected characteristics: |
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Naturalized citizen |
12.0 |
2.1 |
17.2% |
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Not a citizen |
20.5 |
8.8 |
42.9% |
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Hispanic |
15.1 |
7.3 |
48.3% |
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Non-Hispanic |
17.4 |
3.6 |
20.5% |
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Wage/salary for primary earner |
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No wage earner |
3.7 |
0.9 |
24.8% |
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Under $7/hr. |
4.0 |
2.4 |
60.5% |
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$7-$15/hr. |
12.2 |
5.2 |
42.2% |
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$15-$25/hr. |
6.6 |
1.5 |
23.2% |
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More than $25/hr. |
5.9 |
0.8 |
13.8% |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population
Survey (CPS), March 2002. |
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All people:
Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of
Coverage by Selected Characteristics: 2001
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Foreign-born:
Characteristics of the Uninsured: Immigrants
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Note: Percents based on unrounded population
numbers. |
