Abstract: About 47 million people in the United States had no health insurance coverage in 2006—more than one in every six (18%) of the population under age 65. Having a clear picture of who the uninsured are is fundamental to addressing this nation-wide problem.
Beginning with its 1998 chart book, “Uninsured in America,” the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has updated both national and state information on the uninsured annually, examining how many Americans lack coverage, who the uninsured are, and how health insurance coverage is changing. This year the Commission moves to a new format, a web-based chart book that includes many more figures and tables and provides a more comprehensive profile of the uninsured and health insurance coverage overall.
This chart book provides figures and tables for the following subpopulations:
· Nonelderly
· Children
· Nonelderly adults
· Working adults
Figures are provided for important social, economic, and health status determinates of health insurance coverage:
· Age groups; Gender; Family income; Family work status; Education; Household type; Race/Ethnicity; Citizenship; and Health status.
And specifically for the working adult population:
· Work status; Occupation, Industry; and Employer size.
