Nonelderly Population by Selected Sources of Health Nonelderly Population by Selected Sources of Health Insurance, Region, and State, 1986 In 1986, nearly 18 percent of the civilian population under age 65 Insurance, Region, and State, 1986 with reported children, no health peopleinsurance were most coverage likely from to beanyuninsured source.l (46.3 Thesepercent people in Nonelderly Populationi by Selected Sources of Health No Health Nonelderly Population Without Health Insurance totaled single-parent 37 million families, in number. and 39,8Thepercent proportion in two-parent of the population families) repo_ting if the family no No Health Total Total Other Total Insurance Insurance and Own Work Status, 1986 health head wasinsurance a full-year in 1986 worker. was approximately the same as that without health by FamilyTotal Income Total as a Percent Otherof Poverty, Total 1986 Insurance Nonelderly Population by Selected Sources of Health Insurance, Nonelderly Population Without Health Insurance by Regionby State Total Private Employar Private Public Medicaid Coverage insurance in 1984 and 1985, but substantially greater than the percentage that RegionFamily by State Type, Family TotalHead's Private Employment Employer Status Private and Family Public Poverty MediStatus, caid 1986 Coverage Chlldren Under Age 18 by Selected Sources of Health EBRI Nonelderly Population by Selected Sources of Health Insurance, Employment Status of Family Head, 1986 reported The no relatively health insurance high rate inofthe noncoverage early 1980s. among Inpoor 1982, and less near-poor than 16families Insurance Coverage, Age, i. and Famlly Poverty m Status, 1986 Family Type, Family Head's Employment (percent within Status state) and Family Poverty Status, 1986 Nonelderly Population PrivateCovera by Sel geected Sources of Health Insurance, No Health with percentchildren of the also nonelderly appears civilian in the rates population of noncoverage were uninsured. among children (in thousands) FamilyTypeand InsuredPopulation:Private& Public No Health (Continued) Family Type, Family Head's Employment Status and Family Poverty Status, 1986 OwnWork Total Employer-provided Other PublicCoverage Insurance themselves, and especially among infants and adolescents. In 1986, 19 percent Workers Nonelderly Age Population 18-64 Without by Selected Health Sourc Insurance es of Health Employment Status Total Employer-provided Public Insurance Total. 100.0% 73.5% (Continued) 65.4% 11.5% 12.0% 8.2% 17.8% Status Total Private Total Direct Indirect Private Total Medicaid Coverage Workers Age 18-64 Without Health Insurance of all children in the United States were uninsured. Among children in poor Total. 208,023 152,898 136,123 23,828 24,883 16,985 37,027 of Family Head Total Total Insuran by Private Own ceWork and Total Family Status, Direct Income, 1986 Indire 1986 ct Total Medicaid Coverage Age and PrivateCoverage No Health FamilyType and InsuredPopul_.tion:Private& Public No Health Who are the uninsured? by Personal Earnings, 1986 families, 34 percent were uninsured, while among children in near-poor Poverty Total Employer Other PublicCoverage Insurance EmploymentStatus Total Employer-provided Pubrc insurance New England 100.0 80.7 72.7 10.9 9.1 5.4 12.2 FamilyType and InsuredPopulation:Private& Public No Health families, nearly 37 percent were uninsured. Among infants in poor or (in millions) New England 10,916 8,805 7,939 1,189 990 587 1,333 Status Maine Total Private 100.0 Sponsored 76.8 66 Private .6 12.Total 4 11.0Medicaid a Covera 15.ge 2 of FamilyHead Total Total Pdvate Total Direct ' indirect Total Medicaid Coverage EmploymentStatus Total Employer-provided PulSe Insurance In 1986, nearly one-half of the uninsured (49 percent, or 18.1 million near-poor families -- children younger than one year, 38 percent were Maine 953 732 635 118 105 a 145 Insured Population: Private& Public No Health Total 208.0 152.9 136.1 (Per 70.2cent within 65.9coverage 23.8group)24.9 17.0 37.0 New Hampshire 100.0 84.4 78.0 11.3 a a 11.5 people) uninsured, of Family were Head while workers. among Total Another adolescents Totalone-third Private (age 13 ' (33 Total topercent, 17), Dire40 ct percent or Indir 12.2 ect million were Total uninsured. 'people) Medicaid Coverage Total Population New Hampshire 883 745 689 99 a a 101 Family Total _ Employer-provided (million) Pubic Insurance Vermont 100.0 77.9 70.6 a a a 14.8 (Percentwithinfamilytype/employment group) were children under age 18. Only 18 percent of the uninsured (6.7 million Total Recent legislation 208.0 amending 171.0Title152XIX .9 of 136the .1 Social 70.2 Security 65.9 Act 24.9may improve 17.0 37.0 Vermont 461 359 326 a a a 69 Massachusetts 100.0 80.5 72.5 10.4 10.1 7.9 11.9 Income Total Total Private Total Total Population Direct Indirect Total Medicaid Coverage Family Head people) the rate were of coverage nonworkingamong adults. infants in poor families as it becomes effective. Child Present Massachusetts 5,085 4,095 3,688 528 513 404 605 All Children Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Total 100.0% Population 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Workers Rhode 73.1 Island 59.9 100.0 54.9 85.0 52.8 76.9 2.1 11.48.2 10.1 4.6 . a 2.3 8.4 10.9 However, the legislation does not address noncoverage among infants in Rhode Island 824 700 633 94 83 a 69 Total Spouse Present 62.1 99.1 86.6 41.8 82.5 38.5 77.4 (in 426.6 .8 millions) 50.8 9.8 6.9 8.5 4.2 12.2 12.4 Child PresenConnecticut t 100.0 80.2 72.7 12.9 10.7 6.7 12.7 OtheTot rFamily al 100.0% 82.2% 73.5% 65.4% 33.8% 31.7% 12.0% 8.2% 17.8% Child Nearly Present 88 percent of the uninsured population were either themselves near-poor families and among adolescents in both poor and near-poor families. Full-yearworker 94.8 83.6 81.0 76.4 26.3 50.1 5.1 2.8 11.2 Infants Connecticut 3.6 2,7102.3 2,173 2.11,969 0.2 350 0.7 289 : 183 0.6 345 0.8 Work Spouse ers Present 44.2 47.6 36.2 50.733.0 54.0 17.356.8 15.37 7 .9 4.9 77.1 2.0 27.9 25.0 0.7 33.5 7.2 workers or lived in families of workers. For about one-half of the uninsured, Part-yearworker 2.5 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 Total 208.0 191.0 152.9 136.1 70.2 65.9 24.9 17.0 37.0 Age 1-5 17.7 11.9 11.0 1.2 3.1 2.8 3.2 MiddleAtlantic 100.0 76.5 69.2 10.5 11.5 9.3 14.3 Other Full-yearworker 45.6 48.9 53.0 56.1 37.4 76.1 20.6 16.4 30.3 Spouse Present 100.0 87.5 83,3 78.1 26.8 51.3 7.0 4,3 12.5 The rate of noncoverage among poor or near-poor families without children T-67 either the uninsured individual or their family head was a full-time, Nonwo Middle rker Atlantic 1.8 31,893 1.3 24,405 0.2 22,071 a 3,338 a 3,675 a 1.2 2,982 1.0 4,567 0.5 Age 6-12 23.3 15.6 14.5 1.7 3.7 3.3 4.6 NewYork 100.0 72.3 65.6 10.1 13.1 11.2 16.7 Nonwo Part-year rkers worker 28.5 1.2 15.0 1.0 9.7 0.9 a 0.7 9.70.5 6.0 0.9 8.2.5 6 5.5 2.8 6.7 2.0 Full-yearworker 100.0 88.2 85.5 80.6 27.7 52.9 5.4 2.9 11.8 full-year is especially workerhigh.(thatInis, 1986, a worker 45 percent who worked of pooror orsought near-poor work at married least people 35 NewYork 15,286 11,052 10,030 1,551 2,008 1,707 2,556 No Spouse Present 31.0 21.7 12.1 10.0 5.2 4.8 10.5 9.9 9.3 Age 13-17 Under $5,000 17.515.2 12.1 8.7 2.5 10.9 1.0 1.7 0.6 2.3 0.4 6.8 1.8 6.4 3.6 6.2 Nonworker 0.9 0.8 0.1 a a a 4.7 5.8 1.3 Children 62.1 41.8 38.5 0.1 38.4 4.8 9.8 8.5 12.2 Part-year New wo Je rk rsey er 100.0 100.0 70.4 80 53 .7.9 7 38.0 2.7 13 10.9 .0 25.0 8.8 25.2 6.8 18.9 12.4 29.6 without children had no insurance from any source; where at least one family weeks in 1986 and worked at least 35 hours in a typical week) and reported no New Jersey 6,682 5,393 4,858 729 585 453 825 Full-yearworker 19.1 12.8 10.7 9.4 4.9 4.5 2.8 2.4 6.3 $5,000-$9,999 17.1 11.4 5.0 3.2 2.1 1.1 6.5 5.8 6.3 No Spouse Present 14.9 12.7 7.9 7.3 7.4 7.3 42.4 58.3 25.2 Nonwo Prk ennsylvania er 100.0 100.0 74.1 80.2 11.9 72.4a 10.7 a 10.9 a 64.9 8.3 54.7 11.9 25,9 member was a full-year worker, one-half had no insurance. Among poor or unemployment Pennsylvania during the year. 9,925 In7,960 1986, nearly 7,183 half 1,058of the 1,082 uninsured 821 1,185 Part-yearworker 3.9 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 0-99$10,000-$14,999 % of Poverty 18.5 16.3 10.1 7.9 4.8 3.1 3.1 2.2 6.2 Full-yearworker 9.2 7.5 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.8 11.2 13.9 17.1 (percentwithinworkercategories) No Spouse Present 100.0 69.9 39.2 32.2 16.7 15.5 34.0 31.9 30.1 near-poor Nonworkersingle adults 8.0U.S.without House 6.3 Committee children, 0.4 nearly on a Ways 52 aandpercent Means a were 6.1uninsured; 5.9 1.7 population (47.8 percent, or 18 million people) lived in families of such Total 14.1 2.3 1.5 0.8 7.2 7.0 5.0 $15,000-$19,999 18.3 17.3 13.0 11.0 6.1 4.9 1.7 1.0 4.3 Part-year East worker NorthCentral 1.9 100.0 1.5 0.7 76.8 0.69.4 4 0.410.7 0.5 12.3 6.8 9.5 9.4 14.1 3.6 Full-yearworker 100.0 67.0 55.8 ' 49.0 25.6 23.4 14,6 12.4 33.0 Subcon_ittee on Health among those who were full-year workers, 57 percent were uninsured. workers: East No full-time, rth Central full-year 36,378 and 27,956 steadily 25,259employed. 3,880 Another 4,488 22 3,447 percent 5,133 of Infants 1.0 0.1 a a 0.5 0.5 0.4 Nonworker 3.8 3.7 0.3 a a a 24.3 35.0 4.5 $20,000-$29,999 37.8 36.9 31.0 27.6 14.0 13.6 2.5 0.9 5.6 Ohio 100.0 76.5 69.5 10.0 11.1 9.0 15.1 Total Part-yearw 100 ork .0 e% r 100 73..5% 0 665 5.6 .4% 27 33 ,2 .8% 15.3 31.7% 7.111.5%8.2 12.0% 43.7 8.2% 41.0 17.8% 34,4 No theChild uninsured Ohio Present population 9,356 (8.2Hearing million 7,153onpeople) the 6,499 Uninsured lived 939in families 1,036 of 838full-year1,409 Age 1-5 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 2.5 2.4 1.4 $30,000-$39,999 34.2 33.8 30.4 28.0 13.6 14.4 1.6 0.4 3.3 Indiana 100.0 78.0 70.0 11.6 7.4 3.9 17.9 Nonworker 100.0 79,0 5.0 a a a" 75.9 74.5 21.0 workers Ind who ianareported one 4or ,654moreSeptember 3,630 weeks of 3,2 22, unemployment 58 1988 541 during 342 the 1year. 82 About 833 Spouse Present 42.3 36.6 35.1 30.0 20.3 9.7 3.6 0.7 5.6 No Age Child 6-12Present 5.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.7 1.9 $40,000 or More 66.9 66.6 61.1 57.4 29.0 28.4 2.5 0.3 5.1 Illinois 100.0 75.4 67.8 10.6 13.2 10.3 14.7 FamilyHead Noncoverage No Child Preswithin ent states: urban and rural areas Ulinois 10,093 7,606 6,838 1,065 1,333 1,040 1,481 18 percent of the uninsured population (6.5 million people) lived in families Full-yearworker 37.2 32.7 32.0 29.1 19.8 9.3 2.3 0.3 4.5 Age 13-17 3.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 Spouse Present 20.3 21.4 23.0 22.0 28.9 14.7 14.4 4.3 15.2 Workers Michi 100 gan .0 81.9 100.0 75.1 76.2 72.2 69.3 2.8 10.6 11.1 16.1 6.2 12.7 3.2 11.9 14.9 where the Michigan family head was8,133 either 6,199 a part-year 5,638 worker 860(for1,306 example,1,037 a seasonal 965 Pan-year worker 1.8 i .4 1.3 0.6 6.5 0.3 0.2 a 0.4 (percents within income groups) Full-yearworker Wisconsin 17.9 19 100.0 .1 20.9 81.3 21.4 73.1 28.111.5 14.2 11.3 9.1 8.5 2.0 10.712.1 SpousePresent 100.0 86,7 83.2 70.9 48.0 22.9 8.5 1.7 13.3 OtherFamily Nonworker Rates W'_consin of noncoverage 3.3 4,143 across 2.5 3,367 the 1.9 country 3,026 a differ 476 a significantly a470 1.1350 among 0.3 the 444 0.8 worker) or a part-time worker. Twelve percent lived in nonworker families. 100-124 % of Poverty Part-yearworker 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 6.7 0.5 0.9 a 1.0 Workers 100.0 81.6 74.7 39.1 35.5 11.2 4.4 1.6 16.3 Full-yearworker 100.0 88.0 86.0 78.2 53,1 25.1 6.1 0,9 12.0 Total states, largely as 3a .3consequence 1.7 ofTestimony differences 1.5 of 0.3in employer 0.6 coverage0.5 and 1.2 No Spouse Present 35.7 26.0 23.1 18.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 2.1 9.7 Nonwo Total rker 100 1.6.0% 191 .5.8% 7 1.2 3.5% 65.4% a 33.8% a 01.7% a 4.12.0% 3 2.08.2% 2.1 17.8% West NorthCentral 100.0 78.5 65.8 16.2 10.2 7.7 13.9 Other Part-yearworker 100.0 78.4 72.4 47.7 28,6 I9.1 13.3 a 21.6 MedicaidWesteligibility. NorthCentral In 15,209 14 states 11,944 2 and10,000 the District 2,463 of1,544 Columbia, 1,166more than 2,122 Infants 0.2 0.1 0.1 a a a 0.1 Full-yearworker 28.9 21.9 20.9 18.2 17.6 0.6 1.7 0.7 6.9 No SpouseMinnesota Present 17.2 15.2 100.0 15 79.9 .1 13.8 65.9 25.917.3 1.0 12.9 15.4 10.8 12.4 10.6 26.1 Nonworkers 100.0 52.7 34.1 a 34.1 20.9 30.1 19.4 23.5 Nonworker 100.0 77.0 56.7 a a a 32.3 10.4 23.0 20 percent Minnesota of the nonelderly 3,670 population 2,931 2,418 were uninsured 636 in 475 1986. 397 In 389 Economic Part-yearand worker family 2.5 status 1.4 of the uninsured 1.2 0.6 0.6 a 0.3 0.2 1.1 Age Under 1-5 $5,000 1100.0 .0 57 0..5 5 16.4 0.4 6.6 a4.2 2 0. .3 2 45.0 0.1 42.5 0.4 40.9 Full-yearwo Iow rker a 13.9 12 100.0 .8 13 80 .7.4 13.4 64.8 25.019.6 0.9 11.1 6.7 9.3 4.2 11.618.8 Children No Spouse Pr 100 esent .0 100.0 67.3 72.9 61.9 64.7 0.2 52.861.7 51.0 7.7 1.8 15.810.7 13.6 5,9 19.7 27.1 Nonworker Iowa 4.3 2,5 232 .7 2,03 1.0 5 1,640 a 495 a a280 1.8236 1.2 295 1.7 Mississippi, New Mexico and Deborah Texas, more J. Chollet, than one-quarter Ph.D. of the nonelderly Age $5,000-$9,999 6-12 1.3 100.0 66 0..7 4 29.0 0.6 18.9 0.1 12.3 6.7 0.2 380.2 .0 33.6 0.4 36.9 Part-yearwo Missouri rker 1.2 100 0.8.0 075.8 .8 0.5 67.0 0.910.7 a 10.7 1.3 7.8 1.1 16.3 2.9 Full-yearworker 100.0 76.0 72.3 63,0 60.9 2.1 5.8 2.5 24,0 Missouri 4,391 Senior3,328 Research 2,941Associate 471 471 340 714 population were uninsured. Ag$10,000-$14,999 e13-17 The uninsured 0.9 population 100.0 88.0 0.4live 54.3 predominantly, 0.3 42.9 26 a .but 1 not 16 0.2 .9exclusively, 170 .0 .1 in12low .0 0.4 33.4 Nonworker 2.1 1.6 0.7 a a a 7.4 7.0 4.5 North Dakota 100.0 80.8 59.2 26.0 a a 15.9 (percentwithinsourceof coveragegroups) Part-yearworker 100.0 57.0 46.7 25.6 24.3 a 12.9 7.7 43.0 North Dakota 548 443 325 143 a a 8 7 Poor and Near-Poor Population (0-125% of Poverty) $15,000-$19,999 100.0 94.7 70.9 59.9 3,3.2 26.7 9.5 5.3 23.3 and middle-income families. About one-half of the uninsured population (50.5 South Dakota 100.0 77.9 58.6 23.2 a a 17.4 Nonworker 100.0 61.7 24,1 a a a 42.4 27.6 38.3 Total South Dakota 39.6 24.3 595 10 463 .6 7349 .1 3.1 138 4.0 a 15.2 a 14.0 103 15.2 $20,000-$29,999 In general, the100.0 rural population 97.5 82.0 in 73 the .0 United 36.9 States 36.1 is less6.7likely 2to .5 14.9 percent) 125+% of Pov reported erty family income of less than $15,000 in 1986; more than Nebraska 100.0 77.3 64.8 17.3 9.4 6.2 16.9 Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ChildPresent Total Nebraska 44.8 1,383 37.8 1,069 35.5 897 3.7 239 2.0 130 86 1.0 2346.0 have$30health ,000-$39,999 insurance100.than 0 98 the .9 urban 88.7population. 81.7 39.7 In 1986, 42.0 17.4 percent 4.7 of1.1 the 9.6 three-quarters (77.2 percent) reported family income of less than $30,000. Kansas 100.0 Poor and 80.1 Near-Poor 68.4Populat 16.3 ion (0-125% 9.0of poverty) 5.1 14.3 Poor and Near-Poor Population (0-125% of poverty) Kansas 2,090 1,673 1,430 341 188 108 299 Infants 2.5 2.0 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 urban Spo $40,000 use population Present or More (and 12 100.0 .7 suburban) 799.6 .9 were 5 91.3 .1 uninsured, 4.1 85.9 4 1compared 3 .1 .4 2.9 42.4 to 19.13.3percent 3.8 3.0of 0.4 4.8 7.7 However, nearly 14 percent of the uninsured reported family income that Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Total 100.0% 61.5% 26.7% 18.1% 7.8% 10.2% 38.3% 35.3% 38.5% FamilyHead Child Present exceeded theFull rural -yearworke $40,000 population. r in101986. .3 Among 6.2 the rural 4.7 population, 3.9 1.1 agricultural 2.8 1.9 workers 1.and 8 4.1 Age 1-5 12.2 10.6 10.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.4 Child Present South Atlantic 100.0 73.8 65.6 11.7 11.2 6.1 18.5 Workers 35.2 39.2 40.3 75.2 3.2 34.2 18.3 13.6 29.5 South Atlantic 34,639 25,581 22,717 4,050 3,892 2,116 6,393 Part-yearworker 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.2 a 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 members of their families report (percents especially withinhigh sourcerates of coverage of noncoverage, groups) despite Age 6-12 16.7 14.1 13.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.3 Delaware 100.0 76.1 70.0 a a a 17.8 Spouse Spous Present ePresent 32.2 100.0 3262.2 .6 4840.2 .4 5632 .9 .0 36.89.0 7223.0 .3 2226.3 .0 21.7 23.8 31.6 37.8 Other Family Nonworker Delaware 1.5 553 1.1 421 0.1 387 a a a a a 1.0 a 0.9 99 0.3 relatively About one-third high rates ofofthe individual uninsured insurance populationpurchase: (32.1 percent, nearly or 32 11.9 percent of Age 13-17 13.4 11.1 10.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.9 Wo Full-year rk Full-year ers worker work 21.3 er 26.0 100 23 .0.7 256 .4 0.2 24.3 4445 .4 .7 24.6543 .2 7.7 23.9 34.8 10.5 20 69.1 .7 27.2 12 7.9 18 .8 .9 12 4.1 17 .5 .0 19.4 26.9 39.8 Maryland 100.0 78.9 72.2 10.0 8.8 5.3 15.5 No SpoMa use ryland Present 17.0 3,972 11.5 3,133 2.7 2,869 1.8 0.9 396 1.0350 9.4211 9.2 617 5.5 million agricultural Total people)workers reported 100.0% and family their 100.0%families income 100.0% (adjusted 100 were .0%uninsured 100.0% for family 100.0% in 1986. size) 100Among .below 0% 100.0% the the 100.0% Districtof Columbia 100.0 69.4 62.5 a a a 21.2 PaPart-year rt-yearworker worker 100 2.5 .0 2.5 61.4 23 .8 0.4 2.6 18.4 a a 3.0 12.3 2.5 37.5 233.7 .4 238.6 .5 Other (percent within age groups) Districtof Columbia 526 365 329 a a a 112 Full-yearworker 6.3 3.4 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.9 1.7 2.9 agricultural population in poverty, nearly 49 percent were uninsured. federal poverty standard. Nearly one-half (48.9 percent) reported family Nonworker 3.7 4.6 1.1 a a a 6.8 6.7 2.2 Nonwo Nonw rkers orker 13.7 100.9.8 0 77.07.1 8.0 a a 14.8 a 25.0 a 34.4 70.8 32.5 64.5 18.1 23.0 Virginia 100.0 79.4 72.2 9.8 13.0 5.4 13.0 Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute tabulations of the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Part Under -year Virginia $5,000 worker 3.0 7.3 4,799 1.9 4.6 3,808 0.1.6 5 3,466 00 .3 .7 00.9 .473 1 0.1 0.626 5 1.27.4 6 260 1.5 37.9622 1.1 16.7 income that was less than 150 percent of the poverty standard. In 1986, the All No Children Spouse Present 43.0 47.2 25.4 25.9 28.1 24.2 62.2 65.6 36.3 No Spouse Present 100.0 67.5 15.8 10.9 5.1 5.8 55.5 53.9 32.5 Children West *Never29.9 Virginia unemployed27.3 at any 100.0 tim28.3 e during68 the .2last 0.1 year. 59.258.2 11.7 20.1 18.339.4 13.5 49.8 18.2 33.0 Nonworker 7.7 6.1 0.3 a a a 6.0 5.9 1.6 West Virginia 1,621 1,106 959 189 297 218 295 $5,000-$9,999 Source: EmployeeB 8.enef 2 itResearch 6.0 Instit 3.u 3tetabulat 2.io 4 ns ofthe 3.March 0 198 1.7 7CurrentP26 opulati .2 onSurvey. 33.9 17.1 federal poverty standard for a family of four was $11,203. FuU-yearworker 16.0 14.0 17.8 22.1 23.8 20.7 12.3 12.4 19.2 Total Full-year No wo rth rkC er a 100.0% rolin100.0 a 100.0 67.3% 53.7 29.8 74.5 61.9% 24.9 66.67.7% 11.7 12.0 15 13.3 .8%9.9 29.5 13.6% 5.5 27.4 19 18 .7% .4 46.3 ,Source:EmployeeBenefitResearchInstitutetabulationsof the March 1987 CurrentPopulationSurvey. North Carolina 5,364 3,997 3,574 644 533 295 985 Noncoverage among workers $10,000-$14,999 8.9 8.5 6.6 5.8 6.9 4.7 12.6 13.1 16.7 Pa Part- rt-year yeworker arworker 10 7.6 0.0 8.0 64.8 4.8 17.0 3.8 9.1 4.3 4.4 3.5 4.7 10.5 53.3 1051.1 .9 6.9 35.2 Infants SouthCarolina 100.0 100 62.4 .0 73.7 57.7 66.56.8 11.6 18.0 14.3 16.1 8.2 22.8 16.5 a--Numberistoo smallto be statistically reliable. No Child Present SouthCarolina 2,840 2,092 1,888 330 406 232 468 $15,000-$19,999 8.8 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.7 7.4 7.0 5.7 11.5 Nonworker In 1986, more 19 than .4 one-half 25.2 of 2.8the uninsured a apopulation a (58.7 39.4 percent) 42.2 10.2 Nonworker 100.0 79.8 3.9 a a a 77.8 76.8 20.2 Age 1-5 100.0 66.9 62.2 6.6 17.6 16.0 18.0 Source: Geo Empl rgia oyeeBenefitResearch 100.0 Institute 73.tabulations 3 66.3 of theMarch 11.41987Cur 12r .7 entPol_ula 8.1 tion Survey. 18.0 Spouse Geo Present rgia 2.3 5,311 1.3 3,89 0.9 1 3,51 0.39 0.2 606 0.1677 0.5 431 0.3 954 1.0 lived $20,000-$29,999 Employer in families planswith are 18.2children; the 19.3 predominant one-quarter 20.3 source 20.3 lived of 19.9 health in single-parent 20.7insurance10.2among families 5.5 15.2 Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute tabulations of the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Florida 100.0 70.1 59.3 14.6 10.4 4,9 23.2 Age 6-12 100.0 66.9 62.0 7.3 15.8 14.0 19.8 No Child Present Florida 9,653 6 767 5.725 1,412 1,004 469 2,242 workers Full-year and worker their families. 1.1 0.5 In 1986, 0.5 nearly 0.3 three-quarters 0.2 0.1 of all 0.1 workers a 0.5 $30,000-$39,999 16.5 17.7 19.9 20.5 19.4 21.8 6.5 2.3 8.9 with No Child children. Present Among the uninsured poor or near-poor population (with family Note: Each category may include workers who were unemployed at some time during the year. Age 13-17 100.0 69.2 62.4 9.5 13.4 10.2 20.5 East SouthCentral 100.0 66.7 59.1 11.8 13.9 9.1 z.2.7 Pad-yearworker 0.3 0.2 0.1 a a a a a 0.1 (74. $40r000 7 percent, or Moreor 88.1 32.2million 34.9 workers) 39.9 were 42.2 covered 41.3 by43an .1 employer 10.1 health 1.5 13.9 income less than 125 percent of the poverty standard), two-thirds (67.9 Spouse SpousPresent e Present 15.9 00.0 5.4 55.4 8.3 37.5 41 .4 3.5 6.4 8.5 2.9 5.0 3.3 21.3 2.2 13.0 6.9 44.6 Kentucky 100.0 68,5 60.4 10.8 14.3 9.7 21.0 East South Central 12,973 8,658 7,665 1,526 1,800 1,182 2,950 Nonworker 1.0 0.6 0.3 a a a 0.4 0.2 0.4 insurance The plan. viewsHowever, expressed15.4inpercent this statement of workersare reported solely those havingofno health percent) lived in families with children; more than one-third (36.3 percent) Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute tabulations of the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Full-year Full-yea worker rworker 10 2.0. 8 0 2 5.0 3.0 4 4.2 4.6 3 2.3. 6 7 5.1 14.4 2.9 5.3 0.8 6.8 a a 35 .6 0.0 0-99 % of Poverty Tennessee 100.0 68.0 60.6 11.7 15.5 9.5 20.6 Kentucky 3,139 2,151 1,895 340 448 304 659 insurance No Spousefrom Present any source. 7.5 3.6 1.9 0.9 0.9 a 1.9 1.5 3.9 lived in single-parent the author. They families shouldwith not children. be attributed Abouttoone-quarter the officers,of the Total Part-yearworker 100.0 0.7 0.6 16.4 1.110.9 a 5.8 a 51.2 a 49 a .9 a 35.7 0.9 Part-year worker 100.0 53.8 40.0 a a a a a 46,2 Alabama 100.0 66.5 60.0 10.2 12.0 8.2 24.0 Tennessee 4,010 2,725 2,429 470 620 380 826 Full-yearworker 3.3 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.7 a 0.4 0.3 1.9 uninsured trustees, (25.3 percent) members,wereassoci single ates,adults contributors, without children. or subscribers Nonworker 2.5 2.5 2.9 a a a 2.3 1.5 2.4 Infants 100.0 13.2 a a 50.7 49.5 39.9 Poor and Near Poor* Nonelderly Population Without Health Nonworker 100.0 62.1 31.2 a a a 36.6 21.9 37.9 Mississippi 100.0 62.4 53.2 15.6 13.5 9.1 26.9 Atabama 3,575 2,378 2,144 365 430 294 859 Part-year Most of wo uninsured rthe ker Employee 1.3 workersBenefit 0.6in 1986 Research 0.4(59.9 0.2 percent) Institute, 0.2 were its full-year, astaff or 0.2 full-time 0.2 0.7 No Spouse Present 18.9 14.9 17.9 12.8 28.7 a 12.4 10.6 25.3 AgN eo 1-5 Spouse Present 100.0 100.0 48 16.9 .5 25.3 12.1 12.2 5.011.9 55.0a 25 53.7 .1 19.8 31.6 51.5 Insurance by Family Status, 1986 Mississippi 2,249 1,404 1,197 351 303 205 606 Nonworker 3.0 1.6 0.4 a a a 1.3 1.0 1.3 workers; that its Education is, they worked and Research or sought Fund.work 35 weeks or more in 1986 and The rate of noncoverage among some family types in particular economic Full-yearworker 8.3 5.8 10.1 9.8 21.9 a 2.6 2.2 12.3 Age Full-ye 6-12 arworker 100.0 100.0 43.0 15.5 32.6 10.6 21.4 5.220.8 51.9a 11.8 50.9 9.5 35.6 57.0 West SouthCentral 100.0 66.5 59.4 11.1 11.4 .6.6 25.2 worked a-Numberatis too least small35 to bhours e statistically in a reliable typical . week. Other uninsured workers were situations is especially high, even though these family types may not Part-yearworker 3.2 2.5 4.0 2.9 6.7 a 1.3 1.1 4.3 Age Pa 13-17 rt-yearworker 100.1 000.0 48 18.2 .1 34.1 10A 16.8 16.6 45.1a 16 43.1 .2 12.1 40.5 51.9 Arkansas 100.0 65.3 57.4 12.3 14.7 8.2 24.3 West South Central 23,290 15,494 13,827 2,582 2,656 1,542 5,861 approximately represent most evenly of the divided uninsured. betweenFor part-year example, among workerspeople (including living seasonal in Nonworker 7.5 6.7 3.8 a a a 8.5 7.3 8.8 Nonworker 100.0 54.9 13.5 a a a 43.6 34.4 45.1 Louisiana 100.0 65.0 57.0 13.3 15.3 16.6 23.1 Arkansas 2,007 1,312 1,153 246 295 ,!65 487 3.8 4.8 workers) and part-time workers. single-parent families with children in 1986, nearly one-third (30.1 percent) a-Number is too small to be statisticallyreliable. 100-124 % of Poverty Oklahoma 100.0 69.6 60.5 12.6 11.9 5.5 22.8 Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute tabulations of the March 1987 Current Population Survey. Louisiana 3,920 2,548 2,234 520 599 _16 904 million million were a-Number uninsured, is too small compared to be statisti tocaless lly reliable than . 13 percent among two-parent families Total 100.0 50.8 44.2 8.3 17.1 14.9 36.8 Texas 100.0 66.5 60.1 10.1 9.8 5.5 26.3 Oklahoma 2,793 1,943 1,690 351 332 153 636 with In children. general, Inyoung part,workers this high are rate substantially of noncoverage less likely reflectsthantheolder Infants 100.0 49.9 41.6 a a a 37.6 Texas 14,569 9,691 8,751 1,465 1,430 808 3,833 predominantly workers to havelowinsurance incomes of coverage, single-parent either families. from an employer plan or from any Age1-5 100.0 51.9 46.7 a 15.7 14.1 37,4 Mountain 100.0 73.6 63.3 13.0 9.6 2.7 19.7 families other source. This may be the result of relatively frequent job change among Age6-12 withou 100.0 t 53.4 46.5 8.7 17.4 families 15.7 with 33.7 Montana 100.0 73.5 57.0 21.5 12.4 a 18.8 Mountain 11,354 8,351 7,191 1,482 1,085 305 2,242 youngerAmong workers low-income and thefamilies, relative however, likelihoodsingle-parent that they work families in low-wage are somewhat jobs. children children Age 13-17 Idaho 100.0 145 00..9 0 7238 .5 .4 60.7 a 15.3 17.7 a 14.1 a 422 0.7 .7 Montana 715 525 408 153 88 a 134 more In 1986, likely58 percent than two-parent of workersfamilies age 21totobe24insured, were covered principally by an employer because of plan; Wyoming 100.0 74.6 64.1 a a a 17.6 Idaho 863 626 524 132 a a 196 nearly one-quarter (24.4 percent) had no health insurance from any source. By better access to Medicaid. In 1986, 38 percent of poor and near poor people 1.0 125+% of Poverty Colorado 100.0 74.1 64.2 13.5 13.9 7.2 16.3 Wyoming 441 329 283 a a a 78 comparison, nearly 88 percent of workers age 45-54 had employer coverage, and in two-parent families with children were uninsured (compared to 32.5 percent Total 100.0 84 m.illion 5 79.2 8.3 5.5 4.5 2.1 13.4 New Mexico 100.0 66.3 53.6 15.2 11.4 a 26.1 Colorado 2,769 2,052 1,778 374 384 200 450 million _ only I0 percent reported having no health insurance from any source. of those in single-parent families). The relatively high rate of noncoverage Infants 100.0 83.1 78.6 7.4 4.8 2.7 14.9 Arizona 100.0 73.5 63.3 13.6 7.6 a 22.5 New Mexico 1,249 827 670 190 142 a 325 among families of the working poor reflect state Medicaid provisions that Age 1-5 100.0 86.5 81.9 7.2 4.0 2.2 11.5 Utah 100.0 76.4 69.9 9.0 10.0 6.8 16.4 Arizona 2,895 2,129 1,832 394 221 a 651 Most uninsured workers earn relatively little on their jobs. In 1986, disqualify categorically eligible families from coverage at incomes below that Age6-12 100.0 84.3 79.5 7.9 4.2 2.1 13.7 Nevada 100.0 77.7 70.3 11.3 10.8 a 17.6 Utah 1,546 1,181 1,080 139 155 105 253 nearly three-quarters of uninsured workers (73.6 percent) earned less than earned by many low-wage workers. Among people in poor or near-poor families Age 13-1 []7 Spouse 1Pr 00 e.sen 0 t, • 83.1 Unrelated 76.5 [] 9Spous .9 e Present, 5.5 • N1 o.9Spouse 14.4 Nevada 878 682 617 99 95 a 154 $I0,000 that year; 34 percent earned less than the federal minimum wage. No Child Present Individuals Child Present Present, Child Source:EmployeeBenefit ResearchInstitutetabulationsof the March 1987 CurrentPopulationSurvey. Pacific 100.0 69.2 62.0 9.7 13.6 9.6 20.5 IThe Nearlydata all presented (92.3 percent) here are earned not strictly less than comparable $20,000. Among to those workers thatPresent EBRI that earned a-Numberistoosmallto be statistically reliable. Washington 100.0 71.9 62.9 11.7 17.2 11.0 15.8 Pacific 31,369 21,705 19,454 3,038 4,263 3,022 6,427 published less than in $I0,000 1987. inThese 1986, data 29 percent include were agricultural uninsured. workers and their Oregon 100.0 73.0 65.5 9.1 9.7 7.0 19.9 Washington 3,808 2,739 2,394 447 656 420 603 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE families, but exclude all people living in families of military personnel; the Source: Employee Benefit Research Institutetabulations of the March 1987 Current Population Survey. California 100.0 67.9 61.3 9.3 13.7 10.2 21.5 Oregon 2,401 1,753 1,573 218 233 167 478 2121 K Street, NW / Suite 600 / Washington, DC 20037-2121 2Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, 1987 publication excluded both groups. *Family income is 0-124% of poverty. Alaska 100.0 71.6 59.8 a a a 21.5 Telephone 202-659-0670 FAX 202-775-6312 California 23,874 16,217 14,629 2,219 3,270 2,434 5,142 Louisiana, Hawa Mississippi, ii New100.0 Mexico, 80Oklahoma, .6 70.4Tennessee 18.5 and12.5 Texas. a 12.9 Alaska 453 324 271 a a a 97 Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute tabulations of the March 1987 Current Population Hawaii 833 672 587 154 104 a 107 Survey. a-Number istoo smallto bestatistically reliable. a-Number istoosmallto be statistically reliable.