Facts to Consider

One quarter of the uninsured are poor, and over half (53.5%) have income below twice the poverty threshold.

ERIU has compiled statistics about the uninsured across many dimensions: age, race, and ethnicity, earnings, and income.   The statistic about the uninsured and income levels comes from the Current Population Survey (CPS) for 2004, found at the bottom of this table.

The CPS is not the only that provides data about the income of the uninsured.  ERIU's "fast facts" are unique in providing the same type of fact from several more than one survey source, and for several timeframes (point in time, all year, ever in year). We also provide comparisons between results using the Current Population Survey (CPS) and two other surveys: CPS vs SIPP (Survey of Income and Program Participation) and CPS vs MEPS (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey).

For more on ERIU's "fast facts": ERIU Fast Facts