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Table C.1 | Information Systems and the Environment | Edited by Deanna J. Richards Braden R. Allenby and W. Dale Compton | National Academy of Engineering

TABLE C.1
Distribution of the Uninsured Population Under Age 65 and Probabilities of Going Without Coverage, by Family Income Level and by Federal Poverty Level, 1999

 
  No. in Population (<65 yrs) (millions) % Distribution in Population No. Uninsured (est.) (millions) % Distribution Uninsured % Uninsured Rate
Totals 240.7 100.0 42.1 100.0 17.5
People (ages 0–64) by yearly family income level          
  <$10,000 21.4 8.9 8.1 19.2 37.8
  $10,000–$19,999 27.1 11.3 9.0 21.3 33.2
  $20,000–$29,999 27.6 11.5 6.8 16.1 24.6
  $30,000–$39,000 27.2 11.3 5.3 12.5 19.4
  $40,000–$49,000 24.1 10.0 3.3 7.9 13.9
  At least $50,000 113.3 47.1 9.7 22.9 8.5
People (ages 0–64) by federal poverty level (FPL)          
  <100% FPL 39.7 16.5 15.4 36.5 38.7
  100%–199% FPL 42.0 17.5 12.1 28.7 28.8
  (<200%FPL) 81.7 33.9 27.5 65.3 33.6
  200%–299% FPL 39.1 16.2 6.3 15.1 16.2
  At least 300% FPL 119.8 49.8 8.3 19.8 6.9
FPL by family size for 1999 in the lower 48 states 100% FPL = 200% FPL = 300% FPL =    
  1-person family 8,240 16,480 24,720    
  2-person family 11,060 22,120 33,180    
  3-person family 13,880 27,760 41,640    
  4-person family 16,700 33,400 50,100    
 
    SOURCES: Fronstin, 2000d, Table 6; Hoffman and Pohl, 2000, Table 7; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999.


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