Fast facts about health and medical insurance

Sunday, July 17, 2005



The percentage of people under age 65 with health-insurance coverage declined in 2003 to a post-1994 low of 82.3 percent.



The segment of the population with employment-based health benefits decreased from 64.4 percent in 1994 to 63 percent in 2003.



Individually purchased health coverage has been at about a 7 percent level since 1994.



Almost 67 percent of workers in managerial and professional occupations had employment-based health benefits, compared with 34.8 percent of workers in service occupations.



Almost 63 percent of all uninsured workers in 2003 were either self-employed or working in private-sector firms with fewer than 100 employees.



Family health premiums paid by employers and workers increased from $7,028 in 2000 to $9,320 in 2004. The average amount paid by workers increased from $1,433 to $1,947.



The number of Americans who had health-care costs that consumed more than one-quarter of their earnings increased from 11.6 million in 2000 to 14.3 million in 2004.