The Uninsured

About 90 million Americans (not including the elderly) were at some point uninsured during 2006-2007, as detailed in a FamiliesUSA report.

The majority of the uninsured did not have health insurance coverage for extensive periods. Almost two-thirds of them were without health insurance coverage for over six months, while about half were without insurance for at least nine months.

Percentage of non-elderly uninsured:

-- Texas - 45.7%
-- New Mexico -44.3%
-- Arizona - 41.8%
-- California - 40.5%
-- Florida - 40.1%
-- Mississippi - 38.7%
-- Nevada - 38.4%
-- Louisiana - 38.1%
-- Oklahoma - 37.7%
-- Georgia - 37.6%
-- South Carolina - 37.4%
-- Arkansas - 37.2%
-- Utah - 35.2%
-- Alabama - 35.1%
-- The District of Columbia - 35.1%
-- West Virginia - 35.1%
-- Alaska - 34.8%
-- North Carolina - 34.6%
-- Oregon - 34.6%
-- Colorado - 34.2%
-- Montana - 33.9%

According to the report, 79.3% of the uninsured were in working families, 70.6% were in full-time employment, while 8.7% worked part-time. 64.2 million uninsured people were within the 18-64 year-old age group, 34.9% were aged 25-44.

States with people uninsured for some/all of 2006-2007:

California - 13 mil
Texas - 9.3 mil
Florida - 6 mil
New York - 5.5 mil
Illinois - 3.6 mil
Georgia - 3.1 mil
Ohio - 2.9 mil
Pennsylvania - 2.9 mil
North Carolina - 2.6 mil
Michigan - 2.5 mil
New Jersey - 2.4 mil