EMBARGOED UNTIL: DEC. 18, 1995 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB95-224 301-457-3030 301-457-4067 (TDD) Robert Bennefield 301-763-8576 FORTY MILLION PERSONS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN 1994, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS The Commerce Department's Census Bureau has published a report showing that 15 percent (39.7 million) of the nation's population did not have health insurance coverage during the entire 1994 calendar year. The report contains data previously released by the bureau on October 5 at the annual income and poverty press conference. The report, "Health Insurance Coverage: 1994" (P60-190), provides information on the health insurance coverage status of persons by selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, as well as by state in 1994.-X-Editor's note: media representatives may obtain a copy of the report from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail: pio@census.gov; or contact Fax-On-Demand at 301-457-4178, Document No. 1114. Non-media orders should be directed to the bureau's FastFax: 1-900-555-2FAX (there is a nominal fee); Customer Services Branch on 301-763-INFO(4636); or fax: 301-457-3842.
