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Health Insurance Coverage: 2000
Health Insurance Coverage: 2000
Introduction
An estimated 14.0 percent of the population were without health insurance coverage during the entire year in 2000, down from 14.3 percent in 1999. Similarly, the number of people without health insurance coverage declined in 2000, to 38.7 million, down 0.6 million from the previous year.
The estimates in this report are based on the March 2001 Current Population Survey (CPS), conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Respondents provide answers to the best of their ability, but as with all surveys, the estimates may differ from the actual values. A facsimile of the CPS March Supplement questionnaire is available electronically at the link below.
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Money Income in the United States: 2000
This report examines annual changes in income and earnings and compares these changes with historical trends.
Poverty in the United States: 2000
This illustrates how official poverty rates vary by characteristics age, race, Hispanic origin, nativity, family composition, work experience, and geography.
Experimental Poverty Measures: 1999
Based on recommendations from the NRC, the experimental measures incorporate the effects of key government policies aimed at the most needy families.
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