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Overview of the Uninsured in the United States:
A Summary of the 2011 Current Population Survey

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Figure 1 is a bar graph depicting the source of Insurance Coverage in 2010. The percentage of people covered by employer-sponsored insurance declined from 56.1% in 2009 to 55.3% in 2010. This continues a steady decline over the past decade, from 64.1% in 1999.

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Figure 2 is a line graph showing the percentage of individuals without health insurance for all of 2010 was 16.3%, statistically unchanged from the 16.1% percent in 2009. The number of people without health insurance in 2010 was 49.9 million.

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Figure 3 are two bar graphs linked with arrows showing the Uninsured vs. Total Population by Household Income for 2010.

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Figure 4 are two bar graphs linked with arrows showing the Uninsured vs. Total Population by Age for 2010.

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Last updated:  09/12/2011