Study: Employer-Based Health Coverage Rates Falling Across U.S. — See Related Data for CA Children

According to a recent report from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota, the rate of U.S. non-elderly workers with employer-based health insurance dropped 8 percentage points between 1999-00 and 2008-09, from 69% to 61%. Low- and moderate-income families were affected the most, according to the study.

In California, the study indicates that the percentage of employees with health coverage from their jobs fell from 62% in 1999-00 to 55% in 2008-09.

Related data on kidsdata.org from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) show that in 2009, 53% of California children ages 0-17 had employer-based coverage and about 43% were insured from other sources, leaving roughly 5% uninsured. According to the CHIS data, the percentage of children with employer-based coverage has decreased since 2001.

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