Census Bureau data showed a rise in the poverty rate last year and documented a decline in employer-provided health insurance and in coverage for adults.
poverty rateLast Year’s Poverty Rate Was Highest in 12 YearsNYT > Your Money Fri, 09/11/2009 - 00:24
Number of Uninsured Grew, Poverty Rate Hit Eleven-Year High in 2...PND - Philanthropy News Digest Thu, 09/10/2009 - 22:20
The U.S. Census Bureau report found that the number of Americans without health insurance rose to 46.3 million last year, while the poverty rate hit 13.2 percent — the highest level since 1997, when the rate stood at 13.3 percent.... |
