This number was up 1.1 million from the previous year, but the proportion was statistically unchanged. Employment is the leading source of health insurance coverage.
Many people carry coverage from more than one plan.
The poor are more likely not to have coverage. Poor people comprised 27.0 percent of all uninsured people, although they make up only 13.7 percent of the total population. Medicaid was the most widespread type of coverage among the poor. About 45.5 percent of all poor people were covered by medicaid at some time during the year. Other characteristics also influence the extent of coverage.