1. Texas Highlights: New Census Health Insurance Coverage Data for 2010 September 13, 2011

2. Working-Age Texans Almost Twice as Likely as Children to be Uninsured 16.8% uninsured 4.0% uninsured 31.8% uninsured Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

3. Texas Uninsured Rates Strongly Linked to Income Uninsured by Household Income and Poverty Level, 2010 Texas overall uninsured rate: 24.6% Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

4. Every income group saw increase in uninsured But largest % increases were among middle- to high-income Texans Source: CPPP analysis of 3-year average data, all people in poverty universe, Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

5. Uninsured Texas Children Uninsured rates increase for middle to high-income; Lower-income children GAIN coverage thru access to Medicaid & CHIP Source: CPPP analysis of 3-year average data, all people in poverty universe: age 0-18, Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

6. Texas Uninsured Rates by Age and Ethnicity, 2010 Texas average: 24.6% Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

7. Texas Uninsured Rates by Citizenship Status, 2010 Texas average: 24.6% 4.1 million people 392,128 people 1.7 million people (including legal immigrants) Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

8. Most Uninsured Texans are U.S. Citizens Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

9. Percent of Uninsured Texans, 1987-2010: Only Children Saw Improvements Source: CPPP Analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, CPS. 1999 and on reflect revised methodology. www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/historic/index.html www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/historic/index_old.html Children Under 18 All Ages Under 65 New way of counting the uninsured

10. Medicaid and CHIP Critical for Children’s Coverage: Increases in Medicaid & CHIP Enrollment Drove Decline in Children’s Uninsured Rate Uninsured Employer-sponsored insurance Medicaid Medicare, Military, or Direct Purchase CHIP Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid and CHIP data.

11. Almost 2 Out of 3 Uninsured Working-Age Texans Have a Job Source: CPPP Analysis of CPS Annual Social & Econ. Supplement www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

12. Job-Based Coverage Was Declining in Texas and Nationwide, Even Before Recession Source: U.S Census Bureau, CPS, Historical Table H1B-4 www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/data/historical/HIB_tables.html

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