US Census Press Release

The following information was provided by the United States Census:
The percentage of the nation’s population without health insurance coverage remained unchanged, at 15.7 percent in 2004.
The percentage of people covered by employment-based health insurance declined from 60.4 percent in 2003 to 59.8 percent in 2004.
The percentage of people covered by government health insurance programs rose in 2004, from 26.6 percent to 27.2 percent, driven by increases in the percentage of people with Medicaid coverage, from 12.4 percent in 2003 to 12.9 percent in 2004.
The proportion and number of uninsured children did not change in 2004, remaining at 11.2 percent or 8.3 million.