How many uninsured people live in Massachusetts?
The best source is the DHCFP survey. They do a comprehensive survey of insurance status every two years. Their latest survey was done in 2004, but only the basic results have been released (the administration has used the detailed results in developing its plan). Here are the results: Number of uninsured: 2004 – 454,000 Previous years uninsured: 2002 – 418,000 2000 – 365,000 Percent of population uninsured: 2004 7.4% (adults 10.6%) 2002 6.7% (adults 9.2%) 2000 5.9% (adults 8.0%) Another source of data is the Current Population Survey, done by the Census Bureau. This report, which cannot be directly compared to the DHCFP survey, shows 650,000 uninsured.
