The uninsured in America: A profile

• Fewer than half of uninsured people get the medical care they need for serious medical problems

• More than 80 percent of uninsured children and adults live in working families, where at least one person has a job

• 19 percent of uninsured adults diagnosed with heart problems and 13 percent with hypertension do not have medical management of their diseases

• Uninsured women with breast cancer have a 30 to 50 percent higher risk of dying than women with private insurance

• 25 percent of persons with diabetes go without a checkup for two years if they have been without health insurance for a year or more

• The uninsured are 37 percent more likely to die following a car crash than those who are insured

• The uninsured in Michigan make up 13.5 percent of the population. Texas has the highest population of uninsured with 26.5 percent, and Minnesota has the lowest with 9.8 percent

• Illness in children, such as ear infections, can affect language development and long-term performance in school, and can create problems later in life

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