Fact Based List:
Reasons People Purchase Their Own Health Insurance
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 17:17
- Self-employed or small business owner 45%
- Working, but employer doesn’t offer insurance 16%
- Employer offers insurance, but costs too much 6%
- Don’t work enough hours to qualify for employer plan 3%
- Retired but not yet eligible for Medicare 11%
- Between jobs 9%
- Student (Vol.) 4%
- Employer contributes to plan I purchase myself (Vol.) 1%
Notes: Other /no reason responses not shown
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, Survey of People Who Purchase Their Own Insurance(conducted March 19-April 2, 2010)
Source URL: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/8077-R.pdf
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