Table 1. Distribution of Uninsured by Poverty Status: 1988 and 1991.
| Poverty Ratio1 | December 1988 | December 1991 | |||
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| All Uninsured | Uninsured Adults | All Uninsured | Uninsured Adults | All Insured | |
| Number in Thousands | |||||
| Total Persons | 29,238 | 20,409 | 31,308 | 23,219 | 192,621 |
| Percent Distribution | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 1.0 | 26.0 | 22.7 | 27.0 | 24.9 | 9.3 |
| Less than 0.5 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| 0.5-1.0 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 6.0 |
| 1-1.5 | 21.8 | 19.0 | 21.9 | 19.9 | 8.0 |
| 1.5-2.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 9.5 |
| 2.0-3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 21.8 |
| 3.0 or more | 18.9 | 23.3 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 51.4 |
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Ratio of annual family income to annual poverty line.
NOTE: Columns may not add to totals shown because of rounding.
SOURCE: McBride, T.; data from U.S. Census Bureau, 1987 and 1990 Survey of Income and Program Participation panels.