The estimated proportion uninsured was higher among the poor (22%) and near-poor (17%) compared with non-poor residents (4%). Poverty status is determined by household size at the time of the survey and household income in the calendar year preceding the survey. A household of four people was considered “poor” (below the federal poverty guideline) in the 2008 survey if total income in 2007 was below $21,000 (see Table 13, Technical Notes). The "near-poor" category includes all people in households where the income was greater than the poverty guideline but less than twice the guideline. For.
