At worst, it's about 15-17% of the population. That's an out of context number, however, as it includes illegal immigrants, people who can afford health care and don't purchase it, Medicare/Medicaid undercounts, and people who would qualify for those programs but do not file for them. This is the most recent CPS data (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/health/toc.htm), when I saw it broken down the first time, the result was about 10-11m people who fell outside of that group. Or about 3-4% of the population. That's a small percentage.
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At worst, it's about 15-17% of the population. That's an out of context number, however, as it includes illegal immigrants, people who can afford health care and don't purchase it, Medicare/Medicaid undercounts, and people who would qualify for those programs but do not file for them. This is the most recent CPS data (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/health/toc.htm), when I saw it broken down the first time, the result was about 10-11m people who fell outside of that group. Or about 3-4% of the population. That's a small percentage.