Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004

DeNavas-Walt, Carmen, Bernadette D., Proctor, and Cheryl Hill Lee,

U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports

Available online as PDF file [85p.] at:,

http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-229.pdf

“……..This report presents data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2005 and earlier Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Real median household income showed no change between 2003 and 2004.1 Both the number of people in poverty and the poverty rate increased between 2003 and 2004. The number of people without health insurance coverage, as well as the number of people with

• News Release
• Current Population Survey (CPS): Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in theUnited States: 2004 [PDF] Income data Poverty data Health Insurance data
• American Community Survey (ACS): Income, Earnings and Poverty in the United States: 2004 [PDF] Data tables
Presentations
• Dr. Herman Habermann (Guidance on Using CPS/ACS)
• Charles Nelson (CPS)
	Remarks | Slides [PDF-786K] |
• Preston Jay Waite (ACS)
	Remarks | Slides [PDF-834K] |
Webcast and Audio Listen Line
• How to Access the Live Webcast and Audio Listen Line [PDF-226K]
• Webcast Page
• Toll-Free Audio Listen Line: 1-888-882-NEWS (6397)
Background
• Note To Correspondents | (Spanish)
• Media Advisory | (Spanish)
• Differences Between the American Community Survey and Current Population Survey | (Spanish)
• Income and Poverty Estimates: Guidance on When to Use Each Survey | (Spanish)
• ACS:
	ACS News Media Tool Kit
	Web Data Server