From the survey:
The annual percentage of persons who had a usual place to go for medical care generally decreased from 87.9% in 2003 to 86.3% in 2006.
The statistics here bear out a mirror image to the statistics that represent those that have health insurance.
Figure 2.1 reflects DIRECTLY the 14% in the nation without health insurance. Every year from 1997 through March 2007 there is consistently a segment of the USA populous that do NOT have a place to go for health care.
There is a small inconsistency of perhaps 1 percent in these statistics relating to EXACTLY to those presented as uninsured. That small percentage are those Americans that 'pay as they go.'
The demographics of those folks aren't clearly spelled on in any of the statistics of this study. However, anyone can guess the 'identity' of who they might be; the wealthy or independant business person that somewhat 'gambles' they are young enough to escape severe health issues.
In Figure 2.2, the demographics again are by age group; also included are gender differences. Royal Blue for total numbers of people in that age group, pale blue for males and pink for females. I find that outrageous. I left my pink blanket in the bassinet a long time ago. The color scheme reflected in ANY government report should be gender neutral. It is like enforcing sexism. Absolutely, under any definition. The Bush White House is enforcing gender discrimination in it's reporting of facts in government documents.
But to get beyond that, there is a disproportionate number of women without health insurance in EVERY age group. The age groups in child bearing years are at least 20% higher in women than men for the ages 18-24 and 25-44.
When considering the 'confidence interval' at the top of each bar of each graph, the statistics regarding women of child bearing and rearing age far exceeds that of men, especially in the 18-24 age group.
These demographics are not clearly stated as to profession, but, in a service economy one can easily estimate these women are either waitress or cooks or cashiers or sales personnel with more than likely several part time incomes to make ends meet.
We know for a fact, the percentage of babies born in the United States of America today to single parent females households is approximately 60%. Therefore, the statistics that represent women are a clear and percise indifference to the infants these women are carrying and the health care of the child after birth.
These women are more than likely able to support their households with necessary requirements in life with an income above poverty level. They probably are unable to attend school because the "Pell Grant System" of student grants ends at the top of the poverty level. So there they are, impoverished with children to raise and no hope of changing their outcomes in life as all 'good paying' jobs are outsourced.
These women probably have high school diplomas, but, no chance of a good paying job UNLESS they leave their families with parents or friends to go fight in Iraq and receive health insurance for themselves and their children with a chance to meet someone to marry. This is a national shame for more reasons that one !
If I was in that income bracket and faced with still another pregnancy because I could not afford birth control, I would definately consider Plan B or an abortion. Definately. I would have more children than I could afford to raise already to a life better than I had and I would not bring still another hungry mouth into this world. Absolutely would not because life never treated me very well anyway.
Those are not my circumstances, but, the law HAS to provide for the safety of women faced with such dire circumstances. Has to ! I, as a voter in the United States of America WILL NOT vote for a candidate that removes the protection of women's lives through draconian Anti-Abortion Laws.
The Right Wing DOES NOT apply 'quality of life' standards to all Americans, but, only those that are complete and absolute victims to a negligent government and seeks to make them a further victim by removing their safety net financially while NOT providing for the well being of women, their pregnancies or their live children when their incomes rise above poverty level.
The same is true for men when faced with supporting a family on a margin income. The quality of their lives are horrible and NO ONE that represents "Right Wing Extremism" cares !
Figure 2.3 reflects the same ethnic disparity of Hispanics over any other group in the USA.
