Excerpt: As hypothesized, the likelihood of health insurance coverage increased with age, but coverage decreased at older ages. Also, Hispanics; single parents; those with household income below $100,000; the self-employed; part-time workers; employees of small firms; those in service, construction, and production occupations; and those in farming, forestry, and fishing occupations were less likely to have employer-sponsored health insurance. Finally, union members were more likely to have health insurance than nonunion members.

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