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S.C. State Health Planning Grant:
Employment and Uninsurance

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60% of the uninsured are hard-working citizens of South Carolina.

Why they are not insured through private insurance plans:

  • 72% of the uninsured list affordability as the reason they have not purchased health insurance.
  • 38% of the uninsured who are eligible for an employer-sponsored plan listed affordability as the reason they were not enrolled.
     

Why they are not insured through public programs:

  • 62% of eligible individuals do not enroll in public programs because they do not want to receive government support or don't want government to provide health coverage.
     

Employment Status of the Uninsured Population

Employment Status for Those Unemployed at Any Point During the Year (All Inclusive) %
Self-employed or own your own business 13.85%
Employed by someone 49.07%
An unpaid worker for family business, farm, or home 1.18%
Retired 3.82%
Unemployed 24.16%
Don't know 7.63%
Refused .29%

 

Reasons for Being Unemployed and Uninsured

Reason %
Could not afford/too expensive 38.26%
Do not work enough hours 11.41%
Have not been employed long enough 30.87%
Benefits package didn't meet needs 6.04%
Other 12.75%
Don't know .67%

 

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