Share of private-sector workers with employer-provided health insurance, by race and ethnicity, 1979–2012
| All | White | Black | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 69.0% | 70.3% | 63.1% | 60.4% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | 71.4% | 64.7% | 62.2% |
| 1981 | 70.5% | 71.8% | 65.1% | 61.5% |
| 1982 | 69.6% | 70.6% | 65.5% | 61.9% |
| 1983 | 68.6% | 69.7% | 64.1% | 61.3% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | 68.6% | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | 68.6% | 62.1% | 55.6% |
| 1986 | 66.2% | 68.1% | 61.3% | 52.9% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | 64.9% | 55.1% | 46.1% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | 64.1% | 54.1% | 47.2% |
| 1989 | 61.5% | 64.0% | 56.3% | 46.0% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | 62.4% | 53.3% | 45.1% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | 62.4% | 52.2% | 44.9% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | 61.2% | 50.4% | 41.6% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | 62.0% | 52.2% | 43.0% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | 61.8% | 54.4% | 40.1% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | 61.7% | 53.0% | 42.1% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | 62.1% | 55.7% | 42.4% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | 61.2% | 54.4% | 41.2% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | 62.1% | 53.9% | 41.7% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | 62.4% | 55.7% | 41.3% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | 62.7% | 55.4% | 41.8% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | 62.1% | 55.7% | 40.5% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | 61.2% | 54.4% | 41.0% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | 60.3% | 54.3% | 39.3% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | 59.7% | 54.1% | 39.7% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | 58.9% | 52.5% | 38.6% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | 59.6% | 52.4% | 37.3% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | 59.6% | 52.4% | 37.3% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | 59.7% | 53.4% | 38.6% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | 58.2% | 50.2% | 35.9% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | 57.8% | 49.5% | 36.3% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | 56.9% | 50.0% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | 56.3% | 48.5% | 35.3% |
Note: Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race). Sample is of private-sector wage-and-salary earners age 18–64 who worked at least 20 hours per week and 26 weeks per year. Coverage is defined as being included in an employer-provided plan for which the employer paid for at least some of the coverage.
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
UPDATED FROM: Figure 4I in The State of Working America, 12th Edition, an Economic Policy Institute book published by Cornell University Press in 2012