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The rate of full-time, low-income workers without health insurance increased from 26 percent in 1996 to 34.5 percent in 2006, says a new U.S. government report.
The latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality also found that among full-time, low-income workers:
* The proportion of uninsured workers ages 18 to 34 increased from 30 percent to 38 percent between 1996 and 2006. Among workers ages 35 to 49, the number who were uninsured rose from 22 percent to 32 percent.