By the numbers: How poor health keeps people from working
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In 2004, the most recent data available, 79 million people had not worked in at least four months.
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Of those ages 45-64,
38 percent were not working because of chronic illness or disability.
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Of those ages 20-64,
a fourth were not working because of chronic illness or disability.
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Sixty percent
of those reporting they were unable to find work lacked health insurance.
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Estimates of productivity lost each year due to people going without health insurance range from
$65 million to $130 million.
Health care is a key issue among voters for the upcoming presidential election.
For detailed information on the presidential candidates’ health insurance proposals,
go to www.health08.org.