2005 Client Demographics

Access to Care® served nearly 14,000 individuals in 2005.  Since the program’s inception in 1988 over 82,000 people have received primary health care services through Access to Care®.

Published reports indicate that there are 44 million uninsured Americans. Almost 350,0000 of them live in suburban Cook County.

Females represented 61% of Access to Care® clients which continued the trend of a higher enrollment rate for women.

The largest family size of Access to Clients in 2005 was single adults, at 42% of the total population. Access to Care is the only medical program available to single adults, as they are categorically ineligible for Medicaid unless they are permanently disabled or pregnant.

The Most Frequent Family Sizes in 2005 were:

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Ethnic Background of Clients

2005
 Hispanic 39.7%
 Caucasian 31.6%
 Asian/Pacific Islanders 14.1%
 African American 14.0%
 Native American and other 0.6%


Access to Care experienced a continued decline in the number of eligible children as a result of KidCare. The number of children has steadily decreased since 1998 when 27.5% of program clients were under age 19. In 2005, 9.5% of eligible clients were children.

Ages of Clients served in 2005

Under 19 1,314
19-25 1,391
26-35 2,104
36-45 2,527
46-55 3,093
56-65 2,870
Over 65 533

 

Over 63% of Access to Care clients lived in a household where someone was working and still lacked health insurance indicating that employment does not guarantee health benefits. An increase in the number of unemployed clients was recorded in 2005 (30.8%). This is the largest percentage of unemployed clients since program inception.

 

2005 Employment Status

  • Employed - Full Time 36.4%
  • Employed - Part Time 19.3%
  • 1.2% Self-Employed 6.6%
  • Employed – Seasonal
  • Not in Labor Force 5.7%**
  • Unemployed 30.8%

**not in labor force indicates retired or disabled but not eligible for Medicare.


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Suite 2507
Westchester, IL 60154

(708) 531-0680
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