Census survey puts Oklahoma in top five for uninsured

 
BY PAUL MONIES | Modified: September 22, 2009 at 1:44 pm | Published: September 22, 2009   

Nearly one in four Tulsa and Oklahoma City residents younger than 65 had no health insurance coverage last year, according to Census estimates.

The uninsured rate in Tulsa was 24.5 percent, while in Oklahoma City it was 23.1 percent. Statewide, about 22 percent of Oklahomans younger than 65 had no health insurance from either private or government sources.

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The figures come from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, which for the first time last year asked respondents about their health insurance status.

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