This statistical note compares insurance coverage rates and poor health status rates for self-employed working-age individuals to non-self-employed working-age individuals. Results are presented for two different age categories holding marital status constant

In the United States, many young adults do not have full-year health insurance. However, insurance coverage increases as young adults mature, obtain education, and work experience. Previous empirical work has not determined whether the increase in insurance coverage associated with age is caused...