The Asian American
Probably one of the most affected group of residents and citizens in the United States in terms of health insurance coverage are the Asian Americans. The median income for a single race household is approximately $61,094 in 2005 which was particularly broken down as $73,575 for Asian Indians and $50,925 for Vietnamese Americans. Out of this particular race group comes an 11.1 percent poverty rate which represents a 9.8 percent increase from the previous year. The near double digit poverty rate increase undoubtedly affects the health insurance coverage for these families who are forced to course their earnings to more basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter. The number of single race Asians in 2005 without health insurance coverage reached 17.9 percent which is a dramatic 16.5 percent rise from last year.