One in four gay adults without health insurance
Posted July 21st, 2008 by Cisco
Source-Link:
http://www.gayhealth.com
Lack of heath insurance is a national epidemic affecting millions of Americans, and it's a leading topic in the presidential campaign in 2008. But it's an even greater crisis for gays and lesbians, according to a new survey.
The stunning report reveals that nearly one in four gay and lesbian adults lack health insurance and are nearly twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to have no health insurance coverage.
The online survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, reports that 22 percent of gay and lesbian survey respondents reported having no health insurance, compared to only 12 percent of heterosexual adults in the survey.
The survey was taken between April 7 and 15, 2008 in conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications.
