title: [Characterization socio-occupational and health insurance of two groups of unemployed workers from Medellin-Colombia 2004 and 2007].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analyzing the socio-occupational and health insurance for two groups of workers who lost their job in the city of Medellin, Colombia in two periods (2004 and 2007), in order to help design alternative public policies that effectively confront the problem of vulnerability in health of unemployed workers and their families.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on primary information, collected through the same instrument applied to two independent samples of workers who lost their job in the city of Medellin in 2004 (n = 267) and 2007 (n = 198), a descriptive cross-sectional study was made using quantitative research techniques of univariate and bivariate analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both 2004 and 2007 studies the possibility that unemployed workers remain without health insurance was largely associated to variables of sex, age, education, socioeconomic status, occupational status, salary level and duration of unemployment. Their willingness to access to micro credit resources or a micro insurance, proposed to the municipal government as public policies to maintain their membership as contributors to the contributory regime, was highly favorable in both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The socio-occupational profile of unemployed workers keeps correspondence in both groups, although there are significant differences in the conditions of health insurance. We conclude that the vulnerability of unemployed workers excluded from the health insurance demands of society and State alternative public policies for their protection.
authors.affiliation: Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia. alvarocardona66@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardona
authors.forename: Emmanuel  L
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Luz M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mejía O
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011640:Public Policy; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014478:Unemployment; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult