Comparing federal government surveys that count the uninsured: 2018

Comparing federal government surveys that count the uninsured: 2018

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, issuing body.
Publication:
[Minneapolis, Minnesota] : State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, October 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- trends
Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Timely and accurate estimates of the number of people who do not have health insurance coverage are important for understanding trends in health insurance coverage and the impacts of policy changes that affect health insurance. This brief provides an annual update to comparisons of uninsurance estimates from four federal surveys: (1) The American Community Survey (ACS); (2) The Current Population Survey (CPS); (3) The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC); (4) The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). In this brief, we present current and historical national estimates of uninsurance along with the most recent available state-level estimates from these surveys. We also discuss the main reasons for variation in the estimates across the different surveys.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (10 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101738681 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101738681