Enter through the Data Sets link on the left, choosing the American Community Survey, then Detailed Tables. Variable was added in 2008 so data for geographies with more than 65,000 people were released in 2009; data for geographies with between 20,000 and 65,000 people begin to be released in 2011; and data for geographies with fewer than 20,000 people begin to be released in 2013. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Contains reports and data for health insurance coverage by type, income, race, age, residence, and more. Historical data to 1987 available as are options to create and download your own tables. “Health insurance data are collected from people (health insurance consumers) in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS), and in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).” (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
“The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which began in 1996, is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers (doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, etc.), and employers across the United States. MEPS collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of health insurance held by and available to U.S. workers.” (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Privacy restrictions limit access to some data but many historical datasets are available from 1995 to the present. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program was created to develop model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states. This developmental program builds on the work of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. Data on health insurance coverage for all counties are not currently available elsewhere. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
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This page was last updated Thursday, March 22, 2007.
