Figure 1.2. Percent of
persons under age 65 years without health insurancecoverage,
by age group and sex: United States, quarter one 2002
NOTES: A person was
defined as uninsured if he or she did not have any private health
insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, State-sponsored or other
government-sponsored health plan, or military plan at the time of the
interview. A person was also defined as uninsured if he or she had only
Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for
one type of service such as accidents or dental care. The analysis
excluded 313 persons with unknown health insurance status. The data on
health insurance status were edited using an automated system based on
logic checks and keyword searches. The resulting estimates of persons not
having health insurance coverage are generally 0.1 percentage point lower
than those based on both automated and manual editing procedures used for
the final data files.
DATA SOURCE: Based on
data collected from January through March in the Family Core component of
the 2002 National Health Interview Survey.
For
both sexes combined, the percent of persons uninsured was highest among
persons aged 18-24 years (26.9%) and lowest among persons under age 18
years (10.0%) and 45-64 years (12.4%). Starting at age 18 years, younger
adults were more likely than older adults to lack health insurance
coverage.
For
adults in age groups 18-24 years, 25-34 years, and 35-44 years, men were
more likely than women to lack health insurance coverage.