Reasons for No Health Insurance Coverage* Among Uninsured Persons Aged < 65 Years --- National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), United States, 2009†

QuickStats: Reasons for No Health Insurance Coverage* Among Uninsured Persons Aged < 65 Years --- National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), United States, 2009† Weekly January 14, 2011 / 60(01);19

* Based on response to a survey question regarding the reasons a household member stopped being covered by health insurance or did not have health insurance. Persons could provide more than one reason.

† Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using four age groups: 0--11 years, 12--17 years, 18--44 years, and 45--64 years. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population and are derived from the NHIS Family Core component.

§ 95% confidence interval.

¶ Including moved, self-employed, never had coverage, did not want or need coverage, and other unspecified reasons.

Overall, in 2009, approximately 18% (46 million) of persons aged < 65 years in the United States had no health insurance coverage at the time of interview. Of these uninsured persons, 48.1% cited cost as the reason they did not have coverage, and 27.6% cited loss of a job or a change in employment; 12.4% said they did not have coverage because an employer did not offer it or the insurance company refused coverage, and 12.1% said they did not have coverage because of cessation of Medicaid benefits. Source: Adams PF, Martinez ME, Vickerie, JL. Summary health statistics for the U.S. population: National Health Inteview Survey, 2009. Vital Health Stat 2010;10(248). Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_248.pdf .

Alternate Text: The figure above shows reasons for no health insurance coverage among uninsured persons aged [< 65] years in the United States in 2009. Overall, in 2009, approximately 18% (46 million) of persons aged < 65 years had no health insurance cover¬age at the time of interview. Of these uninsured persons, 48.1 % cited cost as the reason they did not have coverage, and 27.6 % cited loss of a job or a change in employment; 12.4% said they did not have coverage because an employer did not offer it or the insurance company refused coverage, and 12.1 % said they did not have coverage because of cessation of Medicaid benefits. full-text: QuickStats: Reasons for No Health Insurance Coverage* Among Uninsured Persons Aged <65 Years --- National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), United States, 2009†