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