Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 21, No. 9, Supplement 2, December 18, 1972, Health Interview Survey Data: Hospital and Surgical Insurance Coverage Among Person Under 65 Years of Age in the United States, 1970

摘要

Information about health insurance has been collected periodically as a part of the Health Interview Survey. The most recent report containing such data is 'Hospital and Surgical Insurance Coverage, United States, 1968,' Vital and Health Statistics (DHEW Pub. No. (HSM) 72-1033, Series 10, No. 66). Prior to 1970, the proportion of the total civilian, noninstitutional population with health insurance coverage had gradually increased. The majority of this increase occurred among persons 65 years of age and over. With the advent of Medicare, almost all persons in this age group had health insurance coverage. Patterns in coverage for the younger groups are now of general interest. For this reason, the following discussion is limited to health insurance coverage for persons under 65 years of age. Slight increases in the proportion of the population with hospital coverage have occurred for each age group for each period the Health Interview Survey has collected this type of data with the exception of 1970. Within each age group the percent with hospital insurance coverage in 1970 was about the same as in the previous survey period.