Attitudes Toward Health Insurance and Their Persistence Over Time, Adults 2009-2010. Statistical Brief No. 395.

摘要

The Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) contains a series of self-administered questions that discern individual attitudes regarding the need for health insurance coverage and its cost. Adults age 18 and over are asked whether they strongly agree, agree, are uncertain, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: 'I'm healthy enough that I really don't need health insurance' and 'Health insurance is not worth the money it costs.' This Statistical Brief provides a summary of the attitudes adults have regarding the need for health insurance coverage and its cost over the time period 20092010, based on data from the 2009 and 2010 MEPSHC. A description of the variation in agreement levels with these attitudes for adults further distinguished by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is also provided.