Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2004: Estimates for U.S. Civilian Noninstitutional Population under 18. Medical Panel Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Research Findings No.. 85

摘要

This Statistical Brief presents estimates from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) concerning the health insurance status of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized child population, a key element related to their health care. MEPS-HC, an annual household survey sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provides critical information for evaluating trends in health insurance status. Estimates are presented for the first half of calendar years 1996 through 2004. All differences between estimates discussed in the text are statistically significant at the 0.05 level unless otherwise noted.