State health insurance coverage estimates: why state-survey estimates differ from CPS
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota)
- Contributor(s):
- State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota.
- Publication:
- [Minneapolis, Minn.] : State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, [2001]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Censuses Health Care Surveys -- methods Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data Data Collection Eligibility Determination Insurance, Health Medically Uninsured State Government Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Many states are conducting surveys to estimate rates of uninsurance, as well as to examine the characteristics of their uninsured populations. Yet, state generated estimates are likely to differ from the annual estimates of uninsurance rates based on the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS estimates are widely cited by the media and in the health policy literature, creating potential confusion when states use their own survey data for policy development. This issue brief highlights key reasons for the differences and discusses state health policy.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Extent:
- [4] leaves.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101259641 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101259641