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Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage 1984-2016
Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage 1984-2016
Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2016*
This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2016. In 2016, approximately 65.7 percent of the U.S. population under 65 years of age had private health insurance coverage.
Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2016*
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| Percentage of persons | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 65.7% |
| 2015 | 65.5% |
| 2014 | 63.7% |
| 2013 | 61.8% |
| 2012 | 61.8% |
| 2011 | 61.8% |
| 2010 | 61.7% |
| 2009 | 63.3% |
| 2008 | 65.6% |
| 2007 | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 66.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% |
| 2004 | 68.8% |
| 2003 | 68.9% |
| 2002 | 69.4% |
| 2001 | 71.2% |
| 2000 | 71.5% |
| 1999 | 72.8% |
| 1998 | 72.1% |
| 1997 | 70.7% |
| 1995 | 71.3% |
| 1994 | 69.9% |
| 1989 | 75.9% |
| 1984 | 76.8% |
| Percentage of persons | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 65.7% |
| 2015 | 65.5% |
| 2014 | 63.7% |
| 2013 | 61.8% |
| 2012 | 61.8% |
| 2011 | 61.8% |
| 2010 | 61.7% |
| 2009 | 63.3% |
| 2008 | 65.6% |
| 2007 | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 66.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% |
| 2004 | 68.8% |
| 2003 | 68.9% |
| 2002 | 69.4% |
| 2001 | 71.2% |
| 2000 | 71.5% |
| 1999 | 72.8% |
| 1998 | 72.1% |
| 1997 | 70.7% |
| 1995 | 71.3% |
| 1994 | 69.9% |
| 1989 | 75.9% |
| 1984 | 76.8% |
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This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2016. In 2016, approximately 65.7 percent of the U.S. population under 65 years of age had private health insurance coverage.
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- September 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1984 to 2016
- Age group
- under 65 years
- Supplementary notes
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Any private health insurance coverage (both individual and insurance obtained through the workplace) at the time of interview; includes those who also had another type of coverage.
Data prior to 1997 are not strictly comparable with data for later years due to the 1997 questionnaire redesign.
Estimates for 2000-2002 were calculated using 2000-based sample weights and may differ from estimates in other reports that used 1990-based sample weights for 2000-2002 estimates.
Includes all other races not shown separately, those with unknown marital status, unknown disability status, and, in 1984 and 1989, persons with unknown poverty level.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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- Release date
- September 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1984 to 2016
- Age group
- under 65 years
- Supplementary notes
-
Any private health insurance coverage (both individual and insurance obtained through the workplace) at the time of interview; includes those who also had another type of coverage.
Data prior to 1997 are not strictly comparable with data for later years due to the 1997 questionnaire redesign.
Estimates for 2000-2002 were calculated using 2000-based sample weights and may differ from estimates in other reports that used 1990-based sample weights for 2000-2002 estimates.
Includes all other races not shown separately, those with unknown marital status, unknown disability status, and, in 1984 and 1989, persons with unknown poverty level.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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