This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years of age in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age. In 2018, approximately 55 percent of the U.S. population under 18 years of age had private health insurance coverage.
Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age
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.
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.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188329/persons-in-the-us-with-private-health-insurance-coverage-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188329/persons-in-the-us-with-private-health-insurance-coverage-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188329/persons-in-the-us-with-private-health-insurance-coverage-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with Private Health Insurance Coverage in 2000 and 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188329/persons-in-the-us-with-private-health-insurance-coverage-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188329/persons-in-the-us-with-private-health-insurance-coverage-by-age/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
