This survey displays the percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2001 to 2018. According to the survey conducted, the percentage of currently uninsured people dropped from 20 percent in 2010 to 12 percent in 2018.
Percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2001 to 2018
Notes: "Uninsured now" refers to adults who reported being uninsured at the time of the survey; "Insured now, had a gap" refers to adults who were insured at the time of survey but were uninsured at any point during the year before the survey field date; "Continuously insured" refers to adults who were insured for the full year up to and on the survey field date.
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Commonwealth Fund. (February 7, 2019). Percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2001 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671525/insured-vs-uninsured-adults-in-us-development/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2001 to 2018." Chart. February 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671525/insured-vs-uninsured-adults-in-us-development/
Commonwealth Fund. (2019). Percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2001 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671525/insured-vs-uninsured-adults-in-us-development/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of Health Insured Vs. Uninsured Adults in The United States from 2001 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671525/insured-vs-uninsured-adults-in-us-development/
Commonwealth Fund, Percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2001 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671525/insured-vs-uninsured-adults-in-us-development/ (last visited May 29, 2020)
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