Read: Reasons for Being Uninsured Among Adults Aged 18–64 in the United States, 2019

NCHS Data Brief, Number 382, September 2020

Reasons for Being Uninsured Among Adults Aged 18–64 in the United States, 2019

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Data from the National Health Interview Survey

• In 2019, 14.5% of adults aged 18–64 were uninsured in the United States.
• Hispanic adults (30.4%) were more likely than non-Hispanic white adults (22.3%) to indicate that they were uninsured due to ineligibility.
• Men (26.8%) were more likely than women (14.6%) to indicate that they were uninsured because coverage was not needed or wanted.

Keywords

health insurance, lack of coverage, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

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