Event Summary
This webinar provided an overview of the 2015 health insurance coverage estimates from two key, large-scale federal data sources: The American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS).
- The new 2015 national and state coverage estimates
- When to use which estimates from which survey
- How to access the estimates via Census reports and American FactFinder
- How to access state-level estimates from the ACS using SHADAC tables
Event References
Current Population Survey (CPS)
American Community Survey (ACS)
Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey
U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Testing Tool
2014 and 2015 CPS ASEC Research Files on Offer and Take-Up of Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage
U.S. Census Bureau Health Insurance Website
Comparison of the Prevalence of Uninsured Persons from the NHIS and the CPS (NCHS Document)
"Heath Insurance Coverage Measurement in Two Surveys" (U.S. Census Bureau Blog)
"Two Views of the Changes in Health Insurance Rates from 2008 to 2015" (U.S. Census Bureau Blog)
"Another Look at Health Insurance Coverage Rates for Young Adults" (U.S. Census Bureau Blog)
"Majority of Workers Take Health Insurance Offered by Their Employers" (U.S. Census Bureau Blog)
"2015 ACS: Variation in Public and Private Coverage at the State Level" (SHADAC Blog)
"2015 ACS: Widespread State-Level Declines in Uninsurance, with Inter-State Variation Persisting (Infographic)" (SHADAC Blog)
SHADAC 2015 ACS State & County Fact Sheets