Beginning in June and going through September, data from many major federal surveys – including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the American Community Survey (ACS) – is released.

This period of time is something we call Survey Data Season.

Each year, SHADAC researchers cover each of these releases with a blog, infographic, report, or other product that shares key findings or important data to note from all surveys.

This page serves as a resource where you can find all of the products we have created for the 2024 Survey Data Season series. See each of the products organized by survey (in the order of data release by calendar month) below.

Note: This page will be updated as each new product is published.

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

2023 NHIS Public Use Files released in July 2024.

Blog: 2023 NHIS Full-Year Health Insurance Estimates Early Release: Decreasing Uninsured Rates Overall and for Certain Groups of Nonelderly Adults

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Report and 50-State Comparison Tables: A Post-Pandemic Look at the Cost of Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) Coverage: Data from the 2023 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

See our Comparing Federal Surveys brief as a composite source of health insurance coverage estimates using' prior years MEPS data.

Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS)

2023 Annual Survey Data released: August 29, 2024

See one of our latest blogs on this survey source titled, "What Is the BRFSS and How Can Researchers Use It?"

See our Comparing Federal Surveys brief as a composite source of health insurance coverage estimates in prior years from the BRFSS. Watch for individual products discussing data from this survey source in the coming months!

Current Population Survey (CPS)

2023 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) Released: September 12, 2024

Blog and Infographic: CPS ASEC: 2023 National Health Insurance Coverage Estimates Remain Steady for Adults but Rise for Children

SHADAC Webinar: 

"U.S. Census Bureau Data Explained: Breaking Down 2023 Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the ACS & CPS - featuring a Q&A with a Census Bureau Expert"

Date: September 26, 2024

Time: 1 PM CST (2 PM EST)

Find the slides from this presentation here. Find a transcript of this webinar here.

American Community Survey (ACS)

Blog: 2023 ACS: After Two Years of Decline, Uninsured Rates Increased for Children; Public and Private Coverage Rates See Variations Across the States

Resource: 2023 ACS Tables: State and County Uninsured Rates, with Comparison Year 2022

Blog: Children’s Health Insurance in 2023: Exploring Rising Uninsured Rates for Low-Income Children

SHADAC Webinar:

"U.S. Census Bureau Data Explained: Breaking Down 2023 Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the ACS & CPS - featuring a Q&A with a Census Bureau Expert"

Date: September 26, 2024

Time: 1 PM CST (2 PM EST)

Find the slides from this presentation here. Find a transcript of this webinar here.