VISIT STATE HEALTH COMPARE
Publication
New Coverage Data from the ACS & CPS: An Annual Conversation with the U.S. Census Bureau - September 18th Webinar
Date: September 18, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central
Watch a recording of the event below, or download a PDF of the slides and the event transcript.
This webinar provided an overview of the 2017 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 2017 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 Resources
SHADAC's State Health Compare (Data Dissemination Site)
2017 ACS Tables: State and County Uninsured Rates, with Comparison Year 2016 (SHADAC Resource)
U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance (Data Dissemination Site)
U.S. Census Bureau Health Insurance (PDF Report)
List of updated American FactFinder tables (2017)
U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Testing Tool
U.S. Census Bureau Census Data Site Preview (Beta-stage Data Site)
U.S. Census Bureau 2016/2017 Census Test (Report)
Most Uninsured Were Working-Age Adults (Census Blog)
2017 ACS: More States Saw Declines in Private and Public Coverage, Fewer Saw Increases, than in 2016 (SHADAC Blog)
2017 ACS: Uninsured Rate Increased Nationally and in 14 States (SHADAC Blog with Infographic)
