Children's Health Insurance Patterns: A Review of the Literature

TABLE II.3
SIPP ESTIMATES OF UNINSURED CHILDREN BY SOURCE
Time Period Universe Estimate Definition Number

(Millions)

Percent Source Panel
1990 Children age 18 Average monthly uninsured 11.1 16.2% The Lewin Group (1997, Draft) not cited
Children age 17 Point-estimate of uninsured in wave 1 of 1990 panel (10/89 to 4/90) - 13.3% Urban Institute (Blumberg et al. 1997) 1990
1991 Children age 18 Average monthly uninsured 11.5 16.5% The Lewin Group (1997, Draft) not cited
1992 Children age 17 Point-estimate of uninsured in wave 8 of 1990 panel (10/89 to 4/90) - 13.3% Urban Institute (Blumberg et al. 1997) 1990
Children age 18 Average monthly uninsured 12.4 17.2% The Lewin Group (1997, Draft) not cited
1993 Children age 18 Uninsured throughout - 6.5% CBO (Bilheimer, 1997) 1992
Uninsured at any given time - 13.5%
Uninsured at least one month - 15.5%
Average monthly uninsured 13.0 17.9% The Lewin Group (1997, Draft) not cited
24-month period from February 1991 to January 1993 Children age 17 Uninsured throughout 3.0 - Families USA 1997 1991
Uninsured at least one month 20.5 -
Children age 17 uninsured at least one month Uninsured 12 months or longer 9.6 47%
32-month period from early 1991 through mid-1993 Children age 17 Uninsured throughout 2.2 3.2% Census (Bennefield 1995) 1991
Uninsured at least one month 19.6 29.0%
28-month period from early 1992 through 1994 Children age 17 Uninsured at least one month - 30% Census (Bennefield 1996b) 1992
Median number of months uninsured 4.0 -