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

TABLE II.4
SIPP ESTIMATES OF UNINSURED FOR ALL PERSONS BY SOURCE
Time Period Universe Estimate Definition Number

(Millions)

Percent Source Panel
1991 All persons Uninsured throughout - 7.0% Bennefield 1996c 1991
1992 All persons Uninsured throughout - 7.6% Bennefield 1996c not cited
Uninsured throughout 18.1 7.2% Census (Bennefield 1995) 1991
Uninsured first quarter (point-estimate) - 14.8% Bennefield 1996c not cited
Uninsured at least one month 50.7 20.3% Census (Bennefield 1995) 1991


1993
All persons Uninsured throughout 19.4 - Census (Bennefield 1996b) 1992
Uninsured throughout - 7.7% Bennefield 1996c not cited
Uninsured first quarter (point-estimate) - 14.6% Bennefield 1996c not cited
Uninsured at least one month 53.6 21.2% Census (Bennefield 1996b) 1992
1994 All persons Uninsured first quarter (point-estimate) - 14.5% Bennefield 1996c not cited
32-month period from early 1991 through mid-1993 All persons Uninsured throughout 9.7 4% Census (Bennefield 1995) 1991
Uninsured at least one month 64 26.5%
28-month period from early 1992 through 1994 All persons Uninsured throughout 11.9 4.8% Census (Bennefield 1996b) 1992
Uninsured at least one month 66.6 27.0%
Median number of months uninsured 5.7 -