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

TABLE II.5
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS OF ALL PERSONS: CPS VERSUS SIPP FOR VARIOUS YEARS
1993

(or Q1 1994)

1992

(or Q1 1993)

1991

(or Q1 1992)

Percent Uninsured
CPS 15.3 14.7 14.1
SIPP Annual 7.7 7.6 7.0
SIPP Point-in-Time 14.5 14.6 14.8
Percent w/ Private Coverage
CPS 70.2 71.1 72.2
SIPP Annual 81.2 81.7 83.4
SIPP Point-in-Time 71.9 72.4 72.7
Percent w/ Medicaid
CPS 12.2 11.2 10.7
SIPP Annual 12.9 12.3 11.5
SIPP Point-in-Time 11.3 10.2 9.4
Source: Bennefield (1996c).