| TABLE II.6 OTHER ESTIMATES OF THE UNINSURED |
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| Source | Data | Time Period | Universe | Estimate Definition | Number
(millions) |
Percent |
| NHIS Correspondence (1996) | National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) | 1994 | Children age 17 | Uninsure defined as lacking coverage in previous month. Estimate is a 12 month average of survey responses. | 11.5 | - |
| Beauregard et al. (1997) | 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) | First half of 1996 | Nonelderly age 0-64 | Without insurance throughout the first half of 1996. | 44.5 | 19.2% |
| Children age 17 | 11.0 | 15.4% | ||||
| Reschovsky et al. (1997) | Community Tracking Study (CTS) | Late 1996 / early 1997 | Children age 18 | Point-estimate | 8.8 | 12.1% |
| Davis et al. (Summer 1995) | Kaiser/Commonwealth Survey of Americans | 2-year period from 1991 to 1993 | Adults age 18-64 | Without insurance at least one month | 53 | 33% |
| August 1993 | Point-estimate | - | 18% | |||