| TABLE III.3 REASONS CHILDREN UNDER AGE 22 LOST HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGEa |
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| Reasons for Losing Employer Coverage | Percentage |
| Laid off, lost job, or unemployed | 11.7 |
| Spouse or parent laid off, lost job or unemployed | 28.8 |
| Employer stopped offering coverage | 1.4 |
| Cut back to part-time status | 0.6 |
| Benefits from employer/former employer ran out | 1.1 |
| Subtotal: Job Related Reasons | 43.6 |
| Death of a spouse | 0.6 |
| Divorce or separation | 1.6 |
| Became ineligible because of age | 17.7 |
| Too expensive | 22.5 |
| Voluntary terminationb | 1.5 |
| Other | 12.5 |
| Total | 100.0 |
| a Includes all persons currently without health
insurance coverage who lost their coverage within the past three years
b Voluntary termination includes: dissatisfied with previous insurance, do not believe in insurance, and free/inexpensive care available Source: The Lewin Group (1997, Draft) tabulations of the 1993 NHIS Health Insurance Supplement. |
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