U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.

1.2 Million Children Gain Insurance Since Reauthorization of Children’s Health Insurance Program

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Data for Figure 1:
Proportion of U.S. Population with Health Insurance
by Age Group, 1997-2011
Year	Children (0-17)	Young Adults (19-25)	Adults (26-64)
1997	0.861	0.686	0.833
1998	0.873	0.702	0.839
1999	0.882	0.706	0.842
2000	0.877	0.686	0.836
2001	0.89	0.692	0.839
2002	0.895	0.706	0.828
2003	0.899	0.68	0.821
2004	0.904	0.678	0.829
2005	0.911	0.688	0.833
2006	0.907	0.677	0.825
2007	0.911	0.698	0.826
2008	0.911	0.691	0.823
2009	0.918	0.673	0.809
2010	0.922	0.661	0.798
2011	0.927	0.712	0.801

Source: Analysis of Data from the National Health Interview Survey[6]

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Endnote

[6] NHIS reports insurance statistics for 0-17, 18-64, and 19-25 age groups. We subtracted out the 19-25 age group from 18-64 year-olds to estimate coverage for 26-64 year-olds, meaning that this latter group also includes 18 year-olds (who comprise roughly 2% of that group, and are therefore unlikely to significantly affect the overall trend).

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