Table 4.
Percent of Adults and Children Ever Uninsured who had Medicaid/CHIP or Employer-Sponsored Insurance in 2004–2007, According to Coverage Patterns, U.S. Population Under Age 65
| Percent of row with Medicaid/CHIP or employer coverage over four years |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Medicaid/ CHIP |
Only Medicaid/CHIP |
Any Employer | Only Employer |
|
| Ever-uninsured children | ||||
| Always uninsured | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transition into coverage | 64.5%a (5.4) | 47.5%a (6.1) | 43.3%a (5.8) | 22.4%a (5.3) |
| Transition out of coverage | 60.5%a (3.4) | 42.3%a (3.5) | 53.5%a (3.5) | 30.3%a (3.2) |
| Single gap in coverage | 47.2%a (3.3) | 30.7%a (3.3) | 67.0%a (3.4) | 33.5%a (3.0) |
| Temporary coverage | 67.3%a (7.0) | 67.3%a (7.0) | 25.0%a (7.1) | 19.5%a (6.1) |
| Frequent changes | 81.3%a (2.6) | 0% (0.0) | 88.4% (1.8) | 0% (0.0) |
| Repeatedly uninsured | 87.7%a (1.6) | 28.2%a (2.3) | 58.5%a (2.8) | 3.5%a (0.7) |
| Ever-uninsured adults | ||||
| Always uninsured | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transition into coverage | 25.8%a (2.2) | 18.0%a (1.8) | 71.4%a (2.3) | 54.6%a (2.4) |
| Transition out of coverage | 30.8%a (3.0) | 22.5%a (2.5) | 71.7%a (2.7) | 55.1%a (3.3) |
| Single gap in coverage | 23.0%a (1.8) | 11.6%a (1.3) | 87.4%a (1.4) | 62.2%a (2.0) |
| Temporary coverage | 41.3%a (3.6) | 39.8%a (3.6) | 48.2%a (3.4) | 43.5%a (3.2) |
| Frequent changes | 46.1%a (2.6) | 0% (0.0) | 91.2% (1.4) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Repeatedly uninsured | 48.4%a (1.6) | 12.2%a (1.2) | 81.6%a (1.4) | 28.2%a (1.5) |
Notes:
a
Significant difference between children and adults (p < .05). Standard errors in parentheses.