Health insurance coverage early release of estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2015
This report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) presents selected estimates of health insurance coverage for the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population based on data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) along with comparable estimates from the 2010 2014 NHIS. Estimates for 2015 are based on data for 103,798 persons. Three estimates of lack of health insurance coverage are provided: (a) uninsured at the time of interview, (b) uninsured at least part of the year prior to interview (which includes persons uninsured for more than a year) and (c) uninsured for more than a year at the time of interview. Estimates of public and private coverage, coverage through exchanges, and enrollment in highdeductible health plans (HDHPs) and consumer directed health plans (CDHPs) are also presented. Detailed tables show estimates by selected demographics. Definitions are provided in the Technical Notes at the end of this report. This report is updated quarterly and is part of the NHIS Early Release (ER) Program, which releases updated selected estimates that are available from the NHIS website at http:/www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. Estimates for each calendar quarter, by selected demographics, are also available as a separate set of tables through the ER Program. For more information about NHIS and the ER Program, see the Technical Notes and the Additional Early Release Program Products sections at the end of this report.