Health Insurance Coverage (Census Bureau): Percentage Uninsured, Age 0 to 64 Years, by County, 2017
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Why Is This Important?
Lack of health insurance coverage has been associated with delayed access to health care and increased risk of chronic disease and mortality. People without health insurance are much less likely than those with insurance to receive recommended preventive services, such as cancer screening and immunizations.
Health Insurance Coverage (Census Bureau): Percentage Uninsured, Age 0 to 64 Years, by County, 2017
Definition
The percentage of New Mexicans without health insurance coverage
Data Notes
Data for this view are modeled estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) and are based on a model that uses data from other census products. For more information see the SAHIE website at: http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/index.html.Data Source
U.S. Census Bureau, Data Integration Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie.html)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of persons who were uninsured |
| Denominator: | Total number of persons in the population |
Health Topic Pages Related to: Health Insurance Coverage - Estimates from U.S. Census Bureau
Community Health Resources and Links
- Healthy People 2030 Website
- The Guide to Community Preventive Services
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.