National Health Interview Survey

January-September 2004 National Health Interview Survey (PDF) | CDC | 3.23.05

In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-September 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2003 for comparison. …

The 15 measures included are:

1. lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage,
2. usual place to go for medical care,
3. obtaining needed medical care,
4. influenza shot,
5. pneumococcal vaccination,
6. obesity,
7. leisure-time physical activity,
8. current smoking prevalence,
9. alcohol consumption,
10. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing,
11. general health status,
12. personal care needs,
13. serious psychological distress,
14. diagnosed diabetes, and
15. asthma episodes and current asthma.

Figure 1.1. Percent of persons of all ages without health insurance
coverage: United States, 1997-2004

Table 1.1. Number and percent of persons without health insurance
coverage,
by age group: United States, 1997-2004 (modified)

Year	All	< 65 yrs	18-64 yrs	< 18 yrs
1997	41.0	40.7	30.8	9.9
1998	39.3	39.0	30.0	9.1
1999	38.7	38.3	29.8	8.5
2000	41.3	40.8	32.0	8.9
2001	40.2	39.8	31.9	7.9
2002	41.5	41.1	33.5	7.6
2003	43.6	43.2	35.9	7.3
Jan.-Sept. 2004 (Method 1)	42.1	41.6	34.7	7.0
Jan.-Sept. 2004 (Method 2)	41.6	41.2	34.5	6.7

{Modified from Table 1.1}

Uninsured by Year and by Demographic

Uninsured and Aging Trend