Health Insurance Coverage by Occupation Among Adults 18–64 Years — 17 States, 2013–2014

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Boal, Winifred L. ; Li, Jia ; Sussell, Aaron L.
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? Lack of health insurance has been associated with poorer health status and with difficulties accessing preventive health services and obtaining medical care, especially for chronic diseases. What is added by this report? During 2014, 12.7% of workers aged 18-64 years were uninsured (21% decline from 2013); declines occurred in all demographic groups. By occupational group, the 2014 prevalence of not having health insurance ranged from 37.0% (building and grounds cleaning and maintenance) to 2.7% (community and social services; and education, training, and library). What are the implications for public health practice? Identifying factors affecting differences in insurance rates by occupation might help to target interventions to reduce health disparities among U.S. workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aging Chronic Disease Delivery Of Health Care Demography Healthcare Disparities Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage Middle Aged Occupational Health Occupations Preventive Medicine Public Health Safety Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Public health; Health care; Health disparities; Health effects; Health services; Preventive medicine; Occupations; Medical care; Medical services; Costs; Chronic diseases; Demographic characteristics; Age groups; Worker health; Intervention; Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Jun; 67(21):593-598
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6721a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  29851945
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6038906
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051632
• Email:
  wboal@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:595e7a63bf1c5d010e2aa99a22807cc4e26f055798a4d5a04e19ef84f51c57e6ea2aa41d96d23118524207fccc24cc2e73930df760fc4b987f92e46f2bebdd88
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/57353/cdc_57353_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 180.11 KB ]