Demographic Considerations in
Reviewing/Generating Estimates
After considering the methodologies utilized, what
information will be key to identifying the target population, either within existing data
or as data to be collected? Although many larger surveys report on a wide variety of data,
three pieces of data will be most useful in gaining a better understanding of the SCHIP
target population:
- Number of uninsured children: How many
children are uninsured? What are the numbers and how does this compare with other
estimates?
- Demographic characteristics of the uninsured
children: What does the population of uninsured children look like
demographically?
- Age.
- Race.
- Family structure.
- Parents’ education.
- Parents’ employment status.
- Where the children live.
- Insurance eligibility status: What
proportion of the uninsured population has been offered health insurance? And, what
proportion of that group accepted it and actually enrolled in a health insurance program?
(This is referred to as "the take-up rate.") Take-up rates can help State officials
gain a better understanding of the extent to which the uninsured population
includes individuals who have declined other coverage. There are two types of information
to consider related to this topic:
- How many uninsured individuals have had offers of private
insurance? What is the take-up rate among this group?
- How many are eligible for public insurance? What is the
take-up rate within this group and how many people actually have coverage?
Related
Questions
What led to this?
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talked about in this section?
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methodological issues are discussed?
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