State Survey Resource
To maintain State Health Compare (SHC) as a relevant and current resource for data users, SHADAC regularly evaluates our collection of SHC measures to ensure they inform current health care and health policy discussions.
On November 8, 2024, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage from the
Survey Data Season Essentials: ACS vs CPS: What Is the Difference Between These Two Federal Surveys?
In this blog, we will discuss the similarities and differences between two of the biggest federal survey resources available: the ACS and the CPS ASEC.
The U.S. Census Bureau released 2023 health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) yesterday, September 12, 2024. These estimates include both national- and state-level information about health insurance coverage by type, as well by certain demographic categories.
Each year, SHADAC uses data released from the American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's data.census.gov tool to produce estimates of uninsurance at the state and county level.
Over the past five years, the makeup of the health insurance coverage marketplace in the United States has changed considerably due in large part to the COVID-19 related public health emergency (PHE) and its effects, both immediate and delayed. The arrival of the coronavirus caused an unprecedented… Read more
Each year, SHADAC covers the data releases of multiple federal surveys from a variety of agencies, beginning with the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in June continuing through the release of American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS) data products in September… Read more
This report describes the Minnesota Health Access Survey (MNHA) data collection process and methodology, emphasizing the most recent administration of the survey completed in 2021. The 2021 MNHA represents the first time using a single address based (ABS) frame.
Authors: Jeremy Duval, Natalie Mac Arthur, Kathleen Call