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Persons without Health Insurance
| Value: |
11.7 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD State Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Access to Health Services
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people who do not have any type of health insurance coverage. |
| Why this is important: Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat. Many small businesses are unable to offer health insurance to employees due to rising health insurance premiums. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to decrease the proportion of people without health insurance to 0%. |
| Technical Note: The regional value is compared to the Maryland state value. |
| Source: American Community Survey |
| URL of Source: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ |
| URL of Data: http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Persons without Health Insurance by Age
percent
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Persons without Health Insurance
| Value: |
11.7 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Access to Health Services
|
|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people who do not have any type of health insurance coverage. |
| Why this is important: Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat. Many small businesses are unable to offer health insurance to employees due to rising health insurance premiums. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to decrease the proportion of people without health insurance to 0%. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: American Community Survey |
| URL of Source: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ |
| URL of Data: http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Persons without Health Insurance by Age
percent
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Persons without Health Insurance
| Value: |
11.7 percent |
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Maryland SHIP (Imputed):
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6.4 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Maryland State Health Improvement Process 2014 Target (Imputed) |
| Categories: |
Health / Access to Health Services
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|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people who do not have any type of health insurance coverage. |
| Why this is important: Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat. Many small businesses are unable to offer health insurance to employees due to rising health insurance premiums. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to decrease the proportion of people without health insurance to 0%.About This Target: This target is based on the Maryland SHIP 2014 of 93.6% for the percent of persons with health insurance objective (#36). This Healthy Montgomery measure is the converse of that objective (the percent of persons WITHOUT health insurance). |
| Source: American Community Survey |
| URL of Source: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ |
| URL of Data: http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |
| Maintained By: Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Persons without Health Insurance by Age
percent
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|
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Persons without Health Insurance
| Value: |
11.7 percent |
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Healthy People 2020 Target:
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0 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Healthy People 2020 Target |
| Categories: |
Health / Access to Health Services
|
|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people who do not have any type of health insurance coverage. |
| Why this is important: Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat. Many small businesses are unable to offer health insurance to employees due to rising health insurance premiums. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to decrease the proportion of people without health insurance to 0%. |
| Source: American Community Survey |
| URL of Source: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ |
| URL of Data: http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Persons without Health Insurance by Age
percent
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