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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)

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Model-based Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for Counties and States

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program produces timely estimates for all counties and states by detailed demographic and income groups. The SAHIE program produces single-year estimates of health insurance coverage for every county in the U.S. The estimates are model-based and consistent with the American Community Survey (ACS). They are based on an "area-level" model that uses survey estimates for domains of interest, rather than individual responses. The estimates are "enhanced" with administrative data, within a Hierarchical Bayesian framework.

SAHIE data can be used to analyze geographic variation in health insurance coverage, as well as disparities in coverage by race/ethnicity, sex, age and income levels that reflect thresholds for state and federal assistance programs. Because consistent estimates are available from 2008 to 2013, SAHIE reflects annual changes over time.

Latest Release

The 2013 County and State Health Insurance Estimates by Demographic and Income Characteristics were released in March 2015.


Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Small Area Health Insurance Estimates |  Last Revised: March 17, 2015