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---
language:
- en
pretty_name: 'Medicaid coverage among persons under age 65, by selected characteristics:
United States'
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- age
- divorce
- medicaid
- poverty
- sex
---
# Medicaid coverage among persons under age 65, by selected characteristics: United States
## Description
Data on Medicaid coverage among persons under age 65 by selected population characteristics. Please refer to the PDF or Excel version of this table in the HUS 2019 Data Finder (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm) for critical information about measures, definitions, and changes over time.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, health insurance supplements (1984, 1989, 1994-1996). Starting with 1997, data are from the family core and the sample adult questionnaires. Data for level of difficulty are from the 2010 Quality of Life, 2011-2017 Functioning and Disability, and 2018 Sample Adult questionnaires. For more information on the National Health Interview Survey, see the corresponding Appendix entry at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus19-appendix-508.pdf.
## Dataset Details
- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Temporal Coverage**: 1984-01-01/2019-12-31
- **Geographic Coverage**: United States
- **Last Modified**: 2025-04-21
- **Contact**: National Center for Health Statistics ([email protected])
## Source
Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus
## Usage
You can load this dataset using:
```python
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/medicaid-coverage-among-persons-under-age-65-by-se')
```
## License
This dataset is licensed under https://www.usa.gov/government-works