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Random Samplings Blog

Beyond the Farm: Rural Industry Workers in America

December 08, 2016

Rural America faces unique challenges and opportunities compared with urban America. However, the contributions of rural communities go far beyond the farm.

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Random Samplings Blog

Statisticians Join in on Fight Against Cancer

November 15, 2016

Last month was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many people may not realize the role Census Bureau statistics play in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).

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Facts for Features & Special Editions

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2016

November 02, 2016

To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the Census Bureau has compiled a list of statistics about this race group.

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Facts for Features & Special Editions

Mes de la herencia hispana del 2016

October 13, 2016

Esta información presenta una serie de estadísticas actualizadas que describe el estado demográfico de la población Latina en los Estados Unidos.

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Facts for Features & Special Editions

Hispanic Heritage Month 2016

October 12, 2016

This fact sheet presents a range of updated statistics describing the demographic state of the nation’s Latino population.

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Random Samplings Blog

Two Views of the Changes in Health Insurance Rates From 2008 to 2015

September 14, 2016

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing a tool to look at the history of health insurance coverage in the United States: an animated map showing changes in uninsured rates by state, going back to 2008.

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Random Samplings Blog

Another Look at Health Insurance Coverage Rates for Young Adults

September 13, 2016

In the last half decade, young adults (ages 19 to 25) gained health insurance coverage more than any other age group (Figure 1).

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Random Samplings Blog

Health Insurance Coverage Measurement in Two Surveys

September 08, 2016

Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing two important sources for health insurance statistics in the United States: the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey.

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Press Release

2015 Income, Poverty & Health Insurance & Supplemental Poverty Measure

September 06, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: On Sept. 13 at 10 a.m., the U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce findings from three reports.

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Press Release

Income, Poverty & Health Insurance Statistics and ACS Results

August 31, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: Release schedule for 2015 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics and the 2015 American Community Survey results.

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Random Samplings Blog

The Increasing Complexity of IT Occupations

August 16, 2016

Computers are all around us — from desktops at work and home to smartphones everywhere in between.

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Facts for Features & Special Editions

Labor Day 2016: Sept. 5

July 08, 2016

The first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City for a parade.

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Random Samplings Blog

Majority of Workers Take Health Insurance Offered by Their Employers

June 16, 2016

New statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show that in 2015, 78.8 percent of employees worked for an employer who offered insurance to any of its employees, 71.0 percent of workers were eligible to take offered coverage, and 54.3 percent took the coverage offered by their employers.

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Facts for Features & Special Editions

Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26

June 02, 2016

July 26, 1990: President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.

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Research Matters Blog

Validating Self-Reported Health Insurance Coverage: Preliminary Results on CPS and ACS

May 14, 2016

Many federal, state and private surveys include questions that measure health insurance coverage.

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Research Matters Blog

Medicaid Data Helps Improve Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

May 12, 2016

Medicaid enrollment figures are among the key data inputs for the Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) of the number of uninsured for all U.S. counties and states.

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Facts for Features & Special Editions

"Mother�s Day: May 8, 2016"

April 20, 2016

This fact sheet presents statistical information from the Census Bureau’s economic and demographic subject areas pertaining to Mother’s Day.

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Research Matters Blog

Evaluating 2013-2014 Trends in County-Level Health Insurance Coverage for Low-Income Working-Age Adults

April 02, 2016

In 2014, many major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act went into effect. One key provision of the Affordable Care Act was the option for states to expand their Medicaid eligibility to most working-age adults living at or below 138 percent of poverty.

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Research Matters Blog

Health Insurance Disparities are Closing Among Working-Age Adults

April 02, 2016

Between 2013 and 2014, the share of people without health insurance, or uninsured rate, decreased by 2.9 percentage points overall to 10.4 percent.

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Press Release

Health Care Leads in Employment in Most Congressional Districts

February 18, 2016

For the first time, congressional office staff and their constituents can analyze the business patterns of the nation’s 435 congressional districts.

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Press Release

2015 CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement Parallel Survey

February 02, 2016

The Census Bureau released the 2015 Parallel Survey Research File and a detailed health insurance table based on this file.

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Research Matters Blog

Is a Veteran With a Service-Connected Disability the Same as a Disabled Veteran?

January 20, 2016

The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) provides a variety of information critical to understanding the needs of America’s veterans.

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