HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE
(In Thousands)
Nebraska - 1987 to 2007
		Covered			Private			Government
Year	Total Population	Number	Percent of Population		Number	Percent of Population		Medicaid	Medicare	Military
1987	1,614	1,459	90.4%		1,332	82.5%		95	219	87
1988	1,600	1,439	89.9%		1,279	79.9%		101	237	96
1989	1,602	1,440	89.9%		1,275	79.6%		102	210	92
1990	1,617	1,479	91.5%		1,333	82.4%		92	211	85
1991	1,664	1,527	91.8%		1,365	82.0%		99	216	110
1992	1,608	1,457	90.6%		1,279	79.5%		126	193	88
1993	1,644	1,449	88.1%		1,271	77.3%		129	220	100
1994	1,649	1,472	89.3%		1,314	79.7%		96	177	120
1995	1,653	1,504	91.0%		1,297	78.5%		134	224	103
1996	1,673	1,483	88.6%		1,273	76.1%		151	236	70
1997	1,662	1,482	89.2%		1,290	77.6%		156	242	67
1998	1,716	1,561	91.0%		1,368	79.7%		162	220	103
1999	1,659	1,492	89.2%		1,309	78.9%		125	213	100
2000	1,589	1,430	90.0%		1,224	77.0%		129	214	114
2001	1,683	1,523	90.5%		1,313	78.0%		151	222	109
2002	1,704	1,530	89.8%		1,312	77.0%		167	237	69
2003	1,727	1,532	88.7%		1,316	76.2%		152	216	83
2004	1,728	1,531	88.6%		1,308	75.7%		182	230	81
2005	1,766	1,558	88.2%		1,320	74.7%		178	240	104
2006	1,767	1,549	87.7%		1,326	75.0%		152	235	117
2007	1,753	1,552	88.5%		1,305	74.4%		165	213	83
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, 2009
Last Updated:		04/21/09
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov