Eroding health insurance coverage led to health reform: Share of employed recent high school and college graduates with health insurance provided by their own employer, 1989–2012
| High school graduates | College graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989/01/01 | 23.5% | 60.7% |
| 1990/01/01 | 21.9% | 53.8% |
| 1991/01/01 | 18.7% | 56.2% |
| 1992/01/01 | 14.3% | 46.8% |
| 1993/01/01 | 14.7% | 48.4% |
| 1994/01/01 | 17.1% | 49.8% |
| 1995/01/01 | 17.4% | 51.5% |
| 1996/01/01 | 15.0% | 51.1% |
| 1997/01/01 | 16.8% | 48.0% |
| 1998/01/01 | 16.6% | 49.4% |
| 1999/01/01 | 18.0% | 49.4% |
| 2000/01/01 | 20.1% | 53.1% |
| 2001/01/01 | 18.5% | 49.2% |
| 2002/01/01 | 14.8% | 46.6% |
| 2003/01/01 | 13.4% | 41.0% |
| 2004/01/01 | 12.3% | 47.4% |
| 2005/01/01 | 11.8% | 44.8% |
| 2006/01/01 | 13.2% | 52.4% |
| 2007/01/01 | 12.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008/01/01 | 9.8% | 46.3% |
| 2009/01/01 | 8.6% | 40.5% |
| 2010/01/01 | 5.3% | 36.2% |
| 2011/01/01 | 7.1% | 31.1% |
| 2012/01/01 | 6.6% | 30.9% |
Note: Coverage is defined as being included in an employer-provided plan where the employer paid for at least some of the coverage. Data are for college graduates age 21–24 who do not have an advanced degree and are not enrolled in further schooling, and high school graduates age 17–20 who are not enrolled in further schooling. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
Reproduced from Figure O in The Class of 2014: The Weak Economy Is Idling Too Many Young Graduates
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) microdata, Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics [machine-readable microdata file]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau.
Reproduced from Figure O in The Class of 2014: The Weak Economy Is Idling Too Many Young Graduates by Heidi Shierholz, Alyssa Davis, and Will Kimball, Economic Policy Institute, 2014