Introduction of Analyzing Data Problems

            Databases refer to organized and structured quantitative data regarding a specific topic. Databases provide different information about social issues and the census. Publically available databases are accessible for all citizens of the United States. The Census Bureau Database is a government database that provides information about the health, age, employment, health insurance, and organizational expenditure. In the present work, the Census Bureau Database is used as a government database to collect information about health insurance coverage in the United States. Present work is consist of data analysis to answer the proposed research question about health insurance coverage and historical statistics (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT).   

Census Bureau Database of Analyzing Data Problems

               Census Bureau Database is established with the mission to serve the US nation with quality data about people and the economy. Census Bureau Database provide quantitative datasets about health, health insurance, employment, age and sexual orientation, geography, Hispanic origin, facilities and living arrangements, the annual survey of manufacturers, and population census. Basically, the main purpose of Census Bureau Database services is to provide a realistic glance, current facts, and figures about the Life of American People, economy and place.    

Health Insurance Coverage Data Set Analysis of Data Problems

             In this section, we will analyze collected data from the Census Bureau Database about health insurance in the United States. The data set type is quantitative and fact-based. US Census Bureau collected information in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 to provide a clear overview of the insurance coverage regarding health care in the United States. American Community Survey and Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements are the two major types of surveys that study health insurance coverage in the United States (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT). 

             The research question to be studied related to this database is “How health insurance coverage is changing with the passage of time”? Information collected in a table form is analyzed to find an answer for this research question. In accordance to the data presented by the Census Bureau Database, total percentage of people having health insurance coverage in the United States was more than 91% in 2017 (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT).

           However, health insurance coverage dataset also provides information about discrimination on the basis of race in providing health insurance coverage for all kind of diseases and problems. Dataset of 2016 also represents that uninsured rate does not statistically show changes regarding any specific group of the race like Hispanic or any other race group (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT). While in 2017, non-Hispanic whites and races presented the lowest uninsured rate among Hispanic groups and races. According to the data set the overall trend of health insurance coverage is not all the same from the last five years. Collected quantitative survey based data shows that total increase in the health insurance coverage recorded by the survey reports is more than 2.3 million dollars in a fiscal year (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT). In 2017, only 8.8% population of the United States was not given health insurance coverage.    

           The following table shows the dataset analysis of health insurance coverage in the United States during 2016 and 2017 (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT). 

Health insurance coverage is different in several geographical areas of the United States. Moreover, data also suggested that health insurance coverage is decreasing in three main states of the United States while in 14 states the total percentage of health insurance coverage is increasing on a continuous basis. The graph (presented in Appendix figure 2) shows the statistics for 2017 and 2016 to project health insurance coverage (BERCHICK, HOOD and BARNETT).

Conclusion on Analyzing Data Problems

          The whole discussion concludes that the Census Bureau Database covers the quantitative type of data set for health insurance coverage. Information collected from health insurance coverage dataset support to answer the research question. Summarizing the research findings we can say that the health insurance coverage trend is increasing in the United States with the passage of time. In the past, health insurance coverage percentages were less than the coverage of present times. Graphs and tables also suggested that health insurance coverage is different in various demographic and geographic segments. Some states and areas highly focused on the increase in health insurance coverage. Somehow, race-based inequality is also presented by the research findings.    

Appendix

Figure 1 Percentage point change: 2013 to 2017

Source: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2018/demo/p60-264/figure1.pdf

Figure 2 Health Insurance Coverage

Source: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2018/demo/p60-264/Unins_25metroareas.pdf

References of Analyzing Data Problems

BERCHICK, EDWARD R., EMILY HOOD and JESSICA C. BARNETT. Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2017. 2018. <https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2018/demo/p60-264.html>.