The finding marks a record low for the nation’s uninsured rate, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Here are four other survey findings.
1. In the first nine months of 2016, among adults aged 18 to 64, 12.3 percent were uninsured, 20.3 percent had public coverage and 69 percent had private coverage, survey data show.
2. Among adults aged 18 to 64, the percentage with private coverage through the health insurance marketplace or state-based exchanges has not changed significantly — from 4.9 percent (9.5 million) in the third quarter of 2015 to 4.8 percent (9.4 million) in Q3 of last year.
3. In the first nine months of 2016, among children up to age 17, 5 percent were uninsured, 43.4 percent had public coverage and 53.5 percent had private coverage, according to survey data.
4. In the first nine months of 2016, 39.1 percent of Americans under age 65 had private insurance and were enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, compared to 36.7 percent in 2015.
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