Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, January - March 2008
"This release includes estimates for enrollment in high deductible health plans (HDHPs) and consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) that combine a HDHP with a health savings account, as well as estimates of participation in flexible spending account (FSA) arrangements for medical expenses.

From January - March 2008, 20.3% of persons under 65 years of age with private health insurance were enrolled in a HDHP, 5.3% were enrolled in a CDHP, and 17.2% were in a family with a FSA for medical expenses.

From January - March 2008, 42.6 million persons of all ages (14.3%) were uninsured at the time of the interview, 55.3 million (18.5%) had been uninsured for at least part of the year prior to the interview, and 31.2 million (10.5%) had been uninsured for more than a year at the time of the interview.

From January - March 2008, the percentage of children under the age of 18 years who were uninsured at the time of the interview was 8.5%

From January - March 2008, more than 66% of unemployed adults aged 18-64 years and more than 22% of employed adults in this age group had been uninsured for at least part of the past year. More than 40% of unemployed adults aged 18-64 years and more than 13% of employed adults in this age group had been uninsured for more than a year."