The vast majority of young uninsured U.S. adults think it’s important for them to have health insurance, according to a new report released Friday.
Only 22 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 said they didn’t need health insurance, the analysis funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found. But 35 percent said that health insurance is not worth the cost, suggesting the expense is one of the main reasons that young people go uninsured.
The White House is focusing much of its Obamacare outreach on young uninsured adults, who need to sign up for coverage for the law’s finances to work. The administration has set a goal of enrolling 2.7 million young, healthy adults in 2014.
The analysis is based on 2008-2010 federal surveys. Its conclusions are primarily drawn from the responses of 18,000 uninsured Americans, ages 18 to 64. A full methodology is available in the report.
