Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine health insurance literacy levels and assess attitudes and perceptions about health insurance among young adults aged 18 – 24 years. Data for this quantitative descriptive research was collected using the Health Insurance Literacy Measurement (HILM) tool in addition to 15 developed survey items. The survey was distributed to 233 student Minnesota State University, Mankato students. Overall findings of this research indicated that among sample young adults, most of the participants had positive attitudes and perceptions towards health insurance, such viewing health insurance as something important to them and important to their health. Additionally, findings from the HILM tool indicated that participants lacked confidence when it came to choosing and using a health plan. However, findings also indicated that participants practiced behaviors that would enable them to choose and use the health plan that’s best for them.
Advisor
Judith Luebke
Committee Member
Joseph Visker
Committee Member
Mark Windschitl
Date of Degree
2016
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Health Science
College
Allied Health and Nursing
Recommended Citation
Yang, L. (2016). Young Adults’ Attitudes and Perceptions on Health Insurance and their Health Insurance Literacy Levels [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/617/
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