Distribution of adults in the U.S. with epilepsy in 2015 and 2017, by insurance type

Active epilepsy was defined as adults who answered that a doctor or health professional had ever told them they had a seizure disorder or epilepsy and also reported taking medication, having had one or more seizures in the past year, or both. Inactive epilepsy was defined as adults who reported a history of epilepsy but were not taking medication for epilepsy and had not had a seizure in the past year. No epilepsy was defined as adults who answered no history of ever having been diagnosed with epilepsy or seizure disorder by a doctor or health professional.
* Other public included state sponsored or state and federal jointly sponsored children’s health insurance program and any type of military coverage with or without Medicare or other government programs.