Health Insurance

Current Population Survey (CPS)

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Table HI08. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of coverage by Selected Characteristics for Children Under 18: 2010

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

			Covered by private or government health insurance
				Private health insurance			Government health insurance
	Total persons	Not covered	Total	Total	Group health	Direct-purchase	Total	Medicaid	Medicare	Champus
ALL CHILDREN
Total	74,916	7,307	67,609	44,620	41,083	4,291	28,385	26,067	602	2,461
Age
Under 3 years	12,538	1,186	11,352	6,553	6,142	560	5,662	5,190	100	507
3 to 5 years	13,017	1,128	11,889	7,313	6,809	698	5,525	5,093	133	445
6 to 11 years	24,701	2,301	22,400	14,825	13,919	1,377	9,362	8,694	182	715
12 to 17 years	24,660	2,692	21,968	15,929	14,212	1,657	7,836	7,090	186	793
Race or Hispanic Origin
All Races	74,916	7,307	67,609	44,620	41,083	4,291	28,385	26,067	602	2,461
White alone or in combination	59,197	5,632	53,565	37,200	34,268	3,504	20,531	18,659	463	1,954
White alone (1)	56,525	5,448	51,077	35,696	32,898	3,380	19,286	17,542	452	1,797
White alone, not Hispanic	40,713	2,802	37,912	29,778	27,366	2,947	11,169	9,762	218	1,519
Black alone or in combination	12,707	1,334	11,373	5,313	4,896	514	7,163	6,748	120	491
Black alone (2)	11,211	1,229	9,982	4,646	4,292	453	6,299	5,964	112	398
Asian alone or in combination	4,022	332	3,690	2,804	2,564	310	1,116	1,007	18	121
Asian alone (3)	3,305	295	3,009	2,250	2,048	272	922	855	14	63
Hispanic (any race)	17,538	2,862	14,676	6,606	6,185	488	9,074	8,671	256	335
Region
Northeast	12,362	911	11,452	8,167	7,696	696	4,132	4,017	78	113
Midwest	15,915	1,116	14,799	10,465	9,690	959	5,606	5,300	142	323
South	28,272	3,320	24,952	15,420	14,242	1,372	11,564	10,293	197	1,413
West	18,367	1,960	16,407	10,569	9,455	1,264	7,083	6,457	184	612
Nativity
Native	72,373	6,556	65,817	43,567	40,134	4,175	27,539	25,250	589	2,438
Foreign-born	2,543	750	1,792	1,053	949	116	846	817	13	23
Naturalized citizen	549	65	484	337	315	26	174	162	2	10
Not a citizen	1,993	685	1,308	715	633	89	672	654	11	14
Family Status
In families	73,415	7,052	66,363	44,077	40,618	4,249	27,528	25,242	582	2,422
Family type
Married couple families	50,271	4,186	46,085	35,217	32,810	3,423	14,505	12,616	290	2,029
Male householder, no spouse present	4,613	772	3,840	2,065	1,843	189	2,038	1,928	97	102
Female householder, no spouse present	18,531	2,094	16,438	6,796	5,965	636	10,985	10,697	195	291
Family income
Less than $25,000	16,881	2,489	14,393	2,869	2,346	438	12,431	12,113	276	349
25,000-$49,999	16,295	2,217	14,078	7,397	6,622	792	8,107	7,550	181	554
50,000-$74,999	12,758	1,192	11,566	9,300	8,570	884	3,449	2,955	59	556
75,000 or more	27,481	1,155	26,326	24,510	23,081	2,134	3,541	2,624	66	963
Family Reference Person - Work Experience
Worked during year	55,851	4,761	51,090	37,669	34,930	3,512	17,606	15,912	323	1,713
Full time	45,864	3,795	42,070	32,649	30,502	2,812	12,850	11,455	231	1,418
Part time	9,987	967	9,020	5,020	4,428	700	4,756	4,457	91	296
Did not work	17,564	2,291	15,273	6,409	5,688	736	9,922	9,329	259	708
Number of Family Workers Age 18-64
None	7,045	987	6,058	1,146	857	224	5,214	5,032	142	219
One	31,875	3,515	28,359	16,666	15,084	1,667	14,252	13,185	309	1,117
Two or more	34,495	2,550	31,945	26,265	24,676	2,358	8,062	7,025	130	1,085
In unrelated sub-families	922	155	767	360	328	16	485	460	8	29
Unrelated individuals	579	99	480	183	137	26	371	365	12	10

 

			Covered by private or government health insurance
				Private health insurance			Government health insurance
	Total persons	Not covered	Total	Total	Group health	Direct-purchase	Total	Medicaid	Medicare	Champus
ALL CHILDREN
Total	100.0	9.8	90.2	59.6	54.8	5.7	37.9	34.8	0.8	3.3
Age
Under 3 years	100.0	9.5	90.5	52.3	49.0	4.5	45.2	41.4	0.8	4.0
3 to 5 years	100.0	8.7	91.3	56.2	52.3	5.4	42.4	39.1	1.0	3.4
6 to 11 years	100.0	9.3	90.7	60.0	56.4	5.6	37.9	35.2	0.7	2.9
12 to 17 years	100.0	10.9	89.1	64.6	57.6	6.7	31.8	28.7	0.8	3.2
Race or Hispanic Origin
All Races	100.0	9.8	90.2	59.6	54.8	5.7	37.9	34.8	0.8	3.3
White alone or in combination	100.0	9.5	90.5	62.8	57.9	5.9	34.7	31.5	0.8	3.3
White alone (1)	100.0	9.6	90.4	63.2	58.2	6.0	34.1	31.0	0.8	3.2
White alone, not Hispanic	100.0	6.9	93.1	73.1	67.2	7.2	27.4	24.0	0.5	3.7
Black alone or in combination	100.0	10.5	89.5	41.8	38.5	4.0	56.4	53.1	0.9	3.9
Black alone (2)	100.0	11.0	89.0	41.4	38.3	4.0	56.2	53.2	1.0	3.6
Asian alone or in combination	100.0	8.2	91.8	69.7	63.7	7.7	27.7	25.0	0.4	3.0
Asian alone (3)	100.0	8.9	91.1	68.1	62.0	8.2	27.9	25.9	0.4	1.9
Hispanic (any race)	100.0	16.3	83.7	37.7	35.3	2.8	51.7	49.4	1.5	1.9
Region
Northeast	100.0	7.4	92.6	66.1	62.3	5.6	33.4	32.5	0.6	0.9
Midwest	100.0	7.0	93.0	65.8	60.9	6.0	35.2	33.3	0.9	2.0
South	100.0	11.7	88.3	54.5	50.4	4.9	40.9	36.4	0.7	5.0
West	100.0	10.7	89.3	57.5	51.5	6.9	38.6	35.2	1.0	3.3
Nativity
Native	100.0	9.1	90.9	60.2	55.5	5.8	38.1	34.9	0.8	3.4
Foreign-born	100.0	29.5	70.5	41.4	37.3	4.5	33.3	32.1	0.5	0.9
Naturalized citizen	100.0	11.9	88.1	61.4	57.4	4.8	31.7	29.6	0.4	1.8
Not a citizen	100.0	34.4	65.6	35.9	31.8	4.5	33.7	32.8	0.5	0.7
Family Status
In families	100.0	9.6	90.4	60.0	55.3	5.8	37.5	34.4	0.8	3.3
Family type
Married couple families	100.0	8.3	91.7	70.1	65.3	6.8	28.9	25.1	0.6	4.0
Male householder, no spouse present	100.0	16.7	83.3	44.8	40.0	4.1	44.2	41.8	2.1	2.2
Female householder, no spouse present	100.0	11.3	88.7	36.7	32.2	3.4	59.3	57.7	1.0	1.6
Family income
Less than $25,000	100.0	14.7	85.3	17.0	13.9	2.6	73.6	71.8	1.6	2.1
25,000-$49,999	100.0	13.6	86.4	45.4	40.6	4.9	49.8	46.3	1.1	3.4
50,000-$74,999	100.0	9.3	90.7	72.9	67.2	6.9	27.0	23.2	0.5	4.4
75,000 or more	100.0	4.2	95.8	89.2	84.0	7.8	12.9	9.5	0.2	3.5
Family Reference Person - Work Experience
Worked during year	100.0	8.5	91.5	67.4	62.5	6.3	31.5	28.5	0.6	3.1
Full time	100.0	8.3	91.7	71.2	66.5	6.1	28.0	25.0	0.5	3.1
Part time	100.0	9.7	90.3	50.3	44.3	7.0	47.6	44.6	0.9	3.0
Did not work	100.0	13.0	87.0	36.5	32.4	4.2	56.5	53.1	1.5	4.0
Number of Family Workers Age 18-64
None	100.0	14.0	86.0	16.3	12.2	3.2	74.0	71.4	2.0	3.1
One	100.0	11.0	89.0	52.3	47.3	5.2	44.7	41.4	1.0	3.5
Two or more	100.0	7.4	92.6	76.1	71.5	6.8	23.4	20.4	0.4	3.1
In unrelated sub-families	100.0	16.8	83.2	39.0	35.6	1.8	52.6	49.9	0.9	3.2
Unrelated individuals	100.0	17.1	82.9	31.6	23.6	4.5	64.1	63.1	2.1	1.8

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