| TABLE III.1 DISTRIBUTION OF ALL PRIVATELY INSURED, PUBLICLY INSURED, AND UNINSURED CHILDREN BY VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Privately Insured
(n=47.0 million) |
Publicly Insured
(n=18.8 million) |
Uninsured
(n=9.8 million) |
|
| (percentage of children within coverage category) | |||
| Age 0 to 1 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Age 1 to 5 | 26.8 | 35.0 | 26.5 |
| Age 6 to 12 | 39.5 | 36.9 | 38.4 |
| Age 13 to 17 | 29.2 | 20.8 | 28.4 |
| White | 76.3 | 42.9 | 49.4 |
| Black | 10.5 | 29.1 | 17.5 |
| Hispanic | 8.4 | 21.4 | 28.2 |
| Other | 4.8 | 6.5 | 4.9 |
| (percentage of children within race category) | |||
| White | 77.9 | 17.5 | 10.5 |
| Black | 44.1 | 48.7 | 15.3 |
| Hispanic | 38.3 | 39.0 | 26.8 |
| Other | 62.4 | 33.8 | 13.3 |
| (percentage of children within coverage category) | |||
| Noncitizens | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Single-parent families | 20 | 56 | 38 |
| Families with incomes below 200% of poverty | 25 | 79 | 70 |
| At least one parent employed | 98 | 68 | 89 |
| At least one parent employed full-time, full-year | 88 | 38 | 64 |
| At least one uninsured parent | - | - | 80 |
| At least one parent with employment-based insurance | 92 | - | 16 |
| At least one parent with a college degree | 32 | 8 | 11 |
| Source: Fronstin (1996); Fronstin (1997a). | |||