Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics by Insurance Status for Middle-Income Child/Parent Pairs: Differences Between 2003 and 2008 (Cross-Sectional)
| Child and Parent Insured 200% to <400% FPL |
Child and Parent Private Insurance 200% to <400% FPL |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (%) | 2008 (%) | 2003 (%) | 2008 (%) | |
| Child age, in years | ||||
| 0–4 | 24.7 | 27.1 | 24.9 | 26.7 |
| 5–9 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 26.7 | 27.7 |
| 10–13 | 25.4 | 22.0 | 25.4 | 22.5 |
| 14–17 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 |
| Parent age, in years | * | * | ||
| < 24 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| 25–44 | 82.0 | 78.4 | 83.1 | 79.2 |
| 45+ | 14.7 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 19.2 |
| Child race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 69.0 | 67.5 | 72.4 | 70.7 |
| Hispanic, any race | 12.6 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| Non-white, non-Hispanic | 18.4 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 16.9 |
| Parent race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 67.5 | 67.1 | 70.7 | 69.9 |
| Hispanic, any race | 14.3 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| Non-white, non-Hispanic | 18.2 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 16.6 |
| Family composition | ||||
| One parent in household | 18.5 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 14.3 |
| Two parents in household | 81.5 | 83.4 | 84.2 | 85.7 |
| Parent employment | ||||
| Employed | 98.3 | 98.0 | # | # |
| Not employed | 1.7 | 2.0 | # | # |
| Parent education | * | * | ||
| ≥ 12 years | 95.0 | 97.1 | 96.4 | 97.9 |
| < 12 years | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| Geographic residence | ||||
| Northeast | 17.2 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 16.2 |
| Midwest | 27.5 | 24.4 | 28.5 | 25.5 |
| South | 32.6 | 37.7 | 31.1 | 38.6 |
| West | 22.8 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 19.7 |
| Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) | ||||
| MSA | 80.7 | 81.7 | 80.8 | 81.7 |
| Non-MSA | 19.3 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 18.3 |
| Child usual source of care (USC) status | ||||
| Yes USC | 93.7 | 91.7 | 94.0 | 91.3 |
| No USC | 6.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 8.7 |
| Parent USC status | ||||
| Yes USC | 88.7 | 88.4 | 89.4 | 89.3 |
| No USC | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Child health status | ||||
| Excellent/very good/good | 98.5 | 98.1 | # | # |
| Fair/poor | 1.5 | 1.9 | # | # |
| Child has special health care needs | ||||
| Yes | 18.8 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 19.0 |
| No | 81.2 | 80.5 | 82.4 | 81.0 |
FPL—Federal Poverty Level
P≤0.05;
Cell sizes <30, estimates not reliable
Race/ethnicity variables were created by combining the race and ethnicity variables.
Family composition refers to whether the child could be linked to one parent or two parents residing in the same family (it does not account for biological relationships between parent and child or the marriage status between the two parents).
Geographic information included four regional categories in the MEPS-HC, which are based on US census regions.
MSA designated place of residence as either an urban or a non-urban area.
USC was defined as whether there was a particular doctor’s office, clinic, health center, or other place that the individual usually goes to when sick or needing advice about health.
The special health care needs identifies children with activity limitations or who need or use more health care or other services than is usual for most children of the same age group.