Table 1.
Demographic and Household Characteristics of Children From the National Survey of Children’s Healtha
| Unweighted No. (Weighted %)b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Uninsured (n = 8125) |
Medicaid (n = 11853) |
CHIP (n = 9554) |
Private Insurance (n = 51123) |
| Age, y | ||||
| ≤5 | 2143 (27.6) | 5602 (53.8) | 2731 (27.0) | 15 811 (31.5) |
| 6–11 | 2598 (32.8) | 3197 (24.0) | 3529 (38.2) | 16 239 (33.1) |
| 12–17 | 3384 (39.6) | 3054 (22.2) | 3294 (34.7) | 19 073 (35.4) |
| Female sex | 3856 (46.2) | 5893 (50.0) | 4622 (49.1) | 24 924 (49.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 4589 (44.1) | 5592 (44.0) | 5089 (39.6) | 37 348 (65.7) |
| Black | 644 (13.6) | 2098 (21.3) | 1606 (19.7) | 3884 (11.0) |
| Hispanic | 2136 (36.4) | 2628 (25.1) | 2051 (33.0) | 5483 (15.1) |
| Other | 756 (5.9) | 1535 (9.6) | 808 (7.7) | 4408 (8.2) |
| Special heath care needs | 824 (9.8) | 2139 (17.0) | 1967 (17.5) | 7399 (14.3) |
| Household educational levelc | ||||
| Less than high school | 890 (13.9) | 1244 (12.9) | 894 (13.6) | 1292 (3.5) |
| High school | 2484 (36.2) | 4012 (38.5) | 3058 (38.4) | 9862 (24.3) |
| More than high school | 4751 (49.9) | 6597 (48.6) | 5602 (47.9) | 39 969 (72.2) |
| Household income | ||||
| >100% to 150% of FPL | 2615 (38.3) | 8407 (77.7) | 3516 (39.0) | 6697 (15.9) |
| >150% to 200% of FPL | 2390 (29.2) | 2757 (19.0) | 4404 (43.9) | 11 702 (24.2) |
| >200% to 300% of FPL | 3120 (32.5) | 689 (3.3) | 1634 (17.1) | 32724 (59.8) |
| Family structure | ||||
| Two parent-biological or adopted | 5206 (63.3) | 5917 (51.9) | 4689 (52.5) | 36 263 (69.8) |
| Two parent-stepparent | 745 (10.2) | 1000 (9.1) | 981 (10.7) | 4106 (9.4) |
| Single mother-no father present | 1584 (20.2) | 3809 (31.3) | 2802 (27.4) | 8482 (16.4) |
| Other | 590 (6.3) | 1127 (7.7) | 1082 (9.3) | 2272 (4.4) |
| Resides in an MSAd | 5265 (80.2) | 7822 (74.7) | 6536 (83.1) | 34111 (78.5) |
Abbreviations: CHIP, Children’s Health Insurance Program; FPL, federal poverty level; MSA, metropolitan statistical area.
a
Includes all children surveyed in the National Surveys of Children’s Health in 2003, 2007, and 2011–2012 for whom insurance type could be reliably classified and who were eligible for the study (ie, between 100% and 300% of the FPL and did not have functional limitations).
b
Percentages are weighted to represent the population of noninstitutionalized children 17 years and younger in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
c
Highest educational level achieved by any member of the household.
d
Measure of urbanicity.