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Low Income Uninsured Children by State:
1995, 1996, and 1997
Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of
Poverty, by State: Three-Year Averages for 1995, 1996, and 1997.
(Numbers in Thousands)
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| AT OR BELOW |AT OR BELOW 200% OF POVERTY |
| 200% OF POVERTY | WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE |
Total children |_____________________________|____________________________|
under age 19, | Standard Standard| Standard Standard|
all income levels | Number error Pct. error |Number error Pct. error |
___________________________|_____________________________|____________________________|
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Alabama....... 1,181 | 565 49.1 47.8 3.0 | 125 23.0 10.6 1.9 |
Alaska........ 225 | 65 6.5 29.0 2.4 | 18 3.4 8.1 1.5 |
Arizona....... 1,385 | 746 55.5 53.7 2.7 | 282 34.3 20.3 2.2 |
Arkansas...... 774 | 439 33.2 56.7 2.8 | 130 18.0 16.7 2.1 |
California.... 9,591 | 4,608 154.1 48.1 1.2 | 1,216 81.1 12.7 0.8 |
Colorado...... 1,069 | 326 36.0 30.5 2.8 | 94 19.4 8.8 1.7 |
Connecticut... 916 | 291 35.4 31.7 3.2 | 58 15.8 6.4 1.7 |
Delaware...... 198 | 76 8.4 38.4 3.3 | 19 4.2 9.6 2.0 |
D.C........... 127 | 72 7.0 57.3 3.6 | 11 2.8 9.1 2.1 |
Florida....... 3,483 | 1,633 81.3 46.8 1.7 | 440 42.5 12.7 1.1 |
Georgia....... 2,107 | 976 75.6 46.2 2.7 | 249 38.1 11.8 1.7 |
Hawaii........ 315 | 134 14.2 42.4 3.4 | 13 4.4 4.1 1.4 |
Idaho......... 363 | 168 13.8 46.2 2.8 | 38 6.5 10.2 1.7 |
Illinois...... 3,437 | 1,319 74.2 38.4 1.7 | 221 30.3 6.4 0.8 |
Indiana....... 1,536 | 491 53.4 32.1 2.9 | 121 26.0 7.8 1.6 |
Iowa.......... 847 | 317 30.9 37.5 2.9 | 60 13.4 7.1 1.5 |
Kansas........ 754 | 290 28.4 38.4 2.9 | 53 12.0 7.0 1.5 |
Kentucky...... 1,051 | 476 43.1 45.3 3.0 | 113 21.1 10.7 1.9 |
Louisiana..... 1,210 | 638 50.8 52.6 2.9 | 189 27.8 15.6 2.1 |
Maine......... 292 | 114 13.3 39.1 3.6 | 29 6.7 9.9 2.2 |
Maryland...... 1,370 | 427 50.1 31.0 3.0 | 90 22.9 6.6 1.6 |
Massachusetts. 1,532 | 519 42.3 33.9 2.2 | 78 16.5 5.1 1.0 |
Michigan...... 2,746 | 979 61.9 35.6 1.8 | 142 23.5 5.2 0.8 |
Minnesota..... 1,409 | 461 46.6 32.7 2.7 | 53 15.9 3.7 1.1 |
Mississippi... 825 | 482 36.3 58.3 2.8 | 123 18.3 15.0 2.0 |
Missouri...... 1,407 | 536 55.9 38.0 3.1 | 113 25.7 8.0 1.7 |
Montana....... 254 | 129 10.5 50.6 2.9 | 34 5.4 13.2 2.0 |
Nebraska...... 487 | 182 18.1 37.3 2.9 | 23 6.4 4.6 1.3 |
Nevada........ 438 | 162 17.4 36.9 3.2 | 56 10.2 12.8 2.2 |
New Hampshire. 315 | 88 11.9 27.7 3.2 | 15 5.0 4.9 1.6 |
New Jersey.... 2,044 | 580 44.9 28.4 1.9 | 176 24.9 8.6 1.2 |
New Mexico.... 628 | 373 25.2 59.3 2.6 | 111 13.7 17.7 2.0 |
New York...... 5,009 | 2,268 91.4 45.3 1.4 | 474 42.3 9.5 0.8 |
North Carolina 1,812 | 758 54.8 41.9 2.3 | 200 28.3 10.9 1.5 |
North Dakota.. 182 | 65 6.6 35.8 2.9 | 15 3.2 8.2 1.7 |
Ohio.......... 3,166 | 1,169 70.8 36.9 1.8 | 203 29.7 6.4 0.9 |
Oklahoma...... 934 | 448 37.4 48.0 2.9 | 143 21.2 15.3 2.1 |
Oregon........ 861 | 355 36.1 41.3 3.2 | 79 17.2 9.2 1.9 |
Pennsylvania.. 3,127 | 1,149 68.0 36.7 1.7 | 172 26.5 5.5 0.8 |
Rhode Island.. 227 | 78 10.0 34.5 3.6 | 15 4.2 6.4 1.8 |
South Carolina 1,060 | 506 46.2 47.5 3.2 | 139 24.6 13.2 2.2 |
South Dakota.. 199 | 82 7.7 41.1 3.0 | 12 2.9 5.9 1.4 |
Tennessee..... 1,566 | 777 66.4 49.6 3.0 | 165 31.0 10.5 1.9 |
Texas......... 5,893 | 2,934 120.5 49.8 1.5 | 1,034 72.7 17.6 1.1 |
Utah.......... 724 | 272 22.2 37.5 2.4 | 51 9.7 7.1 1.3 |
Vermont....... 163 | 62 6.9 37.6 3.3 | 5 2.0 3.2 1.2 |
Virginia...... 1,637 | 634 62.9 38.9 3.0 | 108 26.3 6.7 1.6 |
Washington.... 1,562 | 546 58.6 35.0 3.0 | 99 25.2 6.4 1.6 |
West Virginia. 382 | 197 18.1 51.5 3.3 | 26 6.5 6.8 1.6 |
Wisconsin..... 1,496 | 477 50.0 31.7 2.8 | 54 16.6 3.5 1.1 |
Wyoming....... 147 | 62 5.6 42.3 2.9 | 14 2.7 9.8 1.8 |
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Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, March 1995, 1996, and 1997 Current Population
Surveys
Note: Percentages listed are averages over the three years' percentages, not the
percentage of the average numbers (calculated as 'Number' divided by 'Total
Children'). Results may differ slightly based on the method used.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 07, 2004
