VERTICAL BAR CHART: Health Insurance Coverage Among
Children Under Age 18, by Race/Ethnicity and Type of Coverage:*
2004
(Percent)
Private Coverage
Total: 65.6; Non-Hispanic White: 77.3; Black: 48.0; Hispanic:
42.9
Public Coverage
Total: 29.7; Non-Hispanic White: 21.0; Black: 48.0; Hispanic:
42.0
No Coverage
Total: 13.0; Non-Hispanic White: 7.6; Black: 11.2; Hispanic:
21.1
*Totals equal more than 100 percent because children may
have more than one source of coverage.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Demographic Survey,
March Supplement, 2004.
VERTICAL BAR CHART: Health Insurance Coverage Among
Children Under Age 18, by Poverty Level and Type of Coverage:*
2004
(Percent)
Private Coverage
Less than 100% Federal Poverty Level (FPL)**: 20.2; 100-149%
FPL: 38.7; 150-199% FPL: 56.9; 200% or More FPL: 85.7
Public Coverage
Less than 100% Federal Poverty Level (FPL): 66.8; 100-149%
FPL: 53.7; 150-199% FPL: 35.9; 200% or More FPL: 13.1
No Coverage
Less than 100% Federal Poverty Level (FPL): 19.4; 100-149%
FPL: 16.3; 150-199% FPL: 16.2; 200% or More FPL: 6.9
*Totals equal more than 100 percent because children may
have more than one source of coverage. **Federal poverty
level was equal to $18,850 for a family of four in 2004.
Source: Fronstin P. Sources of health insurance and
characteristics of the uninsured: analysis of the March
2005 Current Population Survey. EBRI Issue Brief No. 287;
2005 Nov.
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