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Low Income Uninsured Children by State


Tables

Baseline:

Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State: Three-Year Averages for 1993, 1994, and 1995.(Revised) (Numbers in Thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________ | AT OR BELOW | AT OR BELOW 200% OF POVERTY | Total children | 200% OF POVERTY | WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE | under 19 years,|______________________________|______________________________| all income levels | Standard Standard| Standard Standard| |Number error Pct. error |Number error Pct. error | _____________________|______________________________|______________________________| Alabama....... 1,215 | 597 51.0 49.3 3.0 | 154 26.3 12.7 2.0 | Alaska........ 191 | 60 5.7 31.9 2.5 | 11 2.4 5.3 1.2 | Arizona....... 1,206 | 621 50.6 51.4 2.9 | 190 28.1 15.7 2.1 | Arkansas...... 675 | 357 29.9 52.7 3.1 | 92 15.3 13.6 2.1 | California.... 9,537 | 4,793 150.5 50.3 1.2 | 1,281 80.1 13.4 0.8 | Colorado...... 1,013 | 344 37.4 34.2 3.0 | 72 17.1 7.0 1.6 | Connecticut... 849 | 283 35.7 33.4 3.5 | 53 15.3 6.2 1.8 | Delaware...... 178 | 69 7.8 38.5 3.5 | 13 3.4 7.3 1.8 | D.C........... 145 | 89 8.6 61.4 3.6 | 16 3.7 11.2 2.4 | Florida....... 3,730 | 1,823 80.9 48.9 1.6 | 444 40.2 11.9 1.0 | Georgia....... 2,004 | 881 76.3 43.9 2.9 | 214 37.6 10.7 1.8 | Hawaii........ 292 | 104 11.9 35.1 3.3 | 13 4.2 4.5 1.4 | Idaho......... 357 | 173 13.5 48.3 2.7 | 31 5.7 8.6 1.5 | Illinois...... 3,319 | 1,334 70.8 40.2 1.7 | 211 28.4 6.4 0.8 | Indiana....... 1,673 | 721 68.3 42.8 3.0 | 131 28.9 7.9 1.7 | Iowa.......... 827 | 312 30.4 37.7 2.9 | 67 14.2 8.1 1.6 | Kansas........ 738 | 326 29.3 44.2 3.0 | 60 12.3 8.1 1.6 | Kentucky...... 1,037 | 513 45.7 49.5 3.1 | 93 19.4 8.9 1.8 | Louisiana..... 1,304 | 747 59.3 57.2 3.0 | 194 29.9 14.9 2.1 | Maine......... 329 | 128 13.6 38.3 3.3 | 24 5.9 7.4 1.8 | Maryland...... 1,314 | 487 53.6 37.3 3.2 | 100 24.5 7.6 1.8 | Massachusetts. 1,515 | 474 33.4 31.3 1.8 | 69 12.7 4.5 0.8 | Michigan...... 2,766 | 1,093 58.3 39.5 1.7 | 156 22.2 5.6 0.8 | Minnesota..... 1,284 | 405 44.9 31.5 2.9 | 50 16.0 3.9 1.2 | Mississippi... 776 | 458 34.4 59.0 2.9 | 110 16.8 14.1 2.0 | Missouri...... 1,331 | 576 58.6 43.0 3.3 | 97 24.0 7.3 1.8 | Montana....... 240 | 104 9.4 43.3 3.0 | 24 4.5 10.1 1.8 | Nebraska...... 506 | 186 17.5 36.7 2.8 | 30 7.1 6.0 1.4 | Nevada........ 401 | 154 15.5 38.3 3.0 | 43 8.2 10.8 1.9 | New Hampshire. 304 | 86 11.8 28.4 3.3 | 20 5.7 6.6 1.8 | New Jersey.... 2,099 | 603 40.0 28.7 1.6 | 134 19.1 6.4 0.9 | New Mexico.... 549 | 306 22.3 55.3 2.7 | 117 13.8 21.2 2.2 | New York...... 4,915 | 2,216 84.6 45.1 1.3 | 399 36.5 8.1 0.7 | North Carolina 1,664 | 718 42.2 43.2 1.9 | 138 18.6 8.3 1.1 | North Dakota.. 183 | 67 6.6 36.6 2.8 | 10 2.6 5.7 1.4 | Ohio.......... 3,235 | 1,281 67.0 39.6 1.6 | 205 27.1 6.3 0.8 | Oklahoma...... 944 | 480 39.7 50.8 3.0 | 170 23.7 17.9 2.3 | Oregon........ 861 | 363 36.7 42.1 3.2 | 67 15.9 7.8 1.8 | Pennsylvania.. 3,164 | 1,198 66.0 37.9 1.7 | 200 27.1 6.3 0.8 | Rhode Island.. 245 | 93 11.1 38.0 3.6 | 19 5.1 7.8 2.0 | South Carolina 1,038 | 569 44.5 54.8 2.9 | 110 19.7 10.6 1.8 | South Dakota.. 228 | 102 8.2 44.6 2.7 | 17 3.3 7.6 1.4 | Tennessee..... 1,450 | 699 60.1 48.2 3.0 | 115 24.3 7.9 1.6 | Texas......... 5,754 | 2,956 119.3 51.4 1.5 | 1,031 71.6 17.9 1.1 | Utah.......... 721 | 287 22.6 39.8 2.5 | 46 9.1 6.4 1.2 | Vermont....... 166 | 63 7.0 38.1 3.3 | 7 2.3 4.4 1.4 | Virginia...... 1,714 | 628 59.4 36.9 2.8 | 118 25.7 6.9 1.4 | Washington.... 1,418 | 459 51.0 32.3 2.9 | 85 21.9 6.0 1.5 | West Virginia. 427 | 226 20.7 52.9 3.3 | 45 9.2 10.5 2.0 | Wisconsin..... 1,477 | 499 49.2 33.8 2.7 | 75 19.0 5.0 1.3 | Wyoming....... 149 | 56 6.0 37.8 3.2 | 15 3.1 9.9 2.0 | _____________________|______________________________|______________________________|

Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, March 1993, 1994, and 1995 Current Population Surveys.

Note: These figures have been revised--children covered by Indian Health Services and no other form of health insurance are considered uninsured. See also P60-202, Health Insurance Coverage: 1997, p. 7 (Technical Note). The above estimates of uninsured children match those printed in the Federal Register, vol. 64 no. 25, February 8, 1999, pp. 6106-6107. Respondents were first asked about Indian Health Services coverage for 1994 data (March 1995 CPS).

* Average of the three years' percentages: not average 'Number' divided by average 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