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Low Income Uninsured Children by State:
1994, 1995, and 1996
Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent
of Poverty, by State: Three-Year Averages for 1994, 1995, and 1996.
(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....... 1,221 | 576 50.2 47.1 3.0 | 145 25.1 11.9 1.9 |
Alaska........ 215 | 63 6.2 29.4 2.4 | 12 2.7 5.3 1.2 |
Arizona....... 1,341 | 714 53.9 53.1 2.8 | 239 31.1 17.6 2.1 |
Arkansas...... 716 | 380 31.0 52.8 3.0 | 98 15.7 13.7 2.0 |
California.... 9,464 | 4,674 152.7 49.4 1.2 | 1,259 80.9 13.3 0.8 |
Colorado...... 1,064 | 341 36.9 32.0 2.9 | 92 19.1 8.6 1.7 |
Connecticut... 883 | 303 36.4 34.2 3.4 | 55 15.6 6.2 1.7 |
Delaware...... 182 | 70 8.1 38.5 3.5 | 15 3.7 8.1 1.9 |
D.C........... 139 | 79 7.7 57.4 3.6 | 12 3.0 8.9 2.1 |
Florida....... 3,627 | 1,735 82.1 47.8 1.7 | 421 40.8 11.6 1.1 |
Georgia....... 2,070 | 927 75.8 44.8 2.7 | 215 36.8 10.4 1.7 |
Hawaii........ 297 | 120 13.3 39.8 3.4 | 14 4.5 4.5 1.5 |
Idaho......... 347 | 163 13.4 47.0 2.8 | 31 5.8 8.9 1.6 |
Illinois...... 3,365 | 1,317 72.7 39.2 1.7 | 196 28.1 5.8 0.8 |
Indiana....... 1,595 | 618 61.2 38.2 3.0 | 121 27.5 7.6 1.7 |
Iowa.......... 849 | 312 30.7 36.7 2.9 | 71 14.6 8.4 1.7 |
Kansas........ 748 | 323 29.6 43.2 3.0 | 52 12.0 6.9 1.5 |
Kentucky...... 1,056 | 511 45.1 48.4 3.1 | 116 21.5 11.0 1.9 |
Louisiana..... 1,273 | 708 55.3 55.6 2.9 | 180 27.8 14.2 2.1 |
Maine......... 296 | 107 12.8 36.1 3.5 | 27 6.5 9.0 2.1 |
Maryland...... 1,384 | 475 52.8 34.4 3.1 | 101 24.6 7.3 1.7 |
Massachusetts. 1,555 | 495 38.9 31.8 2.0 | 75 15.2 4.8 0.9 |
Michigan...... 2,749 | 1,029 60.5 37.5 1.8 | 142 22.7 5.1 0.8 |
Minnesota..... 1,353 | 441 46.2 32.6 2.8 | 60 16.7 4.5 1.2 |
Mississippi... 806 | 481 36.0 59.6 2.9 | 114 17.6 14.1 2.0 |
Missouri...... 1,346 | 525 55.4 39.1 3.3 | 104 24.8 7.7 1.8 |
Montana....... 247 | 120 10.1 48.1 2.9 | 19 4.1 7.9 1.6 |
Nebraska...... 497 | 183 17.8 36.9 2.9 | 28 6.8 5.5 1.3 |
Nevada........ 418 | 161 16.6 38.5 3.1 | 45 8.9 10.8 2.0 |
New Hampshire. 298 | 82 11.5 27.8 3.3 | 18 5.1 6.0 1.7 |
New Jersey.... 2,063 | 577 42.2 28.0 1.8 | 159 22.5 7.7 1.1 |
New Mexico.... 598 | 358 24.5 59.6 2.6 | 109 13.6 18.4 2.1 |
New York...... 5,008 | 2,268 89.1 45.3 1.3 | 441 39.7 8.8 0.8 |
North Carolina 1,736 | 729 49.1 42.1 2.2 | 163 23.4 9.3 1.3 |
North Dakota.. 182 | 64 6.5 35.0 2.9 | 10 2.5 5.3 1.3 |
Ohio.......... 3,192 | 1,238 69.4 38.7 1.7 | 210 28.9 6.6 0.9 |
Oklahoma...... 924 | 461 38.4 49.8 3.0 | 142 21.3 15.3 2.1 |
Oregon........ 865 | 375 37.1 43.4 3.3 | 82 17.2 9.5 1.9 |
Pennsylvania.. 3,139 | 1,182 67.7 37.7 1.7 | 192 27.5 6.1 0.8 |
Rhode Island.. 236 | 83 10.5 35.1 3.5 | 17 4.7 6.9 1.9 |
South Carolina 1,033 | 529 45.9 51.0 3.1 | 129 22.7 12.5 2.0 |
South Dakota.. 217 | 90 7.9 41.4 2.8 | 10 2.6 4.5 1.2 |
Tennessee..... 1,528 | 746 63.8 48.8 3.0 | 166 30.3 10.8 1.8 |
Texas......... 5,841 | 2,958 120.1 50.6 1.5 | 1,074 73.2 18.4 1.2 |
Utah.......... 711 | 275 22.5 38.7 2.5 | 47 9.3 6.6 1.3 |
Vermont....... 166 | 65 7.1 39.1 3.3 | 6 2.3 3.8 1.3 |
Virginia...... 1,636 | 625 61.6 38.4 3.0 | 111 25.6 6.8 1.5 |
Washington.... 1,482 | 545 56.9 36.7 3.1 | 109 25.4 7.3 1.7 |
West Virginia. 400 | 206 19.2 51.6 3.3 | 29 7.2 7.2 1.7 |
Wisconsin..... 1,498 | 501 50.8 33.4 2.8 | 62 18.0 4.1 1.1 |
Wyoming....... 145 | 58 5.7 40.1 3.0 | 15 2.9 10.1 1.9 |
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Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, March 1994, 1995, and 1996 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
