Characteristic | 1993b | 1994b | 1995b | 1996b | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006c | 2007c | 2008c | 2009c | 2010c |
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Ages 0–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 8.0 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Type of insurance | ||||||||||||||||||
Private insuranced | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Public insuranced, e | 10.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
No insurance | 24.3 | 23.2 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 29.7 | 28.0 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 32.2 | 30.2 | 28.6 | 28.9 |
Poverty statusf | ||||||||||||||||||
Below 100% poverty | 15.7 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
100–199% poverty | 9.1 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
200% poverty and above | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Ages 0–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
Type of insurance | ||||||||||||||||||
Private insuranced | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Public insuranced, e | 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
No insurance | 19.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 27.8 | 22.6 | 17.1 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 19.8 |
Poverty statusf | ||||||||||||||||||
Below 100% poverty | 11.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 5.5 |
100–199% poverty | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
200% poverty and above | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Ages 6–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
Type of insurance | ||||||||||||||||||
Private insuranced | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Public insuranced, e | 13.8 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
No insurance | 26.5 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 32.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 34.5 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 33.5 | 34.7 | 31.9 | 35.5 | 34.0 | 30.5 | 32.6 |
Poverty statusf | ||||||||||||||||||
Below 100% poverty | 18.7 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
100–199% poverty | 10.8 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 10.2 |
200% poverty and above | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
a Excludes emergency rooms as a usual source of health care. | ||||||||||||||||||
b In 1997, the National Health Interview Survey was redesigned. Data for years prior to 1997 are not strictly comparable to data from 1997 forward. | ||||||||||||||||||
c In 2006, the NHIS underwent a sample redesign. The impact of the new sample design on estimates is expected to be minimal. | ||||||||||||||||||
d Children with both public and private insurance coverage are placed in the private insurance category. | ||||||||||||||||||
e As defined here, public health insurance for children consists mostly of Medicaid or other public assistance programs, including state plans. Beginning in 1999, the public health insurance category also includes the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It does not include children with only Medicare, Tricare, or CHAMP-VA. | ||||||||||||||||||
f Starting with America’s Children, 2008, imputed family income was used for data years 1993 and beyond. Missing family income data were imputed for approximately 20–30 percent of children ages 0–17 in 1993–2010. Therefore, estimates by poverty for 1993–2006 may differ from those in previous editions. | ||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey. |