Number: 97-310
Title: Health Insurance: Uninsured Children by State, 2005-2007
Authors: Chris L. Peterson and April Grady, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Based on data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS), an estimated 8.9 million children under age 19 were uninsured in 2007, representing 11.3% of all children in the United States. When examining health insurance coverage among children at the state level, a three-year average is used to provide more reliable estimates. During 2005-2007, the estimated average percentage of children without health insurance nationally was 11.5%, ranging from 4.8% in Massachusetts to 20.9% in Texas. The proportion of uninsured children tended to be lower in the Midwest and New England, and higher in the South and West. In 28 states and the District of Columbia, the 2005-2007 average uninsured rate for children was significantly below the national rate; in seven states, it was significantly higher. The 2005-2007 average uninsured rate among children in Texas (20.9%) was significantly higher than any other state, including Florida, which had the second-highest rate of uninsured children (19.1%).
Pages: 6
Date: August 29, 2008