| Figure 1. Percentage of Children Under 18 Who
Are Covered By Health Insurance |
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| Figure
2. Percent of children covered by health insurance by race and Hispanic
origin |
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1986 |
1987 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Non-Hispanic white only |
93 |
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All |
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87 |
87 |
86 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
86 |
88 |
88 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
89 |
88 |
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| Black only |
86 |
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Private |
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74 |
71 |
66 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
71 |
68 |
68 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
65 |
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| Hispanic |
78 |
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Government |
19 |
22 |
26 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
27 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
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| Asian or Pacific Islander only |
89 |
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Medicaid |
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15 |
19 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
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| Percentage
of children covered by health insurance by family income, 2001 |
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| Less than $25,000 |
82 |
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| $25,000-49,999 |
84 |
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| $50,000-74,999 |
90 |
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| $75,000 or more |
94 |
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| Percent of
Children Covered by Health Insurance by Nativity and Citizenship |
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| Native-born citizen |
89 |
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| Naturalized citizen |
85 |
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| Foreign-born non-citizen |
63 |
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