Child Health USA 2005

Bar Chart: Children Under Age 18, by Health Insurance Status and Nativity of Child and Parent(s): 2003

Bar Chart: Children Under Age 18, by Health Insurance Status and Nativity of Child and Parent(s)*: 2003

(Percent of Children)

Native Child and Parent
Publicly Insured 24.6; Privately Insured 69.2; No Insurance 6.2

Native Child, Foreign-born Parent
Publicly Insured 37.7; Privately Insured 49.6; No Insurance 12.8

Foreign-born Child and Parent
Publicly Insured 25.8; Privately Insured 31.1; No Insurance 43.1

* The term “native parent” indicates that both parents who live with the child were born in the U.S., while “foreign-born parent” indicates that one or both parents were born outside of the U.S.; “other” includes children with parents whose nativity status is unknown and foreign-born children with native parents.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.
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