The uninsured rate is higher for children in poverty

According to the Income and Poverty Report by the U.S. Census Bureau:

• The uninsured rate for children  younger than 19 in poverty (9.8 %) was higher than the uninsured rate for children not in poverty (7.0 %).
• The overall percentage of uninsured children was 7.6%.
• 40.4% of children under the age of 19 had government health insurance (Medicaid or other).

Note: Data is from 2013. The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement is subject to sampling and nonsampling errors. All comparisons made in the report have been tested and found to be statistically significant at the 90 percent confidence level, unless otherwise noted.


Source: U.S. Census Bureau