Although
medical insured 12.4 million people, 9.2 million people
still had no health insurance in.
The
male population was less likely than the female population to have
health insurance coverage 86.9 percent.
An
estimated 14.0 percent of the population were without health
insurance coverage during 2000.
Uninsured
Children by Race, Ethnicity, and age:
All
Children 11.6%
Poor Children
21.5%
White 10.9 %
Under 6 yrs
11.1%
White non-Hispanic 7.3%
6yrs to 11yrs
11.5%
Black 13.6%
12yrs to 17yrs
12.3%
Hispanic Origin 24.9%
Children Covered by
Medicaid
ALL CHILDREN 20.4%
Among
the people 18 to 64 years old had a markedly lower health
insurance coverage rate, (59.o%), than either people under
18 (78.5%).
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