Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of uninsured children and their parents (N = 237)
Characteristic | Mean or Proportion (N = 237) |
|---|---|
Mean age of child, years (range) | 7.3 (1–18) |
Gender of child | |
Male | 119 (50%) |
Female | 118 (50%) |
Race/ethnicity of child | |
Latino/Hispanic | 155 (65%) |
African-American/black | 82 (35%) |
Child born in US | 230 (97%) |
Child has special healthcare needs | 139 (59%) |
Child ever had health insurance before | 224 (95%) |
Type of insurance uninsured child had in past | |
Medicaid | 169 (75%) |
CHIP | 30 (13%) |
Private | 24 (11%) |
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Sociala | 1 (0.5%) |
Median no. of months child has been uninsured (IPR95 b) | 6 (1, 108) |
Gender of primary caregiver | |
Male | 10 (4%) |
Female | 227 (96%) |
Primary caregiver’s relationship to child | |
Biological mother | 215 (91%) |
Biological father | 8 (3%) |
Other | 14 (6%) |
Race/ethnicity of primary caregiver | |
Latino/Hispanic | 151 (64%) |
African-American/black | 80 (34%) |
White | 6 (2%) |
Primary caregiver’s educational attainment | |
Not high-school graduate | 150 (64%) |
High-school graduate or at least some college | 87 (36%) |
Primary caregiver born in US | 114 (48%) |
Marital status of primary caregiver | |
Married, living with spouse | 86 (36%) |
Single | 49 (21%) |
Married, separated from spouse | 34 (14%) |
Living with partner | 22 (9%) |
Common-law marriage | 21 (9%) |
Divorced | 20 (8%) |
Widowed | 5 (2%) |
Primary caregiver unemployed | 130 (55%) |
Primary caregiver has limited English proficiency | 111 (47%) |
Primary caregiver has health insurance | 54 (26%) |
Type of health insurance primary caregiver has | |
Private | 23 (43%) |
Public | 27 (52%) |
Other | 4 (5%) |
Primary caregiver’s health status | |
Excellent | 32 (16%) |
Very good | 47 (23%) |
Good | 79 (39%) |
Fair | 38 (19%) |
Poor | 9 (4%) |
Number of children in household | |
1 | 67 (28%) |
2 | 81 (34%) |
≥ 3 | 89 (38%) |
Number of adults in household | |
1 | 71 (30%) |
2 | 97 (41%) |
≥ 3 | 69 (29%) |
Mean combined annual family income, range | $22,060 ($0, $64,000) |
Primary caregiver aware of child’s eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP | 119 (52%) |