Mean age of child, years (range)
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7.3 (1–18)
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Gender of child
|
Male
|
119 (50%)
|
Female
|
118 (50%)
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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%)
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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%)
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Median no. of months child has been uninsured (IPR95
b)
|
6 (1, 108)
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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%)
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Mean combined annual family income, range
|
$22,060 ($0, $64,000)
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Primary caregiver aware of child’s eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP
|
119 (52%)
|