. "2 Health Insurance and Children in America." America's Children: Health Insurance and Access to Care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1998.
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CHILDREN OF COLOR ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ON MEDICAID OR UNINSURED
Employer-Based Coverage
Race/Ethnicity
Number
(in millions)
Percent
White
31.8
76.2
Black
4.3
10.4
Hispanic (any race)
3.6
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut
0.3
Asian, Pacific Islander
1.7
Total
41.7
Medicaid Coverage
Race/Ethnicity
Number
(in millions)
Percent
White
6.5
39.6
Black
5.1
30.7
Hispanic (any race)
3.8
23.3
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut
0.4
2.5
Asian, Pacific Islander
0.6
3.8
Total
16.5
100.0
No Coverage
Race/Ethnicity
Number
(in millions)
Percent
White
4.8
49.4
Black
1.7
17.5
Hispanic (any race)
2.8
28.2
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut
0.1
0.9
Asian, Pacific Islander
0.4
4.0
Total
9.8
100.0
FIGURE 2.6
Health insurance coverage among children by race and ethnicity, United States, 1995. SOURCE: EBRI (1997) Estimates are based on data from the 1996 Current Population Survey, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
