9.8 million children under the age of 18 had no health insurance at any time in 1995; this is 13.8 percent of all children. Statistically, these estimates are similar to the 1994 estimates of 10.0 million and 14.2 percent, respectively.
Uninsured rates for children by age group were not statistically different in 1995--13.3 percent of children less than 6, 13.5 percent of children 6 to 11, and 14.5 percent of those 12 to 17.
- Hispanic children were far less likely to have health insurance than White or Black children, and Black children were less likely to have health insurance than White children: 26.8 percent of Hispanic children were without health insurance in 1995, 15.3 percent of Black children, and 13.4 percent of White children.
In 1995, 66.1 percent of all children were covered by a privately purchased or employment-based health plan.
Nearly Medicaid in 1995--23.2 percent of all children or 16.5 million, covered 1 out of every 4 children.
Older children are less likely to have Medicaid coverage. Percentages of children covered by Medicaid in 1995, by age group were: 29.6 percent of children less than 6, 22.6 percent of children between 6 and 11, and 17.2 percent of children 12 to 17.
Significantly more Black and Hispanic children than Medicaid in 1995--45.4 percent of Black children, 37.4 percent of Hispanic children, and 18.3 percent of White children, covered White children.
3.1 million (or 21.4 percent of) poor children were without health insurance in 1995.
Poor children comprised one-third of all uninsured children in 1995 (32.0 percent).
Over a 28-month period during 1992 to 1994, 30.0 percent of all children under the age of 18 lacked health insurance for at least 1 of the 28 months (20.4 million). 4.1 percent or 2.8 million children were uninsured for the entire 28-month period.
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