Indicator: Children With No Health Insurance
Percent uninsured is the number of children, age 0-17, with no health insurance
- Most recent data (2008): 4.3%, or about 17,000 King County children aged 0-17, did not have health insurance in 2008
- Source: State Population Survey, Washington State Office of Financial Management
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Demographic Differences
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3-year Average, 2004, 2006, 2008
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Percent
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Lower CI
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Upper CI
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All (Children Aged 0-17)
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3.6
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2.7
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4.8
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Gender
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| Male |
3.7
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2.8
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4.8
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| Female |
4.2
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2.8
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6.3
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Race/Ethnicity
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| African American |
7.8
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2.7
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20.6
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| American Indian/AN |
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^
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^
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| Asian/PI |
3.4
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0.7
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14.2
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| Hispanic/Latino |
11.1
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5.4
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21.4
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| White |
3.9
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2.7
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5.5
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Household Poverty Status as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level
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| 0-99% |
8.9
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4.0
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18.4
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| 100-199% |
8.5
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5.0
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14.1
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| 200-299% |
5.5
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3.3
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9.1
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| 300-399% |
2.8
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1.3
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6.0
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| 400% and over |
1.5
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0.9
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2.3
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Region
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| East |
3.8
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2.0
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7.2
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| South |
4.6
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2.7
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7.8
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| Seattle |
1.6
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0.6
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4.1
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| North |
1.3
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0.3
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5.2
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