Table 6
Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for children under age 18, by various characteristics, 2000–10
| Share with ESI | Percentage-point change | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2000–07 | 2007–10 | 2009–10 | 2000–10 | ||
| All under 18 | 66.7% | 59.8% | 55.8% | 54.8% | -6.9 | -5.0 | -1.0 | -11.9 | |
| Race | White, non-Hispanic | 76.8% | 71.1% | 68.1% | 67.2% | -5.7 | -3.9 | -0.9 | -9.6 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 52.6% | 46.3% | 40.7% | 38.5% | -6.3 | -7.8 | -2.2 | -14.1 | |
| Hispanic | 44.0% | 38.2% | 34.6% | 35.3% | -5.8 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -8.7 | |
| Other | 65.9% | 61.2% | 58.1% | 56.6% | -4.7 | -4.6 | -1.5 | -9.3 | |
| Nativity | Native born | 67.7% | 60.6% | 56.5% | 55.5% | -7.1 | -5.1 | -1.0 | -12.2 |
| Foreign born | 46.3% | 39.6% | 36.7% | 37.3% | -6.7 | -2.3 | 0.6 | -9.0 | |
| Education of family head | Less than high school | 35.5% | 23.2% | 19.9% | 20.4% | -12.3 | -2.8 | 0.5 | -15.1 |
| High school | 64.4% | 52.2% | 46.0% | 44.8% | -12.2 | -7.4 | -1.2 | -19.6 | |
| Some college | 74.2% | 66.0% | 60.1% | 58.1% | -8.2 | -7.9 | -2.0 | -16.1 | |
| College | 85.9% | 82.2% | 80.3% | 79.4% | -3.7 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -6.5 | |
| Post-college | 88.0% | 86.3% | 86.6% | 84.4% | -1.7 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -3.6 | |
| Family income fifth | Lowest | 25.1% | 17.2% | 13.3% | 13.4% | -7.9 | -3.8 | 0.1 | -11.7 |
| Second | 56.0% | 42.5% | 36.0% | 33.7% | -13.5 | -8.8 | -2.3 | -22.3 | |
| Middle | 75.8% | 68.4% | 63.5% | 60.8% | -7.4 | -7.6 | -2.7 | -15.0 | |
| Fourth | 87.1% | 82.7% | 79.9% | 80.6% | -4.4 | -2.1 | 0.7 | -6.5 | |
| Highest | 89.8% | 88.2% | 86.3% | 85.8% | -1.6 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -4.0 | |
Source: Author’s analysis of microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (U.S. Census Bureau various years)
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