Trends in Uninsurance Among Rural Minority Children
Author: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date Published: 2005
The societal and personal benefits of health insurance coverage for children are well documented. Contemporary efforts to reduce the number of children lacking health insurance such as SCHIP, have demonstrated much success. Nonetheless, disparities in health insurance coverage for both minority and rural children persist with children who are simultaneously minority race/ethnicity and living in rural areas being particularly disadvantaged. We used twenty-one years of data from National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explore trends in health insurance and health services utilization for children between 1980-2001.
Date Published: 2005
The societal and personal benefits of health insurance coverage for children are well documented. Contemporary efforts to reduce the number of children lacking health insurance such as SCHIP, have demonstrated much success. Nonetheless, disparities in health insurance coverage for both minority and rural children persist with children who are simultaneously minority race/ethnicity and living in rural areas being particularly disadvantaged. We used twenty-one years of data from National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explore trends in health insurance and health services utilization for children between 1980-2001.
