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September 16, 2004 Many Children in North Dakota Still Without Health Insurance The majority of North Dakota children ages 0 to 17 were covered by some form of health insurance in 2003. However, estimates indicate that approximately 11,000 children throughout the state are not insured. This month’s “Economic Briefs,” a monthly publication from the North Dakota State Data Center at North Dakota State University, focuses on children without health insurance in the state. The Current Population Survey (CPS), a joint project between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census, provides annual estimates on the number of people with or without health insurance by selected characteristics. Results from the 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the CPS (providing 2003 data) indicate that 7.5 percent of North Dakota children have no health insurance. To be 90 percent confident of this percentage, since this is from sample data for a relatively small population, a range from 5.5 percent to 9.5 percent should be used. This translates to anywhere between 7,710 and 14,290 children without health insurance in North Dakota. Nationally, 11.4 percent of children were without health insurance coverage in 2003. “The trend in uninsured children has remained fairly stable over the past three years and is certainly well below national levels,” says Richard Rathge, State Data Center director. “This good news is due, in part, to very successful initiatives such as Covering Kids and Families, co-sponsored by the Dakota Medical Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and through legislative programs such as the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).” ### Source:
Richard Rathge, (701) 231-8621, richard.rathge@ndsu.nodak.edu
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