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Title: Health Insurance Coverage for Hispanic/Latino Children: 1996 to 2005
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2007
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Abstract: ObjectiveTo identify how health insurance coverage trends (public, private and uninsured) changed forHispanic/Latino children from 1996 to 2005.Data SourcesThis analysis uses data from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and EconomicSupplements (CPS-ASEC) from calendar years 1996, 1997, 2004, and 2005 for children ages 0to 18 years old. Data are pooled across two years to ensure adequate sample size.Study DesignInsurance rates for children identifying as Hispanic/Latino are categorized by source of coverage(private, public, or uninsured). Logistic regression determines the role of race/ethnicity on healthinsurance status, adjusting for citizenship status, child characteristics, migration status, andgeography.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsThe CPS-ASEC is publicly available from the Census Bureau. Extracted data were analyzedusing STATA SE 9.0. Svy procedures were used to control for the complex survey design of theCPS-ASEC.Principal FindingsHispanic/Latino children saw significant reductions in the percent of uninsured children from28.2 percent to 22.0 percent and significant increases in public health insurance from 30.3percent to 39.6. Health insurance coverage varies widely between Hispanic/Latinosubpopulations. Logistic regression shows that the likelihood of Hispanic/Latino children beinguninsured relative to non-Hispanic white children did not change during this period.ConclusionsThe expansions in public health insurance programs between 1996/97 and 2004/05 havesignificantly increased the number of Hispanic/Latino children with health insurance coverage.During this period, non-Hispanic white children also so significant increases in the number ofchildren with health insurance coverage, leaving baseline disparities between the groups in termsof health insurance coverage.
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Authors: Van Wie, Alissa
Institution: University of Minnesota
Department: Division of Health Policy and Management
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Degree: Masters Degree in Public Health Administration and Policy
Publisher Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Health
Countries: United States