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Health Insurance
Nevada Southern Nevadans’ Satisfaction with the Quality of
Using three years of Current Population Survey data (2000-2002) to Health Care They Receive: 2003
estimate the uninsured by state, the Annie E. Casey Foundation estimated
that 17.5 percent of children ages 17 and under in Nevada were uninsured.
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Very satisifed
16.7%
The Las Vegas Perspective, an annual survey of Clark County residents
conducted by CBER, included a few questions on health care in 2003. The
following summarizes 497 respondents’ responses:2 Quite satisified
Not at all satisifed 39.4%
v Nearly 83 percent of the households with children in southern Nevada
9.1%
had all members currently covered by some form of health insurance
or health plan in the fall of 2003.
v Overall, respondents were satisfied with the health care that they receive.
However, of the 90.9 percent that expressed some level of satisfaction,
only 16.7 were very satisified.
Somewhat satisified
Significant Factors
34.8%
Based on U.S. Census data, about 12.0 percent of children younger than
19 were uninsured in 2002, basically unchanged from 2001.3 The decline
Source: CBER, Las Vegas Perspective Survey, 2003.
in employment-based health insurance, mainly responsible for the drop in
the percentage of population covered by health insurance, was offset by
public coverage such as Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance
Program.4 The decline in private coverage was contributed to three reasons:
(1) an increase in the unemployment rate resulted in the loss of employee-
sponsored health insurance, (2) some businesses discontinued covering
employees due to rising health-care costs, and (3) employees declined
coverage for themselves and dependents after businesses asked them to
pay more for health insurance.5
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Health Insurance Continued
Health-Insurance Coverage for Children Ages 0-17 in the
U.S., Nevada, and Surrounding States: 2001-2003
Percentage without Insurance
U.S. Nevada Arizona California Idaho Oregon Utah
Category Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
Children ages 0-17 12 17 16 15 13 11 10
Children ages 0-5 11 17 14 13 13 10 11
Children ages 6-17 12 16 16 16 14 12 9
Children ages 0-17 below 100% poverty 22 39 29 24 23 25 19
Children ages 0-17 between 100-200% of poverty 18 22 22 21 20 16 17
Related children ages 0-17 with parent(s) who worked at least
11 15 14 13 13 10 10
26 weeks in the previous year
Related children ages 0-17 below 200% of poverty with
19 26 25 22 21 20 19
parent(s) who worked at least 26 weeks in the previous year
Own* children ages 0-17 below 150% of poverty with
21 32 27 24 27 24 20
parent(s) who worked at least 50 weeks in the previous year
*Own children are never-married children under age 18 who are related to the householder (head of household) by birth, marriage, or adoption
(Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2002, KIDS COUNT Data Book: 2002, Baltimore, MD, p. 187.)
Source: Average of Census Bureaus’ March Current Population Survey files from 2001 through 2003, created for the KIDS COUNT project at the
Annie E. Casey Foundation, October 10, 2003.
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Health Insurance Continued
Percentage of Uninsured Children in the U.S. Percentage of Children in the U.S. Covered
by Race/Ethnicity and Age: 2002 by Medicaid by Race/Ethnicity: 2002
All children 11.6
All children 23.9
Children in poverty 20.1
Age
Under 6 years 10.9
White alone or in combination 20.5
6 to 11 years 11.0
12 to 17 years 12.9 White alone* 20.1
Race/Ethnicity White alone, not Hispanic 15.5
White alone or in combination 11.0
White alone* 11.1 Black alone or in combination 41.3
White alone, not Hispanic 7.8
Black alone** 41.2
Black alone or in combination 13.4
Black alone** 13.9 Asian alone or in combination 17.8
Asian alone or in combination 10.7
Asian alone*** 18.1
Asian alone*** 11.5
Hispanic (of any race) 22.7 Hispanic (of any race) 37.3
*“The 2003 CPS asked respondents to choose one or more races. White alone *“The 2003 CPS asked respondents to choose one or more races. White alone
refers to people who reported White and did not report any other race category. refers to people who reported White and did not report any other race category.
The use of this single-race population does not imply that it is the preferred The use of this single-race population does not imply that it is the preferred
method of presenting or analyzing data. The Census Bureau uses a variety of method of presenting or analyzing data. The Census Bureau uses a variety of
approaches. Information on people who reported more than one race, such as approaches. Information on people who reported more than one race, such as
‘White and American Indian and Alaskan native’ or ‘Asian and black or African ‘White and American Indian and Alaskan native’ or ‘Asian and black or African
American,’ is available from Census 2000 through American Factfinder. About American,’ is available from Census 2000 through American Factfinder. About 2.6
2.6 percent of people reported more than one race in 2000.” percent of people reported more than one race in 2000.”
**“Black alone refers to people who reported black or African American and did **“Black alone refers to people who reported Black or African American and did
not report any other race category.” not report any other race category.”
***“Asian alone refers to people who reported Asian and did not report any ***“Asian alone refers to people who reported Asian and did not report any other
other race category.” race category.”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, September 2003, “Health Insurance Coverage in Source: U.S. Census Bureau, September 2003, “Health Insurance Coverage in the
the United States,” by Robert J. Mills and Shailesh Bhandari, Current Population United States,” by Robert J. Mills and Shailesh Bhandari, Current Population Reports,
Reports, p. 8, available online at: <http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p60- p. 9, available online at: <http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p60-223.pdf>
223.pdf> as of 9/2/03. as of 9/2/03.
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