State-Level Variation in Children’s Health Insurance: A Deeper Look
This report uses data from the 2008 American Community Survey to showcase significant variations in health insurance status, both within and across states by age, race/ethnicity and family income. Nationally, older children were more likely to be uninsured, white children were much more likely than non-white or Hispanic children to be insured, and children in the lowest income group were significantly more likely to be uninsured. Yet these patterns did not hold true for all states, even after controlling for employment status, industry and education level of parents.
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Chart Book on the Health of Minnesota's Children
This chartbook was compiled by SHADAC for the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to highlight how Minnesota is doing on a number of key indicators of child health. It draws on data from a variety of sources to look at how Minnesota’s children fare in terms of health insurance, health care access and use, health status, and health behaviors. Where possible, comparisons are made within regions of the Minnesota, to neighboring states, and to national averages. October 2010.
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American Indian/Alaska Native Uninsurance Disparities: A Comparison of Three Surveys
This page provides an archive of SHADAC's September 30, 2010 webinar to discuss the 2009 health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS). This webinar featured experts from the U.S. Census Bureau who reviewed the estimates, discussed the comparison between the ACS and CPS and responded to questions from the audience. We'd like to extend a special thanks to the Census Bureau for participating in this webinar.
Resources related to the webinar and questions that arose during the discussion are below, followed by the archive video of the webinar.
The 2010 CPS replicate weights are available as a separate file via FTP at this link.
ACS distribution of interviews by mode is in Figure 7.2 of the ACS Design and Methodology documentation.
Note: the webinar recording cover slide errantly refers to September 30, 2009. The correct year is 2010.
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Comparing Health Insurance Estimates from the ACS and the CPS
The purpose of this brief is to introduce health policy data users to the American Community Survey, explain how it differs from the Current Population Survey, and provide guidance on issues to consider in deciding when to use each survey. September 2010.