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Issue Brief No. 98
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Characteristics of Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs, With and Without Medical Bill Problems, 2003 |
All Children with Special-Needs Child
|
Families with Special-Needs Child, with Medical Bill
Problems
|
Families with Special-Needs Child, Without Medical
Bill Problem
|
|
Family Income |
|
|
|
Less than 100% of Poverty |
19.4%
|
26.5%
|
17.0%*
|
100-199% |
23.5
|
31.1
|
21.0*
|
200-299% |
18.7
|
16.6
|
19.4*
|
300% or More |
38.4
|
25.8
|
42.5*
|
Family Stucture |
|
|
|
Single-Parent Family |
33.4
|
39.2
|
31.5*
|
Two-Parent Family |
66.6
|
60.8
|
68.5*
|
Insurance Coverage of Special-Needs Child |
|
|
|
Private Insurance |
55.6
|
38.8
|
61.2*
|
Public Insurance |
38.3
|
49.5
|
34.6*
|
Other |
1.3
|
1.0
|
1.4
|
Uninsured |
4.8
|
10.7
|
2.9*
|
Health of Special-Needs Child |
|
|
|
Excellent, Very Good or Good |
87.4
|
79.7
|
89.9*
|
Fair or Poor |
12.6
|
20.3
|
10.1*
|
Health of Adults in Family |
|
|
|
At Least One Adult with Chronic Condition or in Fair/Poor Health |
61.0
|
70.4
|
57.9*
|
No Adult with Chronic Condition or in Fair/Poor Health |
39.0
|
29.6
|
42.1*
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* Difference from families with special-needs child with
medical bill problems is statistically significant at p<.05. Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2003 |