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94.2
91.0
Red < 91.0
Green >= 94.2
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Unit: percent
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Children with Health Insurance

Value: 85.5 percent
Measurement
Period:
2011
Location: County : Miami-Dade
Comparison: U.S. Counties
Categories: Health / Access to Health Services
Health / Children's Health
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of children ages 0-17 that have any type of health insurance coverage.
Why this is important: 
Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of people with health insurance to 100%.
Technical Note:  The distribution is based on data from 811 U.S. counties and county equivalents. American Community Survey single year estimates are available for geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2008: 79.8 2009: 81.9 2010: 83.3 2011: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Age

<6: 91.3 6-17: 82.7 Overall: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Gender

Female: 85.6 Male: 85.4 Overall: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Race/Ethnicity

Asian: 89.7 Black or African American: 83.1 Hispanic or Latino: 84.8 Other: 90.2 Two or more races: 82.7 White, non-Hispanic: 88.8 Overall: 85.5

percent

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Stayed the same
Unit: percent
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Children with Health Insurance

Value: 85.5 percent
Measurement
Period:
2011
Location: County : Miami-Dade
Comparison: Prior Value
Categories: Health / Access to Health Services
Health / Children's Health
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of children ages 0-17 that have any type of health insurance coverage.
Why this is important: 
Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of people with health insurance to 100%.
Technical Note:  The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2008: 79.8 2009: 81.9 2010: 83.3 2011: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Age

<6: 91.3 6-17: 82.7 Overall: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Gender

Female: 85.6 Male: 85.4 Overall: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Race/Ethnicity

Asian: 89.7 Black or African American: 83.1 Hispanic or Latino: 84.8 Other: 90.2 Two or more races: 82.7 White, non-Hispanic: 88.8 Overall: 85.5

percent

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Target Not Met

Unit: percent
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Children with Health Insurance

Value: 85.5 percent
Healthy People 2020 Target: 100.0 percent
Measurement
Period:
2011
Location: County : Miami-Dade
Comparison: Healthy People 2020 Target
Categories: Health / Access to Health Services
Health / Children's Health
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of children ages 0-17 that have any type of health insurance coverage.
Why this is important: 
Medical costs in the United States are extremely high, so people without health insurance may not be able to afford medical treatment or prescription drugs. They are also less likely to get routine checkups and screenings, so if they do become ill they will not seek treatment until the condition is more advanced and therefore more difficult and costly to treat.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of people with health insurance to 100%.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2008: 79.8 2009: 81.9 2010: 83.3 2011: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Age

<6: 91.3 6-17: 82.7 Overall: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Gender

Female: 85.6 Male: 85.4 Overall: 85.5

percent

Children with Health Insurance by Race/Ethnicity

Asian: 89.7 Black or African American: 83.1 Hispanic or Latino: 84.8 Other: 90.2 Two or more races: 82.7 White, non-Hispanic: 88.8 Overall: 85.5

percent

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