Think kids in America don't have health coverage? Lots of U.S. adults do believe a high percentage of children aren't covered. But that's not the case.

Fully 93 percent of children in the United States have health coverage, and that percent is on the upswing, not declining, as many think.

This information comes from a study by PerryUndem Research and Communications, commissioned by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The study, based on responses from 1,000 U.S. adults, found that only seniors report a higher degree of health coverage — 99 percent — than children.

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