They were a pathetic lot, a high percentage of them children.

The program helped reduce the percentage of children without health insurance to 10.8 percent from 13.9.

Other professionals say the percentage of children getting help is even lower.

For the first time since 1998, the percentage of uninsured children increased in 2005.

There was only one surprise: the percentage of children living below the poverty line.

"The percentage of children living with both biological parents did not increase."

And the percentage of poor young children with working parents has increased substantially in that period.

Only a small percentage of black children were able to remain at school beyond primary level.

The percentage of black children who now go to integrated public schools is at its lowest level since 1968.

Labor Department officials said they did not know what percentage of children were found to be working illegally.