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Health Insurance Coverage: 1997
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 Table 6. Children by Type of Health Insurance and Coverage
 Status: 1997 (Children under 18. Numbers in thousands.)

 ALL CHILDREN

                                          Number         Percent

 All                                      71,682           100.0

 Total covered                            60,939            85.0

 Private                                  47,968            66.9

 Employment-based                         44,869            62.6

 Government                               16,800            23.4

 Medicare                                    395             0.6

 Medicaid                                 14,683            20.5

 Military                                  2,163             3.0

 Not covered                              10,743            15.0

 POOR CHILDREN

                                          Number         Percent

 All                                      14,113           100.0

 Total covered                            10,751            76.2

 Private                                   2,827            20.0

 Employment-based                          2,437            17.3

 Government                                8,739            61.9

 Medicare                                    217             1.5

 Medicaid                                  8,550            60.6

 Military                                    174             1.2

 Not covered                               3,362            23.8

 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, March 1998 Current Population
 Survey.

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