TABLE 3-1 U.S. Population Health Insurance Coverage, 1998
	Population Group Number (in thousands) Percentage All persons 271,743   Not covered 44,281 16.3 Total covered 227,462 83.7   Private 190,861 70.2     Employer-based 168,576 62.0   Government 66,087 24.3     Medicare 35,887 13.2     Medicaid 27,854 10.3     Military 8,747 3.2 All children (under 18 years of age) 72,022   Not covered 11,073 15.4 Total covered 60,949 89.6a   Private 48,627 67.5     Employer-based 45,593 63.3   Government 16,400 22.8     Medicare 325 0.5     Medicaid 14,274 19.8     Military 2,240 3.1 Poor children (under 18 years of age)b 13,467   Not covered 3,392 25.2 Total covered 10,075 74.8   Private 3,059 22.7     Employer-based 2,586 19.2   Government 7,955 59.1     Medicare 135 1.0     Medicaid 7,784 57.8     Military 223 1.7
a Some individuals have multiple sources of coverage (e.g., Medicare and private insurance, or Medicaid and Medicare). Thus the percentages add to more than 100. b Children in families with incomes of less than 100 percent of the federal poverty line. SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, 1999.