TABLE 2: ESTIMATES OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OF CHILDREN UNDER 19: FIRST THREE WAVES OF 1992 SIPP PANEL

Source of Coverage   Wave 1
Jan-92
Wave 2
May-92
Wave 3
Sep-92
TOTAL 72,103,000 71,566,000 71,432,000
1 Medicaid 11,618,000 12,231,000 12,390,000
2 Medicare 0 0 0
Current Employer
3 Paying All or Part of Cost 39,749,000 39,150,000 39,252,000
4 Paying None of Cost 1,435,000 1,140,000 1,261,000
Former Employer
5 Paying All or Part 838,000 701,000 744,000
6 Paying None of Cost 329,000 255,000 242,000
7 CHAMPUS 546,000 491,000 452,000
8 CHAMPVA 40,000 33,000 89,000
9 Military 1,140,000 1,091,000 946,000
10 Other 3,120,000 3,128,000 2,938,000
11 Provided by Someone outside the Household 3,197,000 3,044,000 2,837,000
12 Details Unknown 181,000 695,000 483,000
13 Uninsured 9,910,000 9,605,000 9,800,000
TOTAL 100 100 100
1 Medicaid 16.1 17.1 17.3
2 Medicare 0 0 0
Current Employer
3 Paying All or Part of Cost 55.1 54.7 55
4 Paying None of Cost 2 1.6 1.8
Former Employer
5 Paying All or Part 1.2 1 1
6 Paying None of Cost 0.5 0.4 0.3
7 CHAMPUS 0.8 0.7 0.6
8 CHAMPVA 0.1 0 0.1
9 Military 1.6 1.5 1.3
10 Other 4.3 4.4 4.1
11 Provided by someone outside the Household 4.4 4.3 4
12 Details Unknown 0.3 1 0.7
13 Uninsured 13.7 13.4 13.7
SOURCE: Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1992 Panel.