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2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2011 - 2015
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USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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United States Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Public health insurance coverage (original) (US2015A_HCOVPUB2)

Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 644
End: 644
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
16. Is this person currently covered by any of the following types of health insurance or health coverage plans?
<br />Mark "Yes" or "No" for each type of coverage in items a - h.</p>
<div class="i1">c) Medicare, for people 65 and older, or people with certain disabilities</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">d) Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or any kind of government- assistance plan for those with low incomes or a disability</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">e) TRICARE or other military health care</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">f) VA (including those who have ever used or enrolled for VA health care)</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">g) Indian Health Service</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Without public health insurance coverage
2 Yes
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person has public health insurance coverage (original).
Universe
United States 2015: All persons

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