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HINOJLCOV
Covered by any health care program for those without health insurance due to layoff/job loss
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Description

For persons who lost their job or whose family member lost their job and lost health care coverage due to this job loss (LAIDOFLOSHI ="2") , this variable indicates if the respondent was covered through any public insurance programs, such as Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), or military benefit programs.

Related variables
Respondents who answered affirmatively were asked about the length of time covered by some health care program (HINOJLITIM).

For 1983, 1984, and 1986, persons who lost their coverage through a lay-off were asked if they were without coverage (HINOLAIDOF) for any time during the job-lay off.

For 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1989, persons were asked for how many months they were not covered by any health insurance plan (HINOLAPYMO).

For 1989, respondents who lost coverage through their job were also asked about coverage through some other (private) plan during the lay-off (HINOJLOI).

Comparability

Changes in the universe between 1989 and prior years reduce comparability. Changes in survey design (e.g., quarters in which the supplement was collected) may affect raw frequencies, but do not affect comparability of the variable. As always, data users should use the prescribed IPUMS NHIS weights.

Universe

  • 1983: Persons in quarters 3 and 4 who EITHER, because of job layoffs or job losses, lost health insurance coverage that had been carried through their job, OR for anytime during the job layoffs or job losses was without any type of health insurance coverage (excluding health care programs such as Medicaid, AFDC and military benefit programs).
  • 1984: Persons who EITHER, because of job layoffs or job losses, lost health insurance coverage that had been carried through their job, OR for anytime during the job layoffs or job losses was without any type of health insurance coverage (excluding health care programs such as Medicaid, AFDC and military benefit programs).
  • 1986: Persons who, in the past 12 months, were without any type of health insurance coverage (excluding health care programs such as Medicaid, AFDC and military benefit programs). at any time during their job(s) layoff or loss.
  • 1989: Persons who had lost health insurance coverage due to a job layoff or loss in the past 12 months.

Availability

  • 1983-1984, 1986, 1989

Weights