NOUSLYCOST
Why no usual source of care: Too expensive or no insurance
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample adults and sample children without a usual place of care (USUALPL =1), NOUSLYCOST indicates the reason why the person did not have a usual source of medical care was that he or she felt it was too expensive or had no insurance.
Other reasons mentioned are:
- Doesn't need a doctor or haven't has problems
- (NOUSLYNONEED)
- Doesn't like, trust or believe in doctors
- (NOUSLYNOLIKE)
- Doesn't know where to go
- (NOUSLYDKWHER)
- Previous doctor is not available or moved
- (NOUSLYDRMOV)
- Too expensive or no insurance
- (NOUSLYCOST)
- Speak a different language
- (NOUSLYLANG)
- No care available or too far away or not convenient
- (NOUSLYFAR)
- Put it off or didn't get around to it
- (NOUSLYDELAY)
- Other reason
- (NOUSLYOTH)
This variable can be used to monitor the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Universe
- 2011-2014: Sample adults 18+ and sample children under 18 without a usual place of care.
Availability
- 2011-2014
Weights
- 2011-2014 : SAMPWEIGHT
