Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
96
|
95
|
94
|
93
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | · | · | · | X |
| 1 | No | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | Yes | X | X | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X | X | X |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X |
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Description
For all persons, HIDENY reports whether, in the past 2 years, someone in the family applied for health insurance but was turned down.
From 1993 to 1996, health insurance was defined as any type of health plan, including single service plans, that paid for hospital, doctor or surgeon's bills.
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Comparability
Apart from changes in the universe, there are no comparability issues. 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 IHIS weights.
Universe
- 1993: All persons in quarters 3 or 4.
- 1994-1996: All persons.
Availability
- 1993-1996
Survey Text
| 1996 |
| 1995 |
| 1994 |
| 1993 |
2[] No (10)
9[] DK (10)
b. Who is this?
Mark (x) "Turned down" in person's column
c. Anyone else?
[] No (9d)
[] DK (9d)
2[] No (10)
9[] DK (10)
b. Who is this?
Mark (x) "Turned down" in person's column
c. Anyone else?
[] No (9d)
[] DK (9d)
[] 2 No (10)
[] 9 DK (10)
b. Who is this?
Mark (X) "Turned down" box in person's column.
c. Anyone else?
[] No
[] DK
[] 2 No (10)
[] 9 DK (10)
b. Who is this?
Mark (X) "Turned down" box in person's column.
c. Anyone else?
[] No
[] DK
Ask for each person with "Turned down" box marked in 9b.
d. Why was -- unable to get that health insurance? Anything else?
Mark (X) all that apply
[] 2 Because of health risk(s), such as smoking or overweight
[] 3 Because of work, such as construction worker, beautician, farm worker
[] 4 Because premiums were too high
[] 8 Other -- Specify -- ____
[] 9 DK
Weights
- 1994-1996 : PERWEIGHT
- 1993 : SAMPWEIGHT