Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
96
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95
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94
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93
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92
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89
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86
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84
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83
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82
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80
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| 00 | NIU | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 10 | Not covered | X | X | X | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 20 | Covered | · | · | · | · | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 21 | Covered by this general service plan | X | X | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 22 | Covered by this single service plan | X | X | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 97 | Unknown-refused | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 98 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 99 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Description
For all persons in families with at least two private insurance plans, HI2PCOV indicates whether the person was covered under the second private plan.
Data Collection Process
Respondents were first asked if anyone in the family has a private insurance plan, then asked about the coverage details of this plan, and then asked to indicate who was covered under this plan. (Proxy reporting was allowed, so one person might provide this information for all family members.) Information was collected on up to 5 plans for 1980 to 1989 and four plans for 1992 to 1996. Users may want to see the variables HI1PCOV through HI5PCOV.
Definition of Private Insurance
Users are strongly encouraged to review the user notes Insurance Data Collection and Private Insurance Definitions.
[show more]For 1980 to 1996, plans which paid extra cash for hospital stays were considered to be private health insurance and respondents were told to exclude plans which paid only for accidents but were not explicitly told to exclude other types of single service plans. For 1989 to 1992, respondents were explicitly told to exclude single service plans as these were not considered to be health insurance. For 1993 to 1996, single service plans were considered to be a form of private health insurance.
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Universe
- 1980: Persons covered by two private health insurance plans (excluding Medicare or single service plans) that pays any part of a hospital, doctor's or surgeon's bill, or whose coverage was unknown.
- 1982; 1984: Persons covered by two private health insurance plans (excluding Medicare or single service plans) that pays any part of a hospital, doctor's or surgeon's bill.
- 1983: Persons in quarters 3 or 4 who were covered by two private health insurance plans (excluding Medicare or single service plans) that pays any part of a hospital, doctor's or surgeon's bill .
- 1986;1989: Persons covered by two private health insurance plans (excluding Medicare or single service plans) that pay any part of a hospital, doctor, dentist, or surgeon's bill.
- 1992: Persons covered by two private health insurance plans (excluding Medicare and single service plans)
- 1993: Persons in quarters 3 and 4 who were covered by two private health insurance plans (including single service plans)
- 1994=1996: Persons covered by two private health insurance plans (including single service plans)
Availability
- 1980, 1982-1984, 1986, 1989, 1992-1996
Survey Text
| 1996 | 1993 | 1986 | 1982 |
| 1995 | 1992 | 1984 | 1980 |
| 1994 | 1989 | 1983 |
1a. Who was covered under this plan?
Mark (x) "Private insurance" in person's column and "Cov" on the HIS-1
(Mark "Cov" box on HIS-1)
b. Anyone else?
[] No (2)
Read if necessary: Besides government programs, people also get health insurance through their job or union, through other private groups, or directly from an insurance company. A variety of types of plans are available, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
2 [] No (8 on page 34)
9 [] DK (8 on page 34)
b. It's important that we have the complete and accurate name of each health insurance plan. What is the COMPLETE name of the plan? If "DK", probe: Do you have something with the plan name on it?
Record up to 4 plan names in Sec. FB, Table H.I. Then ask 8c.
c. In (month), was anyone in the family covered by any OTHER private health insurance plan?
2 [] No (Section FB)
Now, I am going to ask some questions about the plan(s) you just told me about, (Starting with (plan name)).
1a. Who was covered under this plan?
Mark (X) "Private insurance" box in person's column.
b. Anyone else?
[] No
2[] Not covered (NP)
9[] DK (NP)
Mark box in person's column.
2 [] Not covered (NP)
9 [] DK (NP)
Mark box in person's column.
2[] Not covered (NP)
Mark box in person's column.
2[] Not covered (NP)
Mark box in person's column.
2[] Not covered (NP)
Weights
- 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994-1996 : PERWEIGHT
- 1983, 1993 : SAMPWEIGHT