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Graduate Phone: Access to Health Care and Insurance

Graduate Instrument, Access module 

OVERVIEW

The telephone survey contains detailed questions to determine all GR's health
insurance and associated costs.The Health Insurance Section gathers information
about physician and hospital medical care insurance.The Utilization Section
gathers information on usual source of care, usual provider, how long they have
been able to go to this place/person, as well as details about doctor's
specialties.

BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

    Note: The first 6 variables existed in 1993. Universe for 1993 
    created summary variables is different for each. See the health 
    insurance variables in the 1993 codebook for details. Universe for 
    2004 created summary variables is all respondents. Universe for other
    insurance variables (each plan loop) is respondents who answered that
    loop (had that type of insurance) 
     
    
    GS010RE:                1993 Variable - Health Insurance Coverage
                            from Respondent's Employer

    GS011RE:                1993 Variable - Health Insurance Coverage
                            for Respondent from Spouse's Employer

    GS012RE:                1993 Variable - Health Insurance Coverage 
                            Directly from Company Such as Blue Cross/
                            Blue Shield

    GS013RE:                1993 Variable - Other Health Insurance

    GS014RE:                1993 Variable - Other Health Insurance

    GS015RE:                1993 Variable - Reason Why Respondent 
                            Doesn't Have Health Insurance

    Summary Variables for the Total # of each Type of Insurance Plan of 
    Interest 
    _____________________________________________________________________
    GS000REC:               Total # of Ascertained Health Insurance 
                            Plans Obtained through an Employer.   

    GS300REC:               # of Privately Purchased Plans 

    GS100REC:               Provided through Labor Union

    GS2SEREC:               Through Self-Employed Business

    GS2FBREC:               # through Family Business 

    GS700REC:               # of Medicaid or State Assistance Plans 

    GS800REC:               # of Military Plans 

    GSPRIVREC:              Total # of Private Health Insurance Plans

    GSPUBREC:               Total # of Public/Gov't Health Insurance
                            Plans 

    GS000RE:                Covered by Health Insurance Plan Provided 
                            by an Employer

    GS000REC:               # of Health Insurance Plans Provided 
                            through an Employer, Including Plan 
                            Reported in Employment Section 

    GS300REC:               # of Privately Purchased Health Insurance
                            Plans 
    
    GS100REC:               # of Health Insurance Plans Provided 
                            through a Labor Union 

    GS2SEREC:               # of Health Insurance Plans Purchased 
                            through a Self-Employed Business
        
    GS2FBREC:               # of Health Insurance Plans Purchased 
                            through a Family Business

    GS600REC, GS6MSREC:     Covered by Medicare and/or Medicare 
                            Supplement Plan

    GS700REC:               # of Medicaid or Other State Assistance 
                            Plans 

    GS800REC:               # of Health Insurance Plans Provided 
                            through the Military or Veterans 
                            Administration 

    GS900REC:               # of Other Health Insurance Plans 
                            (S00_13_B)

    GSPRVREC:               Total # of Private Health Insurance Plans 

    GSPUBREC:               Total # of Public/Government Health 
                            Insurance Plans 

    GSTOTREC:               Total # of Health Insurance Plans

    GSALLREC:               Alternative Total # of Health Insurance
                            Plans

    GSINSREC:               Changed Insurance Within Last 12 Months 
                            (GSTOTREC, S1000)       

    GSUPLREC:               Changed Usual Place of Care in Past 12 
                            Months
    
    GSUPRREC:               Changed Usual Provider in Past 12 Months

    GS020RE - GS290RE:      Employer Plan Variables

    GS320RE - GS590RE:      Private Plan Variables

    GS610RE - GS697REC:     Medicare Plan Characteristics

    GS710RE - GS765RE:      Medicaid Plan Characteristics

    GS802RE - GS865RE:      Military Plan Characteristics

    GS920RE - GS996RE:      Other Plan Variables

    GSN06RE - GSN99RE:      Questions about the Uninsured

    GSC05RE - GSC99RE:      Questions about Plan Changes, Prior Plans 

    GSU00RE - GSU29RE:      Usual Place of Care Variables

    GSU35REC - GSU70REC:    Usual Provider Variables


Note: See Cor 845 in Appendix P for variable creation details

gs010re: Are you covered by any health insurance plans through your current or former employer or union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_2, s0050, s0150, s0250

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-2 1419 1412 2831
0 NO 575 1203 1778
1 YES 1296 1203 2499

gs011re: Are you covered by any health insurance plans through your spouse's current or former employer or union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_2, s0050, s0150, s0250

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-2 1419 1412 2831
0 NO 1472 1634 3106
1 YES 399 772 1171

gs0_0re: Is Graduate Respondent covered by the health insurance plan provided by an employer reported in employment section?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_0

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-3 REFUSED 8 15 23
-2 2936 3382 6318
1 YES 421 495 916
2 NO 5 3 8

gs000rec: Number of health insurance plans provided to Graduate Respondent by an employer, including plan reported in employment section but excluding Medicare supplements.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_1b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 1735 1956 3691
1 1588 1903 3491
2 47 35 82
3 0 1 1
Note: Top coded on the public release

gs000re: Health insurance plan Graduate Respondent reported in employment section.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: b81q98b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-2 1419 1412 2831
0 236 467 703
1 1588 1903 3491
2 47 35 82
3 0 1 1

gs100rec: How many of your employer health insurance plans were provided by a labor union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_2, s00_2b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3352 3884 7236
1 18 11 29

gs100re: How many of your employer health insurance plans were provided by a labor union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_2, s00_2b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 3 4 7
-2 3256 3779 7035
0 13 24 37
1 18 11 29

gs2serec: Count of ascertained health insurance plans purchased through a self-employed business.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_3, s00_3b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3368 3893 7261
1 2 2 4
Note: Missing values are recoded as "0" for created summary counter variables.

gs2sere: Number of health insurance plans purchased through a self-employed business.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_3, s00_3b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 3 4 7
-2 3274 3790 7064
0 11 22 33
1 2 2 4

gs2fbrec: Count of ascertained health insurance plans purchased through a family business.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_5, s00_5b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3370 3895 7265
Note: Missing values are recoded as "0" for created summary counter variables.

gs2fbre: Number of health insurance plans purchased through a family business.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_5, s00_5b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 3 4 7
-2 3276 3792 7068
0 11 22 33

gs300rec: Count of ascertained privately purchased health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_7, s00_7b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3150 3435 6585
1 216 442 658
2 3 18 21
3 1 0 1
Note: Top coded at 1 on the public release
Note: Missing values are recoded as "0" for created summary counter variables.

gs300re: Number of privately purchased health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_7, s00_7b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3033 3320 6353
0 37 37 74
1 216 442 658
2 3 18 21
3 1 0 1

gs600rec: Indicator for Medicare coverage.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_9b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NO OR NOT ASCERTAINED 1915 2430 4345
1 YES 1455 1465 2920

gs600re: Are you covered by Medicare?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_9b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 8 6 14
-2 1653 2211 3864
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 1 3
1 YES 1455 1465 2920
2 NO 172 135 307

gs6msrec: Indicator for Medicare supplemental health insurance plan coverage.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0495

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NO OR NOT ASCERTAINED 2384 2903 5287
1 YES 986 992 1978

gs700rec: Count of ascertained Medicaid or other state assistance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_10

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3311 3811 7122
1 52 83 135
2 7 1 8
Note: Top coded at 1 on the public release

gs700re: How many Medicaid or other state assistance plans are you covered by, including HIRSP: Wisconsin Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_10, s00_10b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-2 2869 3551 6420
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
0 362 181 543
1 52 83 135
2 7 1 8

gs800rec: Number of health insurance plans provided through the military or veterans administration.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_11

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3073 3769 6842
1 285 121 406
2 12 5 17
Note: Top coded at 1 on the public release

gs800re: Are you covered by health insurance plans provided by the military or veterans administration, including TRICARE and V.A?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_11

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 4 2 6
-2 2921 3631 6552
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
0 67 58 125
1 285 121 406
2 12 5 17

gs900rec: Number of other health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_13_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 3358 3881 7239
1 10 13 23
2 2 0 2
3 0 1 1

gs900re: Number of other insurance plans not accounted for elsewhere.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_13_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3358 3881 7239
1 10 13 23
2 2 0 2
3 0 1 1

gsprvrec: Total number of private health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_2, s00_3, s00_5, s00_7, s0495

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 594 619 1213
1 2643 3098 5741
2 129 173 302
3 4 5 9
Note: Top coded at 2 on the public release

gspubrec: Total number of public health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_9b, s00_10, s00_11

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NONE OR MISSING/NOT ASCERTAINED 1754 2315 4069
1 1418 1482 2900
2 182 95 277
3 16 3 19
Note: Top coded at 2 on the public release

gspborec: Is Graduate Respondent covered by a public health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_9b, s00_10, s00_11

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NO OR NOT ASCERTAINED 2972 3531 6503
1 YES 398 364 762

gstotrec: Total number of health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_2, s00_3, s00_5, s00_7, s0495, s00_9b, s00_10, s00_11, s00_13_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 174 224 398
1 1817 2330 4147
2 1210 1204 2414
3 157 130 287
4 11 7 18
5 1 0 1
Note: Top coded at 3 on the public release

gsallrec: Total number of health insurance plans.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_7, s00_2, s00_3, s00_5, s00_10, s00_11, s00_13_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 106 112 218
0 89 141 230
1 1804 2312 4116
2 1203 1195 2398
3 156 128 284
4 11 7 18
5 1 0 1

gshhirec: Type of health insurance.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_2, s00_3, s00_5, s00_7, s00_9b, s00_10, s00_11, s0495

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 5 6 11
1 MEDICARE 329 286 615
2 MEDICARE & PRIVATE 1103 1150 2253
3 MEDICARE & OTHER PUBLIC 23 29 52
4 PRIVATE-EMPLOYMENT RELATED 1507 1780 3287
5 PRIVATE-DIRECT PURCHASE 164 346 510
7 MILITARY INSURANCE 53 44 97
8 OTHER GOVERNMENTAL INS (EG. MEDICAID, HIRSP) 16 34 50
10 UNINSURED 90 143 233
Note: Categories match Community Tracking Study (CTS) hierarchy. However,
category 9 (other public) has been excluded.

gsinsrec: Have you had a change in your health insurance within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1000, s0911

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
0 NO 2133 2492 4625
1 YES 1237 1403 2640

gshinrec: Are you currently insured and had a change in health insurance plans within the last 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s00_1, s00_7, s00_2, s00_3, s00_5, s00_9b, s0495, s00_10, s00_11, s00_13_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 6 7
-2 174 224 398
0 NO 1970 2293 4263
1 YES 1225 1372 2597

gs029re: State in which first employer health insurance plan was obtained.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0029
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 26 13 39
1 Alabama 5 4 9
2 Alaska 4 0 4
3 Arizona 26 30 56
4 Arkansas 3 4 7
5 California 67 63 130
6 Colorado 20 23 43
7 Connecticut 6 6 12
8 Delaware 3 2 5
9 Washington, D.C. 12 4 16
10 Florida 32 39 71
11 Georgia 12 9 21
12 Hawaii 1 0 1
13 Idaho 2 1 3
14 Illinois 77 87 164
15 Indiana 13 22 35
16 Iowa 13 19 32
17 Kansas 6 2 8
18 Kentucky 8 2 10
19 Louisiana 1 2 3
20 Maine 2 0 2
21 Maryland 10 9 19
22 Massachusetts 6 10 16
23 Michigan 29 22 51
24 Minnesota 96 111 207
25 Mississippi 1 1 2
26 Missouri 7 18 25
27 Montana 6 3 9
28 Nebraska 2 3 5
29 Nevada 6 5 11
30 New Hampshire 3 1 4
31 New Jersey 8 9 17
32 New Mexico 6 8 14
33 New York 13 18 31
34 North Carolina 10 9 19
35 North Dakota 2 1 3
36 Ohio 15 19 34
37 Oklahoma 2 4 6
38 Oregon 10 8 18
39 Pennsylvania 15 10 25
40 Rhode Island 1 2 3
41 South Carolina 3 6 9
42 South Dakota 4 2 6
43 Tennessee 6 8 14
44 Texas 28 18 46
45 Utah 1 4 5
47 Virginia 11 15 26
48 Washington 13 8 21
49 West Virginia 2 1 3
50 Wisconsin 992 1278 2270
51 Wyoming 0 2 2
52 Antarctica 2 4 6
53 Australia 1 0 1
54 Bahrain 1 0 1
55 Belgium 0 1 1

gs040re: Does the employer who provides your first employer health insurance plan offer more than one health insurance plan to its employees?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0040

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 2075 2372 4447
-1 DON'T KNOW 63 108 171
1 YES 626 709 1335
2 NO 525 619 1144
3 ONE FOR RETIREES (VOL) 0 7 7
4 ONLY ONE FOR R DUE TO GEOGRAPHY (VOL) 1 1 2
Note: Top coded at 2 on the public release

gs050re: Who is the policyholder for your first employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0050

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 77 157
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 1637 1867 3504
1 RESPONDENT 1269 1186 2455
2 SPOUSE 372 750 1122
3 NON-SPECIFIED POLICY HOLDER 2 9 11
5 BOTH RESPONDENT AND SPOUSE (VOL) 5 3 8
6 COMMUNITY (VOL) 0 2 2
7 EMPLOYER 5 0 5
Note: Top coded at 3 on the public release

gs035re: Is the first employer health insurance plan from a current or former employer/union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0035

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 2163 2277 4440
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 5 9
1 CURRENT 708 714 1422
2 FORMER 414 820 1234

gs056re: Who does your first employer health insurance plan cover?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0056

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 1720 1994 3714
1 RESPONDENT 274 773 1047
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 1103 983 2086
3 FAMILY 192 65 257

gs060re: Did you initially enroll in your first employer health insurance plan within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0060

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 5 10
1 YES 148 198 346
2 NO 1498 1746 3244

gs065re: How many months ago did you enroll in the first employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0065

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3142 3619 6761
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 3 5
0 6 11 17
1 17 15 32
2 10 17 27
3 13 13 26
4 15 16 31
5 10 11 21
6 21 25 46
7 12 12 24
8 15 13 28
9 5 13 18
10 5 12 17
11 5 11 16
12 11 26 37
Note: Only respondents reporting that they had first enrolled in this plan
within the past 12 months were asked this question.
Codes 0-3 were collapsed into "3 MOS OR LESS" (1) on the public release.
Codes 4-6 were collapsed into "4-6 MOS" (2) on the public release.
Codes 7-9 were collapsed into "7-9 MOS" (3)on the public release.
Codes 10-12 were collapsed into "10-12 MOS" (4) on the public release.

gs070re: How much do you or your family pay each month towards the insurance premium for the first employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0070
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 15 13 28
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 85 177 262
0 336 358 694
2 - 90 279 390 669
92 - 200 361 354 715
201 - 423 283 379 662
425 - 2300 293 279 572

gs072re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your first employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0072

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 26 35 61
1 YES 1272 1557 2829
2 NO 354 357 711

gs074re: Does your first employer health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0074

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 15 18 33
1 YES 694 826 1520
2 NO 917 1071 1988
3 VOLUNTEERED SOMETIMES 8 15 23
4 YES, BUT YOU CAN GO OUTSIDE THE NETWORK AT HIGHER COST (VOL) 17 19 36
Note: On the public release, codes 2 and higher are collapsed into code 2.

gs076re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0076

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 78 127 205
1 YES 973 998 1971
2 NO 589 798 1387
3 SOMETIMES; DEPENDS ON THE SPECIALIST (VOL) 7 14 21
4 NOT NEEDED FOR IN-NETWORK SPECIALISTS (VOL) 4 12 16
Note: Code 3 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.
Code 4 was collapsed into "NO" (2) on the public release.

gs078re: Will your first employer health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0078

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 152 258 410
1 YES 1250 1323 2573
2 NO 248 368 616

gs080re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0080

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 1638 1867 3505
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 9 12
1 YES 1609 1887 3496
2 NO 39 53 92

gs081re: Do you have an annual deductible under your first employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0081

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 1682 1931 3613
-1 DON'T KNOW 43 46 89
1 YES 1107 1251 2358
2 NO 456 582 1038
3 ONLY IF OUT-OF-NETWORK (VOL) 2 6 8
Note: On the public release, codes 2 and higher are collapsed into code 2.

gs082rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your first employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0081a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-12 ESTIMATED FULL TIME 1 0 1
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 2 5 7
-2 2183 2562 4745
-1 DON'T KNOW 153 186 339
0 - 200 230 338 568
225 - 300 214 270 484
350 - 500 221 245 466
510 - 2000 232 175 407
2005 - 14000 54 36 90

gs083re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0082
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 1682 1931 3613
-1 DON'T KNOW 49 45 94
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 439 527 966
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 766 878 1644
3 NOTHING AT ALL 337 415 752
4 BOTH A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT & A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF THE OFFICE VISIT (VOL) 4 3 7
5 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS;DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 12 12 24
8 PAY ALL COSTS NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 1 6 7
Note: Codes 4-10 were collapsed into category "OTHER" (5) on the public release.

gs084re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0082a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 3 5 8
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 2928 3364 6292
-1 DON'T KNOW 45 69 114
0 2 1 3
1 0 1 1
2 0 1 1
3 0 1 1
5 9 4 13
6 1 0 1
8 0 1 1
10 61 73 134
15 16 14 30
20 246 295 541
25 9 11 20
30 18 11 29
40 2 2 4
50 2 9 11
70 0 2 2
75 0 1 1
80 1 5 6
85 0 1 1
100 26 23 49
Note: Codes 0-10 were collapsed into "<=10%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into "11-20%" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-30 were collapsed into "21-30%" (3) on the public release.
Codes 31-40 were collapsed into "31-40%"(4) on the public release.
Codes 41-99 were collapsed into "40-99%"(5) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (6) on the public release.

gs085re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0083a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 3 1 4
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 2603 3015 5618
-1 DON'T KNOW 35 33 68
0 - 10 219 263 482
11 - 15 240 268 508
16 - 20 183 220 403
22 - 100 87 93 180

gs086re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0084

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1682 1931 3613
-1 DON'T KNOW 56 68 124
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 441 480 921
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 1020 1265 2285
3 NOTHING AT ALL 56 39 95
4 OTHER 5 9 14
5 VARIES BY DRUG (VOL) 17 14 31
6 DEPENDS IF IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 3 3 6
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE, FIXED PERCENTAGE OR NOTHING (VOL) 5 3 8
9 BOTH PERCENTAGE AND DOLLAR AMOUNT (VOL) 4 5 9
Note: On the public release, codes 4-10 were collapsed into code 4.

gs087re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0084a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 13 16 29
-2 2929 3419 6348
-1 DON'T KNOW 118 147 265
0 - 12 67 57 124
15 - 20 164 167 331
25 - 100 79 89 168
Note: Codes 0-10 were collapsed into "<=10%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into "11-20%" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-30 were collapsed into "21-30%" (3) on the public release.
Codes 31-99 were collapsed into "31-99%"(4) on the public release.
Codes 41-99 were collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS"(5) on the public release.

gs088re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0085a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 1 14 15
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 8 18 26
-2 3332 3821 7153
3 0 1 1
5 10 8 18
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 1 1 2
8 2 1 3
10 6 13 19
12 0 1 1
15 8 12 20
20 2 3 5
30 0 1 1
50 0 1 1

gs089re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0085c
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-2 3040 3355 6395
-1 DON'T KNOW 11 30 41
0 - 5 104 200 304
6 - 10 144 220 364
12 - 45 71 89 160

gs090re: Under your first employer health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0085d
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3041 3359 6400
-1 DON'T KNOW 29 34 63
0 - 10 61 121 182
12 - 17 69 111 180
18 - 20 66 117 183
21 - 35 71 112 183
36 - 60 33 41 74

gs129re: State in which second employer health insurance plan was obtained.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0129
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
3 Arizona 0 1 1
5 California 3 2 5
7 Connecticut 3 0 3
9 Washington, D.C. 0 1 1
10 Florida 1 1 2
14 Illinois 2 3 5
16 Iowa 2 0 2
23 Michigan 3 3 6
24 Minnesota 1 4 5
31 New Jersey 1 0 1
32 New Mexico 0 1 1
33 New York 1 0 1
36 Ohio 2 1 3
38 Oregon 1 0 1
42 South Dakota 1 0 1
44 Texas 1 1 2
47 Virginia 0 1 1
48 Washington 2 1 3
50 Wisconsin 26 21 47
52 Antarctica 0 2 2

gs140re: Does the employer who provides your second health insurance plan offer more than one health insurance plan to its employees?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0140

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3240 3772 7012
-1 DON'T KNOW 9 6 15
1 YES 17 23 40
2 NO 24 15 39

gs150re: Who is the policyholder for your second employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0150

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 3239 3770 7009
1 RESPONDENT 23 14 37
2 SPOUSE 28 31 59

gs135re: Is the second employer health insurance plan from a current or former employer/union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0135

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 3 3
-2 3259 3779 7038
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 CURRENT 20 5 25
2 FORMER 11 29 40

gs156re: Who does your second employer health insurance plan cover?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0156

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3244 3772 7016
1 RESPONDENT 7 13 20
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 33 27 60
3 FAMILY 6 4 10
Note: On the public release, codes 2 and higher are collapsed into code 2.

gs160re: Did you initially enroll in your second employer health insurance plan within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0060
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
1 YES 6 2 8
2 NO 45 44 89

gs165re: How many months ago did you enroll in your second employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0065
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3284 3815 7099
3 2 1 3
6 2 0 2
10 0 1 1
11 1 0 1
12 1 0 1

gs170re: How much do you or your family pay each month towards the insurance premium for the second employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0170

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 10 4 14
0 27 18 45
7 - 50 9 8 17
60 - 270 5 11 16
275 - 370 0 5 5

gs172re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your second employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0172

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 2 7
1 YES 24 23 47
2 NO 22 21 43

gs174re: Does your second employer health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0174

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 1 3
1 YES 13 13 26
2 NO 36 32 68

gs176re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0176

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 4 9
1 YES 23 19 42
2 NO 23 23 46

gs178re: Will your second employer health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0178

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 9 16
1 YES 36 31 67
2 NO 8 6 14

gs180re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0180

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3239 3770 7009
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 3 7
1 YES 36 36 72
2 NO 11 7 18

gs181re: Do you have an annual deductible under your second employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0181

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3255 3782 7037
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 4 8
1 YES 20 20 40
2 NO 11 11 22

gs182rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your second employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0181a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3270 3797 7067
-1 DON'T KNOW 6 4 10
100 2 1 3
150 1 0 1
200 3 3 6
250 1 3 4
300 1 2 3
500 4 3 7
550 0 1 1
600 0 1 1
1000 2 1 3
2000 0 1 1

gs183re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0182

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3255 3782 7037
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 5 10
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 11 9 20
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 10 13 23
3 NOTHING AT ALL 9 8 17

gs184re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0182a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3359 3886 7245
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 3 5
0 0 1 1
5 1 0 1
10 4 2 6
20 4 2 6
100 0 1 1

gs185re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0183a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3360 3882 7242
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 4 4
2 1 0 1
5 0 1 1
10 4 4 8
15 2 1 3
20 3 3 6

gs186re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0184
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3255 3782 7037
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 9 17
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 8 11 19
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 16 15 31
3 NOTHING AT ALL 3 0 3

gs187re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0184a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3362 3885 7247
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 2 4
10 2 2 4
20 1 4 5
30 1 0 1
100 2 2 4

gs188re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0185a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 2 5 7
-2 3354 3880 7234
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 2 4
5 3 2 5
6 DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 2 0 2
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 1 0 1
8 0 1 1
10 3 0 3
12 0 1 1
15 1 3 4
20 2 0 2
25 0 1 1

gs189re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0185c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3368 3890 7258
3 1 0 1
7 0 1 1
8 0 1 1
10 0 1 1
12 1 0 1
15 0 1 1
20 0 1 1

gs190re: Under your second employer health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0185d
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3368 3890 7258
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
6 1 0 1
12 0 1 1
20 0 1 1
25 0 2 2
30 0 1 1

gs229re: State in which third employer health insurance plan was obtained.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0229

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3286 3811 7097
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
5 California 0 1 1
36 Ohio 0 1 1
38 Oregon 1 0 1
50 Wisconsin 3 2 5

gs240re: Does the employer who provides your third employer health insurance plan offer more than one health insurance plan to its employees?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0240
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 2 3
1 YES 0 2 2
2 NO 3 2 5

gs250re: Who is the policyholder for your third employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0250
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3286 3811 7097
1 RESPONDENT 3 4 7
2 SPOUSE 1 1 2

gs235re: Is the third employer health insurance plan from a current or former employer/union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0235
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3288 3814 7102
1 CURRENT 1 0 1
2 FORMER 1 2 3

gs256re: Who does your third employer health insurance plan cover?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0256
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
1 RESPONDENT 1 3 4
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 3 3 6

gs260re: Did you initially enroll in your third employer health insurance plan within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0260
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
2 NO 4 6 10

gs265re: How many months ago did you enroll in the third employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0265
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3290 3817 7107

gs270re: How much do you or your family pay each month towards the insurance premium for the third employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0270
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
0 4 5 9

gs272re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your third employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0272
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
1 YES 1 1 2
2 NO 3 5 8

gs274re: Does your third employer health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0274
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
1 YES 1 1 2
2 NO 3 5 8

gs276re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0276
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
1 YES 2 1 3
2 NO 2 5 7

gs278re: Will your third employer health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0278
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 2 3 5
2 NO 2 2 4

gs280re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0280
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3811 7097
1 YES 3 4 7
2 NO 1 2 3

gs281re: Do you have an annual deductible under your third employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0281
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3287 3813 7100
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 1 0 1
2 NO 2 3 5

gs282rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your third employer health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0281a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3817 7106
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1

gs283re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0282
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3287 3813 7100
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 1 2 3
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 0 1 1
3 NOTHING AT ALL 1 0 1

gs284re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0282a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3369 3893 7262
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
10 1 1 2

gs285re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0283a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3894 7264
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1

gs286re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0284
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3287 3813 7100
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 1 2 3
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 0 1 1
3 NOTHING AT ALL 1 0 1

gs287re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0284a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3893 7263
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2

gs288re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0285a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3894 7264
5 0 1 1

gs289re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0285c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs290re: Under your third employer health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0285d
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs323re: In what state was the first privately purchased health insurance plan obtained?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0323a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 5 7
1 Alabama 1 1 2
2 Alaska 0 1 1
3 Arizona 2 17 19
4 Arkansas 3 1 4
5 California 9 17 26
6 Colorado 2 5 7
7 Connecticut 1 1 2
10 Florida 6 14 20
11 Georgia 1 1 2
13 Idaho 0 2 2
14 Illinois 10 17 27
15 Indiana 3 2 5
16 Iowa 0 3 3
17 Kansas 0 1 1
18 Kentucky 0 2 2
21 Maryland 0 1 1
22 Massachusetts 1 2 3
23 Michigan 1 6 7
24 Minnesota 9 24 33
26 Missouri 2 2 4
27 Montana 0 2 2
29 Nevada 0 3 3
31 New Jersey 2 2 4
32 New Mexico 0 1 1
33 New York 2 2 4
34 North Carolina 3 2 5
36 Ohio 0 2 2
38 Oregon 2 3 5
39 Pennsylvania 1 5 6
40 Rhode Island 1 0 1
41 South Carolina 0 1 1
43 Tennessee 0 2 2
44 Texas 10 6 16
45 Utah 0 2 2
46 Vermont 1 0 1
47 Virginia 3 1 4
48 Washington 4 6 10
50 Wisconsin 150 305 455
53 Australia 0 1 1
56 Bolivia 1 0 1

gs325re: Who is the policy holder for this first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0325a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 2 3
1 RESPONDENT 204 413 617
2 SPOUSE 21 49 70
5 BOTH RESPONDENT AND SPOUSE (VOL) 7 7 14
Note: Code 5 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gs328re: Who is covered by this first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0328a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3070 3370 6440
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
1 RESPONDENT 132 386 518
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 82 50 132
3 FAMILY 3 8 11
4 VOLUNTEERED OTHER 1 0 1
Note: On the public release, codes 2 and higher are collapsed into code 2.

gs330re: Was this first privately purchased health insurance plan originally obtained through an employer, through a union, or neither of the two?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0330a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
1 EMPLOYER 15 23 38
2 UNION 2 6 8
3 NEITHER 216 440 656
Note: On the public release, codes 2 and higher are collapsed into code 2.

gs335re: Is this first privately purchased health insurance plan from a current or former employer/union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0335a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3273 3788 7061
1 CURRENT 3 6 9
2 FORMER 14 23 37

gs340re: Was this first privately purchased health insurance plan purchased through a membership organization or group, for example AARP?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0340a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3074 3377 6451
1 YES 37 40 77
2 NO 179 400 579

gs345re: What is the name of the membership organization or group through which you purchased this first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0345a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3253 3777 7030
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 1 3
1 NAME OF GROUP/MEMBERSHIP ORG 35 39 74

gs360re: Did you first enroll in this first privately purchased health insurance plan in the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0360a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 70 156 226
2 NO 163 314 477

gs365re: How many months ago did you enroll in the first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0365a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3220 3661 6881
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 3 5
0 1 19 20
1 19 36 55
2 9 20 29
3 6 17 23
4 5 9 14
5 5 10 15
6 5 15 20
7 0 2 2
8 2 4 6
9 2 5 7
10 6 2 8
11 2 8 10
12 6 6 12
Note: Codes 0-3 were collapsed into "3 MOS OR LESS" (1) on the public release.
Codes 4-6 were collapsed into "4-6 MOS" (2) on the public release.
Codes 7-9 were collapsed into "7-9 MOS" (3)on the public release.
Codes 10-12 were collapsed into "10-12 MOS" (4) on the public release.

gs370re: How much do you or your family pay each month towards the insurance premium for the first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0370a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 7 8 15
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 19 22
0 - 104 48 86 134
105 - 200 40 99 139
202 - 350 35 106 141
351.75 - 530 42 91 133
532 - 3884 59 62 121

gs372re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0372a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 12 24
1 YES 113 224 337
2 NO 108 235 343

gs374re: Does your first privately purchased health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0374a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 6 9
1 YES 54 96 150
2 NO 176 367 543
3 SOMETIMES (VOL) 0 1 1
Note: Code 3 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gs376re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0376a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 25 66 91
1 YES 89 177 266
2 NO 119 227 346

gs378re: Will your first privately purchased health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0378a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 3 4
-2 3057 3345 6402
-1 DON'T KNOW 31 80 111
1 YES 164 309 473
2 NO 37 80 117

gs380re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0380a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 4 5
-2 3056 3345 6401
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 9 16
1 YES 198 424 622
2 NO 28 35 63

gs381re: Do you have an annual deductible under your first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0381a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3091 3394 6485
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 9 14
1 YES 150 301 451
2 NO 44 113 157

gs382rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your first privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0381aa
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 3 2 5
-2 3140 3516 6656
-1 DON'T KNOW 9 29 38
50 - 500 25 58 83
600 - 1000 31 73 104
1200 - 2500 42 92 134
2600 - 10000 40 46 86
10500 0 1 1

gs383re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0382a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 3092 3394 6486
-1 DON'T KNOW 16 37 53
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 85 171 256
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 49 111 160
3 NOTHING AT ALL 46 96 142
4 BOTH A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT & A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF THE OFFICE VISIT (VOL) 0 1 1
5 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS;DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 0 2 2
8 PAY ALL COSTS NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 1 2 3

gs384re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0382aa

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 1 2 3
-3 REFUSED 5 8 13
-2 3288 3720 7008
-1 DON'T KNOW 6 30 36
10 4 8 12
15 1 0 1
20 30 57 87
25 1 2 3
30 2 1 3
33 0 1 1
35 1 0 1
50 1 2 3
75 1 0 1
80 2 7 9
90 2 4 6
95 0 1 1
100 25 52 77
Note: Codes 0-20 were collapsed into "<=20%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 21-99 were collapsed into "21-99%" (2) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (3) on the public release.

gs385re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0383aa
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 1 1 2
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 4 3 7
-2 3320 3781 7101
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 20 23
5 1 1 2
10 9 19 28
15 10 19 29
20 7 26 33
25 7 5 12
30 4 9 13
35 0 3 3
40 1 0 1
55 0 1 1
57 1 0 1
65 0 1 1
70 0 1 1
73 0 1 1
75 0 1 1
89 0 1 1
125 1 0 1
150 0 1 1

gs386re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0384a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 3092 3394 6486
-1 DON'T KNOW 24 32 56
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 113 259 372
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 42 91 133
3 NOTHING AT ALL 7 20 27
4 OTHER 7 9 16
5 VARIES BY DRUG (VOL) 2 3 5
6 DEPENDS IF IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 0 3 3
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE, FIXED PERCENTAGE OR NOTHING (VOL) 3 4 7
Note: On the public release, codes 4 and higher are collapsed into code 4.

gs387re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage of the cost do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0384aa
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 0 2 2
-2 3264 3645 6909
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 38 50
2 0 1 1
7 1 0 1
10 4 6 10
15 0 2 2
20 18 30 48
25 1 4 5
30 2 3 5
33 0 2 2
40 1 3 4
50 1 6 7
70 0 1 1
75 0 1 1
80 1 1 2
90 1 2 3
96 0 1 1
100 64 147 211
Note: Codes 1-20 was collapsed into "<=20%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 21-99 was collapsed into "21-99%" (2) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (3) on the public release.

gs388re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385aa
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 0 3 3
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 8 23 31
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3325 3800 7125
-1 DON'T KNOW 6 17 23
2 1 2 3
3 0 1 1
5 1 4 5
6 DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 1 0 1
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 1 1 2
8 1 2 3
9 2 1 3
10 5 11 16
12 1 2 3
13 0 1 1
15 4 10 14
17 0 1 1
20 7 7 14
25 3 4 7
30 2 1 3
35 0 1 1
40 0 1 1
43 0 1 1
60 0 1 1
70 1 0 1

gs389re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385ac

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3362 3872 7234
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 3 5
5 0 3 3
7 1 0 1
10 2 13 15
15 3 1 4
20 0 3 3

gs390re: Under your first privately purchased health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385ad

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3362 3872 7234
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 4 6
7 0 1 1
10 0 3 3
14 1 0 1
20 1 8 9
25 1 3 4
30 1 3 4
35 0 1 1
45 1 0 1
70 1 0 1

gs423re: In what state was the second privately purchased health insurance plan obtained?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0323b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
3 Arizona 0 1 1
4 Arkansas 1 0 1
5 California 0 1 1
10 Florida 1 0 1
14 Illinois 0 1 1
24 Minnesota 0 2 2
29 Nevada 0 1 1
38 Oregon 0 1 1
44 Texas 1 0 1
50 Wisconsin 3 14 17

gs425re: Who is the policy holder for this second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0325b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
1 RESPONDENT 3 18 21
2 SPOUSE 2 3 5
5 BOTH RESPONDENT AND SPOUSE (VOL) 1 1 2

gs428re: Who is covered by this second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0328b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
1 RESPONDENT 1 16 17
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 5 6 11

gs430re: Was this second privately purchased health insurance plan originally obtained through an employer, through a union, or neither?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0330b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
1 EMPLOYER 2 2 4
3 NEITHER 4 20 24

gs435re: Is this second privately purchased health insurance plan from a current or former employer/union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0335b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3288 3815 7103
1 CURRENT 1 0 1
2 FORMER 1 2 3

gs440re: Was this second privately purchased health insurance plan purchased through a membership organization or group, for example AARP?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0340b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3286 3797 7083
1 YES 2 8 10
2 NO 2 12 14

gs445re: What is the name of the membership organization or group through which you purchased this second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0345b_a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3288 3809 7097
1 NAME OF GROUP/MEMBERSHIP ORG 2 8 10

gs460re: Did you initially enroll in this second privately purchased health insurance plan in the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0360b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
1 YES 3 4 7
2 NO 3 18 21

gs465re: How many months ago did you enroll in the second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0365b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3287 3813 7100
0 0 1 1
2 0 1 1
5 0 1 1
6 1 0 1
8 1 0 1
11 1 0 1
12 0 1 1

gs470re: How much do you or your family pay each month towards the insurance premium for the second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0370b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 3284 3793 7077
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
0 - 9.17 0 4 4
17 - 24 0 5 5
30 - 40 1 3 4
43 - 116.66 1 3 4
120 - 338 3 4 7

gs472re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0372b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 3 3
1 YES 3 4 7
2 NO 3 15 18

gs474re: Does your second privately purchased health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0374b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
1 YES 3 2 5
2 NO 3 20 23

gs476re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0376b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 3 3
1 YES 4 5 9
2 NO 2 14 16

gs478re: Will your second privately purchased health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0378b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
1 YES 2 10 12
2 NO 3 9 12

gs480re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0380b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3794 7078
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 4 6
1 YES 4 16 20
2 NO 0 2 2

gs481re: Do you have an annual deductible under your second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0381b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3286 3801 7087
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 3 5 8
2 NO 1 10 11

gs482rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your second privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0381ba
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3287 3812 7099
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
250 1 0 1
500 0 1 1
800 0 1 1
1000 0 2 2

gs483re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0382b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3801 7087
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 4 4
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 2 3 5
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 2 6 8
3 NOTHING AT ALL 0 3 3

gs484re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0382ba
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3368 3892 7260
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
20 1 1 2
100 0 2 2

gs485re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0383ba
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3368 3890 7258
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
10 1 0 1
12 0 1 1
15 1 0 1
25 0 1 1
27 0 1 1

gs486re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0384b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3286 3801 7087
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 3 8 11
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 1 4 5
3 NOTHING AT ALL 0 2 2

gs487re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage of the cost do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0384ba
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3366 3886 7252
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
15 1 0 1
20 1 2 3
50 0 1 1
60 1 0 1
100 0 6 6

gs488re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385ba
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3369 3891 7260
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
6 DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 1 0 1
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 0 1 1
12 0 1 1
43 0 1 1

gs489re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385bc
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs490re: Under your second privately purchased health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385bd
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs523re: In what state was the third privately purchased plan health insurance obtained?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0323c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
10 Florida 1 0 1
50 Wisconsin 0 1 1

gs525re: Who is the policy holder for the third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0325c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
2 SPOUSE 0 1 1
5 BOTH RESPONDENT AND SPOUSE (VOL) 1 0 1

gs528re: Who is covered by this third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0328c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 1 1 2

gs530re: Was this third privately purchased health insurance plan originally obtained through an employer, through a union, or neither?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0330c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
3 NEITHER 1 1 2

gs535re: Is your third privately purchased health insurance plan from a current or former employer/union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0335c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3290 3817 7107

gs540re: Was your third privately purchased health insurance plan purchased through a membership organization or group, for example AARP?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0340c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
2 NO 1 1 2

gs545re: What is the name of the membership organization or group through which you purchased your third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0345c_a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3290 3817 7107

gs560re: Did you first enroll in your third privately purchased health insurance plan in the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0360c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
1 YES 1 0 1
2 NO 0 1 1

gs565re: How many months ago did you enroll in the third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0365c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3817 7106
8 1 0 1

gs570re: How much do you or your family pay each month towards the insurance premium for the third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0370c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2

gs572re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0372c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
1 YES 1 0 1
2 NO 0 1 1

gs574re: Does your third privately purchased health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0374c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
1 YES 1 0 1
2 NO 0 1 1

gs576re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0376c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
1 YES 1 0 1
2 NO 0 1 1

gs578re: Will your third privately purchased health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0378c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
1 YES 0 1 1
2 NO 1 0 1

gs580re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0380c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3816 7105
1 YES 1 0 1
2 NO 0 1 1

gs581re: Do you have an annual deductible under your third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0381c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 78 158
-2 3289 3817 7106
1 YES 1 0 1

gs582rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your third privately purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0381ca
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3817 7106
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1

gs583re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0382c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3817 7106
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 1 0 1

gs584re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0382ca
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3369 3895 7264
60 1 0 1

gs585re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0383ca

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs586re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0384c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3289 3817 7106
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 1 0 1

gs587re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage of the cost do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0384ca
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3369 3895 7264
60 1 0 1

gs588re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385ca
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs589re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385cc
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs590re: Under your third privately purchased health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0385cd
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3370 3895 7265

gs610re: Are you signed up with an HMO, a Health Maintenance Organization, through Medicare?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0410

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 5 5
-2 1835 2352 4187
-1 DON'T KNOW 79 89 168
1 YES 171 128 299
2 NO 1205 1243 2448

gs615re: Do you have Part B Medicare coverage in addition to Part A?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0415

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 4 4
-2 2006 2481 4487
-1 DON'T KNOW 44 51 95
1 YES 1043 1113 2156
2 NO 197 168 365

gs672re: Is there a book, directory or list of doctors associated with your Medicare HMO?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0472

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3119 3689 6808
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 4 9
1 YES 131 100 231
2 NO 35 24 59

gs674re: Does your Medicare HMO plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0474

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3119 3689 6808
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 4 6
1 YES 104 78 182
2 NO 64 45 109
3 VOLUNTEERED SOMETIMES 1 1 2
Note: Code 3 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gs676re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, do you need to get a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0476

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3119 3689 6808
-1 DON'T KNOW 11 8 19
1 YES 119 87 206
2 NO 41 33 74

gs678re: Will your Medicare HMO plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0478

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3119 3689 6808
-1 DON'T KNOW 16 24 40
1 YES 115 63 178
2 NO 40 41 81

gs680re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0480

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3119 3689 6808
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
1 YES 152 118 270
2 NO 18 7 25

gs681re: Do you have an annual deductible under your Medicare HMO?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0481

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3138 3699 6837
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 11 18
1 YES 64 45 109
2 NO 81 62 143

gs682rec: How much is the annual deductible you pay for your Medicare HMO plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0481a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3226 3772 6998
-1 DON'T KNOW 17 12 29
0 - 100 15 11 26
125 - 250 10 7 17
300 - 500 10 8 18
612 - 2500 9 6 15
3900 - 6225 3 0 3

gs683re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0482
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3138 3699 6837
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 5 10
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 16 14 30
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 72 63 135
3 NOTHING AT ALL 59 34 93
8 PAY ALL COSTS NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 0 1 1

gs684re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0482a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3355 3881 7236
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 6 9
10 2 0 2
15 0 1 1
20 10 5 15
80 0 2 2

gs685re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0483a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-21 PAY ALL NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3299 3832 7131
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 2 4
0 1 0 1
2 0 1 1
5 3 2 5
8 1 0 1
10 29 25 54
12 1 0 1
15 9 12 21
20 22 16 38
25 0 3 3
35 1 0 1
50 1 0 1
60 1 0 1

gs686re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0484

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-2 3138 3699 6837
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 8 15
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 49 51 100
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 87 58 145
3 NOTHING AT ALL 7 0 7
5 VARIES BY DRUG (VOL) 2 1 3
Note: Codes 3-7 were collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gs687re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, for each prescription, what percentage do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0484a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 1 1 2
-2 3321 3845 7166
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 13 18
2 0 1 1
5 0 1 1
10 2 2 4
15 1 1 2
20 10 3 13
25 0 1 1
30 1 1 2
40 1 0 1
50 2 5 7
70 1 0 1
80 1 1 2
90 0 1 1
100 24 19 43
Note: Codes 1-20 were collapsed into "20% or less" (1) on the public release.
Codes 21-99 were collapsed into "21-99%" (2) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (3) on the public release.

gs688re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0485a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 0 1 1
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 29 20 49
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3283 3837 7120
-1 DON'T KNOW 9 6 15
2 2 4 6
3 2 1 3
5 6 8 14
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 8 0 8
8 3 0 3
9 0 1 1
10 9 7 16
12 1 0 1
13 1 0 1
14 1 0 1
15 11 1 12
20 4 5 9
21 1 0 1
25 0 2 2
30 0 1 1

gs689re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0485c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3341 3875 7216
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 1 5
0 3 1 4
1 0 1 1
5 6 8 14
7 1 1 2
9 1 0 1
10 7 5 12
12 1 0 1
13 0 1 1
15 4 1 5
19 1 0 1
20 0 1 1
30 1 0 1

gs690re: Under your Medicare HMO plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0485d
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3341 3875 7216
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 3 11
3 0 1 1
5 2 0 2
10 3 4 7
12 0 1 1
14 0 1 1
15 3 2 5
16 1 0 1
20 6 2 8
25 3 3 6
30 0 1 1
35 1 2 3
40 1 0 1
75 1 0 1

gs660re: Did you first enroll in Medicare or a Medicare HMO within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0460

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 0 4 4
-2 1835 2352 4187
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 12 16
1 YES 1022 1082 2104
2 NO 428 367 795

gs665re: How many months ago did you first enroll in your Medicare or Medicare HMO?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0465

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-2 2268 2735 5003
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 17 25
0 56 57 113
1 150 198 348
2 136 136 272
3 131 149 280
4 105 121 226
5 63 88 151
6 107 95 202
7 59 62 121
8 55 51 106
9 39 28 67
10 34 17 51
11 29 25 54
12 49 38 87

gs621re: Are you covered by any supplemental policies that cover the costs of health care that are not covered by Medicare, for example private or non-governmental insurance?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0495

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 78 158
-3 REFUSED 0 7 7
-2 1835 2352 4187
-1 DON'T KNOW 8 13 21
1 YES 986 992 1978
2 NO 461 453 914

gs635re: Was your Medicare supplemental insurance plan obtained through a current or former business, employer or union?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0497

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 2304 2825 5129
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 4 7
1 YES 588 539 1127
2 NO 394 448 842

gs640re: Are you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled under your Medicare supplemental insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 2304 2825 5129
-1 DON'T KNOW 23 24 47
1 YES 875 893 1768
2 NO 88 72 160

gs641re: Do you have an annual deductible under your Medicare supplemental insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 2415 2924 5339
-1 DON'T KNOW 47 44 91
1 YES 485 506 991
2 NO 342 342 684

gs642rec: How much do you pay annually on your deductible for your Medicare supplemental insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498ba
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 3 5 8
-2 2804 3310 6114
-1 DON'T KNOW 93 114 207
0 - 100 73 104 177
110 - 250 107 116 223
300 - 500 88 71 159
535 - 2000 89 76 165
2040 - 26000 33 19 52

gs643re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498c
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 2415 2923 5338
-1 DON'T KNOW 73 105 178
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 194 212 406
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 235 188 423
3 NOTHING AT ALL 366 382 748
4 BOTH A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT & A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF THE OFFICE VISIT (VOL) 1 0 1
5 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS;DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 3 2 5
8 PAY ALL COSTS NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 2 4 6

gs644re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498ca
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-21 PAY ALL NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 1 2 3
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 5 2 7
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 3176 3683 6859
-1 DON'T KNOW 36 47 83
1 0 1 1
2 1 0 1
4 1 0 1
5 3 1 4
8 1 0 1
10 18 23 41
15 4 2 6
17 1 0 1
20 98 106 204
25 5 3 8
30 6 6 12
40 3 0 3
50 3 5 8
60 0 1 1
70 0 1 1
80 1 3 4
85 0 1 1
100 6 6 12
Note: Codes 0-10 were collapsed into "<=10%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into"11-20%" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-99 were collapsed into"21-99%" (3) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (4) on the public release.

gs645re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498d
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 5 3 8
-3 REFUSED 2 0 2
-2 3134 3707 6841
-1 DON'T KNOW 17 25 42
0 2 0 2
1 0 1 1
5 5 4 9
6 0 1 1
9 0 1 1
10 66 44 110
12 1 2 3
15 62 45 107
17 2 0 2
19 1 0 1
20 48 42 90
25 11 14 25
27 1 0 1
30 8 3 11
35 3 0 3
40 0 1 1
49 0 1 1
50 1 1 2
80 1 0 1

gs646re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, do you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498e
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 2415 2924 5339
-1 DON'T KNOW 79 81 160
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 354 401 755
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 409 379 788
3 NOTHING AT ALL 31 30 61

gs647re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498ea
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 2 11 13
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3016 3491 6507
-1 DON'T KNOW 48 72 120
4 - 20 104 90 194
25 - 100 200 230 430
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into "11-20%" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-99 were collapsed into "21-99%" (3) on the public release.
Code 100 were collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (4) on the public release.

gs648re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount do you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498fa
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-21 PAY ALL NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 1 0 1
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 4 6 10
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 123 143 266
-3 REFUSED 3 0 3
-2 2954 3512 6466
-1 DON'T KNOW 32 44 76
0 - 5 65 55 120
6 DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 5 3 8
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 27 6 33
8 - 10 54 34 88
11 - 20 64 63 127
21 - 750 38 29 67

gs649re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498fc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3247 3753 7000
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 8 15
0 - 5 30 59 89
6 - 10 56 51 107
11 - 35 28 21 49
38 - 45 1 3 4

gs650re: Under your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan, how much do you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0498fd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3248 3754 7002
-1 DON'T KNOW 17 13 30
5 - 10 20 31 51
12 - 15 23 31 54
16 - 20 25 25 50
24 - 30 20 27 47
33 - 130 16 14 30

gs697re: How much do you pay each month towards the insurance premium for your Medicare supplemental health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0499

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 7 11 18
-2 2304 2825 5129
-1 DON'T KNOW 84 147 231
0 - 36 186 160 346
37 - 99 170 176 346
100 - 120 182 179 361
121 - 230 178 173 351
234 - 2400 179 145 324

gs701re: Enrollment status for HIRSP (Volunteered)

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0565

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3270 3770 7040
1 CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN HIRSP 15 40 55
2 ENROLLED IN non-HISRP RISK SHARING PLAN 1 1 2
3 PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN RISK SHARING PLAN 4 4 8

gs710re: Are you signed up with an HMO through Medicaid?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0510
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3230 3733 6963
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 9 14
1 YES 9 5 14
2 NO 45 68 113

gs760re: Did you first enroll in the HMO through Medicaid in the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0560
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3280 3810 7090
1 YES 3 3 6
2 NO 7 2 9

gs765re: How many months ago did you enroll in the HMO through Medicaid?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0565
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3287 3812 7099
2 0 2 2
4 1 0 1
6 1 0 1
10 1 0 1
12 0 1 1

gs802re: What is the name of the military or veterans provided health insurance plan that you are covered by?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0602

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 2 0 2
-2 2991 3688 6679
-1 DON'T KNOW 34 6 40
1 TRICARE FOR LIFE 53 48 101
2 TRICARE STANDARD 38 33 71
3 TRICARE PRIME 18 21 39
5 TRICARE EXTRA 0 1 1
6 VA 145 8 153
7 CHAMPUS 5 1 6
8 CHAMP-VA 1 7 8
9 OTHER 3 2 5
Note: Codes 5, 7, and 9 were collapsed into "OTHER" (9) on the public release.

gs850re: Who is the policy holder for your military or veterans provided health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0650

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 2994 3689 6683
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 4 11
1 RESPONDENT 274 25 299
2 SPOUSE 9 94 103
3 NON-SPECIFIED POLICY HOLDER 0 1 1
4 OTHER 5 1 6
Note: Codes 3-4 were collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gs855re: Who does your military or veterans provided health insurance plan cover?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0655

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3011 3692 6703
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
1 RESPONDENT 164 43 207
2 RESPONDENT & SPOUSE ONLY 103 72 175
3 FAMILY 8 5 13
4 VOLUNTEERED OTHER 1 0 1
Note: Code 4 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gs860re: Did you first enroll in your military or veterans provided health insurance plan in the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0660

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 1 2
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 2994 3689 6683
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 0 3
1 YES 65 24 89
2 NO 226 100 326

gs865re: How many months ago did you enroll in your military or veterans provided health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0665

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 1 0 1
-2 3224 3791 7015
0 2 2 4
1 11 4 15
2 9 4 13
3 5 4 9
4 3 3 6
5 5 0 5
6 8 2 10
7 1 0 1
8 4 2 6
9 8 1 9
10 3 1 4
11 2 0 2
12 4 1 5
Note: Codes 0-3 were collapsed into "3 MOS OR LESS" (1) on the public release.
Codes 4-6 were collapsed into "4-6 MOS" (2) on the public release.
Codes 7-9 were collapsed into "7-9 MOS" (3) on the public release.
Codes 10-12 were collapsed into "10-12 MOS" (4) on the public release.

gsn06re: Are you currently uninsured, but eligible for coverage under anyone else's health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0906

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 8 15 23
-2 3196 3664 6860
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 7 5 12
2 NO 79 130 209

gsn08re: Why do you remain uninsured when you are eligible for coverage under someone else's health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0908
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3283 3809 7092
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
1 COSTS TOO MUCH 5 2 7
2 OTHER 2 2 4

gsn11re: Are you currently uninsured, but were covered by a health insurance plan within the last 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0911

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 9 14 23
-2 3196 3664 6860
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 12 31 43
2 NO 73 105 178

gsn21re: Before becoming uninsured within the past 12 months, what type of health insurance coverage did you have?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0921

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 0 3 3
-2 3278 3783 7061
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
0 NONE 1 1 2
1 HEALTH INSURANCE FROM AN EMPLOYER OR UNION OR PURCHASED PRIVATELY 9 21 30
2 MEDICAID OF [STATE] 0 3 3
3 MILITARY COVERAGE (CHAMPUS,CHAMP-VA,TRICARE OR OTHER) 0 1 1
5 HIRSP 1 0 1
Note: Codes 0-3 were collapsed into "OTHER"(4) on the public release.
Code -1 was collapsed into "OTHER"(4) on the public release.

gsn70re: How much did you pay each month towards the insurance premium for the health insurance plan you had before becoming uninsured?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0970
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
0 - 35 1 5 6
48 - 140 2 4 6
150 - 275 1 5 6
298 - 450 2 5 7
500 - 1400 2 5 7

gsn72re: Did the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured have a book, directory, or list of doctors associated with it?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0972
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 YES 7 19 26
2 NO 1 6 7

gsn74re: Did the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured require you to sign-up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you had to go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0974
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 4 11 15
2 NO 5 13 18

gsn76re: Did the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured require a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0976
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 2 3
1 YES 4 15 19
2 NO 4 8 12

gsn78re: Did the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0978
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 4 7
1 YES 4 17 21
2 NO 2 4 6

gsn80re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, were you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0980
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 9 21 30
2 NO 0 3 3

gsn81re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, did you have an annual deductible?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0981
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3794 7075
1 YES 8 17 25
2 NO 1 4 5

gsn82rec: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, how much was your annual deductible?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0981a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3282 3798 7080
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 3 5
100 0 2 2
200 0 2 2
250 0 4 4
400 1 0 1
500 1 1 2
750 1 1 2
1000 1 1 2
1080 1 0 1
2500 1 1 2
5000 0 1 1
8000 0 1 1

gsn83re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, for each doctor's visit, did you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0982
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3794 7075
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 1 4
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 2 8 10
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 3 9 12
3 NOTHING AT ALL 1 2 3
5 OTHER ARRANGEMENTS;DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 0 1 1

gsn84re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0982a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3368 3887 7255
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
20 1 5 6
25 0 1 1
100 0 1 1

gsn85re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0983a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3367 3885 7252
3 0 1 1
10 2 1 3
15 1 1 2
20 0 5 5
25 0 2 2

gsn86re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, did you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0984
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3794 7075
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 4 7 11
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 4 12 16
3 NOTHING AT ALL 0 1 1
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE, FIXED PERCENTAGE OR NOTHING (VOL) 0 1 1

gsn87re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, for each prescription, what percentage did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0984a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3366 3888 7254
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 2 3
10 1 0 1
15 1 0 1
20 0 2 2
30 0 1 1
80 1 1 2
100 0 1 1

gsn88re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, for each prescription, what dollar amount did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0985a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 1 4 5
-2 3366 3883 7249
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 1 3
3 0 1 1
6 DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 0 1 1
10 0 3 3
25 0 1 1
50 0 1 1
140 1 0 1

gsn89re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, how much did you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0985c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3369 3891 7260
5 0 3 3
8 1 0 1
15 0 1 1

gsn90re: Under the health insurance plan you were covered by before becoming uninsured, how much did you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0985d
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3369 3891 7260
10 0 3 3
15 1 1 2

gsn98re: In what month during the past year did your health insurance coverage stop?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0991
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 5 6
1 January 0 2 2
2 February 0 1 1
3 March 1 2 3
4 April 0 4 4
5 May 2 2 4
6 June 1 1 2
7 July 0 2 2
8 August 1 0 1
9 September 0 1 1
10 October 0 3 3
11 November 1 1 2
12 December 2 1 3

gsnr0re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because you lost or changed jobs?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_1
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 R LOST OR CHANGED JOBS 0 7 7
2 SOME OTHER REASON 9 18 27

gsnr1re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because your spouse lost or changed jobs?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_2
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 SPOUSE LOST OR CHANGED JOBS 1 0 1
2 SOME OTHER REASON 8 25 33

gsnr2re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because you turned 65?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_3
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 R TURNED 65 1 2 3
2 SOME OTHER REASON 8 23 31

gsnr3re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because your spouse turned 65?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_4
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 SPOUSE TURNED 65 0 1 1
2 SOME OTHER REASON 9 24 33

gsnr4re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because you divorced, separated or your spouse died?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_5
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
2 SOME OTHER REASON 9 25 34

gsnr5re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because you became a part-time or temporary employee?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_6
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 R BECAME PART-TIME OR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE 1 0 1
2 SOME OTHER REASON 8 25 33

gsnr6re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because you couldn't afford to pay the premiums?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_7
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY PREMIUMS 2 2 4
2 SOME OTHER REASON 7 23 30

gsnr7re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months because your employer stopped offering coverage?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_8
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
1 EMPLOYER STOPPED OFFERING COVERAGE 1 2 3
2 SOME OTHER REASON 8 23 31

gsnr8re: Did your health insurance coverage stop within the last 12 months for some reason other than: you/your spouse lost or changed jobs, you/your spouse turned 65, you separated or divorced, your spouse died, you became a part-time or temporary employee, you couldn't afford the premiums, or your employer stopped offering coverage?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s0995_9
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 80 160
-2 3281 3790 7071
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 SOME OTHER REASON 1 4 5
2 Rs MARITAL STATUS CHANGED 5 12 17
3 COBRA PLAN ENDED 1 2 3
4 GR CANCELLED IT 2 4 6
5 GR NO LONGER INCOME ELIGIBLE 0 2 2

gsc05re: For the health insurance plan you enrolled in within the past 12 months, were you required to change the medical professional you usually went to for health care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1005

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 2068 2443 4511
-1 DON'T KNOW 31 16 47
1 YES 69 74 143
2 NO 1120 1280 2400

gsc07re: For the health insurance plan you enrolled in within the past 12 months, were you required to change the clinic or other place you usually went to for health care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1006

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 2068 2443 4511
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 17 35
1 YES 54 58 112
2 NO 1148 1295 2443

gsc10re: During the month just before your coverage with your present health insurance plan began, were you enrolled in a plan you've already discussed in the interview?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1010

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3098 3665 6763
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 3 4
1 YES 162 123 285
2 NO 28 24 52

gsc21re: Who provided your previously purchased health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1011

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 2 2
-3 REFUSED 5 7 12
-2 2230 2566 4796
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 5 9
1 HEALTH INSURANCE FROM AN EMPLOYER OR UNION OR PURCHASED PRIVATELY 1012 1183 2195
2 MEDICAID OF [STATE] 0 3 3
4 MILITARY COVERAGE (CHAMPUS,CHAMP-VA,TRICARE OR OTHER) 12 13 25
5 A MEDICARE HMO 0 1 1
6 MEDICARE 1 0 1
7 NO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 21 30 51
9 OTHER 1 2 3
10 HIRSP (VOL) 4 3 7
Note: Codes 2,3,4,5,6, 9+ were collapsed into "OTHER" (2) on the public release.

gsc26re: How many months out of the past 12 were you without health insurance coverage?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1015
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 2 2
-3 REFUSED 5 6 11
-2 3261 3774 7035
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 4 7
1 0 2 2
2 2 2 4
3 0 2 2
4 0 5 5
5 0 1 1
6 5 1 6
7 1 3 4
8 2 1 3
9 3 1 4
10 4 5 9
11 4 2 6
12 0 4 4

gsc27re: Did your previous health insurance plan end when you enrolled in your new health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1065

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 0 1 1
-2 2259 2607 4866
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 14 26
1 YES 632 755 1387
2 NO 387 438 825

gsc70re: How much did you pay each month towards the insurance premium for your previous health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1070a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 3 4 7
-2 2809 3206 6015
-1 DON'T KNOW 39 98 137
0 - 50 90 104 194
56 - 197 94 95 189
200 - 350 76 121 197
351 - 591 76 113 189
600 - 2500 103 74 177

gsc72re: Did your previous health insurance plan have a book, directory, or list of doctors associated with it?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1072

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 2809 3206 6015
-1 DON'T KNOW 10 7 17
1 YES 319 424 743
2 NO 151 176 327

gsc74re: Did your previous health insurance plan require you to sign up with a certain primary care doctor, group of doctors, or a certain clinic which you must go to for all of your routine care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1074

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 2809 3206 6015
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 8 20
1 YES 198 249 447
2 NO 269 344 613
3 VOLUNTEERED SOMETIMES 1 5 6
Note: Code 3 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gsc76re: Did your previous health insurance plan require you to receive a referral in order to see a specialist, that is, approval or permission from your doctor or health plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1076

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
-2 2809 3206 6015
-1 DON'T KNOW 34 52 86
1 YES 281 329 610
2 NO 165 225 390

gsc78re: Did your previous health insurance plan pay for any of the costs of un-referred visits to specialists or other doctors not associated with the plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1078

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 3 2 5
-2 2809 3206 6015
-1 DON'T KNOW 65 94 159
1 YES 317 391 708
2 NO 96 121 217

gsc80re: Under your previous health insurance plan, were you responsible for any of the costs for either a visit to a doctor or to get a prescription filled?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1080

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 2 2 4
-2 2809 3206 6015
-1 DON'T KNOW 6 10 16
1 YES 433 545 978
2 NO 40 51 91

gsc81re: Did you have an annual deductible under your previous health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1081

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-2 2857 3269 6126
-1 DON'T KNOW 17 23 40
1 YES 314 394 708
2 NO 102 128 230

gsc82rec: How much was your annual deductible under your previous health insurance plan?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1081a
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-2 2975 3419 6394
-1 DON'T KNOW 40 63 103
25 - 250 73 107 180
300 - 500 53 71 124
600 - 1500 62 76 138
1800 - 5000 79 73 152
6000 - 10500 8 5 13

gsc83re: Under your previous health insurance plan, for each doctor's visit, did you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1082

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 2857 3269 6126
-1 DON'T KNOW 24 18 42
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 146 198 344
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 188 244 432
3 NOTHING AT ALL 73 85 158
8 PAY ALL COSTS NOT COVERED BY THE PLAN (VOL) 1 0 1
Note: Code 8 was collapsed into "DON'T KNOW" (-1) on the public release.

gsc84re: Under your previous health insurance plan, what percentage of each doctor's visit costs did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1082a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3225 3702 6927
-1 DON'T KNOW 20 42 62
5 3 0 3
10 12 12 24
15 3 1 4
20 62 86 148
25 1 5 6
30 1 3 4
33 1 0 1
35 0 1 1
40 0 2 2
50 1 3 4
60 0 1 1
75 0 1 1
80 3 0 3
100 38 36 74
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into "11-20%" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-99 were collapsed into "21-99%" (3) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (4) on the public release.

gsc85re: Under your previous health insurance plan, what dollar amount of each doctor's visit did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1083a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON SERVICE (VOL) 1 1 2
-2 3181 3651 6832
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 18 30
0 - 10 55 70 125
12 - 15 56 55 111
16 - 20 40 69 109
25 - 100 25 31 56
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10$" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20were collapsed into "11-20$" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-500were collapsed into ">=21$" (3) on the public release.

gsc86re: Under your previous health insurance plan, did you pay a certain percentage of the cost, a fixed dollar amount, or nothing at all for prescriptions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1084

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-2 2857 3269 6126
-1 DON'T KNOW 24 28 52
1 CERTAIN PERCENTAGE 157 215 372
2 FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT 234 279 513
3 NOTHING AT ALL 13 11 24
4 OTHER 1 3 4
5 VARIES BY DRUG (VOL) 2 5 7
6 DEPENDS IF IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 0 1 1
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE, FIXED PERCENTAGE OR NOTHING (VOL) 2 3 5
Note: Top coded on the public release

gsc87re: Under your previous health insurance plan, for each prescription, what percentage did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1084a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 % VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 0 2 2
-2 3211 3683 6894
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 41 59
5 2 0 2
10 10 11 21
15 2 3 5
20 47 47 94
25 0 5 5
30 3 7 10
33 1 1 2
40 2 2 4
50 2 6 8
60 2 1 3
70 1 1 2
75 0 1 1
80 2 5 7
90 1 1 2
99 0 1 1
100 66 77 143
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10%" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20were collapsed into "11-20%" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-99were collapsed into "21-99%" (3) on the public release.
Code 100 was collapsed into "PAYS ALL COSTS" (4) on the public release.

gsc88re: Under your previous health insurance plan, for each prescription, what dollar amount did you usually pay?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1085a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-20 $ AMT VARIES; DEPENDS ON DRUG, NOT BRANDNAME VS GENERIC (VOL) 1 2 3
-14 AMOUNT DIFFERS FOR BRANDNAME/GENERIC (VOL) 59 85 144
-2 3134 3616 6750
-1 DON'T KNOW 15 16 31
2 - 5 32 35 67
6 DEPENDS ON WHETHER IT IS A MAIL ORDER (VOL) 3 5 8
7 AFTER DEDUCTIBLE PAY FIXED % OR NOTHING (VOL) 10 6 16
8 - 10 42 42 84
11 - 15 36 37 73
16 - 25 27 35 62
27 - 500 11 16 27
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10$" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20were collapsed into "11-20$" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-500were collapsed into ">=21$" (3) on the public release.

gsc89re: Under your previous health insurance plan, how much did you usually pay for each generic prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1085c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3310 3810 7120
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 5 10
0 3 3 6
2 0 1 1
3 2 1 3
5 6 20 26
6 0 4 4
7 1 3 4
8 1 1 2
10 27 28 55
12 0 1 1
14 0 2 2
15 5 10 15
17 0 1 1
20 8 4 12
25 0 1 1
30 1 0 1
80 1 0 1
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10$" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into "11-20$" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-80 were collapsed into ">=21$" (3) on the public release.

gsc90re: Under your previous health insurance plan, how much did you usually pay for each brand-name prescription?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1085d

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 3310 3810 7120
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 10 17
5 - 10 5 22 27
12 - 18 8 17 25
20 17 15 32
24 - 30 15 15 30
35 - 70 8 6 14
Note: Codes 1-10 were collapsed into "<=10$" (1) on the public release.
Codes 11-20 were collapsed into "11-20$" (2) on the public release.
Codes 21-70 were collapsed into ">=21$ " (3) on the public release.

gscr0re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because you retired?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 3201 3638 6839
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 R RETIRED 14 20 34
2 SOME OTHER REASON 73 154 227

gscr1re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because your spouse retired?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_2
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 SPOUSE RETIRED 0 11 11
2 SOME OTHER REASON 89 164 253

gscr2re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because you lost or changed jobs?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_3
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 R LOST OR CHANGED JOBS 6 12 18
2 SOME OTHER REASON 83 163 246

gscr3re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because your spouse lost or changed jobs?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_4
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 SPOUSE LOST OR CHANGED JOBS 3 4 7
2 SOME OTHER REASON 86 171 257

gscr4re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because you turned 65?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_5
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
2 SOME OTHER REASON 89 175 264

gscr5re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because your spouse turned 65?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_6
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 SPOUSE TURNED 65 1 13 14
2 SOME OTHER REASON 88 162 250

gscr6re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because your employer's offerings changed?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_7

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 EMPLOYER OFFERINGS CHANGED 29 57 86
2 SOME OTHER REASON 60 118 178

gscr7re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because the new plan is less expensive?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_8

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 CURRENT PLAN IS LESS EXPENSIVE 24 42 66
2 SOME OTHER REASON 65 133 198

gscr8re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan because the new plan has better services?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_9
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 CURRENT PLAN HAS BETTER SERVICES 2 8 10
2 SOME OTHER REASON 87 167 254

gscr9re: Did you change from your old health insurance plan to your new plan for reasons other than: you retired, your spouse retired, you lost or changed jobs, your spouse lost or changed jobs, you turned 65, your spouse turned 65, your employer's offerings changed, the new plan was less expensive, or the new plan had better services?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1095_10
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3201 3638 6839
1 OTHER NOT DESCRIBED 6 13 19
2 SOME OTHER LISTED REASON 73 147 220
3 COBRA ENDED 2 3 5
4 PLAN NO LONGER PROVIDED 2 8 10
5 GR MOVED/PLAN BOUNDARIES CHANGED 3 3 6
6 GR MARITAL STATUS CHANGED 1 1 2
7 GR SOLD BUSINESS 2 0 2

gsu00re: Is there a doctor's office or other medical facility that you usually go to when you are sick or need advice about your health?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1900

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 87 174
-3 REFUSED 5 4 9
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 3 10
1 YES 3070 3638 6708
2 NO, THERE IS NO USUAL PLACE 146 110 256
3 NO, THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PLACE (VOL) 32 28 60
4 YES, NEVER WENT THERE 23 25 48

gsuscrec: Do you have at least one medical provider you usually go to when you are sick or need advice about your health?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1900

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 87 174
-3 REFUSED 5 4 9
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 3 10
0 NO USUAL PLACE 146 110 256
1 AT LEAST ONE USUAL PLACE 3125 3691 6816

gsu10re: What kind of medical facility do you go to most often when you are sick or need advice about your health?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1910

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 REFUSED (Partial Intvw) 87 87 174
-3 REFUSED 2 1 3
-2 158 117 275
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 4 7
1 OFFICE OR CLINIC (OR HEALTH CENTER) 3030 3642 6672
2 HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM 20 7 27
3 SOME OTHER PLACE 70 37 107

gsu27rec: How many years have you been going to the medical facility you currently go to most often when you are sick or need advice about your health?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1927_a, s1927b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-16 NOT ASCERTAINED (NEVER WENT TO USUAL PLACE) 20 19 39
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 88 175
-3 REFUSED 4 4 8
-2 158 117 275
-1 DON'T KNOW 29 30 59
0 - 4 734 826 1560
4.30 - 10 802 972 1774
10.30 - 20 721 789 1510
21 - 40 654 825 1479
41 - 67 161 225 386

gsuplrec: Have you changed your usual medical facility within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1927a, s1927b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 88 175
-3 REFUSED 4 4 8
-2 178 136 314
-1 DON'T KNOW 28 30 58
0 NO 2860 3385 6245
1 YES 213 252 465

gsu28re: Was there a medical facility you usually went to when you were sick or needed advice about your health before your current facility?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1928

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 88 175
-2 3050 3536 6586
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
1 YES 190 235 425
2 NO 43 35 78
Note: This question was only asked of respondents who had changed their
usual medical facility with the previous 12 months.

gsu29re: Why did you change the usual medical facility you go to when you are sick or need advice about your health?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1929

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 88 175
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 3093 3572 6665
1 QUALITY OF CARE 14 25 39
2 CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS 38 40 78
3 USUAL PROVIDER NO LONGER AVAILABLE 39 55 94
4 WANTED TO SEE A DIFFERENT PROVIDER (FOR OTHER THAN QUALITY-OF-CARE REASONS) 19 25 44
5 MOVED 52 58 110
6 MORE CONVENIENT TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE 10 14 24
7 OTHER 1 2 3
8 USUAL PROVIDER DIED (VOL) 2 0 2
11 USUAL PROVIDER CHANGED HOSPITALS; NO LONGER AVAILABLE (VOL) 4 3 7
13 YOU REQUIRED DIFFERENT SPECIALTY THAN EXISTING USUAL PROVIDER (VOL) 0 2 2
14 YOUR PERSONAL DECISION (NO FURTHER INFORMATION) (VOL) 1 1 2
15 COST (NO FURTHER INFORMATION) (VOL) 5 4 9
16 YOU WANTED TO GO TO SPECIFIC HOSPITAL (VOL) 0 1 1
18 IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCESS TO SPECIFIC PROVIDER (VOL) 0 1 1
19 REFERRED BY OTHER CLINIC OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (VOL) 0 1 1
21 YOU CHANGED TO DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE PLAN (VOL) 3 0 3
22 CLINIC/HEALTH CENTER NO LONGER AVAILABLE (CLOSED) (VOL) 0 1 1
23 ADMINISTRATIVE/BILLING PRACTICES (VOL) 1 1 2
25 R RETIRED (VOL) 0 1 1
Note: Codes 8-9 were collapsed into "OTHER" (7) on the public release.
Codes 11-15 were collapsed into "OTHER" (7) on the public release.
Codes 22 and 25 were collapsed into "OTHER" (7) on the public release.
Note: This question was only asked of respondents who had changed their
usual medical facility with the previous 12 months.

gsu51rec: Do you usually see the same health professional when you go to your usual medical facility?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1931, s1951

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 89 176
-3 REFUSED 4 2 6
-2 181 142 323
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 6 18
1 YES 2929 3476 6405
2 NO 152 178 330
3 ONLY BEEN THERE ONCE (VOL) 5 2 7

gsu35re: When you go to your usual medical facility, do you usually see a doctor, a nurse, a physician's assistant, or some other type of health professional?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1935

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 89 176
-3 REFUSED 4 1 5
-2 561 585 1146
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 8 20
1 DOCTOR 2564 2981 5545
2 NURSE 32 32 64
3 PA 74 132 206
4 CHIROPRACTOR 1 2 3
6 NURSE PRACTITIONER (VOL) 12 28 40
7 IT VARIES (NOT FURTHER SPECIFIED) (VOL) 9 17 26
8 DOCTOR AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (VOL) 9 13 22
9 DOCTOR AND NURSE PRACTITIONER (VOL) 0 5 5
11 LAB TECHNICIAN (VOL) 3 2 5
12 EMERGENCY ROOM (VOL) 2 0 2

gsu40re: What is the specialty of your usual doctor?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1940
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 89 176
-3 REFUSED 0 2 2
-2 385 409 794
-1 DON'T KNOW 70 53 123
1 GENERAL/FAMILY PRACTICE 1926 1882 3808
2 INTERNAL MEDICINE 743 1229 1972
3 OB/GYN 1 83 84
4 SURGERY 8 5 13
7 DERMATOLOGY 3 1 4
8 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY 3 2 5
10 GASTROENTEROLOGY 8 7 15
12 OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE THERAPY/OSTEOPATH 14 6 20
13 NEUROLOGY 8 3 11
17 OPHTHALMOLOGY, OTOLOGY, LARYNGOLOGY, RHINOLOGY (OSTEOPATHS ONLY) 2 0 2
18 OPHTHALMOLOGY 0 1 1
20 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY/ORTHOPEDIC 6 3 9
26 PSYCHIATRY 1 0 1
29 PULMONARY DISEASE/RESPIRATORY DISEASE SPECIALIST 3 11 14
34 UROLOGY 8 1 9
38 GERIATRIC MEDICINE 2 10 12
39 NEPHROLOGY 7 8 15
41 OPTOMETRY 2 0 2
44 INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1 3 4
46 ENDOCRINOLOGY /DIABETES 11 13 24
48 PODIATRY 1 0 1
62 PSYCHOLOGIST (BILLING INDEPENDENTLY) 1 0 1
66 RHEUMATOLOGY 6 16 22
77 VASCULAR SURGERY (EFF 5/92) 1 0 1
78 CARDIOLOGY 39 22 61
82 HEMATOLOGY (EFF 5/92) 1 1 2
83 HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY (EFF 5/92) 2 2 4
84 PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (EFF 5/92) 0 1 1
90 MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (EFF 5/92) 11 22 33
93 EMERGENCY MEDICINE (EFF 5/92) 3 0 3
95 NO ONE DOCTOR/MULTIPLE/DIFFERENT DOCTOR EVERY TIME 6 5 11
96 SPORTS MEDICINE 0 2 2
98 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE/ACUPUNCTURE 0 3 3

gsutprec: What is the specialty of your usual medical provider?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1935, s1940
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 89 176
-3 REFUSED 4 1 5
-2 35 32 67
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 9 27
1 NO USUAL PROVIDER 163 127 290
2 GENERAL PRACTICE 1926 1882 3808
3 INTERNAL MEDICINE 743 1229 1972
4 OTHER PHYSICIAN 160 233 393
5 OTHER TYPE OF PROVIDER, E.G., NURSE 138 219 357
6 UNKNOWN SPECIALTY 96 74 170

gsu56rec: How many years have you been seeing your current health professional for your health care?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1956a, s1956b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-16 NOT ASCERTAINED (NEVER WENT TO USUAL PLACE) 5 5 10
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 89 176
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 736 775 1511
-1 DON'T KNOW 24 24 48
0 - 3 708 866 1574
3.20 - 6.40 480 623 1103
7 - 10 521 595 1116
11 - 20 564 625 1189
21 - 50 244 293 537

gsuprrec: Have you changed your usual health professional within the past 12 months?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1956a, s1956b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 89 176
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 741 780 1521
-1 DON'T KNOW 24 24 48
0 NO 2270 2681 4951
1 YES 247 321 568

gsu57re: Was there another health professional you saw regularly before you began seeing you current usual health professional?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1957

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 90 177
-2 3035 3483 6518
1 YES 207 286 493
2 NO 41 36 77
Note: This question was only asked of respondents who had changed their
usual health professional with the previous 12 months.

gsu70re: Why did you change the health professional you regularly went to?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: s1970

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 87 90 177
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3076 3519 6595
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
1 QUALITY OF CARE 10 19 29
2 CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS 26 31 57
3 USUAL PROVIDER NO LONGER AVAILABLE 69 78 147
4 WANTED TO SEE A DIFFERENT PROVIDER (FOR OTHER THAN QUALITY-OF-CARE REASONS) 10 25 35
5 MOVED 40 61 101
6 MORE CONVENIENT TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE 10 9 19
8 USUAL PROVIDER DIED (VOL) 2 5 7
9 USUAL PROVIDER RETIRED FROM PRACTICE (VOL) 10 14 24
10 USUAL PROVIDER MOVED FROM AREA (VOL) 5 6 11
12 YOU DID NOT LIKE USUAL PROVIDER (VOL) 1 2 3
13 YOU REQUIRED DIFFERENT SPECIALTY THAN EXISTING USUAL PROVIDER (VOL) 7 15 22
14 YOUR PERSONAL DECISION (NO FURTHER INFORMATION) (VOL) 3 4 7
15 USUAL PROVIDER'S ADMINISTRATIVE/BILLING PRACTICES (VOL) 2 3 5
16 YOU CHANGED TO DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE PLAN (VOL) 1 1 2
17 CHANGE REQUIRED BY HEALTH CARE INSURER (VOL) 3 8 11
18 COST (VOL) 6 4 10
Note: This question was only asked of respondents who had changed their
usual health professional with the previous 12 months.

gspn1re: Plan number for first employer plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan1e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 79 159
-3 REFUSED 1 0 1
-2 1638 1865 3503
-1 DON'T KNOW 39 21 60
101 - 114 383 524 907
115 - 169 340 390 730
170 - 225 341 422 763
227 - 777 548 594 1142

gspn2re: Plan number for second employer plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan2e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 1 1 2
-2 3239 3767 7006
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 4 5
101 3 2 5
114 12 6 18
120 1 3 4
134 0 1 1
155 1 3 4
159 0 1 1
164 0 1 1
172 0 1 1
200 1 0 1
210 1 0 1
216 5 2 7
225 3 0 3
227 2 1 3
234 2 2 4
257 1 0 1
259 1 0 1
311 1 0 1
354 0 2 2
777 15 17 32

gspn3re: Plan number for third employer plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan3e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3286 3808 7094
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
777 3 4 7

gspn4re: Plan number for first privately purchased plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan4e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 5 6 11
-2 3056 3342 6398
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 5 8
101 - 114 44 137 181
119 - 170 50 87 137
174 - 346 48 91 139
351 - 777 84 146 230

gspn5re: Plan number for second privately purchased plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan5e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-3 REFUSED 0 1 1
-2 3284 3791 7075
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
114 0 1 1
126 1 0 1
170 0 1 1
216 1 0 1
227 0 1 1
408 1 7 8
777 3 10 13

gspn6re: Plan number for third privately purchased plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan6e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-2 3289 3813 7102
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 1 1
777 1 0 1

gspn7re: Plan number for Medicare HMO plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan7e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 80 160
-3 REFUSED 5 2 7
-2 3120 3687 6807
-1 DON'T KNOW 28 14 42
101 - 126 38 27 65
134 - 159 26 27 53
162 - 216 34 28 62
217 - 777 39 30 69

gspn8re: Plan number for Medicaid HMO plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan8e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-2 3280 3809 7089
-1 DON'T KNOW 3 1 4
114 1 0 1
180 1 0 1
200 1 0 1
202 1 0 1
216 0 1 1
777 3 3 6

gspn9re: Plan number for plan other than first, second, or third employer plan, first, second, or third privately purchased plan, Medicare HMO plan, or Medicaid HMO plan.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: splan9e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 80 81 161
-2 3277 3798 7075
-1 DON'T KNOW 2 4 6
120 1 0 1
146 0 1 1
408 1 0 1
777 9 11 20

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