WLS Codebooks

Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.

Phone: Access to Insurance

Phone: Sibling  Access to Health Care/Insurance 
                
OVERVIEW

  Insurance section:
  
The Sib survey only gets detailed plan characteristics for Medicare supplement
and Medicaid HMO plans. The CATI instrument automatically asks the relevant
plan characteristics series for each private type of plan identified (1st plan,
2nd plan etc) and then each Medicare plan (if Sib gets Medicare) and finally
each Medicaid plan (if Sib gets Medicaid). Sib's age 65+ are asked first about
public insurance, then they are asked about Medicare and insurance that
supplements Medicare, and finally about Medicaid plans (if they get Medicaid).
Sibs under 65 are asked about characteristics of all private plans, then (if
applicable) they are asked about Medicare plans and finally Medicaid plans.
However, once  insurance characteristics are gathered for each of Sib's plans,
Sib goes  to sstop2. Medicare eligibles are asked detailed characteristics
about any plans that supplement Medicare.

  Utilization Section:
  
The utilization section of the SIBLING telephone survey is also simpler than
for the grads. It gathers information on usual source of care, usual provider,
how long sib has been able to go to this place/person, as well as details about
doctor's specialties. It does not ask about where specifically (name of
clinic/location) the respondent gets his or her care. It does not asked about
changes in providers.(The mail survey includes further questions on health care
utilization and costs.)
 
  Medicare Data:
  
Beginning in 2005, Sibs were asked if they would give permission to let the WLS
get their Medicare records. This is described in cor846.


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

  cs010re:       1993 Variable - Health Insurance Coverage
                 from Respondent's Employer (similar to ss010re)
                
  cs011re:       1993 Variable - Health Insurance Coverage
                 for Respondent from Spouse's Employer (similar to ss011re)

  cs000rec:      Total Number of Heath Insurance Plans Obtained Through an
                 Employer (including plan reported in employment section and 
                 Medicare supplements) (s00_1). 

  cs300rec:      # of privately purchased health insurance plans (s00_7) 
  
  cs100rec:      # provided through labor union (s00_2)
  
  cs2serec:      # through self-employed business (s00_4)
  
  cs2fbrec:      # through family business (s00_6)
  
  cs700rec:      # of medicaid or state assistance plans (s00_10)
  
  cs800rec:      # of military plans  (s00_11)
  
  cs900rec:      # of other health insurance plans (s00_13b)

  cs600rec:      Sib is covered by Medicare (s00_9b)
  
  cs6msrec:      Sib is covered by a Medicare supplement plan (s0495)

  csprvrec:      stores non-public plans: those purchased privately
                 through an insurance company, plans provided through 
                 a labor union, and plans provided through an employer
                 (self-owned business, family business, or otherwise).  
                
  cspubrec:      stores public plans including Medicare, Medicaid and other
                 state programs, and Military plans. 
                
  cstotrec:      total number of health insurance plans
  
  cshhirec:      hierarchical health insurance variable
  
  cs050re, cs150re, cs250re:  policyholder for employer plan 
                              (s0050, s0150, s0250)

  cs035re, cs135re, cs235re:  employer plan is from current
                              or former employer (s0035, s0135, s0235)

  cs056re, cs156re, cs256re:  who is covered by employer plan 
                              (s0056, s0156, s0256)
  
  cs325re, cs425re, cs525re:  policyholder for privately purchased plan
                              (s0325a, s0325b, s0325c)

  cs328re, cs428re, cs528re:  who is covered by privately purchased plan 
                              (s0328a, s0328b, s0328c)
  
  cs610re:       have medicare HMO plan (s0410)

  cs615re:       have medicare part b in addition to part a (s0415)
 
  cspn7re:       Plan number for Medicare HMO plan

  cs672re:       book, directory, or list of doctors associated with medicare
                 HMO plan (s0472)

  cs674re:       medicare HMO plan requires sign-up with a certain doctor or
                 clinic (s0474)

  cs676re:       medicare HMO plan requires a referral to see a specialist
                 (s0476)

  cs678re:       medicare HMO plan will pay for visits even without a referral
                 (s0478)

  cs680re:       respondent responsible for costs related to visits or 
                 prescriptions for medicare HMO plan (s0480)

  cs681re:       medicare HMO plan has an annual deductible (s0481)

  cs682rec:      amount paid towards annual deductible (per year) for medicare 
                 HMO plan 
          
  cs683re:       type of co-pay for doctor visits for medicare HMO plan (s0482)

  cs684re:       co-pay paid towards doctor visits (%) for medicare HMO plan 
                 (s0482a,s0482b)

  cs685re:       co-pay paid towards doctor visits (fixed $) for medicare HMO 
                 plan (s0483a,s0483b)

  cs686re:       type of co-pay for prescriptions for medicare HMO plan
                 (s0484)

  cs687re:       co-pay paid towards prescriptions (%) for medicare HMO plan 
                 (s0484a,s0484b)

  cs688re:       co-pay paid towards prescriptions (fixed $) for medicare HMO
                 plan (s0485a,s0485b)

  cs689re:       co-pay paid towards generic prescriptions (fixed $) for 
                 medicare HMO plan 
  
  cs690re:       co-pay paid towards brand-name prescriptions (fixed $) for
                 medicare HMO plan
  
  cs660re:       first enrolled in plan in past 12 months for medicare HMO plan
                 (s0460)
  
  cs665re:       how many months ago respondent enrolled in medicare HMO plan
                 (s0465)

  cs621re:       have medicare supplemental plan (s0495)

  cs635re:       medicare supplemental plan obtained through current or former 
                 employer (s0497)

  cs640re:       respondent responsible for costs related to visits or
                 prescriptions for medicare supplemental plan (s0498a)

  cs641re:       medicare supplemental plan has annual deductible (s0498b)

  cs642rec:      amount paid towards annual deductible (per year) for Medicare
                 supplemental plan
  
  cs643re:       type of co-pay for doctor visits for medicare supplemental
                 plan (s0498c)                

  cs645re:       co-pay paid towards doctor visits (fixed $) for Medicare 
                 supplemental plan

  cs646re:       type of co-pay for prescriptions for medicare supplemental 
                 plan (s0498e)              

  cs647re:       co-pay paid towards prescriptions (%) for medicare 
                 supplemental plan (s0498ea,s0498eb)            

  cs648re:       co-pay paid towards prescriptions (fixed $) for medicare
                 supplemental plan (s0498fa,s0498fb)

  cs649re:       co-pay paid towards generic prescriptions (fixed $) for 
                 medicare supplemental plan (s0498fc,s498fca)

  cs650re:       co-pay paid towards brand-name prescriptions (fixed $) for 
                 medicare supplemental plan (s0498fd,s498fda))

  cs697re:       amount paid towards premium (per month) for medicare
                 supplemental plan (s0499)
 
  cs710re:       have medicaid HMO (s0510)

  cspn8re:       plan number for Medicaid HMO plan

  cs760re:       first enrolled in medicaid HMO plan in past 12 months (s0560)

  cs765re:       how many months ago respondent enrolled in medicaid HMO plan
                 (s0565)

  csu00re:       indicates if there is a usual place, more than one usual 
                 place,  or if there is a usual place available, but the
                 respondent has never been there.             

  csuscrec:      indicates whether or not the respondent has at least one usual
                 place of care. 
  
  csu27rec:      tells how long a respondent has been able to go to his/her
                 usual place for care. 

  csu35rec:      type of health care professional respondent sees at usual 
                 place (s1935)
                
  csu40re:       specialty of doctor that respondent usually sees (s1940)

  csu51rec:      respondent usually sees the same physician (s1900 s1931 s1951)

  csu56rec:      length with a provider. (s1956)  
  
    
Note: See Cor 971 in Appendix P for variable creation details

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