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
Sibling Spouse Access to Health Insurance BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS bstotre Total number of health insurance plans bsprvre Total number of private health insurance plans bs600re Covered by Medicare bspubre Total number of public/government health insurance plans bshhirec Type of health insurance (hierarchy from CTS)
bstotre: How many insurance plans--either public or private--are you currently covered by?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_s10
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 13 | 7 | 20 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 4 | 6 |
0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |
1 | 399 | 720 | 1119 | |
2 | 430 | 376 | 806 | |
3 | 82 | 45 | 127 | |
4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
bsprvre: How many health insurance plans do you have that you either purchased privately, obtained through a labor union, or obtained through your employer or someone else's? Please do not include any military plans. Do include Medicare Supplemental Plans.
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_s20
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 3 | 3 |
0 | 106 | 93 | 199 | |
1 | 728 | 973 | 1701 | |
2 | 84 | 93 | 177 | |
3 | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
bs600re: Are you covered by Medicare?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_s30
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 4 | 2 | 6 |
1 | YES | 504 | 375 | 879 |
2 | NO | 425 | 795 | 1220 |
bspubre: Including Medicare, how many public/government health insurance programs are you covered by?
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_s40
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 5 | 7 | 12 |
0 | 403 | 745 | 1148 | |
1 | 435 | 371 | 806 | |
2 | 85 | 47 | 132 | |
3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
bshhirec: Type of health insurance, hierarchy from CTS.
Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2005
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_s50, h_s60
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 2 | 0 | 2 |
-2 | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
1 | MEDICARE | 37 | 20 | 57 |
2 | MEDICARE & PRIVATE | 424 | 324 | 748 |
3 | MEDICARE & OTHER PUBLIC | 41 | 29 | 70 |
4 | PRIVATE | 402 | 750 | 1152 |
5 | PUBLIC | 18 | 28 | 46 |
6 | UNINSURED | 7 | 17 | 24 |