WLS Codebooks
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Phone: Health Insurance Summary
rs010re Health insurance coverage from respondent's current or former employer. rs011re Health insurance coverage for respondent from spouse's current or former employer. rs012re Health insurance coverage directly from company such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield. rs013re-rs014re Other health insurance. rs015re Reason why respondent doesn't have health insurance. NOTE: See APPENDIX P - COR608, Health Insurance Coding.
rs010re: Are you currently covered by health insurance offered by a current or former employer or union?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1992-93
Mode: phone
Source variables: bb23, ii00, 824f
Revisions: Updated 6/96
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1011 | 813 | 1824 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 88 | 75 | 163 |
-2 | 18 | 338 | 356 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1 | YES | 3085 | 2123 | 5208 |
2 | NO | 787 | 1976 | 2763 |
rs011re: Are you covered by any health insurance through spouse's current or former employer or union?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1992-93
Mode: phone
Source variables: 832f, 34m
Revisions: Updated 6/96
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1011 | 813 | 1824 |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED | 77 | 61 | 138 |
-2 | 590 | 919 | 1509 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 5 | 2 | 7 |
1 | YES | 867 | 2410 | 3277 |
2 | NO | 2441 | 1121 | 3562 |
respondend to RS011RE. Answers given by these 4 respondents include
1 and 2.
rs012re: Do you have any type of health insurance coverage such as Blue-Cross/Blue-Shield obtained directly from an insurance company and not from an employer?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1992-93
Mode: phone
Source variables: 826f
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1011 | 813 | 1824 |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED | 90 | 75 | 165 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 4 | 5 |
1 | YES | 491 | 576 | 1067 |
2 | NO | 3398 | 3858 | 7256 |
rs013re: Are you covered by any health insurance other than health insurance offered by your current or former employer or union, health insurance through spouse's current or former employer or union, or health insurance coverage such as Blue-Cross/Blue-Shield obtained directly from an insurance company and not from an employer?
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1992-93
Mode: phone
Source variables: 826m
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1011 | 813 | 1824 |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED | 90 | 75 | 165 |
1 | YES | 230 | 361 | 591 |
2 | NO | 3660 | 4077 | 7737 |
rs014re: Description of health insurance other than from employer or union, or from insurance company.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1992-93
Mode: phone
Source variables: s826n
Revisions: Updated 6/96
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1011 | 813 | 1824 |
-2 | 3750 | 4152 | 7902 | |
1 | CHAMPUS, MILITARY HEALTH BENEFITS | 62 | 42 | 104 |
2 | MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY - DISABILITY | 23 | 46 | 69 |
3 | MEDICAID, STATE SPONSORED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | 3 | 8 | 11 |
4 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-CANCER | 15 | 49 | 64 |
5 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE- HOSPITALIZATION | 9 | 14 | 23 |
6 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-MAJOR MEDICAL | 4 | 7 | 11 |
7 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-DENTAL | 10 | 21 | 31 |
9 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-ACCIDENT POLICY | 5 | 5 | 10 |
10 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-LONG-TERM CARE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS | 5 | 2 | 7 |
12 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-DISABILITY, INCOME CONTINUATION | 15 | 6 | 21 |
13 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-OTHER | 4 | 1 | 5 |
14 | ADDITIONAL COVERAGE-NOT SPECIFIED | 2 | 9 | 11 |
15 | COVERAGE PURCHASED FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY - BASIC OR TYPE NOT SPECIFIED | 57 | 82 | 139 |
16 | COVERAGE THROUGH CURRENT SPOUSE'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN - BASIC OR TYPE | 7 | 29 | 36 |
17 | COVERAGE THROUGH FORMER SPOUSE'S EMPLOYER OR UNION - BASIC OR TYPE | 1 | 18 | 19 |
18 | HMO (HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION), PPO (PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION) | 7 | 9 | 16 |
19 | OTHER | 1 | 12 | 13 |
rs015re: Main reason that you don't have any health insurance.
Data source: Graduate Respondent
Collected in: 1992-93
Mode: phone
Source variables: 826s, s826s
Revisions: Updated 6/96
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 1011 | 813 | 1824 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 90 | 78 | 168 |
-2 | 3750 | 4244 | 7994 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | Too Expensive | 100 | 147 | 247 |
2 | Don't Need Health Insurance | 8 | 7 | 15 |
3 | Job Layoff Or Job Loss | 11 | 15 | 26 |
4 | Denied Health Insurance; Has Medical Conditions Company Will Not Insure | 9 | 9 | 18 |
5 | Self-Insured Through Savings Or Investments | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Religious Reasons | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 |