Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop (1998)

Chapter: Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)

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Suggested Citation: "Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)." National Research Council. 1998. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6097.
Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)

Medicare

Medicaid (when coverage started; whether person's children were covered; which children covered and which months)

Any other assistance program that pays for medical care (whether person's children were covered)

Whether covered under health insurance plan in own name or as family member on another person's plan

Type of coverage (current or former employer, union, CHAMPUS, CHAMPVA, military/VA, privately purchased, obtained in some other way)

Whether current or former employer union paid all, part, or none of premium

Who else covered by plan

Whether plan covers anyone not living in household

Reason for not being covered

If now covered, when ever not covered

If not now covered, when covered previously

Suggested Citation: "Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)." National Research Council. 1998. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6097.

Schedule of Topical Modules for the 1996 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Wave and Time Period

Topical Modules

Last Time Asked and Question Source

1:

April 1996-July 1996

Recipiency History

1993 Wave 1

 

 

Employment History

1993 Wave 1

2:

Aug. 1996-Nov. 1996

Work Disability History

1993 Wave 2

 

 

Education and Training History

1993 Wave 2

 

 

Marital History

1993 Wave 2

 

 

Migration History

1993 Wave 2

 

 

Fertility History

1993 Wave 2

 

 

Household Relationships

1993 Wave 2

3:

Dec. 1996-March 1997

Assets, Liabilities, and Eligibility

1993 Wave 7

 

 

Medical Expenses/Utilization of Health Care, Adults and Children

1993 Wave 7/New

 

 

Work Related Expenses

New

 

 

Child Support Paid

New

4:

April 1997-July 1997

Annual Income and Retirement Accounts

1993 Wave 8

 

 

Taxes

1993 Wave 8

 

 

Work Schedule

1993 Wave 9

 

 

Child Care

1993 Wave 9

 

 

Disability Questions

New

5:

Aug. 1997-Nov. 1997

School Enrollment and Financing

1993 Wave 8

 

 

Child Support Agreements

1993 Wave 9

 

 

Support for Non-Household Members

1993 Wave 9

 

 

Disability:

 

 

 

Functional Limitations and Disability, Adults

1993 Wave 6

 

 

Functional Limitations and Disability, Children

1993 Wave 6

 

 

Employer Provided Health Benefits

New

6:

Dec. 1997-March 1998

Children's Well-being

1993 Wave 6

 

 

Assets, Liabilities, and Eligibility

1996 Wave 3

 

 

Medical Expenses/Utilization of Health Care, Adults and Children

1996 Waves 3 and 6

 

 

Work Related Expenses

1996 Wave 3

 

 

Child Support Paid

1993 Wave 3

Suggested Citation: "Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)." National Research Council. 1998. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6097.

Schedule of Topical Modules for the 1996 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (continued)

Wave and Time Period

Topical Modules

Last Time Asked and Question Source

7:

April 1998-July 1998

Annual Income and Retirement Accounts

1996 Wave 4

 

 

Taxes

1996 Wave 4

 

 

Retirement and Pension Plan Coverage

New

 

 

Home Health Care

New

8:

Aug. 1998-Nov. 1998

Adult Well-being

1993 Wave 9

 

 

Welfare Reform

New

9:

Dec. 1998-March 1999

Assets, Liabilities, and Eligibility

1996 Wave 6

 

 

Medical Expenses/Utilization of Health Care, Adults and Children

1996 Wave 6

 

 

Work Related Expenses

1996 Wave 6

 

 

Child Support Paid

1996 Wave 6

10:

April 1999-July 1999

Annual Income and Retirement Accounts

1996 Wave 7

 

 

Taxes

1996 Wave 7

 

 

Work Schedule

1996 Wave 4

 

 

Child Care

1996 Wave 4

11:

Aug. 1999-Nov. 1999

Child Support Agreements

1996 Wave 5

 

 

Support for Non-Household Members

1996 Wave 5

 

 

Disability:

 

 

 

Functional Limitations and Disability, Adults

1996 Wave 5

 

 

Functional Limitations and Disability, Children

1996 Wave 5

 

 

Variable topical modules to be determineda

NA

12:

Dec. 1999-March 2000

Assets, Liabilities, and Eligibility

1996 Wave 9

 

 

Medical Expenses/Utilization of Health Care, Adults and Children

1996 Wave 9

 

 

Work Related Expenses

1996 Wave 9

 

 

Child Support Paid

1996 Wave 9

 

 

Variable topical modules to be determineda

NA

NOTE: Information current as of October 31, 1997.

a Children's well-being will be included in Wave 11 or 12.

Suggested Citation: "Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)." National Research Council. 1998. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6097.
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Suggested Citation: "Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)." National Research Council. 1998. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6097.
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Suggested Citation: "Health Insurance Coverage (for each person; which months covered)." National Research Council. 1998. Providing National Statistics on Health and Social Welfare Programs in an Era of Change: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6097.
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