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Locator Record

Title: Health Insurance (Y_HIQ )
Contact Number: 1-866-441-NCHS
Years of Content: 2012
First Published: September, 2013
Revised: NA
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: None
Geographic Coverage: National
Subject: Includes questions related to insurance coverage and type of coverage
Record Source: NNYFS 2012
Survey Methodology: NNYFS 2012 is a stratified multistage probability sample of the non-institutionalized population aged 3 to 15 years in the U.S.
Medium: NHANES Web site; SAS transport files

Component Description

The health insurance questionnaire (variable name prefix HIQ) provides participant-level interview data on current insurance coverage and type of insurance coverage.

Eligible Sample

The questions were asked of all survey participants by proxy.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

The health insurance questionnaire was asked in the home, by trained interviewers, using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system.

Data Processing and Editing

The data were reviewed for completeness, consistency, and illogical values.

Analytic Notes

Please refer to the NNYFS Analytic Guidelines for details on the use of sample weights and other analytic issues.

References

Codebook and Frequencies

SEQN - Respondent sequence number

Variable Name:
SEQN
SAS Label:
Respondent sequence number
English Text:
Respondent sequence number.
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS

HIQ011 - Covered by health insurance

Variable Name:
HIQ011
SAS Label:
Covered by health insurance
English Text:
The (first/next) questions are about health insurance. {Are you/Is SP} covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan? [Include health insurance obtained through employment or purchased directly as well as government programs like Medicare and Medicaid that provide medical care or help pay medical bills.]
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 1564 1564
2 No 74 1638 End of Section
7 Refused 2 1640 End of Section
9 Don't know 0 1640 End of Section
. Missing 0 1640

HIQ031A - Covered by private insurance

Variable Name:
HIQ031A
SAS Label:
Covered by private insurance
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by private insurance?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
14 Covered by private insurance 793 793
77 Refused 1 794
99 Don't know 5 799
. Missing 841 1640

HIQ031B - Covered by Medicare

Variable Name:
HIQ031B
SAS Label:
Covered by Medicare
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by Medicare?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
15 Covered by Medicare 15 15
. Missing 1625 1640

HIQ031C - Covered by Medi-Gap

Variable Name:
HIQ031C
SAS Label:
Covered by Medi-Gap
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by Medi-Gap?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
16 Covered by Medi-Gap 0 0
. Missing 1640 1640

HIQ031D - Covered by Medicaid

Variable Name:
HIQ031D
SAS Label:
Covered by Medicaid
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by Medicaid?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
17 Covered by Medicaid 533 533
. Missing 1107 1640

HIQ031E - Covered by SCHIP

Variable Name:
HIQ031E
SAS Label:
Covered by SCHIP
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program)?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
18 Covered by SCHIP 25 25
. Missing 1615 1640

HIQ031F - Covered by military health care

Variable Name:
HIQ031F
SAS Label:
Covered by military health care
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by military health plan (Tricare/VA/Champ-VA)?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
19 Covered by military health care 12 12
. Missing 1628 1640

HIQ031G - Covered by Indian Health Service

Variable Name:
HIQ031G
SAS Label:
Covered by Indian Health Service
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by Indian Health Service?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
20 Covered by Indian Health Service 0 0
. Missing 1640 1640

HIQ031H - Covered by state-sponsored health plan

Variable Name:
HIQ031H
SAS Label:
Covered by state-sponsored health plan
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by state-sponsored health plan?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
21 Covered by state-sponsored health plan 210 210
. Missing 1430 1640

HIQ031I - Covered by other government insurance

Variable Name:
HIQ031I
SAS Label:
Covered by other government insurance
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by other government insurance?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
22 Covered by other government insurance 27 27
. Missing 1613 1640

HIQ031J - Covered by single service plan

Variable Name:
HIQ031J
SAS Label:
Covered by single service plan
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} covered by any single service plan?
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
23 Covered by single service plan 43 43
. Missing 1597 1640

HIQ031AA - No coverage of any type

Variable Name:
HIQ031AA
SAS Label:
No coverage of any type
English Text:
No coverage of any type.
Target:
Both males and females 3 YEARS - 15 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
40 No coverage of any type 0 0
. Missing 1640 1640