Description
For all persons, OPMM is a set of constructed monthly health insurance variables indicating whether they have other public healthcare coverage (HIOTHGOV) in a given calendar month. By adding OPMM to your data cart, you are in effect adding 12 monthly health insurance coverage variables (OPJA-OPDE), one variable for each calendar month.
The OPMM variables are provided only to assist in editing and should not be used to make separate insurance estimates for these types of insurance categories. Questions about other public hospital/physician coverage were asked to confirm whether a person who did not initially report any comprehensive coverage during a round has insurance. Respondents reporting other hospital/physician coverage were asked follow-up questions to determine if they had any other public coverage (OPMM, other public coverage that is an HMO (OPHMOMM), and other public coverage where a premium is paid (OPPREMMM). These variables are not mutually exclusive.
Monthly Health Insurance Coverage Variables
- OPJA: Covered by any other public health care coverage in January
- OPFE: Covered by any other public health care coverage in February
- OPMA: Covered by any other public health care coverage in March
- OPAP: Covered by any other public health care coverage in April
- OPMY: Covered by any other public health care coverage in May
- OPJU: Covered by any other public health care coverage in June
- OPJL: Covered by any other public health care coverage in July
- OPAU: Covered by any other public health care coverage in August
- OPSE: Covered by any other public health care coverage in September
- OPOC: Covered by any other public health care coverage in October
- OPNO: Covered by any other public health care coverage in November
- OPDE: Covered by any other public health care coverage in December
Codes and Frequencies
Universe
- 2018-2023: All persons.
Availability
- 2018-2023
Weights
- 2018-2023 : PERWEIGHT
