Description

For all persons, HINOTCOV indicates whether the individual was not covered by health insurance at any time in the current calendar year. If an individual indicates not being covered by any of the forms of health insurance listed below, they are set to "Yes, has no coverage." If they indicate being covered by at least one of those methods for any length of time during the current calendar year, they are marked as "No, has coverage." An individual's response to other health insurance variables determines their health insurance coverage status. The variables HIPRIVATE, HICHAMPANY, HIMACHIP, HIMCARE, HIOTHGOVA, and HIOTHGOVB indicate whether an individual was covered by private health insurance, military health insurance, Medicaid and/or SCHIP, Medicare, or other public health insurance at any point during the current calendar year.

Comparability

This variable is completely comparable across years.

Universe

Availability

• 1996-2021

Weights

• 1996-2021 : PERWEIGHT

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