Description
For all persons, PEGMM is a set of constructed monthly summary health insurance variables indicating whether they have private employer or union group insurance in a given calendar month. By adding PEGMM to your data cart, you are in effect adding 12 monthly health insurance coverage variables (PEGJA-PEGDE), one variable for each calendar month.
Coverage through an employer or union was initially asked about in the Employment section of the interview and later confirmed in the Health Insurance section. Respondents also had an opportunity to report employer and union group insurance for the first time in the Health Insurance section of the interview, but this insurance was not linked to a specific job.
Monthly Health Insurance Coverage Variables
- PEGJA: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in January
- PEGFE: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in February
- PEGMA: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in March
- PEGAP: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in April
- PEGMY: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in May
- PEGJU: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in June
- PEGJL: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in July
- PEGAU: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in August
- PEGSE: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in September
- PEGOC: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in October
- PEGNO: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in November
- PEGDE: Covered by private employer/union group insurance in December
Codes
This is a 1-digit numeric variable.
Universe
- 1996-2021: All persons.
Availability
- 1996-2021
Weights
- 1996-2021 : PERWEIGHT
