Which of the following best describes your current health insurance situation?

Conceptual Variable

Name
469
Label
Which of the following best describes your current health insurance situation?
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Wave III Wave IV Wave V
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H3HS5 H4HS1 H5ID9
you have no health insurance
23.37%
20.99%
you are covered by your parents' insurance
26.36%
I get insurance through work
51.93%
you are covered by your husband's or wife's insurance
4.40%
11.37%
I get insurance through a union
1.55%
you get insurance through work
31.86%
50.76%
I get insurance through school
0.16%
you get insurance through a union
0.58%
1.13%
I am covered by my spouse's or partner's insurance
16.85%
you get insurance through school
2.35%
1.26%
I am covered by my parent's insurance
0.11%
you are covered by your parent's insurance
0.73%
you are covered because you are active-duty military
1.50%
I am covered because I am active duty military
0.35%
you are covered because you are active duty military
1.50%
you buy private insurance yourself
2.24%
3.78%
I buy private insurance myself
2.73%
you are on Medicaid
6.53%
7.56%
Ibuy insurance through a Health Insurance Marketplace or Exchange (Affordable Care Act or Obamacare)
3.34%
you are covered through the Indian Health Service
0.20%
0.20%
I am on Medicaid
8.96%
you don't know what your health insurance coverage is
0.62%
I am on Medicare
2.74%
you do not know what your health insurance is
0.74%
I get care through the Department of Veterans Affairs
0.85%
I am covered through TRI-CARE, CHAMPUS, CHAMP-VA, or any other military health care plan
1.38%
I am covered through the Indian Health Service
0.23%
I do not know what my health insurance is
0.70%
I have no health insurance
8.13%
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Wave III Wave IV Wave V
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H3HS5 H4HS1 H5ID9
you have no health insurance
23.23%
20.96%
you are covered by your parents' insurance
26.20%
I get insurance through work
51.63%
you are covered by your husband's or wife's insurance
4.38%
11.35%
I get insurance through a union
1.54%
you get insurance through work
31.66%
50.68%
I get insurance through school
0.15%
you get insurance through a union
0.57%
1.13%
I am covered by my spouse's or partner's insurance
16.75%
you get insurance through school
2.34%
1.25%
I am covered by my parent's insurance
0.11%
you are covered by your parent's insurance
0.73%
you are covered because you are active-duty military
1.49%
I am covered because I am active duty military
0.35%
you are covered because you are active duty military
1.50%
you buy private insurance yourself
2.22%
3.77%
I buy private insurance myself
2.72%
you are on Medicaid
6.49%
7.55%
Ibuy insurance through a Health Insurance Marketplace or Exchange (Affordable Care Act or Obamacare)
3.32%
you are covered through the Indian Health Service
0.20%
0.20%
I am on Medicaid
8.91%
you don't know what your health insurance coverage is
0.61%
I am on Medicare
2.72%
you do not know what your health insurance is
0.74%
I get care through the Department of Veterans Affairs
0.85%
I am covered through TRI-CARE, CHAMPUS, CHAMP-VA, or any other military health care plan
1.37%
I am covered through the Indian Health Service
0.23%
I do not know what my health insurance is
0.69%
I have no health insurance
8.08%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave III In-Home Interview H3HS5 15,104 93 0 10
Wave IV In-Home Interview H4HS1 15,679 22 1 11
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey H5ID9 12,229 71 1 15
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Wave III Wave IV Wave V
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave III In-Home Interview Wave IV In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H3HS5 H4HS1 H5ID9
you have no health insurance 0 1
you are covered by your parents' insurance 1
I get insurance through work 1
you are covered by your husband's or wife's insurance 2 5
I get insurance through a union 2
you get insurance through work 3 2
I get insurance through school 3
you get insurance through a union 4 3
I am covered by my spouse's or partner's insurance 4
you get insurance through school 5 4
I am covered by my parent's insurance 5
you are covered by your parent's insurance 6
you are covered because you are active-duty military 6
I am covered because I am active duty military 6
you are covered because you are active duty military 7
you buy private insurance yourself 7 8
I buy private insurance myself 7
you are on Medicaid 8 9
Ibuy insurance through a Health Insurance Marketplace or Exchange (Affordable Care Act or Obamacare) 8
you are covered through the Indian Health Service 9 10
I am on Medicaid 9
you don't know what your health insurance coverage is 10
I am on Medicare 10
you do not know what your health insurance is 11
I get care through the Department of Veterans Affairs 11
I am covered through TRI-CARE, CHAMPUS, CHAMP-VA, or any other military health care plan 12
I am covered through the Indian Health Service 13
I do not know what my health insurance is 14
I have no health insurance 15