Documentation and Benchmarking of Health Insurance Measures in the Health and Retirement Study

TitleDocumentation and Benchmarking of Health Insurance Measures in the Health and Retirement Study
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsLevy, HG, Gutierrez, I
InstitutionInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan
CityAnn Arbor, Michigan
KeywordsMedicare/Medicaid/Health Insurance, Methodology
Abstract

The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) has asked respondents about their health insurance coverage since the study began in 1992. The study has asked about public and private coverage, including detailed information on the source of coverage. These data can be used to paint a comprehensive picture of insurance coverage among the elderly and near-elderly from 1992 to the present. This documentation provides an overview of the health insurance measures in the HRS and benchmarks HRS estimates of health insurance for 1996 through 2006 to data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Study (MEPS). For selected outcomes, the data are also benchmarked to data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for 1997 through 2006.

Endnote Keywords

health Insurance/survey Methods

Endnote ID

62810

Citation Key5781
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