An introduction to redesigned health insurance coverage questions in the 2014 Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement

An introduction to redesigned health insurance coverage questions in the 2014 Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Alternate Title(s):
Introduction to redesigned health insurance coverage questions in the 2014 CPS
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota)
Author(s):
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, author.
Contributor(s):
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
Minneapolis, MN : State Health Access Data Assistance Center, 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Data Collection
Insurance Coverage
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The Current Population Survey (CPS), conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is designed to provide monthly data on labor force participation and unemployment for the civilian non-institutionalized population. Data on health insurance coverage, income, and non-cash employment benefits are collected once each year through the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC), which is administered February through April. The survey provides annual estimates for the nation and states. The reference period for both the income and health insurance questions is the calendar year prior to the survey. The question series has undergone several changes over the years (Davern et al. 2003; SHADAC 2009; Ziegenfuss and Davern 2011; Boudreaux and Turner 2011). This brief discusses the most recent change: the addition of new and modified health insurance coverage questions to the 2014 CPS. The health insurance coverage questions were completely redesigned to 1) improve the measure of past year coverage, 2) add a point in time measure, 3) collect additional information related to health reform (exchange participation and employer-offers of coverage), and 4) provide coverage by month. This brief provides an overview of the new and modified content.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (5 pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
101632236 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101632236