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Puerto Rico Community Survey 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2010
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PRI_2010_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Mar 29, 2019
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Health insurance through Medicaid (PR2010A_0681)

Data file: PRI2010-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 513
End: 513
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Question 13- 17 were asked of all persons.]


16. Is this person currently covered by any of the following types of health insurance or health coverage plans?

Indicate with "yes" or "no.




d) Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or any kind of government-assistance plan for those with low incomes or a disability


[] Yes
[] No
Categories
Value Category
1 No insurance through Medicaid
2 Has insurance through Medicaid
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
16. Mark the "Yes" or "No" box for each part of question 16.

If the person reports any other type of coverage plan in 16h, specify the type of coverage or name of the plan in the write-in box. Do not include plans that cover only one type of health care (such as dental plans) or plans that only cover a person in case of an accident or disability.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether, at the time of interview, the person was covered by Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or any other kind of government-assistance plan for those with low incomes or a disability.
Universe
All persons

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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