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2010 Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2006 - 2010
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PRI_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Health insurance through Medicaid (PR2010A_HINSCAID)

Data file: PRI2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 560
End: 560
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Question 13- 17 were asked of all persons.]</p>

<p><span class="em">16. Is this person currently covered by any of the following types of health insurance or health coverage plans? </span><div class="i1">Indicate with "yes" or "no.</div><div class="i1">d) Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or any kind of government-assistance plan for those with low incomes or a disability</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div>
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.

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
Puerto Rico 2010: All persons

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