Health Insurance

Help for SIPP Users

Types of Health Insurance

• Definitions: definitions of the major types of health insurance

Health Insurance Questions Asked in the SIPP

• Questionnaire: a link to the SIPP questionnaire.
• Technical Documentation: a link to the SIPP technical documents.

Health Insurance Variables in the SIPP

• Alphabetical Listing: the health insurance variable names as listed on the Public Use Microdata Files. As alphabetical listing of health insurance edited, recoded, and imputation variables, including variable definitions.
• Data Dictionaries: a link to the SIPP technical documents, including the data dictionaries. The technical documentation for each ACS annual supplement includes a data dictionary, which describes the contents and record layout of the public-use computer tape files, including variable names, universes, and values.