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Abstract Details
Activity Number:
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331
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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Abstract - #308869 |
Title:
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Health Insurance Estimates from the CPS vs. ACS: An Analysis of State-Specific Program Names
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Author(s):
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Joanne Pascale*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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health ;
insurance ;
CPS ;
ACS ;
Medicaid
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Abstract:
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The American Community Survey recently began measuring health insurance, prompting comparisons to the Current Population Survey. One difference is that the CPS embeds state-specific program names in questions about Medicaid coverage; the ACS does not. There is some concern that the lack of state-specific stimuli in the ACS may lead to underreporting of Medicaid. While it may seem self-evident that state-specific cues aid in reporting, there is little empirical evidence to support this. There is also considerable variation in the nature and number of state-specific program names across states, and little is known about the specific features of the cues that may prompt reporting accuracy. This paper examines the relationship between features of state-specific program names used in the CPS and (1) reporting accuracy in the CPS and (2) differences between CPS and ACS estimates of Medicaid.
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