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Activity Number:
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178
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 13, 2002 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section*
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| Abstract - #301227 |
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Title:
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Health Insurance Estimates for States
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Author(s):
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Jennifer Campbell*+ and Robin Fisher+
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Affiliation(s):
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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HHES-SAEB, FB3 Rm. 1462, Washington, District of Columbia, 20233, USA HHES-SAEB, FB3 Rm. 1462, Washington, District of Columbia, 20233, USA
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Keywords:
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Small area estimation ; Current Population Survey ; Health insurance coverage
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Abstract:
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Small area health insurance coverage estimates are increasingly in demand, and, in fact, necessary with the passage of Title XXI of the Social Security Act, enacting the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Current Population Survey (CPS) is the most widely cited source of data on the uninsured; however, annual state estimates are not generally reliable as sample sizes do not allow for the statistical precision required for many policy objectives.
The Small Area Estimates program of the US Census Bureau currently produces income and poverty estimates for states and counties, where the relationship between administrative records and CPS direct estimates is modeled to get more precise estimators and estimated standard errors. Building on this work, we develop estimates of two SCHIP relevant numbers at the state level: 1.) the number of children (0-18) in families with income less than 200% of the federal poverty level; and 2.) the subset of those children with no health insurance. We compare methods with special attention to the CPS state level three-year averages, currently used for SCHIP funding, and to CPS expanded-sample state level estimates.
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