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Abstract #302191

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Activity Number: 369
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #302191
Title: Small-area Estimation of Health Insurance Coverage from the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement and the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Author(s): Joanna M. Turner*+ and Robin C. Fisher
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 4700 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC, 20233-8500,
Keywords: small-area estimates ; health insurance coverage ; ASEC
Abstract:

The U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Estimates program is investigating the feasibility of producing model-based health insurance coverage statistics. Small-area estimates, such as those for states and counties, are increasingly in demand, and in fact necessary with the creation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement is the most widely cited source of data on the uninsured, and the exclusive source for a comprehensive set of state estimates, due to the state-based sampling design. However, no comprehensive set of annual county estimates is available. The Small Area Estimates program currently produces income and poverty estimates for states and counties, where the relationship between administrative records and ASEC direct estimates is modeled to get more precise estimators and estimated standard errors. We extend that work and the work of Fisher and Campbell (2002) and Fisher and Turner (2003) to develop and refine the estimation methods for health insurance coverage and consider the incorporation of new sources of data.

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