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HCOVPUB2
Public health insurance coverage (original)
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Description

HCOVPUB2, an incompletely edited variable, indicates whether persons had public health insurance coverage at the time of interview. The Census Bureau classifies as "public insurance" the federal insurance programs Medicare (HINSCARE2), Medicaid (HINSCAID2), and Department of Veterans Affairs insurance (HINSVA2). The Census Bureau does not consider insurance provided by Indian Health Services to be public coverage, as IHS policies are not always comprehensive.

User Note: HCOVPUB2 is not fully edited. It is provided so that users can replicate analyses that use original ACS data. For a fully edited and fully harmonized analogue that can be used to analyze change over time, see HCOVPUB. See the IPUMS health insurance page for a summary of health insurance variables in the ACS/PRCS.