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CPS ASEC
The Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011 (P60-243)

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage reports and data from previous years »



Census 2010-Based Weighting

There are four extracts available with the 2010 Census-based weights.  They are available at http://www.census.gov/housing/extract_files/?C=M;O=D

The files are:

  • mar2011wts2010popcont.sas7bdat
  • MAR2011Wts2010PopCont.dat
  • Mar2011repwts2010popcont.sas7bdat
  • MAR2011RepWts2010PopCont.dat

Record layouts are also available; they are called pp11b10rwt.txt and pp11b10.txt



Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Data

On September 13, 2011, the Census Bureau revised estimates for health insurance. The 2000 to 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) data have been revised to improve the consistency of estimates for the insured and uninsured as part of ongoing efforts to improve the quality of Census Bureau data. Click here for more information about the Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Data Click here for more information about the Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Data - released September 2011 »



CPS Data Access

Obtain health insurance data to create your own tables and cross tabulations.



Children's Health Insurance Data



ACS
The American Community Survey

American Community Survey Briefs Series

ACS Data Access

ACS reports and data from previous years »



SIPP
The Survey of Income and Program Participation

Health Status, Health Insurance and Health Services Utilization: 2001 (P70-106)

SIPP Data Access

SIPP reports and data from previous years »

The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) User's Guide »



Other Sources of Health Insurance Data


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Health Insurance |  Last Revised: October 10, 2012