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Health Care Coverage

Health Care Coverage

Description

Age Distribution of Health Care Coverage Sources, 2024

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select the columns AGEP, STATE, and health insurance coverage indicators HINS1, HINS3, HINS4, HINS5, HINS6, HINS7, HICOV, and the weight column PWGTP from the dataset.
  2. 2
    Derive age groups from the AGEP column using the bins: 18-49, 50-64, and 65+, corresponding to Age 18-49, Age 50-64, and Age 65+ categories.
  3. 3
    Apply filters for each health coverage type based on the following conditions: HINS3=1 for Medicare, HINS4=1 for Medicaid, both HINS3=1 and HINS4=1 for Medicare & Medicaid, HINS1=1 for Employer-based, HINS5=1 for Tricare/Other military, HINS6=1 for VA, HINS2=1 or HINS7=1 for Other coverage, and HICOV=2 for Uninsured.
  4. 4
    Use the weight column PWGTP to weight each respondent’s data in the calculation.
  5. 5
    Aggregate the weighted counts by AGEP age groups and by health coverage categories to calculate the share of each coverage type within each age group.
  6. 6
    Present the results as a stacked bar chart showing the distribution of health care coverage sources across the defined age groups.

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Visual for Indicator Health Care Coverage for 2024

Age Distribution of Health Care Coverage Sources, 2024

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