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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| N001 | The next questions are about health insurance, both public and private. Medicare is a public health insurance program for people 65 or older and for disabled persons. ^FLMedicaid is a public health insurance program for people with low incomes.
Are you currently covered by Medicare health insurance? | COVERED BY MEDICARE |
| N004 | Part A of Medicare covers most hospital expenses.
Part B covers many doctors’ expenses including doctor visits, and the premium is usually deducted from your Social Security. Are you covered under Part B of Medicare? | COVERED BY MEDICARE PART B |
| N005 | Have you been covered by health insurance through ^FLMedicaid at any time ^FLTwoYears? | COVERED BY MEDICAID PAST TWO YEARS |
| N006 | Are you currently covered by ^FLMedicaid? | CURRENTLY COVERED BY MEDICAID |
| N007 | Are you currently covered by TRI-CARE, CHAMPUS, CHAMP-VA, or any other military health care plan?
[DEF: TRI-CARE is the new name for the military's health insurance programs. It includes what used to be known as CHAMPUS and CHAMP-VA. CHAMPUS was a health care program for active or retired military personnel and their dependents or survivors. CHAMP-VA provided medical care for veterans and their dependents or survivors of veterans who had a service-connected disability. VA is not a health insurance program. Using the VA for health care does not necessarily mean you are covered by a military health plan.] | CURRENTLY COVERED BY MILITARY HEALTH CARE PLAN |
| N009 | ^FLN009
[DEF: With an HMO, you must generally receive care from HMO doctors, otherwise the expense is not covered unless you were referred by the HMO or there was a medical emergency.] | BENEFITS THROUGH HMO |
| N014 | ^FLN014 | PREMIUM FOR PLAN |
| N015_Unf | Per month, is it more, about, or less than... | |
| N015_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N015_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N018 | Per: | PREMIUM FOR PLAN - PER |
| N023 | Now, we'd like to ask about all the other types of health insurance plans you might have, such as insurance through an employer or a business, coverage for retirees, or health insurance you buy for yourself, including any ^FLN023_2 supplemental coverage.
^FLN023 Enter zero for none. | NUMBER OF PRIVATE PLANS |
| N025 | Which is your primary plan, Medicare or ^N024[1]? | PRIMARY PLAN |
| N032 | Does ^N024[cnt] provide help with paying for regular prescription drugs? | PLAN PROVIDES REGULAR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| N033 | ^FLN033 | PLAN THROUGH EMPLOYER/BUSINESS |
| N034 | Do you obtain this health insurance through a former employer of yours? | PLAN THROUGH OLD EMPLOYER/BUSINESS |
| N035 | ^FLN035 | PLAN THROUGH SPOUSE/PARTNER CURRENT EMPLOYER |
| N036 | ^FLN036 | PLAN THROUGH SPOUSE/PARTNER FORMER WORK |
| N037 | Did you purchase this plan directly from an insurance company, through an insurance exchange, through your^FLN037 union, through a group such as AARP, a church, or other organization, or what? | PURCHASE THROUGH ORGANIZATION |
| N040 | How much do you^FLN040 pay per month in premiums for this plan (for you and any members of your household that are also covered)? ^FLN040_2 | HOW MUCH PREMIUM |
| N041_Unf | Per month, is it more, about, or less than... | |
| N041_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N041_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N048 | Besides you, is anyone else covered on this health insurance policy? | ANYONE ELSE COVERED |
| N049 | Who besides yourself is covered? | WHO ELSE COVERED |
| N051 | Could you have obtained coverage for your spouse through this health insurance plan? | COULD HAVE COVERED SPOUSE |
| N059 | ^FLN059 | CAN CONTINUE COVERAGE |
| N060 | ^FLN060 | CAN CONTINUE COVERAGE AFTER 65 |
| N062 | ^FLN062 | CAN CONTINUE SPOUSE COVERAGE UNTIL 65 |
| N063 | ^FLN063 | CAN CONTINUE SPOUSE COVERAGE AFTER 65 |
| N067 | Do you have any insurance that covers dental bills? | INSURANCE DENTAL BILLS |
| N068 | Is that one of the plans you have already described, or a different plan? | DENTAL INSURANCE PREVIOUS |
| N069 | Which plan is that? | WHICH PLAN DENTAL INSURANCE |
| N071 | Not including government programs, do you now have any long-term care insurance which specifically covers nursing home care for a year or more or any part of personal or medical care in your home? | LONG TERM INSURANCE FOR NURSING HOME CARE |
| N072 | Is that one of the plans you have already described, or a different plan? | NURSING HOME INSURANCE PREVIOUS |
| N073 | Which plan is that? | WHICH PLAN NURSING HOME COVERAGE |
| N075 | Does this plan cover care in a nursing home facility only, personal or long-term care at home, or both in-home and nursing home care? | PLAN COVERAGE NURSING HOME |
| N077 | ^FLN077 | RECEIVED BENEFITS FROM LONG TERM PLAN |
| N078 | Does this plan increase payments with inflation? | INCREASE PAYMENTS WITH INFLATION LONG TERM PLAN |
| N079 | ^FLN079 | AMOUNT RECEIVED BENEFITS FROM LONG TERM PLAN |
| N082_Unf | Per month, is it more, about, or less than... | |
| N082_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N082_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N083 | Per: | AMOUNT RECEIVED BENEFITS FROM LONG TERM PLAN - PER |
| N090 | NUMBER OF PLANS | |
| N091 | Were you ever without health insurance coverage at any time ^FLTwoYears? | EVER WITHOUT HEALT INSURANCE IN LAST TWO YEARS |
| N092 | Does your employer or union offer a health insurance plan to any of its employees? | EMPLOYER OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN |
| N093 | Were you offered health insurance through your job? | OFFERED HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN THROUGH EMPLOYER |
| N094 | In the last two years, has your employer offered a choice of different health insurance plans that provided hospital and physician benefits or was only one health insurance plan offered to you? | OFFERED CHOICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN THROUGH EMPLOYER |
| N099 | The next questions are about health care you have received.
^FLTwoYearsCaps, have you been a patient in a hospital overnight? | HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT |
| N100 | How many different times were you a patient in a hospital overnight ^FLTwoYears? Please include hospitals and sanatoriums. | NUMBER OF OVERNIGHT STAYS |
| N101 | ^FLN101 many nights were you a patient in the hospital ^FLTwoYears? | HOW MANY NIGHTS IN HOSPITAL |
| N106 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for hospital bills ^FLTwoYears? Please do not include any costs related to outpatient care. | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET HOSPITAL |
| N107_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N107_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N107_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N114 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, have you been a patient overnight in a nursing home, convalescent home, or other long-term health care facility? | OVERNIGHT IN NURSING HOME |
| N115 | ^FLN115 | NUMBER OF TIMES IN NURSING HOME |
| N116 | HOW MANY NIGHTS IN NURSING HOME | |
| N116_options | ^FLN116 many nights or months have you been a patient in a nursing home or other long-term care facility ^FLTwoYears? | |
| N117 | HOW MANY MONTHS IN NURSING HOME | |
| N119 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for nursing home or other long-term care facility bills ^FLTwoYears? | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET NURSING BILLS |
| N120_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N120_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N120_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N123 | What month was that? | MONTH INTO NURSING HOME |
| N124 | Think back to the ^FLN124 time ^FLTwoYears that you were a patient in a nursing home or other long-term care facility.
In what year did you go into the nursing home or health care facility? | YEAR INTO NURSING HOME |
| N124_max | ||
| N125 | What month was that? | MONTH OUT OF NURSING HOME |
| N125_minimum | ||
| N126 | In what year did you move out of the nursing home or health care facility? | YEAR OUT OF NURSING HOME |
| N127 | Were you eligible for ^FLMedicaid at the time your ^FLN124 nursing home or other long-term care facility stay started? | ELIGIBLE MEDICAID START NURSING HOME STAY |
| N128 | Did you become eligible for ^FLMedicaid during that nursing home or other long-term care facility stay? | ELIGIBLE MEDICAID DURING NURSING HOME STAY |
| N130 | Did you lose your eligibility for ^FLMedicaid when you were discharged from your ^FLN124 nursing home or other long-term care facility stay? | NO LONGER ELIGIBLE MEDICAID AFTER NURSING HOME STAY |
| N131 | Where did you live after leaving the nursing home or health care facility? | WHERE LIVE AFTER NURSING HOME STAY |
| N133 | Which child is that? (If you lived with a grandchild, which of your children is the parent of that grandchild?) | CHILD LIVE WITH |
| N134 | ^FLN134, have you had outpatient surgery? | HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY |
| N139 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for outpatient surgery ^FLTwoYears? | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET OUTPATIENT SURGERY |
| N140_Unf | Per month, was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N140_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N140_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N147 | ^FLN147 many times have you seen or talked to a medical doctor about your health, including emergency room, clinic visits, or house calls ^FLTwoYears? Please just enter '0' if you did not see or talk to a medical doctor ^FLTwoYears.
[DEF: Please include visits with nurse practitioners and medical tests or procedures performed by anyone practicing under a doctor's supervision such as mammograms or x-rays. Please do not include physical therapy or rehabilitation services.] | NUMBER OF DOCTOR VISITS |
| N148 | Did it amount to less than 20 times, more than 20 times, or what? | MORE THAN 20 TIMES |
| N149 | Did it amount to less than 5 times, more than 5 times, or what? | MORE THAN 5 TIMES |
| N150 | Do you think you have seen a medical doctor about your health at least once ^FLTwoYears? | SEEN DOCTOR AT LEAST ONCE |
| N151 | Did it amount to less than 50 times, more than 50 times, or what? | MORE THAN 50 TIMES |
| N156 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for doctor or clinic visits ^FLTwoYears? | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET DOCTOR VISITS |
| N157_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N157_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N157_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N164 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, have you seen a dentist for dental care, including dentures? | SEEN DENTIST |
| N168 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for dental bills ^FLTwoYears? | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET DENTAL BILLS |
| N169_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N169_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N169_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N175 | Do you regularly take prescription medications? | REGULARLY TAKE MEDICATIONS |
| N178 | What is the name of the health insurance plan that covered the largest share of the costs? | PLAN THAT COVERED LARGEST SHARE |
| N180 | On average, about how much have you paid out-of-pocket per month for these prescriptions ^FLTwoYears? | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET PRESCRIPTIONS |
| N181_Unf | Per month, was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N181_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N181_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N188 | Sometimes people delay taking medication or filling prescriptions because of the cost. At any time ^FLTwoYears have you ended up taking less medication than was prescribed for you because of the cost? | TAKEN LESS MEDICATION DUE TO COST |
| N189 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, has any medically-trained person come to your home to help you, yourself? Please include hospice care received at home.
[DEF: Medically-trained persons include professional nurses, visiting nurse's aides, physical or occupational therapists, chemo therapists, respiratory oxygen therapists, and hospice caregivers.] | HELP MEDICAL PERSON |
| N194 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for in-home medical care ^FLTwoYears? | PAID OUT-OF-POCKET HOME MEDICAL CARE |
| N195_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N195_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N195_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N202 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, did you use any special facility or service which we haven't asked about, such as: an adult care center, a social worker, an outpatient rehabilitation program, physical therapy, or transportation for the elderly or disabled? | OTHER MEDICAL HELP |
| N203 | Did you^FLOrYour have to pay for any of these services? | PAY OTHER MEDICAL HELP |
| N211 | TOTAL OUT OF POCKET COST | |
| N212 | Besides any costs covered by insurance, has anyone helped you^FLAndYour pay for your health care costs ^FLTwoYears, or helped you pay the cost of health insurance or for long-term care insurance? | ANY HELP |
| N213 | Is that a ^FLN254_2 relative of yours^FLAndYours, or is that someone else? | WHO HELPED |
| N215 | Altogether, about how much money did that help amount to? | HOW MUCH HELP |
| N216_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N216_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N235 | Thinking about the quality, cost, and convenience of your health care, how satisfied are you overall? | OVERALL SATISFACTION HEALTH CARE |
| N236 | How often did you receive assistance with answers to the previous questions about your health insurance and any health services you use? | ASSIST SECTION N |
| N238 | Does this plan provide long-term care coverage for your ^FLHWP as well as for yourself? | COVERAGE FOR SPOUSE/PARTNER |
| N239 | Altogether, about how much did you have to pay? | PAID OTHER HELP |
| N246_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N246_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N246_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N254 | Which child is that? (If it was a grandchild, which of your children is the parent of that grandchild?) | CHILD HELPED |
| N260 | About how long has it been since you last had health care coverage? | WHEN LAST COVERAGE |
| N261 | What is the main reason you don't have health care coverage? | MAIN REASON NO COVERAGE |
| N274 | Are you still covered by ^preload_n024_temp[cnt]? | STILL COVERED BY PLAN |
| N277 | When did this coverage stop? | MONTH WHEN STOPPED COVERED BY PLAN |
| N278 | YEAR WHEN STOPPED COVERED BY PLAN | |
| N280 | ^FLN280
Which plan is this? | PREVIOUS PLAN SELECTION |
| N281 | When did this coverage start? | MONTH COVERAGE STARTED |
| N282 | YEAR COVERAGE STARTED | |
| N283 | Do you regularly take prescription medications other than aspirin to thin your blood or to prevent blood clots? | BLOOD CLOTS |
| N284 | Overall, how satisfied are you with this health plan? | HOW SATISFIED PLAN |
| N285 | Have you obtained medical care or prescription drugs from a Veterans’ Administration facility ^FLTwoYears? | OBTAINED MEDICAL CARE FROM VA FACILITY |
| N286 | What kind of care did you obtain? Please choose all that apply. | WHICH MEDICAL CARE FROM VA FACILITY |
| N290 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, was there any time when you needed medical care, but did not get it because you couldn't afford it? | EVER NOT CARE BECAUSE OF COST |
| N291 | Is there a place that you USUALLY go to when you are sick or need advice about your health? | USUAL PLACE |
| N292 | What kind of place ^FLN292 - a clinic, doctor's office, emergency room, or some other place? | KIND OF PLACE |
| N293 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, did you have any trouble finding a general doctor or provider who would see you? | KIND OF PLACE |
| N294 | Altogether, how many months were you without health insurance ^FLTwoYears? | HOW LONG WITHOUT HEALT INSURANCE IN LAST TWO YEARS |
| N295 | Thinking about your experiences with the health care system over the past year, how often were your preferences for care taken into account? | PREFERENCES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT |
| N296 | Was the cost of the premium subsidized based on your (family) income? | PREMIUM SUBSIZIDED |
| N332 | ^FLTwoYearsCaps, aside from the medical expenses we already mentioned, have you had any other out-of pocket expenses, that is, expenses not covered by insurance, such as medications, special food, equipment such as a special bed or chair, visits by health professionals, or other costs? | OTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES |
| N333 | About how much did you pay out-of-pocket for these expenses ^FLTwoYears? | HOW MUCH PAID OTHER OUT OF POCKET |
| N334_Unf | Was it more, about, or less than... | |
| N334_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N334_Unf_Results | Unfolding bracket results | |
| N342 | According to what you have answered so far, you are not currently covered by any government or private health insurance plans that cover medical care.
Is that correct? | NO PLANS CONFIRMATION |
| N343 | Under which of the following plan(s) are you covered? Please choose all that apply. | COVERED UNDER WHICH PLANS |
| N351 | Does this plan cover or provide help with paying for regular prescription drugs? | PLAN COVERS REGULAR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| N352 | Part D of Medicare provides coverage for prescription drugs, usually through a private insurance provider.
Are you enrolled in Medicare Part D, also known as the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan? | ENROLLED IN MEDICATE PART D |
| N360 | To help lower your cholesterol? | LOWER CHOLESTEROL |
| N361 | For pain in your joints or muscles? | JOINT PAIN |
| N362 | For asthma or allergies or other breathing problems? | ASTMA, ALLERGIES |
| N363 | For stomach problems? | STOMACH |
| N364 | To help you sleep? | SLEEP |
| N365 | To help relieve anxiety or depression? | ANXIETY, DEPRESSION |
| N368 | ^FLN368 Have there been some months when your out-of-pocket payments were much higher than this? | OUT OF POCKET HIGHER COSTS |
| N404 | How much do you, yourself, pay per month in premiums for this plan? | PREMIUM FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COVERAGE PLAN |
| N405_Unf | Per month, is it more, about, or less than... | |
| N405_Unf_Random | RANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS | |
| N414 | The last time when we asked you about Part D (in ^z092, ^z093), you indicated that ^Z245 provided your Medicare drug coverage. Do you still get your Medicare drug coverage through this plan? | same medicare part d plan |
| N415 | Why did you change to your new Part D plan? Choose all that apply. | why change medicare d plan |
| N417 | Do you have prescription drug coverage from some other source? | PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COVERAGE OTHER SOURCE |
| N431 | Earlier you indicated that you have prescription drug coverage. Which plan is that? | WHICH PLAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE |
| N433 | Did insurance pay for any of that? | INSURANCE PAY FOR HOSPITAL STAY |
| N434 | Did insurance pay for all of it? | INSURANCE ALL PAY FOR HOSPITAL STAY |
| N435 | Did insurance pay for more than half of it? | INSURANCE MORE THAN HALF PAY FOR HOSPITAL STAY |
| N480 | Did your family live with you, in your home, or did you live with them in their home? | family with you or you with them |
| N482 | Was it less than 5 years ago, more than 5 years ago, or about 5 years ago? | less than, more than, about 5 years ago |
| N483 | Was it less than 2 years ago, more than 2 years ago, or about 2 years ago? | less than, more than, about 2 years ago |
| N484 | Was it less than 10 years ago, more than 10 years ago, or about 10 years ago? | less than, more than, about 10 years ago |
| N485 | Last time you indicated that you get this plan from ^z553[N280[cnt]]. Is this still the case? | CONFIRM SOURCE OF PREVIOUS PLAN |
| z553 | Did you purchase this plan directly from an insurance company, through an insurance exchange, through your^FLN037 union, through a group such as AARP, a church, or other organization, or what? | PRELOADED PURCHASE THROUGH ORGANIZATION |