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Health Insurance Coverage and Income Uncertainty

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This paper uses the National Longitudinal Survey data set to examine the role of income uncertainty in explaining the likelihood of health insurance coverage among individuals. After controlling for a number of socioeconomic, demographic, and behavioral factors, the results suggest that individuals who face greater income uncertainty are less likely to have health insurance coverage. Additionally, the likelihood of health insurance coverage increases with income and educational attainment.

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  • Chatterjee, Swarn, 2009. "Health Insurance Coverage and Income Uncertainty," EconStor Preprints 307059, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
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    Keywords

    Health Insurance; Pre-Obamacare; Income Uncertainty; Health;
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    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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