Universe: Civilian population living in households - B27015001 - Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type by Household Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2011 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11) - Survey ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11)

Table:

B27015. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type by Household Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2011 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) [26]

Universe: Universe: Civilian population living in households

Variable Details

B27015.	Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type by Household Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2011 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)
	Universe: Universe: Civilian population living in households
	B27015001Universe: Civilian population living in households Percent base: None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2011 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2011-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Insurance for Fire, Hazard, and Flood

Insurance for Fire, Hazard, and Flood

The data on fire, hazard, and flood insurance were obtained from Housing Question 18 in the 2011 American Community Survey. The question was asked of owner-occupied units. The statistics for this question refer to the annual premium for fire, hazard, and flood insurance on the property (land and buildings), that is, policies that protect the property and its contents against loss due to damage by fire, lightning, winds, hail, flood, explosion, and so on.

Liability policies are included only if they are paid with the fire, hazard, and flood insurance premiums and the amounts for fire, hazard, and flood cannot be separated. Premiums are reported even if they have not been paid or are paid by someone outside the household. When premiums are paid on other than a yearly basis, the premiums are converted to a yearly basis.

The payment for fire, hazard, and flood insurance is added to payments for real estate taxes, utilities, fuels, and mortgages (both first, second, home equity loans, and other junior mortgages) to derive "Selected Monthly Owner Costs" and "Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income." These data provide information on the cost of home ownership and offer an excellent measure of housing affordability and excessive shelter costs.

A separate question (19d in the 2011 American Community Survey) determines whether insurance premiums are included in the mortgage payment to the lender(s). This makes it possible to avoid counting these premiums twice in the computations.

Median Fire, Hazard, and Flood Insurance

Median fire, hazard, and flood insurance divides the fire, hazard, and flood insurance distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases falling below the median fire, hazard, and flood insurance and one-half above the median. Median fire, hazard, and flood insurance is computed on the basis of a standard distribution (see the "Standard Distributions" section under "Appendix A.") Median fire, hazard, and flood insurance is rounded to the nearest whole dollar. (For more information on medians, see "Derived Measures.")

Question/Concept History

The American Community Survey questions have been the same since 1996.

Comparability

Data on fire, hazard, and flood insurance in the American Community Survey can be compared to previous ACS and Census 2000 fire, hazard, and flood insurance data.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2011 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2011-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income in the Past 12 Months -> Income of Households

Income of Households

This includes the income of the householder and all other individuals 15 years old and over in the household, whether they are related to the householder or not. Because many households consist of only one person, average household income is usually less than average family income. Although the household income statistics cover the past 12 months, the characteristics of individuals and the composition of households refer to the time of interview. Thus, the income of the household does not include amounts received by individuals who were members of the household during all or part of the past 12 months if these individuals no longer resided in the household at the time of interview. Similarly, income amounts reported by individuals who did not reside in the household during the past 12 months but who were members of the household at the time of interview are included. However, the composition of most households was the same during the past 12 months as at the time of interview.