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Availability
2004-2009
Universe
Persons age 15+.
Codes
Description
EMCONTRB indicates the amount of employer's contribution for health insurance. Amounts are reported in dollars.
Amounts for EMCONTRB are expressed in dollars of the given year, rather than in constant dollars adjusted for inflation. Users can adjust for inflation using Consumer Price Index adjustment factors.
Comparability — General
User Note: For a set of variables that addresses many of the comparability issues in the CPS health insurance measures, see the summary health insurance variables created by the University of Minnesota's State Health Access Data Assistance Center.
Apart from the effects of inflation, EMCONTRB is largely comparable across years.
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