MRKWHO1 is a 2-digit numeric variable.

99 = NIU

Description

MRKWHO1 indicates the line number of the policyholder of the respondent's marketplace coverage for those who had marketplace insurance through a household member last year. Marketplace health insurance plans are obtained through healthcare.gov or through equivalent state-run online marketplaces.

MRKWHO1 is a pointer value that allows researchers to link a dependent covered by marketplace insurance to the household member who was the policyholder of that insurance, using information in the LINENO variable.

Health insurance exchanges, or online marketplaces where one can purchase private health insurance, were established in all U.S. states by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as the ACA). For those without coverage available through an employer, a family member's coverage, or Medicaid or SCHIP, the ACA provides subsidies on a sliding scale for individuals whose Modified Adjusted Gross Income is between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty line. Line numbers of policyholders whose marketplace coverage was subsidized last year are reported in MRKSWHO1, and those with unsubsidized coverage in MRKUWHO1.

Comparability

This variable is comparable across time.

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Unharmonized Variables

• UH_MRKLIN1_A1