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Men as Dependents? Marriage and Changes in Health Insurance Coverage among Working-age Adults in the United States, 1988 to 2008

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ID13103673
AuthorsC Percheski (0000-0002-1517-3399, Northwestern University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume3
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2378-0231 • E-ISSN: 2378-0231
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2378023117709843
OpenAlexW2735087245
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

Changes in marriage and employment patterns may have affected health insurance coverage rates differently for women and men. The author investigates changes in health insurance coverage between 1988 and 2008, focusing on employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) dependent and employee coverage. Using Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions and Current Population Survey data, the author finds that married men’s coverage as dependents increased from 1988 to 2008, but a smaller share of men were married in 2008. Coupled with declines in ESI employee coverage, changes in marriage increased men’s uninsurance rate. In contrast, marital changes for women were offset by their increased employment and insurance coverage as employees

Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health insurance · Marital status · Population · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare Policy and Management · Psychology

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,25
Citation span2022 - 2022 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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