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Spells Without Health Insurance: Distributions of Durations and Their Link to Point-In-Time Estimates of the Uninsured

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Spells Without Health Insurance: Distributions of Durations and Their Link to Point-In-Time Estimates of the Uninsured

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Working Paper Number: SIPP-WP-139
Spells Without Health Insurance: Distributions of Durations and Their Link to Point-In-Time Estimates of the Uninsured
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This paper is part of a larger analysis we are currently conducting of the characteristics of people with long versus short spells without health insurance. Our study is based on data from the 1984 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

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