| # SAHIE 2024 data dictionary |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, August 2026 release. All MOEs are at 90% confidence. |
| See FIELD-GUIDE.md for measure definitions, overlap warnings and missing-value policy. |
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| ## estimates |
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| 2024 model-based state/county health-insurance estimates, overlapping demographic/income groups; published 90% margins of error retained |
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| Rows: 402,786 |
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| | Column | Type | Nulls | Example | Join | |
| |--------|------|-------|---------|------| |
| | year | INTEGER | 0.0% | 2024 | | |
| | version | VARCHAR | 0.0% | | | |
| | statefips | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 01 | Two-character state FIPS, preserving leading zeros. | |
| | countyfips | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 000 | Three-character code within state; combine with statefips. | |
| | geocat | INTEGER | 0.0% | 40 | | |
| | agecat | INTEGER | 0.0% | 0 | category_codes where category=agecat; groups overlap. | |
| | racecat | INTEGER | 0.0% | 0 | category_codes where category=racecat; detailed race is state-only. | |
| | sexcat | INTEGER | 0.0% | 0 | category_codes where category=sexcat | |
| | iprcat | INTEGER | 0.0% | 0 | category_codes where category=iprcat; nested income groups overlap. | |
| | nipr | BIGINT | 114 (<0.1%) | 0 | | |
| | nipr_moe | BIGINT | 114 (<0.1%) | 0 | | |
| | nui | BIGINT | 114 (<0.1%) | 0 | | |
| | nui_moe | BIGINT | 114 (<0.1%) | 0 | | |
| | nic | BIGINT | 114 (<0.1%) | 0 | | |
| | nic_moe | BIGINT | 114 (<0.1%) | 0 | | |
| | pctui | DECIMAL(5,1) | 132 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | pctui_moe | DECIMAL(5,1) | 132 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | pctic | DECIMAL(5,1) | 132 (<0.1%) | 100.0 | | |
| | pctic_moe | DECIMAL(5,1) | 132 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | pctelig | DECIMAL(5,1) | 120 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | pctelig_moe | DECIMAL(5,1) | 120 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | pctliic | DECIMAL(5,1) | 120 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | pctliic_moe | DECIMAL(5,1) | 120 (<0.1%) | 0.0 | | |
| | state_name | VARCHAR | 0.0% | Alabama | | |
| | county_name | VARCHAR | 0.0% | | | |
| | source_row | BIGINT | 0.0% | 1 | | |
| | fips | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 01 | Use geography level and year; county FIPS is five characters. Match geographic vintages before joining. | |
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| ## geographies |
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| State and county identifiers/names observed in this release; FIPS strings retain leading zeros |
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| Rows: 3,195 |
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| | Column | Type | Nulls | Example | Join | |
| |--------|------|-------|---------|------| |
| | fips | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 01 | Use geography level and year; county FIPS is five characters. Match geographic vintages before joining. | |
| | statefips | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 01 | Two-character state FIPS, preserving leading zeros. | |
| | countyfips | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 000 | Three-character code within state; combine with statefips. | |
| | geocat | INTEGER | 0.0% | 40 | | |
| | state_name | VARCHAR | 0.0% | Alabama | | |
| | county_name | VARCHAR | 1.6% | Abbeville County | | |
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| ## category_codes |
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| Definitions of the five categorical fields from the official SAHIE file preamble |
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| Rows: 26 |
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| | Column | Type | Nulls | Example | Join | |
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| | category | VARCHAR | 0.0% | agecat | | |
| | code | INTEGER | 0.0% | 0 | | |
| | label | VARCHAR | 0.0% | 18 to 64 years | | |
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