Small Business Benefits Study, Wave 2 (SBBS 2), 1992-1993: [Selected Metropolitan Counties in the United States] (ICPSR 6667)

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Principal Investigator(s):
Catherine G. McLaughlin, University of Michigan

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06667.v2

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Summary

This is the second wave of a split-panel study first conducted in 1990 (SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS STUDY (SBBS), 1990 [DENVER, FLINT, TAMPA, AND TUCSON] [ICPSR 6002]). Both waves examined the characteristics of small businesses and their health insurance markets. SBBS 2 also collected follow-up information on the respondents to the first wave. Firm-level data collected by SBBS 2 include type of business, age of the firm, number of years under the current owner, gross receipts, number of employees, and whether the firm offered health insurance. For firms that offered health insurance benefits, respondents were queried on the continuity of benefits, why firms changed insurers (where applicable), characteristics of the insurance plan, and how the firm would respond to a 25-percent increase in premiums. For firms that did not offer health insurance benefits, respondents were asked whether insurance was available in the last five years, why the firm decided to stop offering insurance if it had offered health insurance previously, whether the firm was interested in offering insurance, and factors that might influence the firm to offer insurance. Individual-level data on employees include gender, age, marital status, salary and wages, hours worked, and length of employment

Citation

McLaughlin, Catherine G. Small Business Benefits Study, Wave 2 (SBBS 2), 1992-1993:  [Selected Metropolitan Counties in the United States]. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06667.v2

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (15150)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

Variables V3 (Duns ID) and V356 (county)are restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1992-10 -- 1993-02

Date of Collection

1992-10 -- 1993-02

Data Collection Notes

  1. Part 2 was written with the SAS XPORT engine.

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Sample

The survey comprises a panel of all businesses that responded to the first SBBS wave in 1990, plus new cross-sectional samples from the four original and three new sites. The cross-sectional samples were selected using stratified random sampling. A knowledgeable person was interviewed at each firm.

Universe

Small businesses at seven sites in the United States with 2 to 25 employees working more than 17 hours per week. First-wave sites: (1) Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, Colorado (referred to as "Denver" in ICPSR 6002), (2) Genesee County, Michigan (referred to as "Flint" in ICPSR 6002), (3) Hillsborough County, Florida (referred to as "Tampa" in ICPSR 6002), and (4) Pima County, Arizona (referred to as "Tucson" in ICPSR 6002). Second-wave sites: all four first-wave sites, plus: (5) Cuyahoga County, Ohio, (6) Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and (7) Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, Oregon.

Data Source

telephone interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1996-05-14

Version History

2024-02-14 Online variable search capabilities have been added for this study.

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • McLaughlin, Catherine G. Small Business Benefits Study, Wave 2 (SBBS 2), 1992-1993: [Selected Metropolitan Counties in the United States]. ICPSR06667-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06667.v2

1998-06-25 The codebook is now available as a PDF file.

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