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Confirm if CPS data includes health insurance premiums withheld from Social Security

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Description

The MO Form-5695 Worksheet for deducting qualified health insurance premiums starts off with a section especially for individuals who have health insurance premiums withheld from their Social Security checks - we do not currently model this, and it is unclear how often this comes up.

Need to investigate whether withheld premiums are a part of CPS data, whether individually or rolled up into some other variable(s). If not already included, we will need to add variable.

Form is here: https://dor.mo.gov/forms/5695.pdf

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the MO Form-5695 worksheet and the CPS data definitions to determine whether premiums withheld from Social Security are represented individually or through another variable. The issue names no repository files or tests; done means documenting whether the data already includes this amount or identifying the variable addition required.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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