MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey [3]

MEPS Data:


▲ MEPS HC-122: MEPS Panel 12 Longitudinal Data File
Release Date: December 2010

This file is a two-year longitudinal file derived from the respondents to the MEPS Panel 12 sample. The persons on this data set represent those who were in the MEPS population (U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized) for all or part of the 2007-2008 period. The file contains a longitudinal weight variable (LONGWT), all variables from the 2007 and 2008 consolidated full-year files (HC-113 and HC-121, respectively), and the strata and PSU values from the full year consolidated files and the pooled variance data file (HC-036). The weight variable (LONGWT), when applied to the persons who participated in both 2007 and 2008, will enable the user to make national estimates of person-level changes in selected variables (e.g., health insurance, health status, utilization and expenditures). In addition, LONGWT can be used to develop cross-sectional type estimates for the two-year period and for each year individually based on only the Panel 12 sample. The HC-122 file is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-122


▲▲ MEPS HC-036BRR: MEPS 1996-2008 Replicates for Calculating Variances File
Release Date: December 2010

This file is provided for use with pooled or individual year data from the MEPS FY 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 public use files (HC-012, HC-020, HC-028, HC-038, HC-050, HC-060, HC-070, HC-079, HC-089, HC-097, HC-105, HC-113, and HC-121 respectively). Released as an ASCII file (with SAS programming statements) and in SAS transport format, this person-level file contains the standard MEPS person ID variables for linking with the 1996-2008 MEPS person-level public use files and a set of 128 half sample indicators enabling the user to perform a balanced repeated replication (BRR) to calculate standard errors. There is one record for each of the 222,900 persons who are on the MEPS FY 1996-2008 public use files. The 1996-2008 combined variance stratum and PSU variables are released on HC-036. The HC-036BRR file is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-036BRR




▲▲▲ MEPS HC-036: MEPS 1996-2008 Pooled Estimation Linkage File
Release Date: December 2010

This file is provided for use with pooled data from the MEPS FY 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 public use files (HC-012, HC-020, HC-028, HC-038, HC-050, HC-060, HC-070, HC-079, HC-089, HC-097, HC105, HC-113, and HC-121 respectively). Released as an ASCII file (with SAS programming statements) and in SAS transport format, this person-level file contains 1996-2008 combined variance stratum and PSU variables, along with the standard MEPS person ID variables for linking with the 1996-2008 MEPS person-level public use files. There is one record for each of the 222,900 persons who are on the MEPS FY 1996-2008 public use files. The HC-036 file is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-036


▲▲▲▲ MEPS HC-121: 2008 Full Year Consolidated Data File
Release Date: November 2010

Released as an ASCII file (with related SAS and SPSS programming statements) and a SAS transport dataset, this public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States for calendar year 2008. This file consists of MEPS survey data obtained in Rounds 3, 4, and 5 of Panel 12 and Rounds 1, 2, and 3 of Panel 13 (i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2008) and consolidates all of the final 2008 person-level variables onto one file. This file contains the following variables previously released on HC-113: survey administration, language of interview variable, demographics, parent identifiers, health status, disability days variables, access to care, employment, quality of care, patient satisfaction, health insurance and use variables. The HC-121 file also includes these variables: income variables and expenditure variables. The HC-121 file is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121



▲▲▲▲▲ MEPS HC-120: 2008 Medical Conditions File
Release Date: November 2010

This public use data file provides information on household-reported medical conditions collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States for the 2008 MEPS Household Component. Released as an ASCII file (with SAS and SPSS programming statements, and also in SAS transport format), this public use file provides information on the household-reported medical conditions reported in the 2008 portion of Round 3 and Rounds 4 and 5 for Panel 12, as well as Rounds 1 and 2 and the 2008 portion of Round 3 for Panel 13 (i.e., rounds for MEPS panels covering calendar year 2008). ICD-9 and Clinical Classification Codes are provided. The HC-120 file is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-120



▲▲▲▲▲▲ MEPS HC-118I: Appendix to MEPS 2008 Event Files
Release Date: November 2010

This public use release is one in a series of public use event files drawn from the 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household (HC) and Medical Provider Components (MPC). This release contains 2 data files each of which is provided as an ASCII file with SAS and SPSS programming statements and as a SAS transport file. File 1 is used for linking the MEPS 2008 condition file (HC-120) with the MEPS 2008 event files (HC-118A through HC-118H); File 2 is used for linking the MEPS 2008 prescribed medicines event file (HC-118A) with other 2008 event files. This release also includes one table provided as PDF file: Table 1, the "MEPS 2008 Condition-Event Frequency" table contains unweighted and weighted counts of records on the MEPS 2008 event files for each of the condition, procedure and clinical classification codes on the MEPS 2008 condition file. The HC-118I file is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-118I