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Download Data Files
You can search for data files in one of two ways: either by year and/or data file type or by variable category. For information on working with MEPS data files, go to the
online workbook
and
SAS programming examples
that have been used in recent workshops conducted by AHRQ.
Option
1:
Select by year and/or data file type
Year:
All available years
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
Projected Years
Data file types to include in search (check all that apply)
Search all data files
Household Component Full-Year files
Expenditure and utilization data for the calendar year from several rounds of data collection.
file details
full list
Household Component Event files
Data for the calendar year on unique household-reported medical events.
file details
full list
Household Component Point-in-Time files
Data for the beginning of the year providing early glimpses of what full-year estimates will likely be.
file details
full list
Household Component National Health Interview Survey Link files
Cross-walk files that allow merging of Household Component files and NHIS files.
file details
full list
NHEA-Aligned MEPS Projected Expenditure Data Files
Data from the 2002 MEPS aligned with the 2002 National Health Expenditure Accounts and projected annually through 2016.
file details
Household Component/Insurance Component Link files
Linkage information for the employers of Household Component jobholders who are contacted through the Insurance Component.
file details
full list
Pooled Linkage file
Person-level file that contains the combined variance stratum and PSU variables for year 1 and year 2 for use with MEPS full-year consolidated files.
file details
full list
Nursing Home Component files
Documentation for the 1996 Nursing Home Component data files.
file details
full list
Option 2:
Select by variable category
Step 1:
Select a variable main category
Access to Care
Caregiver
Demographics
Employment
Event Description
Event-level Expenditures
Family Relationships
Flat Fees
Health Status and Attitudes
Health care utilization
Identifiers
Income
Insurance
Long Term Care
Person-level Charges & Expenditures, by Source of Payment
Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
Survey Administration and Eligibity Status
Next step:
Once you select a variable main category, you will then be asked to select a variable subcategory.
You can find lists of MEPS-HC variables and the data releases on which they are located in two documents: Person-level variables on
Variable locator: full-year, point-in-time, longitudinal, and pooled files
(PDF, 845 KB) or
HTM format
Event-level variables on
Variable locator: medical event files
(PDF, 80 KB) or
HTM format
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Page last revised: September 5, 2006
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