The MEPS Insurance Component fields questionnaires to private and public sector employers to collect data on the number and types of private health insurance plans offered, benefits associated with these plans, premiums, contributions by employers and employees, eligibility requirements, and employer characteristics.
Survey basics: Select from the following for detailed information on the objectives, instruments, and procedures for data collection in the Insurance Component:
MEPS Insurance Component estimates are available online in an extensive series of tables. You can also use the interactive query tools, MEPSnet, to access national- and state-level statistics and trends about health insurance. Insurance Component data files are not available for public release.
Online data can be found through
Publications: Analyses of MEPS data ranging from brief to extensive reports, chartbooks consisting mainly of graphs, and descriptions of MEPS sample designs and survey methods.
MEPSnet query tools: Interactive query tools that generate statistics and trends across years about health insurance offered by private establishments, as well as national and regional health insurance estimates for state and local governments.
Due to confidentiality rules, data files for the Insurance Component are not available for public release. There are no projected estimates made for the Insurance Component.
Census Bureau Research Data Centers
Researchers with approved projects can access confidential Insurance Component
data files (research version) at the Census Bureau Research Data Centers. Detailed information on using
these research facilities is available on the Research Data Center Program Web site. If you would like to use MEPS Insurance Component data at the Census Bureau Research Data Center, please contact
AHRQ so that we can assist you with your request.
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