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Download Data Files, Documentation, and Codebooks
Each
data file
contains the following:
Documentation file
contains technical and programming information on how the data were collected and how file variables were edited, as well as survey sampling information and crosswalks from variables to the survey instruments.
Codebooks
contain a list of variables, their labels, and unweighted and weighted frequencies.
Programming statements files
and other files including data files in ASCII format.
For information on working with MEPS data files, go to the
online workbook
and
SAS programming examples
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Search by:
year
, and/or
data file type
, or by
variable category
Option
1:
Select by year and/or data file type
Year:
All available years
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
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2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
Projected Years
Data file types to include in search (check all that apply). Click information icon
for file details. Click link for full list of file types in category.
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Household Component Full-Year files
Expenditure and utilization data for the calendar year from several rounds of data collection.
Full-Year Consolidated Data files
Full-Year Population Characteristics files
Medical Conditions files
Jobs files
Person Round Plan files
Longitudinal Weight files
Supplemental Variables files (1996-2000)
Health Insurance Plan Abstraction file (1996)
Long Term Care file (1998)
Household Component Event files
Data for the calendar year on unique household-reported medical events.
Prescribed Medicines files
Dental Visits files
Other Medical Expenses files
Hospital Inpatient Stays files
Emergency Room Visits files
Outpatient Visits files
Office-Based Medical Provider Visits files
Home Health files
Appendix to MEPS Event files
Household Component Point-in-Time files
Data for the beginning of the year providing early glimpses of what full-year estimates will likely be.
Household Component National Health Interview Survey Link files
Cross-walk files that allow merging of Household Component files and NHIS files.
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.
Household Component/Insurance Component Link files
Linkage information for the employers of Household Component jobholders who are contacted through the Insurance Component.
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.
Nursing Home Component files
Documentation for the 1996 Nursing Home Component data files.
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, 98 KB) or
HTM format
Event-level variables on
Variable locator: medical event files
(PDF, 16 KB) or
HTM format
.
Page last revised: September 5, 2006
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