Appendix B: Detailed Methods

This appendix provides detailed methodological and statistical information about selected databases analyzed for the 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report.

Contents

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)

Current as of December 2009

Internet Citation:

National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2008. Appendix B, Detailed Methods. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/methods/