MEPS HC-016C: 1997 Other Medical Expenses File

Update #1: 03/01/01

An updated version of Files 1 and 2 of the HC-016C file was released on 03/01/01.

This file is identical to the previous version with the exception of the weight variable (WTDPER97). The full year person weight previously released has been adjusted for those who died in 1997. MEPS sample persons in the 1997 full year file who died in 1997 while residing in the general population were identified. In order that the estimate more accurately reflect known numbers of deaths, the weights for those aged 65 and older were ratio adjusted to estimates from the 1996 Medicare Beneficiaries Survey; the weights of those under age 65 were ratio adjusted to 1997 National Center for Health Statistics Vital Statistics data. The total population estimate went from 270,965,010 to 271,278,585.