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File Name  HC001
File Type  Point in Time
Title  HC-001: 1996 Panel Round 1 Population Characteristics
Description  This file contains the first public use data file to be released from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS HC). Released as an ASCII file with SAS format statements, this public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States during the first part of 1996. This file consists of data obtained in Round 1 of the survey and contains variables pertaining to survey administration, demographics, employment, health status, and health insurance.
Data Year(s)  1996
Records  24676
Population 
Status  Complete
Web Page http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-001


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Name Position Label Category
ACTDUTY1 148 IS PERSON MILITARY FULL TIME ACTIVE DUTY Demographics
ACTLIMT1 251 LTC FLAG: WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL LIMIT Health Status and Attitudes
ADLHELP1 242 LTC FLAG: ADL HELP/SUPERVISION Health Status and Attitudes
AGE1X 104 AGE (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
AIDHELP1 245 LTC FLAG: USE AIDS/SPECIAL EQUIPMENT Health Status and Attitudes
BEGREFDD 69 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
BEGREFMM 72 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
BEGREFYY 75 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
CHMPNOW1 269 PID COV BY CHAMPUS/VA - RD1 INT DATE Insurance
COGLIMT1 266 LTC FLAG: COGNITIVE LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes
DIDSERVE 145 EVER SERVED IN ARMED FORCES Demographics
DISVOW1 199 HI DISAVOWED IN HI SECTION Employment
DOBMM 107 DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH Demographics
DOBYY 110 DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR Demographics
DUID 0 DU ID Identifiers
DUPERSID 16 SAMPLE PERSON ID (DN+PN) FOR PUBLIC USE Identifiers
EDUCYR1 129 COMPLETED YEARS OF EDUCATION Demographics
ELIGRND1 92 ELIGIBILITY: ELIGIBLE/NOT ELIGIBLE Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
EMPST1 169 PERSON EMPLOYMENT STATUS (EDITED) Employment
ENDREFDD 79 PERSON REF PERIOD END DATE-DAY Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
ENDREFMM 82 PERSON REF PERIOD END DATE-MONTH Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
ENDREFYY 85 PERSON REF PERIOD END DATE-YEAR Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
FAMID1 24 FAMILY IDENTIFIER (W/ STUDENT MERGED IN) Identifiers
FTSTUD1 126 CURRENTLY A FULL-TIME STUDENT Demographics
HELDCM1X 187 HI HELD FROM CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED) Employment
HELDNM1X 190 HI HELD FROM NON-CURRENT MAIN JOB (ED) Employment
HIGHDEG1 132 HIGHEST DEGREE Demographics
HISPANX 120 HISPANIC ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
HISPCAT 123 SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP Demographics
HPRIV1 329 PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN - RD1 Insurance
HPRIVDK1 347 PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN -RD1 Insurance
HPRIVEG1 332 PID IS HOLDER OF EMP GROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
HPRIVNG1 344 PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
HPRIVOG1 341 PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
HPRIVS1 338 PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS - RD1 Insurance
HPRIVU1 335 PID IS HOLDER OF UNION GRP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
HRPRWK1X 183 HOURS PER WEEK CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED) Employment
HRWAGEX 172 HOURLY WAGE CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED) Employment
HRWAY 180 HOW WAGE WAS EDITED Employment
HSELIMT1 257 LIMITED ABILITY DOING HOUSEWORK Health Status and Attitudes
IADLHLP1 239 LTC FLAG: IADL HELP/SUPERVISION Health Status and Attitudes
INSCOPE 95 INSCOPE Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
INSURED1 350 PID IS INSURED - RD1 Insurance
JOBORG 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
KEYNESS 89 PERSON KEY STATUS Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
MARRY1X 135 MARITAL STATUS (EDITED/IMPUTED) Family Relationships
MCAID1 272 PID COVERED BY MEDICAID - RD 1 Insurance
MCAID1X 275 PID COVERED BY MEDICAID - RD1 (EDITED) Insurance
MCARNOW1 293 PID COV BY MEDICARE - RD1 INT DATE Insurance
MCARNW1X 296 PID COV BY MEDICARE-RD1 INT DATE (ED) Insurance
MNTHLTH1 236 PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS Health Status and Attitudes
MORELOC 205 MORE THAN 1 LOCATION AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
MSA 55 MSA Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
NUMEMP 208 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ Employment
OFERCM1X 193 HI OFFERED FROM CURRENT MAIN JOB (ED) Employment
OFERNM1X 196 HI OFFERED FR NON-CURRENT MAIN JOB (ED) Employment
OTGOVPY1 290 ANY GOVT PAYS PART MCAID HMO PREM - RD 1 Insurance
OTPUBA1 278 PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID HMO - RD1 Insurance
OTPUBB1 281 PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID HMO - RD1 Insurance
PAYDRVS 212 PAID SICK LEAVE TO VISIT DOCTOR AT CMJ Employment
PAYVAC 218 PAID VACATION AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
PID 8 PERSON NUMBER (PN) Identifiers
PRGVPYA1 317 NON-EMP PRIV COV FEDS PAY PART - RD1 Insurance
PRGVPYB1 320 NON-EMP PRIV COV OTH GOV PAYS PART - RD1 Insurance
PRIV1 299 PID HAS PRIV HLTH INS COVERAGE - RD1 Insurance
PRIVDK1 323 PID HAS COV FRM PRIV DK PLAN - RD1 Insurance
PRIVEG1 302 PID HAS COV FRM EMP GROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
PRIVNG1 314 PID HAS COV FRM NONGROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
PRIVOG1 311 PID HAS COV FRM OTH GROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
PRIVOUT1 326 PID HAS COV FRM HOLDER OUTSIDE RU - RD1 Insurance
PRIVS1 308 PID HAS COV FRM SELF-EMP-1 PLAN - RD1 Insurance
PRIVU1 305 PID HAS COV FROM UNION GROUP PLAN - RD1 Insurance
PROXY 66 WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PSTATUS 98 PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PUBLIC1 287 PID COV FRM PUBLIC INS PLAN - RD1 Insurance
RACETHNX 117 RACE/ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
RACEX 114 RACE (EDIT/IMPUTED) Demographics
REFREL1X 166 RELATION TO REF PERSON (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
REGION 52 CENSUS REGION Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RETIRED 227 RETIRED FROM ANY JOB Employment
RETPLN 221 PENSION PLAN AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
RND1REF 59 REFERENCE PERSON AT ROUND 1 Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RND1RESP 63 1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR FOR RND 1 Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RTEHLTH1 233 PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS Health Status and Attitudes
RUCLASS 49 RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW OR STUDENT Family Relationships
RUENDDD 37 DATE OF INTERVIEW (DATE STARTED: DAY) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RUENDMM 34 DATE OF INTERVIEW (DATE STARTED: MONTH) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RUENDYY 40 DATE OF INTERVIEW (DATE STARTED: YEAR) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RULETTER 44 RU LETTER Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RUSIZE 46 RU SIZE Family Relationships
SCHLIMT1 260 LIMITED ABILITY GOING TO SCHOOL Health Status and Attitudes
SELFCM 230 SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
SEX 101 SEX (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
SICPAY 215 PAID SICK LEAVE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
SOCLIMT1 263 LTC FLAG: SOCIAL LIMITATIONS Health Status and Attitudes
SPOUSID1 138 SPOUSE ID Demographics
SPOUSIN1 142 MARITAL STATUS W/PRESENCE OF SPOUSE Demographics
STATPRG1 284 PID COV FRM STATE-SPECIFIC PROG - RD1 Insurance
UNION 224 LABOR UNION MEMBER AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
UNITSIZE 26 UNITSIZE OF THE RU Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
VARPSU1 365 VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
VARSTRT1 361 VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
VETKOR 154 SERVED IN KOREAN WAR ERA Demographics
VETOTH 163 SERVED OTHER PERIOD Demographics
VETPVIET 160 SERVED IN POST VIETNAM ERA Demographics
VETVIET 157 SERVED IN VIETNAM WAR ERA Demographics
VETWW 151 SERVED IN WWI OR WWII ERA Demographics
WALKLIM1 248 LTC FLAG: WALK/BEND/STOOP DIFFICULTIES Health Status and Attitudes
WGTRU1 353 FAMILY LEVEL ROUND 1 WEIGHT Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WGTSP1 368 PERSON ROUND 1 WEIGHT Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WRKLIMT1 254 LIMITED ABILITY TO WORK Health Status and Attitudes

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