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File Name  HC034
File Type  Point in Time
Title  HC-034: 2001 P5R3/P6R1 Population Characteristics
Description  This public use data file is the sixth point in time data file to be released from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS HC). The data are being released both as an ASCII file (with related SAS programming statements) and in SAS transport format. This public use file provides information on data collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States during the early part of 2001. The data consist of 2001 data obtained in Round 3 of Panel 5 and Round 1 of Panel 6 of the MEPS Household Component and contains variables pertaining to survey administration, demographics, employment, health status, and health insurance.
Data Year(s)  2001
Records  35378
Population 
Status  Complete
Web Page http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-034


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Name Position Label Category
ACTDTY13 264 MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY Demographics
ACTLIM13 408 LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL Health Status and Attitudes
ADLHLP13 320 ADL SCREENER Health Status and Attitudes
AGE13X 160 AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
AIDHLP13 328 USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES Health Status and Attitudes
BEGRFD13 64 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
BEGRFM13 72 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
BEGRFY13 80 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
BENDIF13 384 DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING Health Status and Attitudes
COGLIM13 456 COGNITIVE LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes
DOBMM 168 DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH Demographics
DOBYY 176 DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR Demographics
DUID 760 DWELLING UNIT ID Identifiers
DUPERSID 744 PERSON ID (DUID+PID) Identifiers
EDUCYR 240 YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS Demographics
EMPST13 464 EMPLOYMENT STATUS Employment
ENDRFD13 88 REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
ENDRFM13 96 REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
ENDRFY13 104 REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
FAMID13 752 FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN) Identifiers
FAMSIZ13 24 RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
FNGRDF13 400 DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP Health Status and Attitudes
FTSTD13X 256 STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED) Demographics
HELD13X 496 HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ Employment
HIDEG 248 HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS Demographics
HISPANX 208 HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
HISPCAT 216 SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP Demographics
HOUR13 488 HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ Employment
HPRIDK13 664 PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN Insurance
HPRIEU13 656 PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN Insurance
HPRING13 672 PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN Insurance
HPRIOG13 680 PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN Insurance
HPRIS13 688 PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS Insurance
HPRIV13 696 PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN Insurance
HRWAG13X 472 HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
HRWAY13 480 CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE Employment
HRWGRD13 758 HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG Employment
HSELIM13 424 HOUSEWORK LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes
IADLHP13 312 IADL SCREENER Health Status and Attitudes
INSCOP13 120 INSCOPE Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
INSRD13X 704 PID IS INSURED - EDITED Insurance
KEYNESS 112 PERSON KEY STATUS Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
LFTDIF13 344 DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS Health Status and Attitudes
MARRY13X 224 MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED) Family Relationships
MCAID13 552 PID COV BY MEDICAID Insurance
MCAID13X 560 PID COV BY MEDICAID - EDITED Insurance
MCARE13 536 PID COV BY MEDICARE Insurance
MCARE13X 544 PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED Insurance
MILDIF13 368 DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE Health Status and Attitudes
MNHLTH13 296 PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS Health Status and Attitudes
MNPROX13 304 SELF/PROXY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH Health Status and Attitudes
MSA13 40 MSA Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
NUMEMP13 512 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ Employment
OFFER13X 504 HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ Employment
OTPUBA13 568 PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID HMO Insurance
OTPUBB13 576 PID COV BY OTH PUBLIC NOT MCAID HMO Insurance
PANEL13 0 PANEL NUMBER Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PID 767 PERSON NUMBER Identifiers
PRIDK13 608 PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN Insurance
PRIEU13 600 PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN Insurance
PRING13 616 PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN Insurance
PRIOG13 624 PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN Insurance
PRIOUT13 640 PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU Insurance
PRIS13 632 PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS Insurance
PRIV13 648 PID COV BY PRIVATE INS Insurance
PROXY13 56 WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PSTAT13 128 PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PSU13 736 VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
PUB13X 592 PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED Insurance
RACETHNX 200 RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
RACEX 192 RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED) Demographics
RCHDIF13 392 DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD Health Status and Attitudes
RDRESP13 48 1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
REGION13 32 CENSUS REGION Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RFREL13X 272 RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED) Family Relationships
RNDREF13 772 REFERENCE PERSON Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RTHLTH13 280 PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS Health Status and Attitudes
RTPROX13 288 SELF/PROXY RATING OF HEALTH Health Status and Attitudes
RUCLAS13 16 RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT Family Relationships
RUENDD13 136 DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RUENDM13 144 DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RUENDY13 152 DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR) Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RULETR13 754 RU LETTER Identifiers
RURSLT13 756 RU RESULT Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RUSIZE13 8 RU SIZE Family Relationships
SCHLIM13 432 SCHOOL LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes
SELFCM13 520 SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB Employment
SEX 184 SEX Demographics
SOCLIM13 448 SOCIAL LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes
SPOUID13 777 SPOUSE ID Family Relationships
SPOUIN13 232 MARITAL STATUS W/SPOUSE PRESENT Family Relationships
STNDIF13 376 DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES Health Status and Attitudes
STPDIF13 352 DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS Health Status and Attitudes
STPRG13 584 PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM Insurance
TRINW13X 528 PID COV BY TRICARE AT INTERVIEW - EDITED Insurance
UNABLE13 440 COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY Health Status and Attitudes
VARST13 728 VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WGTRU13 720 FAMILY WEIGHT Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WGTSP13 712 PERSON WEIGHT Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WLKDIF13 360 DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS Health Status and Attitudes
WLKLIM13 336 LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING Health Status and Attitudes
WRKLIM13 416 WORK LIMITATION Health Status and Attitudes

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