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File Name  HC024
File Type  Person-Round-Plan
Title  HC-024: 1996 Person-Round-Plan File
Description  This public use data file contains data for each person with private health insurance reported in rounds 1, 2, and 3 of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS HC). Released as an ASCII file with SAS format statements and in SAS transport format, this public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States during the calendar year 1996. The HC-024 file contains records for persons insured through establishments providing hospital/physician, medigap, dental, prescription medication or long-term care coverage and includes variables pertaining to managed care and satisfaction with plan coverage.
Data Year(s)  1996
Records  50778
Population 
Status  Complete
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Name Position Label Category
APPT 339 HOW DIFFICULT TO GET SPECIALIST APPT? Insurance
BYEMPL 282 EMPLOYER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
BYFED 250 FEDERAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
BYLOCAL 266 LOCAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
BYOTHER 298 OTHER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
BYSOMGOV 274 SOME GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
BYSTATE 258 STATE GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
BYUNION 290 UNION PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM Insurance
CHANPROV 347 DID HAVE TO CHANGE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER Insurance
CMJINS 104 CMJ AS THE SOURCE OF PLAN: 1 YES, 2 NO Insurance
COBRA 220 COBRA COVERAGE: 1=YES, 2=NO Insurance
COSTQUAL 355 IMPORTANCE COST/QUALITY IN CHOOSING PLAN Insurance
COVTYPIN 223 COVERAGE @INTVW: 1=SINGLE, 2=FAMILY Insurance
CUSTSERV 363 HAS CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE/ADMIN OFFICE Insurance
DECPHLDR 157 DECEASED POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES,2 NO Insurance
DENTLINS 188 TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: DENTAL Insurance
DEPNDNT 110 DEPENDENT OF POLICY HOLDER Insurance
DIFFREF 371 HOW DIFFICULT TO GET SPECIALIST REFERRAL Insurance
DRLIST 312 DOES PLAN HAVE A BOOK/LIST OF DOCTORS? Insurance
DUPERSID 28 PERSON CVRD BY POLCYHLDR-ESTABLISHMENT Identifiers
EPCPIDX 0 EPRSIDX + RN + DUPERSID Identifiers
EPRSIDX 55 ESTABLISHMENT ID + POLICYHOLDER ID Identifiers
ESTBIDX 44 ESTABLISHMENT ID Identifiers
EVALCOVR 113 COVERED @ INTERVIEW DATE OR 12/31 Insurance
HOSPINSX 182 TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: HOSPITAL/HMO (EDITED) Insurance
JOBSIDX 77 JOBSIDX Identifiers
LTCINS 204 TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: LTC-NURSING HOME Insurance
MSUPINSX 185 TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: MEDIGAP (EDITED) Insurance
NAMECHNG 328 HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE IN PLAN NAME Insurance
NOPUFLG 163 PHLDR NOT IN HC001 OR HC012, OTH REASON Insurance
OOPELIG 226 FLAG: POLICYHOLDER ESTB HAS PREMIUM Insurance
OOPPREM 234 MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM, R1 (ED) Insurance
OUTPHLDR 160 OUT-OF-RU POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES,2 NO Insurance
PAIDLESS 379 HAS PLAN PAID LESS THAN EXPECTED? Insurance
PHLDRIDX 36 POLICY HOLDER'S DUPERSID Identifiers
PHOLDER 107 POLICY HOLDER Insurance
PLANREF 387 PLAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR OR APPROVE CARE Insurance
PLANSAT 395 SATISFACTION WITH INSURANCE PLAN Insurance
PMEDINS 212 TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUG Insurance
PREMLEVX 242 EDITED PREMLEVL Insurance
PRIVCAT 174 CATEGORY OF PRIVATE COVERAGE Insurance
PUF12FLG 96 1=IN HC012, ELSE 0 Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PUF1FLG 88 1=IN HC001, ELSE 0 Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RECPLAN 403 LIKELY TO RECOMMEND PLAN? Insurance
RN 74 ROUND NUMBER Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
SATAMT 411 SATISFIED WITH AMOUNT PAID Insurance
SATCHOIC 419 HOW SATISFIED WITH CHOICE OF PROVIDER Insurance
SATCOVH 427 HOW SATISFIED WITH HOSPITALIZATION? Insurance
SATCOVMH 435 HOW SATISFIED WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE Insurance
SATCOVP 443 HOW SATISFIED W/ PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE? Insurance
SATCOVPM 451 HOW SATISFIED WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDS? Insurance
SATCS 459 HOW SATISFIED WITH HOW CALL HANDLED Insurance
SATELIG 336 ELIG. FOR SATIS. PLAN QUEST: 1=YES, 2=NO Insurance
SATPAPER 467 SATISFIED W/ AMOUNT/DIFFICULTY PAPERWORK Insurance
STATUS1 121 STATUS -MONTH 1 Insurance
STATUS10 148 STATUS -MONTH 10 Insurance
STATUS11 151 STATUS -MONTH 11 Insurance
STATUS12 154 STATUS -MONTH 12 Insurance
STATUS2 124 STATUS -MONTH 2 Insurance
STATUS3 127 STATUS -MONTH 3 Insurance
STATUS4 130 STATUS -MONTH 4 Insurance
STATUS5 133 STATUS -MONTH 5 Insurance
STATUS6 136 STATUS -MONTH 6 Insurance
STATUS7 139 STATUS -MONTH 7 Insurance
STATUS8 142 STATUS -MONTH 8 Insurance
STATUS9 145 STATUS -MONTH 9 Insurance
TYPEFLAG 166 TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT Insurance
UPRHMO 306 HMO COVERAGE (FROM PRPL) Insurance
UPRMNC 309 PLAN REQRD COVRD PERS USE GATEKEEPER Insurance
VISIONIN 196 TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: VISION Insurance
VISTPAYX 320 PLAN PAY NON-HMO, NON-REFER DR VISIT(ED) Insurance

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