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File Attribute Attribute Value
File Name  HC094A
File Type  Events
Title  HC-094A 2005 Prescribed Medicines
Description  This file is one in a series of public use event files from the 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS HC) and Medical Provider Component (MPC). Released as an ASCII data file and SAS transport file (with SAS and SPSS user statements) this public use file provides detailed information on household-reported prescribed medicines for a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States and can be used to make estimates of prescribed medicine utilization and expenditures for calendar year 2005. Each record represents one household-reported prescribed medicine that was purchased during calendar year 2005. These data were collected during the 2005 portion of Round 3 and Rounds 4 and 5 for Panel 9, as well as Rounds 1, 2 and the 2005 portion of Round 3 for Panel 10 of the MEPS HC. Each record on this event file represents a unique prescribed medicine event that is, a prescribed medicine reported as being purchased or otherwise obtained by th
Data Year(s)  2005
Records  317587
Population 
Status  Complete
Web Page http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-094A


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Name Position Label Category
CLMOMFLG 29 CHGE/PYMNT, Rx CLAIM FILING, OMTYPE STAT Event Description
DUID 1 DWELLING UNIT ID Identifiers
DUPERSID 3 PERSON ID (DUID + PID) Identifiers
INPCFLG 30 PID HAS AT LEAST 1 RECORD IN PC Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
LINKIDX 5 ID FOR LINKAGE TO COND/OTH EVENT FILES Identifiers
PANEL 6 PANEL NUMBER Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PCIMPFLG 28 TYPE OF HC TO PC PRESCRIPTION MATCH Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
PERWT05F 68 FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 2005 Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
PHARTP1 18 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 1ST Event Description
PHARTP2 19 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 2ND Event Description
PHARTP3 20 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 3RD Event Description
PHARTP4 21 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 4TH Event Description
PHARTP5 22 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 5TH Event Description
PHARTP6 23 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 6TH Event Description
PHARTP7 24 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 7TH Event Description
PHARTP8 25 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 8TH Event Description
PHARTP9 26 TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 9TH Event Description
PID 2 PERSON NUMBER Identifiers
PREGCAT 38 MULTUM PREGNANCY CATEGORY Event Description
PURCHRD 7 ROUND Rx/PRESCR MED OBTAINED/PURCHASED Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RXBEGDD 8 DAY PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE Event Description
RXBEGMM 9 MONTH PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE Event Description
RXBEGYRX 10 YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE Event Description
RXCCC1X 35 MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASS CODE Conditions
RXCCC2X 36 MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASS CODE Conditions
RXCCC3X 37 MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASS CODE Conditions
RXFLG 27 NDC IMPUTATION SOURCE ON PC DONOR REC Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
RXFORM 14 FORM OF Rx/PRESCRIBED MEDICINE (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXFRMUNT 15 UNIT OF MEAS FORM Rx/PRESC MED (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXICD1X 32 3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE Conditions
RXICD2X 33 3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE Conditions
RXICD3X 34 3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE Conditions
RXMD05X 57 AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXMR05X 56 AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXNAME 11 MEDICATION NAME (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXNDC 12 NATIONAL DRUG CODE (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXOF05X 61 AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXOR05X 65 AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXOT05X 64 AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXOU05X 66 AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXPV05X 58 AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXQUANTY 13 QUANTITY OF Rx/PRESCR MED (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXRECIDX 4 UNIQUE Rx/PRESCRIBED MEDICINE IDENTIFIER Identifiers
RXSF05X 55 AMOUNT PAID, SELF OR FAMILY (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXSL05X 62 AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXSTRENG 16 STRENGTH OF Rx/PRESCR MED DOSE (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXSTRUNT 17 UNIT OF MEAS STRENGTH OF Rx (IMPUTED) Event Description
RXTR05X 60 AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXVA05X 59 AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXWC05X 63 AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
RXXP05X 67 SUM OF PAYMENTS RXSF05X-RXOU05X(IMPUTED) Event Description
SAMPLE 31 HOUSEHLD RCVD FREE SAMPLE OF Rx IN ROUND Event Description
TC1 39 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC CLASS #1 Event Description
TC1S1 40 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #1 FOR TC1 Event Description
TC1S1_1 41 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S1 Event Description
TC1S1_2 42 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S1 Event Description
TC1S2 43 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #2 FOR TC1 Event Description
TC1S2_1 44 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S2 Event Description
TC1S3 45 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #3 FOR TC1 Event Description
TC1S3_1 46 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC1S3 Event Description
TC2 47 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC CLASS #2 Event Description
TC2S1 48 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #1 FOR TC2 Event Description
TC2S1_1 49 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC2S1 Event Description
TC2S1_2 50 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC2S1 Event Description
TC2S2 51 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #2 FOR TC2 Event Description
TC3 52 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC CLASS #3 Event Description
TC3S1 53 MULTUM THERAPEUTIC SUB-CLASS #1 FOR TC3 Event Description
TC3S1_1 54 MULTUM THERAPEUT SUB-SUB-CLASS FOR TC3S1 Event Description
VARPSU 70 VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2005 Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
VARSTR 69 VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2005 Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation

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