Accident/Injury & Conditions (CN) Section

November 14, 2017

MEPS P21R5/P22R3/P23R1

NOTE: The MEPS instrument design changed beginning in Spring of 2018, affecting Panel 23 Round 1, Panel 22 Round 3, and Panel 21 Round 5, and affected the 2017 MEPS data files. The MEPS website releases the consolidated CAPI survey instruments each year for the Rounds 1 through 3 for the first year panel and Rounds 3 through 5 for the second year panel to accompany data releases. For the Full-Year 2017 PUFs, the Panel 22 Round 3 and Panel 21 Round 5 data were transformed to the degree possible to conform to the previous year (2016) design. For this reason, we are releasing 2016 CAPI survey instruments, updated to reflect 2017 dates, and users should note that not all changes to the instrument administered in the Spring of 2018 will be reflected in these documents.

BOX_00

CONTEXT HEADER DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY PERS.FULLNAME, COND.CONDNAM, PRND.BEGREFMM,
PRND.BEGREFDD, PRND.BEGREFYY, PRND.ENDREFMM,
PRND.ENDREFDD, PRND.ENDREFYY

BOX_01

IF AT LEAST ONE CONDITION ON PERSON’S-MEDICAL-
CONDITIONS-ROSTER MEETS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

- CONDITION IS FLAGGED AS ‘CREATED’ DURING THE
CURRENT ROUND
- CONDITION IS NOT A PRIORITY CONDITION, THAT IS,
IT IS NOT FLAGGED AS CREATED IN THE PE SECTION

CONTINUE WITH CN01
OTHERWISE, GO TO BOX_12

CN01

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {STR-DT}
{END-DT}

[1. Medical Condition]
[2. Medical Condition]
[3. Medical Condition]

Now I’m going to read you a list of some of the health conditions
that were reported for {you/{PERSON}} between {START DATE} and {END
DATE}.

READ CONDITIONS ABOVE.

{Was this health condition/Were any of these health conditions} due
to an accident or injury?

YES .................................... 1 {CN01A}
NO ..................................... 2 {BOX_12}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_12}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_12}

HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF ACCIDENT/INJURY.

DISPLAY ‘Was this health condition’ IF ONLY ONE
CONDITION DISPLAYED AT CN01. OTHERWISE, DISPLAY
‘Were any of these health conditions’.

ROSTER DETAILS:
Title: PERS_COND_1

COL #1 HEADER: CONDITION
INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY NAME OF MEDICAL CONDITION
(COND.CONDNAM)

ROSTER DEFINITION:
THIS ITEM DISPLAYS THE PERSON’S-CONDITIONS-
ROSTER.

ROSTER BEHAVIOR:
1. DISPLAY ONLY.
2. ADD, DELETE, SELECT, AND EDIT DISALLOWED.

ROSTER FILTER:
DISPLAY ONLY THE CONDITIONS FOR PERSON THAT ARE

- CREATED THIS ROUND
- NOT FLAGGED AS PRIORITY CONDITIONS (THAT IS,
THOSE NOT FLAGGED AS CREATED IN THE PE SECTION)

THE CONDITIONS ARE LISTED FOR DISPLAY ONLY; THEY
ARE NOT SELECTABLE.

CN01A

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {STR-DT}
{END-DT}

Which of {your/{PERSON}’s} health conditions were due to an accident
or injury?

PROBE: Any other health conditions due to an accident or injury?

[1. Medical Condition] .................
[2. Medical Condition] .................
[3. Medical Condition] .................

HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF ACCIDENT/INJURY.

FLAG ALL CONDITIONS SELECTED AT CN01A AS ‘DUE TO
ACCIDENT/INJURY’.

CONTINUE WITH BOX_05

ROSTER DETAILS:
Title: PERS_COND_1

COL #1 HEADER: CONDITION
INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY NAME OF MEDICAL CONDITION
(COND.CONDNAM)

ROSTER DEFINITION:
DISPLAY THE PERSON-MEDICAL-CONDITIONS-ROSTER FOR
SELECTION.

ROSTER BEHAVIOR:
1. MULTIPLE SELECT ALLOWED.
2. ADD, EDIT, AND DELETE DISALLOWED.

ROSTER FILTER:
DISPLAY CONDITIONS THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING:

1. CONDITION IS FLAGGED AS ‘CREATED’ DURING THE
CURRENT ROUND.
2. CONDITION IS NOT A PRIORITY CONDITION, THAT IS,
THE CONDITION IS NOT FLAGGED AS CREATED IN THE PE
SECTION.

BOX_05

IF PERSON IS = OR > 16 YEARS OF AGE OR IN AGE
CATEGORIES 4-9, CONTINUE WITH BOX_03

OTHERWISE, GO TO BOX_12

BOX_03

IF ANY CONDITIONS FLAGGED AS ‘DUE TO ACCIDENT/
INJURY’, CONTINUE WITH LOOP_01

OTHERWISE, GO TO BOX_12

LOOP_01

FOR EACH ELEMENT IN PERSON’S-MEDICAL-CONDITIONS-
ROSTER, ASK NAV_CN01 - END_LP01

LOOP DEFINITION: LOOP_01 COLLECTS INFORMATION
ABOUT MEDICAL CONDITIONS CREATED DURING THE
CURRENT ROUND THAT ARE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT OR
INJURY. THIS LOOP CYCLES ON MEDICAL CONDITIONS
THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

- MEDICAL CONDITION IS FLAGGED AS ‘DUE TO AN
ACCIDENT OR INJURY’ (CONDITION SELECTED AT
CN01A)
- MEDICAL CONDITION IS FLAGGED AS ‘CREATED’
DURING THE CURRENT ROUND

NAVIGATOR DETAILS: LOOP_01 USES NAV_CN01 TO
CONTROL THE FLOW OF THE LOOP.

NAV_CN01

SERIES: Condition Detail {STR-DT} {END-DT}

USE THE LINKS BELOW TO COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS WITHIN THIS SERIES.

WHEN ALL LINKS ARE MARKED “DONE,” USE [Continue Interview] TO GO
PAST THIS SERIES.

IF NEEDED, [Previous Page] WILL TAKE YOU TO QUESTIONS BEFORE THIS
SERIES.

Condition

[1. Person’s Medical Condition-30] [Status-25]
[2. Person’s Medical Condition-30] [Status-25]
[3. Person’s Medical Condition-30] [Status-25]

ROSTER DETAILS:
COL # 1 HEADER: CONDITION
INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY PERSON’S MEDICAL CONDITION
COL # 2 HEADER: EMPTY
INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY THE MOST CURRENT NAVIGATOR
STATUS FOR EACH CONDITION EACH TIME THE NAVIGATOR
IS PRESENTED

ROSTER DEFINITION:
THIS ITEM DISPLAYS PERSON’S-MEDICAL-CONDITION
ROSTER FOR SELECTION.

ROSTER BEHAVIOR:
1. SELECT ALLOWED.

2. MULTIPLE SELECT, ADD, DELETE, AND EDIT
DISALLOWED.

ROSTER FILTER:
DISPLAY EACH CONDITION IN PERSON’S-MEDICAL-
CONDITIONS-ROSTER THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS:
- MEDICAL CONDITION IS FLAGGED AS ‘DUE TO AN
ACCIDENT OR INJURY’ (CONDITION SELECTED AT
CN01A)
- MEDICAL CONDITION IS FLAGGED AS ‘CREATED’
DURING THE CURRENT ROUND

CONTINUE WITH CN07 FOR SELECTED CONDITION

CN07

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {PERSON'S CN MEDICAL
CONDITION.} {STR-DT}
{END-DT}

Did the {CONDITION} happen while {you/{PERSON}} {were/was} at work?

YES .................................... 1 {END_LP01}
NO ..................................... 2 {END_LP01}
DOES NOT WORK .......................... 3 {END_LP01}
REF ................................... -7 {END_LP01}
DK .................................... -8 {END_LP01}

[Code One]

END_LP01

CYCLE ON NEXT CONDITION IN PERSON’S-MEDICAL-
CONDITIONS-ROSTER THAT MEETS THE CONDITIONS
STATED IN THE LOOP DEFINITION.

IF NO OTHER CONDITIONS MEET THE STATED CONDITIONS,
END LOOP_01 AND CONTINUE WITH BOX_12

BOX_12

GO TO NEXT QUESTIONNAIRE SECTION

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