MEPS Disability Days (DD) Section

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.

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

IF PRND DATES ARE MISSING USE RU DATES:
RUBEGMM, RUBEGDD, RUENDMM, RUENDDD

IF PERSON IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF AGE (OR AGE
CATEGORIES 1 OR 2), GO TO BOX_03

OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH DD01

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

{The next questions ask about time/Now think about} when
{you/{(PERSON}} may have missed a half day or more from work or school
{since {START DATE}/between {START DATE} and {END DATE}}. {In
answering these questions, please include any time when this occurred
because of {your/{PERSON}’s} physical illness or injury, or a mental or
emotional problem such as stress or depression.}

PRESS ENTER OR SELECT NEXT PAGE TO CONTINUE.

DISPLAY ‘The next questions ask about time’ IF
FIRST CYCLE THROUGH THE DISABILITY DAYS SECTION
FOR THE CURRENT ROUND. OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘Now
think about’.

DISPLAY ‘since {START DATE}’ IF NOT ROUND 5.
DISPLAY ‘between {START DATE} and {END DATE}’ IF
ROUND 5.

DISPLAY ‘In answering ... or depression.’ IF
FIRST CYCLE THROUGH THE DISABILITY DAYS SECTION
FOR THE CURRENT ROUND. OTHERWISE, USE A NULL
DISPLAY.

NOTE: THERE IS NO UPPER AGE LIMIT RESTRICTION FOR
PERSONS WHO ARE ASKED THE WORK-LOSS DISABILITY
DAYS QUESTION.

IF PERSON IS = OR > 3 YEARS OLD AND < OR = 15
YEARS OLD (OR AGE CATEGORY 3), GO TO DD05

IF PERSON IS = OR > 16 YEARS OLD (OR AGE
CATEGORIES 4-9), CONTINUE WITH DD02

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

{NUMBER OF DAYS IN HOSPITAL: {NUMBER OF DAYS}}
{NUMBER OF DAYS INSTITUTIONALIZED: {NUMBER OF DAYS}}

Let's talk about work. {Including the time {you/{PERSON}} {were/was}
in {the hospital} {and} {the long-term care facility}, how/How}
many days did {you/{PERSON}} miss a half day or more from work {since
{START DATE}/between {START DATE} and {END DATE}}? Please do not
include work around the house.

PROBE: Include any time when a half day or more was missed because
of a physical illness or injury, or a mental or emotional problem.

[Enter Number of Days] .................
NO DAYS MISSED FROM WORK ............... 995
DOES NOT WORK (OTHER THAN AROUND THE
HOUSE) ................................. 996
REF .................................... -7
DK ..................................... -8

HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF HALF DAY OR MORE.

DISPLAY ‘NUMBER OF DAYS IN HOSPITAL: { }’ IF
PERSON HAS AT LEAST ONE HOSPITAL STAY THAT ENDED
IN CURRENT ROUND (I.E., DISCHARGE DATE NOT
CODED ‘95’ (STILL IN HOSPITAL)). OTHERWISE, USE A
NULL DISPLAY.

FOR ‘NUMBER OF DAYS’, DISPLAY TOTAL NUMBER OF
DAYS PERSON WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR ALL HOSPITAL
STAYS THAT ENDED IN CURRENT ROUND (I.E.,
DISCHARGE DATE NOT CODED ‘95’ (STILL IN
HOSPITAL)). OTHERWISE, USE A NULL DISPLAY.

DISPLAY ‘NUMBER OF DAYS INSTITUTIONALIZED: { }’
IF PERSON HAS AT LEAST ONE INSTITUTIONAL STAY
(IC EVENT) THAT ENDED IN CURRENT ROUND (I.E.,
DISCHARGE DATE NOT CODED ‘95’ (STILL IN
INSTITUTION)). OTHERWISE, USE A NULL DISPLAY.

FOR ‘NUMBER OF DAYS’, DISPLAY TOTAL NUMBER OF
DAYS PERSON WAS IN AN INSTITUTION FOR ALL
INSTITUTIONAL STAYS THAT ENDED IN CURRENT ROUND
(I.E., DISCHARGE DATE NOT CODED ‘95’ (STILL IN
INSTITUTION)). OTHERWISE, USE A NULL DISPLAY.

DISPLAY ‘Including the time {you/{PERSON}} {were/
was} in {the hospital} {and} {the long-term care
facility}, how’ IF PERSON HAS AT LEAST ONE
HOSPITAL STAY (HS) OR ONE INSTITUTIONAL STAY (IC)
EVENT THAT ENDED IN CURRENT ROUND (I.E.,
DISCHARGE DATE NOT CODED ‘95’ (STILL IN HOSPITAL/
INSTITUTION)). OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘How’.

DISPLAY ‘the hospital’ IF PERSON HAS AT LEAST ONE
HOSPITAL STAY (HS) EVENT THAT ENDED IN THE
CURRENT ROUND.
DISPLAY ‘the long-term care facility’ IF PERSON
HAS AT LEAST ONE INSTITUTIONAL CARE (IC) EVENT
THAT ENDED IN THE CURRENT ROUND.
DISPLAY ‘and’ IF PERSON HAS BOTH A HOSPITAL STAY
(HS) EVENT AND AN INSTITUTIONAL STAY (IC) EVENT
THAT BOTH ENDED IN THE CURRENT ROUND.

DISPLAY ‘since {START DATE}’ IF NOT ROUND 5.
DISPLAY ‘between {START DATE} and {END DATE}’ IF
ROUND 5.

IF ‘0’ ENTERED, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR
MESSAGE: “SELECT THE CODE ‘NO DAYS MISSED FROM
WORK’ TO RECORD ZERO.”

IF NUMBER ENTERED > NUMBER OF DAYS IN REFERENCE
PERIOD, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE:
‘NUMBER OF DAYS MUST BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN
NUMBER IN REFERENCE PERIOD.’

IF CODED '995' (NO DAYS MISSED FROM WORK), '996'
(DOES NOT WORK), '-7' (REFUSED), OR '-8' (DON'T
KNOW) AND PERSON IS 16 THROUGH 22 YEARS OF AGE
INCLUSIVE (OR AGE CATEGORY 4), GO TO DD05

IF CODED '995' (NO DAYS MISSED FROM WORK), '996'
(DOES NOT WORK), '-7' (REFUSED), OR '-8' (DON'T
KNOW) AND PERSON IS 23 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER (OR
AGE CATEGORIES 5-9), GO TO BOX_02

OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH BOX_01A

HARD CHECK:
RANGE CHECK: 1 THROUGH NUMBER OF DAYS IN
REFERENCE PERIOD OR 996 FOR THIS PERSON.

HARD CHECK:
IF RU MEMBER’S REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE OR END
DATE IS CODED AS ‘REFUSED’ (-7) OR ‘DON’T KNOW’
(-8) FOR THE MONTH, THE DAY OR THE YEAR, THE
NUMBER OF DAYS ENTERED AT DD02 MUST BE EQUAL OR
LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE RU’S
REFERENCE PERIOD.

IF ROUND 3, CONTINUE WITH DD02A

OTHERWISE (I.E., IF NOT ROUND 3), GO TO BOX_01B

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

NUMBER OF DAYS MISSED WORK: {NUMBER OF DAYS}

Of those days, how many were in {YEAR}?

[Enter Number of Days] ................. {BOX_01B}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_01B}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_01B}

FOR ‘NUMBER OF DAYS,’ DISPLAY THE NUMBER ENTERED
AT DD02

(FOR SPECIFICATIONS PURPOSES ONLY; CAPI HANDLES
AUTOMATICALLY): ‘YEAR’ IN QUESTION TEXT IS FIRST
CALENDAR YEAR OF PANEL.

HARD CHECK:
DAYS IN {YEAR} AT DD02A MUST BE < OR = DAYS
MISSED FROM WORK AT DD02.

IF PERSON IS 16 THROUGH 22 YEARS OF AGE INCLUSIVE
(OR AGE CATEGORY 4), CONTINUE WITH DD05

OTHERWISE (I.E., PERSON IS 23 YEARS OF AGE OR
OLDER OR IN AGE CATEGORIES 5-9), GO TO BOX_02

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

{NUMBER OF DAYS IN HOSPITAL: {NUMBER OF DAYS}}
{NUMBER OF DAYS INSTITUTIONALIZED: {NUMBER OF DAYS}}

Let's talk about school (and day care). {Including the time {you/
{PERSON}} {were/was} in {the hospital} {and} {the long-term care
facility}, how/How} many days did {you/{PERSON}} miss a half day or
more of school (or day care) {since {START DATE}/between {START DATE}
and {END DATE}}?

PROBE: Include any time when a half day or more of school (or day
care) was missed because of a physical illness or injury, or a mental
or emotional problem.

[Enter Number of Days] ................. {BOX_01C}
NO DAYS MISSED FROM SCHOOL ............. 995 {BOX_02}
DOES NOT ATTEND SCHOOL ................. 996 {BOX_02}
REF .................................... -7 {BOX_02}
DK ..................................... -8 {BOX_02}

HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF HALF DAY OR MORE.

[Code One]

IF ‘0’ ENTERED, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR
MESSAGE: “SELECT THE CODE ‘NO DAYS MISSED FROM
SCHOOL’ TO RECORD ZERO.”

IF NUMBER ENTERED > NUMBER OF DAYS IN REFERENCE
PERIOD, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE:
‘NUMBER OF DAYS MUST BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN
NUMBER OF DAYS IN REFERENCE PERIOD.’

HARD CHECK:
RANGE CHECK: 1 THROUGH NUMBER OF DAYS IN
REFERENCE PERIOD FOR THIS PERSON.

HARD CHECK:
IF RU MEMBER’S REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE OR END
DATE IS CODED AS ‘REFUSED’ (-7) OR ‘DON’T KNOW’
(-8) FOR THE MONTH, THE DAY OR THE YEAR, THE
NUMBER OF DAYS ENTERED AT DD05 MUST BE EQUAL OR
LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE RU’S
REFERENCE PERIOD.

IF ROUND 3, CONTINUE WITH DD05A

OTHERWISE (I.E., IF NOT ROUND 3), GO TO BOX_02

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

NUMBER OF DAYS MISSED SCHOOL: {NUMBER OF DAYS}

Of those days, how many were in {YEAR}?

[Enter Number of Days] ................. {BOX_02}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_02}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_02}

FOR ‘NUMBER OF DAYS,’ DISPLAY THE NUMBER ENTERED
AT DD05.

(FOR SPECIFICATIONS PURPOSES ONLY; CAPI HANDLES
AUTOMATICALLY): ‘YEAR’ IN QUESTION TEXT IS FIRST
CALENDAR YEAR OF PANEL.

HARD CHECK:
DAYS MISSED FROM SCHOOL IN {YEAR} AT DD05A MUST
BE < OR = DAYS MISSED FROM SCHOOL AT DD05.

CHECK AGE AND WORK STATUS:
IF LESS THAN 16 YEARS OF AGE (OR AGE CATEGORIES
1-3), GO TO BOX_03

IF 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER (OR AGE CATEGORIES
4-9) AND DD02 IS NOT CODED '996' (DOES NOT WORK
OTHER THAN AROUND THE HOUSE), CONTINUE WITH DD10

IF 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER (OR AGE CATEGORIES
4-9) AND DD02 IS CODED '996' (DOES NOT WORK
OTHER THAN AROUND THE HOUSE), GO TO BOX_03

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

{Besides the {NUMBER OF MISSED WORK DAYS} days {you/{PERSON}} missed a half day or more from work because of {your/his/her} own illness or injury, did/Did} {you/{PERSON}} miss more than a half day from work {between {START DATE} and {END DATE}} because of someone else's illness, injury, or health care needs, for example, to take care of a sick child or a relative?

YES .................................... 1 {DD11}
NO/DO NOT WORK ......................... 2 {BOX_03}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_03}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_03}

[Code One]

HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF HALF DAY OR MORE.

DISPLAY ‘Besides the ..., did’ IF ANY MISSED WORK
DAYS RECORDED FOR THIS PERSON IN DD02. DISPLAY
‘Did’ IF NO MISSED WORK DAYS RECORDED FOR THIS
PERSON IN DD02.

DISPLAY NUMBER RECORDED IN DD02 FOR ‘NUMBER OF
MISSED WORK DAYS’ IF DD02 DOES NOT = ‘-7’
(REFUSED) OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW). IF DD02 = ‘-7’
(REFUSED) OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW), USE A NULL
DISPLAY.

DISPLAY ‘between {START DATE} and {END DATE}’ IF
ROUND 5. OTHERWISE, USE A NULL DISPLAY.

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

How many days did {you/{PERSON}} miss a half day or more from work
because of someone else's illness, injury, or health care needs?

[Enter Number of Days] ................. {BOX_02A}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_03}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_03}

IF ‘0’ ENTERED, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR
MESSAGE: ‘IF NO WORK DAYS MISSED, BACK UP AND
CORRECT PREVIOUS ANSWER.’

IF NUMBER ENTERED > NUMBER OF DAYS IN REFERENCE
PERIOD, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE:
‘NUMBER OF DAYS MUST BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN
NUMBER IN REFERENCE PERIOD.’

HARD CHECK:
DAYS ENTERED AT DD11 MUST BE < OR = NUMBER OF DAYS
IN REFERENCE PERIOD FOR PERSON.

HARD CHECK:
IF RU MEMBER’S REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE OR END
DATE IS CODED AS ‘REFUSED’ (-7) OR ‘DON’T KNOW’
(-8) FOR THE MONTH, THE DAY OR THE YEAR, THE
NUMBER OF DAYS ENTERED AT DD11 MUST BE EQUAL OR
LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE RU’S
REFERENCE PERIOD.

IF ROUND 3, CONTINUE WITH DD11A

OTHERWISE (I.E., IF NOT ROUND 3), GO TO BOX_03

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

NUMBER OF DAYS MISSED WORK DUE TO SOMEONE ELSE’S HEALTH:
{NUMBER OF DAYS}

Of those days, how many were in {YEAR}?

[Enter Number of Days] ................. {BOX_03}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_03}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_03}