MEPS HC-07: 1996 Jobs File
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Data Use Agreement
B. Background
1.0 Household Component
2.0 Medical Provider Component
3.0 Insurance Component
4.0 Nursing Home Component
5.0 Survey Management
C. Technical and Programming Information
1.0 Data File Description
2.0 Codebook Format
3.0 Reserved Codes
4.0 Variable Naming
5.0 Programming Information
D. Codebook
E. Appendices
1. Variable-Source Crosswalk for MEPS Public Use Release HC-007
2. Catalog of MEPS Products
A. Data Use Agreement
Individual identifiers have been removed from the micro-data contained in the files on this CD-ROM. Nevertheless, under sections 308 (d) and 903 (c) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 242m and 42 U.S.C. 299 a-1), data collected by the Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research (AHCPR) and /or the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) may not be used for
any purpose other than for the purpose for which it was supplied; any effort to determine the
identity of any reported cases, is prohibited by law.
Therefore in accordance with the above referenced Federal Statute, it is understood that:
- No one is to use the data in this data set in any way except for statistical reporting and
analysis;
- and If the identity of any person or establishment should be discovered inadvertently, then
(a) no use will be made of this knowledge, (b) The Director Office of Management
AHCPR will be advised of this incident, (c) the information that would identify any
individual or establishment will be safeguarded or destroyed, as requested by AHCPR,
and (d) no one else will be informed of the discovered identity.
- No one will attempt to link this data set with individually identifiable records from any
data sets other than the Medical Expenditure Panel survey or the National Health
Interview Survey.
By using this data you signify your agreement to comply with the above stated statutorily based
requirements with the knowledge that deliberately making a false statement in any matter within
the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the Federal Government violates 18 U.S.C. 1001
and is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or up to 5 years in prison.
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research requests that users cite AHCPR and the Medical
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B. Background
This documentation describes one in a series of public use files from the Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey (MEPS). The survey provides a new and extensive data set on the use of health
services and health care in the United States.
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is conducted to provide nationally representative
estimates of health care use, expenditures, sources of payment, and insurance coverage for the
U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population. MEPS also includes a nationally representative
survey of nursing homes and their residents. MEPS is cosponsored by the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research (AHCPR) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
MEPS comprises four component surveys: the Household Component (HC), the Medical Provider
Component (MPC), the Insurance Component (IC), and the Nursing Home Component (NHC).
The HC is the core survey, and it forms the basis for the MPC sample and part of the IC sample.
The separate NHC sample supplements the other MEPS components. Together these surveys
yield comprehensive data that provide national estimates of the level and distribution of health
care use and expenditures, support health services research, and can be used to assess health care
policy implications.
MEPS is the third in a series of national probability surveys conducted by AHCPR on the
financing and use of medical care in the United States. The National Medical Care Expenditure
Survey (NMCES, also known as NMES-1) was conducted in 1977, the National Medical
Expenditure Survey (NMES-2) in 1987. Beginning in 1996, MEPS continues this series with
design enhancements and efficiencies that provide a more current data resource to capture the
changing dynamics of the health care delivery and insurance system.
The design efficiencies incorporated into MEPS are in accordance with the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) Survey Integration Plan of June 1995, which focused on
consolidating DHHS surveys, achieving cost efficiencies, reducing respondent burden, and
enhancing analytical capacities. To accommodate these goals, new MEPS design features include
linkage with the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), from which the sampling frame for the
MEPS HC is drawn, and continuous longitudinal data collection for core survey components. The
MEPS HC augments NHIS by selecting a sample of NHIS respondents, collecting additional data
on their health care expenditures, and linking these data with additional information collected
from the respondents' medical providers, employers, and insurance providers.
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1.0 Household Component
The MEPS HC, a nationally representative survey of the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized
population, collects medical expenditure data at both the person and household levels. The HC
collects detailed data on demographic characteristics, health conditions, health status, use of
medical care services, charges and payments, access to care, satisfaction with care, health
insurance coverage, income, and employment.
The HC uses an overlapping panel design in which data are collected through a preliminary
contact followed by a series of five rounds of interviews over a 2 ½-year period. Using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) technology, data on medical expenditures and use for 2
calendar years are collected from each household. This series of data collection rounds is
launched each subsequent year on a new sample of households to provide overlapping panels of
survey data and, when combined with other ongoing panels, will provide continuous and current
estimates of health care expenditures.
The sampling frame for the MEPS HC is drawn from respondents to NHIS, conducted by NCHS.
NHIS provides a nationally representative sample of the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized
population, with oversampling of Hispanics and blacks.
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2.0 Medical Provider Component
The MEPS MPC supplements and validates information on medical care events reported in the
MEPS HC by contacting medical providers and pharmacies identified by household respondents.
The MPC sample includes all hospitals, hospital physicians, home health agencies, and
pharmacies reported in the HC. Also included in the MPC are all office-based physicians:
- Providing care for HC respondents receiving Medicaid.
- Associated with a 75-percent sample of HC households receiving care through an HMO
(health maintenance organization) or managed care plan.
- Associated with a 25-percent sample of the remaining HC households.
Data are collected on medical and financial characteristics of medical and pharmacy events
reported by HC respondents, including:
- Diagnoses coded according to ICD-9-CM (9th Revision, International Classification of
Diseases) and DSM-IV (Fourth Edition, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders).
- Physician procedure codes classified by CPT-4 (Common Procedure Terminology,
Version 4).
- Inpatient stay codes classified by DRGs (diagnosis-related groups).
- Prescriptions coded by national drug code (NDC), medication names, strength, and
quantity dispensed.
- Charges, payments, and the reasons for any difference between charges and payments.
The MPC is conducted through telephone interviews and mailed survey materials.
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3.0 Insurance Component
The MEPS IC collects data on health insurance plans obtained through employers, unions, and
other sources of private health insurance. Data obtained in the IC include the number and types of
private insurance plans offered, benefits associated with these plans, premiums, contributions by
employers and employees, eligibility requirements, and employer characteristics.
Establishments participating in the MEPS IC are selected through four sampling frames:
- A list of employers or other insurance providers identified by MEPS HC respondents who
report having private health insurance at the Round 1 interview.
- A Bureau of the Census list frame of private sector business establishments.
- The Census of Governments from Bureau of the Census.
- An Internal Revenue Service list of the self-employed.
To provide an integrated picture of health insurance, data collected from the first sampling frame
(employers and insurance providers) are linked back to data provided by the MEPS HC
respondents. Data from the other three sampling frames are collected to provide annual national
and State estimates of the supply of private health insurance available to American workers and to
evaluate policy issues pertaining to health insurance.
The MEPS IC is an annual panel survey. Data are collected from the selected organizations
through a prescreening telephone interview, a mailed questionnaire, and a telephone followup for
nonrespondents.
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4.0 Nursing Home Component
The 1996 MEPS NHC was a survey of nursing homes and persons residing in or admitted to
nursing homes at any time during calendar year 1996. The NHC gathered information on the
demographic characteristics, residence history, health and functional status, use of services, use of
prescription medications, and health care expenditures of nursing home residents. Nursing home
administrators and designated staff also provided information on facility size, ownership,
certification status, services provided, revenues and expenses, and other facility characteristics.
Data on the income, assets, family relationships, and care-giving services for sampled nursing
home residents were obtained from next-of-kin or other knowledgeable persons in the community.
The 1996 MEPS NHC sample was selected using a two-stage stratified probability design. In the
first stage, facilities were selected; in the second stage, facility residents were sampled, selecting
both persons in residence on January 1, 1996, and those admitted during the period January 1
through December 31.
The sample frame for facilities was derived from the National Health Provider Inventory, which is
updated periodically by NCHS. The MEPS NHC data were collected in person in three rounds of
data collection over a 1 ½-year period using the CAPI system. Community data were collected by
telephone using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) technology. At the end of three
rounds of data collection, the sample consists of approximately 815 responding facilities, 3,100
residents in the facility on January 1, and 2,200 eligible residents admitted during 1996.
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5.0 Survey Management
MEPS data are collected under the authority of the Public Health Service Act. They are edited and
published in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of this act and the Privacy Act. NCHS
provides consultation and technical assistance.
As soon as data collection and editing are completed, the MEPS survey data are released to the
public in staged releases of summary reports and microdata files. Summary reports are released as
printed documents and electronic files. Microdata files are released on CD-ROM and/or as
electronic files. A catalog of all MEPS products released to date is provided in Section F of this
document.
Printed documents and CD-ROMs are available through the AHCPR Publications
Clearinghouse. Write or call:
AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse
Attn: (publication number)
P.O. Box 8547
Silver Spring, MD 20907
800/358-9295
410/381-3150 (callers outside the United States only)
888/586-6340 (toll-free TDD service; hearing impaired only)
Be sure to specify the AHCPR number of the document or CD-ROM you are requesting. Selected
electronic files are available from the Internet on the MEPS home page: http://www.meps.ahcpr.gov/
Additional information on MEPS is available from the MEPS project manager or the MEPS
public use data manager at the Center for Cost and Financing Studies, Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research.
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C. Technical and Programming Information
Section C of this document offers a brief overview of the data provided in MEPS public use
release HC007, the content and structure of the codebook, reserved code values and variable name
conventions, and programming information. It is followed by Section D, containing the codebook
for the HC007 data, and Section E, containing Appendix 1: Variable to Source Crosswalk and
Appendix 2: Catalog of MEPS Data Products. A copy of the survey instrument used to collect
this information on this file is available on the MEPS web site: http://www.meps.ahcpr.gov
1.0 Data File Description
The jobs file provided in this Web release, MEPS HC-007, contains job level information
collected in Rounds 1-3 of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). It is being
released as a research file and has not undergone the standard quality control procedures usually
performed on MEPS public use data files. The file includes a total of 44,914 records, with each
record representing a unique job for a person by round. Jobs reported in Round 3 could have been
reported in 1996 or 1997. Therefore, when making 1996 estimates, Round 3 jobs starting in 1997
need to be excluded.
The unique record identifier is the variable JOBSIDX which is comprised of a person identifier
(DUID + PID), a round identifier (RN), and a job number (JOBSN).
Each job record contains original variables related to the employment section of the 1996 MEPS
household survey. All persons aged 16 and older in the MEPS can report any number of jobs held
within a round. Persons who held more than one job at the round's interview date (a current job)
were asked to identify the main job. This job was classified as the current main job and all other
simultaneously held jobs were classified as miscellaneous. The MEPS also obtained some
information on prior jobs held in the reference period and, for those persons not currently working
and having no job in the reference period, some information on the last job the person held.
Additionally, for those persons age 55 and older who indicated that they retired from a job, the
MEPS obtained some job-level data on the retirement job. The variable SUBTYPE indicates the
type of job record - current main, current miscellaneous, former main, former miscellaneous, last
job outside reference period, or retirement job. It is important to note that the retirement job
classification in the variable SUBTYPE is independent of the retirement response in the variable
relating to the question why a person left a previous job (YLEFT). The MEPS asked for detailed
information about any job classified as current main or current miscellaneous and basic
information about any of the other job types. Refer to the questionnaire to see which information
was asked of each job type.
The MEPS used dependent interviewing in rounds 2 and 3. In these rounds, the MEPS asked
persons who held current main and current miscellaneous jobs at the previous round interview
date whether they were still working at these jobs (see section RJ in the employment section). If a
person still held a current main job from the previous round, the MEPS asked whether the job was
still the main job. Most persons reported that they still worked at the same job and it was still their
main job. If job status remained the same, the MEPS asked only a subset of the employment
questions. Because the MEPS asked only this subset of questions if job status for persons did not
change in later rounds, many job level variables on the subsequent round job records are coded as
inapplicable; the complete information is on the jobs record for this job in a previous round. Thus
it is important to determine whether a job in a subsequent round continues from the previous
round when working with the job records. In rounds 2 and 3, the variables STILLAT (for jobs that
were current main in the previous round) and STILLWRK (for jobs that were current
miscellaneous in the previous round) indicate whether a person still holds the job at the
subsequent round interview date. The variable SUBTYPE on the subsequent round job record
indicates whether the job is main or miscellaneous in the subsequent round. Variables that relate
only to the review of a job from the previous round (Y_CHANGE, OFFTAKEI, NOWTAKEI,
WHY_LEFT, STILLAT, STILLWRK, DIFFWAGE, WHY_DIFF, WORKSTAT, and
SHFTCHNG,) are not asked in Round 1 and thus information on these variables are coded as
inapplicable.
In the review section (RJ), the MEPS attempted to obtain information regarding changes in
wages on the same job from round to round; however in many cases, but not all, wage changes of
less than $1.00 per hour on the same job were not recorded. This caution applies only to jobs that
did not change. For every new job, the MEPS attempted to obtain wage information.
For reasons of confidentiality, the hourly wage variable (HRLYWAGE) was topcoded. A value
of -10 indicates that the hourly wage rate was greater than $71.87. Additionally, the value of any
bonuses, commissions or salary on a job (BONSAMT, COMMAMT, GROSSPAY) with a
calculated hourly wage greater than $71.87 were also capped. To calculate the hourly wage for
these other types of compensation, the number of hours per week worked and in some cases the
number of weeks worked were used in conjunction with the various amounts. (These calculated
hourly wages do not appear on the file.) Also, the compensation variables were not reconciled
with income data collected elsewhere in the MEPS.
Due to many skip patterns in the instrument, it is recommended that users of this data become
familiar with the employment section in the MEPS questionnaire. To aid users, a crosswalk
between variables and MEPS questionnaire numbers is provided in this release. The following
examples of variables involved in skip patterns is presented to be illustrative, however these
examples do not represent the full range of variables affected by questionnaire skip patterns. The
MEPS did not obtain job-related benefits such as vacation, sick leave and pension information for
self-employed jobs. Nor did the MEPS attempt to obtain wage, salary, and information regarding
whether the job was in the private sector, federal or local government (TYPEEMPL) for the self-employed. Conversely, the questions relating to business organization type (BUSINC,
PROPRIET) were asked only of the self-employed. It is important to note that the establishment
size variable for the self-employed is TOTLEMP while the establishment size for wage earners
can be found in NUMEMPS and ESTIMATE1. The variable ESTMATE1 is derived from a
question that allowed wage earners who did not know the actual establishment size (NUMEMPS)
to choose from a number of size ranges.
Industry codes (INDTCODE) and Occupation codes (OCCPCODE) were coded by professional
coders from verbatim responses. The 3-digit codes follow the Bureau of the Census 1990
Industrial Classification system and Occupational Classification system respectively.
This file does not include any weights. To make person level estimates, one should link to any of
the 1996 MEPS person level files, by DUPERSID, and use the person level weight attached to
that file, such as the full year income adjusted person level weight found in AHCPR release
HC008 (WTPERF96). It should be noted that not all persons in the MEPS have positive weights.
Other useful information pertaining to employment can be found on the public use files (AHCPR
release HC003 and HC004). These files contain person-level edited employment data for round 1,
2 and round 3 up to 12/31/96.
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2.0 Codebook Format
This codebook describes an ASCII data set and provides the following programing identifiers for
each variable:
| IDENTIFIER
|
DESCRIPTION
|
| Name |
Variable name (maximum of 8 characters) |
| Description
|
Variable descriptor (maximum 40 characters)
|
| Format
|
Number of bytes
|
| Type
|
Type of data: numeric (indicated by NUM) or character (indicated
by CHAR)
|
| Start
|
Beginning column position of variable in record
|
| End
|
Ending column position of variable in record
|
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3.0 Reserved Codes
The following reserved code values are used:
VALUE DEFINITION
-1 INAPPLICABLE Question was not asked due to skip pattern.
-7 REFUSED Question was asked and respondent refused to
answer question.
-8 DK Question was asked and respondent did not know
answer.
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED Interviewer did not record the data.
-10 HOURLY WAGE > $71.87 Variable was top-coded for confidentiality, as
described above.
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4.0 Variable Naming
In general, variable names reflect the content of the variable, with an 8 character limitation.
Variables contained in this delivery were derived either from the questionnaire itself or from the
CAPI. The source of each variable is identified in the table in Section E., entitled "Variable to
Source Crosswalk." Sources for each variable are indicated in one of two ways in the "SOURCE"
column in this table: (1) variables which are derived in CAPI or assigned in CAPI are so
indicated; and (2) variables which come from one or more specific questions in the instrument
have those numbers and questionnaire section indicated in the "Source" column.
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5.0 Programming Information
The following are the technical specifications for the HC007 data file, which is provided in ASCII
and SAS Transport formats.
ASCII version:
File Name: HC007.DAT
Number of Observations: 44,914
Number of Variables: 87
Record Length: 256
Record Format: fixed
Record Identifier and Sort Key: JOBSIDX
SAS Transport version:
File Name: HC007.SSP
SAS Name: HC007
Number of Observations: 44,914
Number of Variables: 87
Record Identifier and Sort Key: JOBSIDX
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D. Codebook
MEPS HC-007 1996 JOBS FILE
DATE: November 4, 1999
>This codebook contains unweighted frequencies
for the MEPS HC-007 data file. This jobs-level file contains record and person
identifiers, and jobs data obtained in Panel 1 Rounds 1-3 of the MEPS Household
Component. Although most of the jobs are for 1996, a small number of Round 3
jobs actually began in 1997.
>Therefore when making 1996 estimates, one
needs to check the job start dates and exclude cases that started in 1997. All
estimates must be weighted to obtain unbiased national estimates. To make
person-level estimates, users should lin k to any of the 1996 MEPS person-level
files and use the person-level weight attached to that file, such as the full
year income adjusted person-level weight on AHCPR release HC-008 (WTPERF96). The
source of each variable on this file is identified in the section of the
documentation entitled "E. Variable Source Crosswalk". Sources for
each variable are indicated in one of two ways in the "SOURCE" column
in this table: (1) Variables which are derived in CAPI or assigned in sampling
are so indicated; and (2) variables which come from one or more specific
questions in the instrument have those question numbers indicated.
>General information on file content, variable
construction, and programming is provided in the codebook documentation. It
should be noted that these data are considered preliminary as they have not been
subject to the same level of quality control which is usually performed on
products of this type. Users should refer to the MEPS web page (www.meps.ahcpr.gov)
for information on any post production updates.
E. Appendices
Appendix 1
VARIABLE-SOURCE CROSSWALK
FOR MEPS PUBLIC USE RELEASE HC-07
SURVEY ADMINISTRATION VARIABLES PUBLIC USE
| VARIABLE |
LABEL |
SOURCE1 |
|---|
| JOBSIDX |
JOB ID Number |
CAPI Derived |
| DUPERSID |
Sample Person ID (DUID+PID) |
Assigned in Sampling |
| DUID |
Dwelling Unit ID |
Assigned in Sampling |
| PID |
Person Number |
Assigned in Sampling |
| RN |
Round |
CAPI Derived |
| JOBSN |
JOB Number |
CAPI Derived |
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EMPLOYMENT VARIABLES PUBLIC USE
| VARIABLE |
LABEL |
SOURCE |
|---|
| JOBTYPE |
Self-Employed or Work for Someone Else |
EM05, EM11, EM18, EM27, EM40,
EM53, EM70, EM82 |
| JSTRTM |
Job Start Date Month |
EM100V1-2, EM160V1-2, EM250V1-2,
EM340V1-2, EM600V1-2 |
| JSTRTD |
Job Start Date Day |
EM100V1, EM160V1, EM250V1,
EM340V1, EM600V1 |
| JSTRTY |
Job Start Date Year |
EM10, EM16, EM25, EM34, EM47, EM60 |
| JSTOPM |
Job Stop Date - Month |
RJ04, RJ350V1-2, RJ480V1-2, RJ610V1-2,
EM660V1-2, EM890V1-2 |
| JSTOPD |
Job Stop Date Day |
RJ09, RJ350V1, RJ480V1, RJ610V1,
RJ890V1, EM660V1 |
| JSTOPY |
Job Stop Date Year |
RJ04, RJ35, RJ48, RJ61, EM66, EM87 |
| RETIRJOB |
Person Retired From This Job |
EM80 |
| SUBTYPE |
Job Sub-Type |
RJ01A, RJ0189A, EM08, EM14 |
| MAIN_JOB |
Still Main Job or Business |
RJ01A |
| DIFFWAGE |
Any Change in Wage Amount |
RJ02 |
| WHY_DIFF |
Why Wages Changed |
RJ03 |
| WORKSTAT |
Full or Part Time |
RJ04 |
| Y_CHANGE |
Why Change in Full/Part Time Status |
RJ05 |
| STILLWRK |
Still Work at Establishment |
RJ06 |
| OFFTAKEI |
Offered Insurance and Now Take |
RJ07 |
| NOWTAKEI |
Now Offered and Take Insurance |
RJ08, RJ08A |
| WHY_LEFT |
Reason Why Not at Job Now |
RJ10 |
| NUMEMPS |
Employees Per Week |
EM91 |
| ESTIMATE1 |
Total Employees |
EM92 |
| MORELOC |
More Than One Location |
EM93 |
| BUSINC |
Business Incorporated |
EM94 |
| PROPRIET |
Proprietorship or Partnership |
EM95 |
| TYPEEMPL |
Employee Type |
EM96 |
| YLEFT |
No Job Reason |
EM101 |
| YNOBUSN |
Why No Business |
EM102 |
| RECALL |
Recall Within 30 Days |
EM103 |
| HRSPRWK |
Number of Hours Per Week |
EM111, EM104, EW17 |
| HRS35WK |
Work 35 Hours |
EM105 |
| APXHRDAY |
Approximate # of Hours Worked Per Day |
EM106 |
| SICKPAY |
Does Person Have Paid Sick Leave |
EM107 |
| PAYDRVST |
Is There Paid Sick Leave for Dr's Visits |
EM108 |
| PAYVACTN |
Does Person Get Paid Vacation |
EM109 |
| RETIRPLN |
Does Person Have Pension/Retirement Plan |
EM110 |
| WKLYAMT |
Usual Weekly Gross Income |
EM112 |
| EMPLINS |
Have Health Insurance Through This Job |
EM113 |
| OFFRDINS |
Offered Insurance But Chose Not to Take |
EM114 |
| DIFFPLNS |
Choice of Different Health Ins Plans |
EM115 |
| INUNION |
Belong to Labor Union |
EM116 |
| PROVDINS |
Who Provides Health Insurance |
EM117 |
| HHMEMBER |
Any Other HH Member Work at This Business |
EM122 |
| NUMFMEMB |
How Many HH Members Work There |
EM123 |
| TOTLEMP |
Total Number of Employees at That Buisness |
EM124, RJ08B |
| SALARIED |
Is Person Salaried, Paid by the Hour, etc. |
EW01 |
| HOWPAID |
How Is Person Paid |
EW02 |
| DAYWAGE |
Person's Daily Wage Rate |
EW03 |
| HRSPRDY |
Number of Hours Person Worked in One Day |
EW04 |
| MAKEAMT |
How Much Money Does Person Make |
EW05 |
| PERUNIT |
Period for Which Person is Paid |
EW050V1 |
| MORE10 |
Person Makes More or Less than $10/Hour |
EW08, EW14, EW20 |
| MORE15 |
Person Makes More or Less than $15/Hour |
EW09, EW15, EW21 |
| MOREMINM |
Person Makes More or Less than Min. Wage |
EW10, EW16, EW22 |
| OVRTIMHR |
Overtime Pay Rate Per Hour |
EW06 |
| GROSSPAY |
Person's Salary Before Takes (Gross) |
EW11 |
| GROSSPER |
Period in Which Gross Salary was Earned |
EW110V1 |
| SALRYWKS |
Number of Weeks Per Year Salary is Based |
EW12 |
| OTHRTYPE |
Type of Overtime Pay |
EW14 |
| EARNTIPS |
Does Person Earn Tips |
EW23_01 |
| EARNBONS |
Does Person Earn Bonuses |
EW23_02 |
| EARNCOMM |
Does Person Earn Commission |
EW23_03 |
| OTHRWAGE |
Overtime Pay Rate Per Hour |
EW190V1 |
| TIPSUNIT |
Period Which Tip Earnings are Based on |
EW24A0V1 |
| TIPSAMT |
How Much Are Person's Tips |
EW24A |
| BONSUNIT |
Period Which Bonuses are Based on |
EW24B0V1 |
| BONSAMT |
How Much Are Person's Bonuses |
EW24B |
| COMMUNIT |
Period Which Commissions are Based on |
EW24C0V1 |
| COMMAMT |
How Much Are Person's Commissions |
EW24C |
| HRLYWAGE |
How Much Person Makes/Hr |
EW07, EW13, EW18 |
| JBEGHR |
Job Begin Hour of Day |
EM111A, EM105A |
| JENDHR |
Job End Hour of Day |
EM111A3, EM105A30V |
| JBEGMIN |
Job Begin Minutes |
EM111A1, EM105A1 |
| JENDMIN |
Job End Minutes |
EM111A4, EM105A40V |
| JBEGAMPM |
Job Begin AM/PM |
EM111A2, EM105A20V |
| JENDAMPM |
Job End AM/PM |
EM111A5, EM105A5 |
| SHIFTWK |
Work Rotating Shifts |
EM111B, EM105B |
| JOBHASHI |
Does Person Have Health Ins at This Job |
EM17, EM26, EM39, EM52, EM69, EM81 |
| STILLAT |
Still Work at Establishment |
RJ01 |
| SHFTCHNG |
Has a Change in Shift Occurred |
RJ05A |
| HRSALBAS |
Hours Salary Based On |
EW17 |
| INDTCODE |
Industry Code |
EM98 |
| OCCPCODE |
Occupation Code |
EM99, EM100 |
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Appendix 2
Catalog of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Products as of November 1, 1999
All of the products listed below are available free of charge by calling the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research Publications Clearinghouse at 1-800-358-9295. MEPS data products and
publications are also available on the MEPS Web site at http://www.meps.ahcpr.gov/catlist.htm.
Note that HC refers to the Household Component of MEPS, and NHC refers to the Nursing Home
Component; descriptions of the MEPS components can be found in all of the Methodology Reports
and Research Findings listed below.
Data Products
MEPS-HC Round 1-4 Questionnaires. Diskette. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-DP02. MEPS HC-001: 1996
Panel Round 1 Population Characteristics, March 1997. Data available on CD-ROM. AHCPR Pub.
No. 97-DP20.
MEPS-NHC Round 1 Questionnaire. Diskette. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-DP03. MEPS NHC-001:
Round 1 Sampled Facility and Person Characteristics, March 1997. Data available on CD-ROM.
AHCPR Pub. No. 97-DP21.
MEPS HC-002: 1996 Panel Round 1 Parent Identifiers and HMO Data / Round 2 Health Status and
Access to Care Data, October 1997. Diskette. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-DP01.
MEPS HC-003: 1996 Panel Population Characteristics and Utilization Data for 1996, September
1998. Data available on CD-ROM. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-DP12.
MEPS HC-004: 1996 Panel Employment Data and Family-Level Weight for 1996, January 1999.
Data available on diskette. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-DP02.
MEPS HC-005: Combined Panel 1, Round 3/Panel 2, Round 1 1997 Population Characteristics,
March 1999. Data available on CD-ROM. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-DP03.
MEPS HC-006: 1996 Medical Conditions, August 1999. Data downloadable on MEPS Web site
only at http://www.meps.ahcpr.gov .
MEPS IC-001: 1996 Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Data, August 1999. Data available on
CD-ROM. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-DP07.
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Print Products
Methodology Reports
Cohen J. Design and methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component.
Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Methodology Report
No. 1. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0026.
Cohen S. Sample design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component.
Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Methodology Report
No. 2. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0027.
Potter D. Design and methods of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home
Component. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS
Methodology Report No. 3. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0041.
Bethel J, Broene P, Sommers JP. Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Nursing Home Component. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998.
MEPS Methodology Report No. 4. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0042.
Cohen SB, DiGaetano R, Goksel H. Estimation procedures
in the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. Rockville
(MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research;
1999. MEPS Methodology Report No. 5. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0027.
Sommers JP. List sample design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance
Component. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1999. MEPS
Methodology Report No. 6 AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0037.
Sommers J, Bethel J, Broene P. Construction of weights for the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey Nursing Home Component. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research;
1999. MEPS Methodology Report No. 7. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0045.
Research Findings
Vistnes JP, Monheit AC. Health insurance status of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
1996. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Research
Findings No. 1. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0030.
Monheit AC, Vistnes JP. Health insurance status of workers and their families: 1996. Rockville
(MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Research Findings No. 2.
AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0065.
Weinick RM, Zuvekas SH, Drilea SK. Access to health care--sources and barriers, 1996. Rockville
(MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Research Findings No. 3.
AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0001.
Rhoades J, Potter DEB, Krauss N. Nursing homes--structure and selected characteristics, 1996.
Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS Research Findings No.
4. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0006.
Krauss NA, Altman BM. Characteristics of nursing home residents - 1996.Rockville (MD): Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS Research Findings No. 5. AHCPR Pub. No.99-0006.
Freiman M, Brown E. Special care units in nursing homes - selected characteristics, 1996.
Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1999. MEPS Research Findings No.
6. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0017.
Krauss NA, Machlin S, Kass BL. Use of Health Care Services, 1996. Rockville (MD): Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS Research Findings No. 7. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0018.
Vistnes JP, Zuvekas SH. Health insurance status of the civilian noninstitutionalized population:
1997. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1999. MEPS Research
Findings No. 8. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0030.
Highlights
Beauregard KM, Drilea SK, Vistnes JP. The uninsured in America--1996. Rockville (MD): Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Highlights No. 1. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0025.
Krauss NA, Freiman MP, Rhoades JA, et al. Nursing home update--1996. Rockville (MD): Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research; 1997. MEPS Highlights No. 2. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0036.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Access to health care in America--1996. Rockville
(MD); 1997. MEPS Highlights No. 3. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0002.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Health Insurance Coverage in America--1996.
Rockville (MD); 1998. MEPS Highlights No. 4. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0031.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Job-Based Health Insurance 1987 and 1996.
Rockville (MD); 1998. MEPS Highlights No. 5. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0032.
Vistnes JP, Monheit AC. Health Insurance Profile: Race/Ethnicity and Sex--1996. Rockville (MD):
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS Highlights No. 6. AHCPR Pub. No.98-0052.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Uninsured Workers--Demographic Characteristics,
1996. Rockville (MD); 1998. MEPS Highlights No. 7. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0007.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Uninsured Workers--Job Characteristics, 1996.
Rockville (MD); 1998. MEPS Highlights No. 8. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0008.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Health Care Use in America -- 1996. Rockville
(MD); 1999. MEPS Highlights No. 9. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0029.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research The Uninsured in America -- 1997. Rockville (MD);
1999. MEPS Highlights No. 10. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0031.
Chartbooks
Weigers ME, Weinick RM, Cohen JW. Children's health, 1996: health insurance, access to care,
and health status. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS
Chartbook No. 1. AHCPR Pub. No. 98-0008.
Kass B, Weinick R, and Monheit A. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health, 1996. Rockville
(MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1998. MEPS Chartbook No. 2. Pub No. 99-0001.
Rhoades, J and Krauss, N. Nursing Home Trends, 1987 and 1996. Rockville (MD): Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research; 1999. MEPS Chartbook No. 3 AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0032.
Journal Articles
(available only through the AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse)
Cohen JW, Monheit AC, Beauregard KM, et al. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: a national
health information resource Inquiry 1996;33:373-389. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-R043.
Cooper PF, Schone BS. More offers, fewer takers for employment-based health insurance: 1987-1996. Health Affairs November/December 1997; 16,6:142-149.
Weinick RM, Drilea SK. Usual Sources of Health Care and Barriers to Care, 1996. Statistical
Bulletin Jan-Mar 1998; 79(1): 11-17.
Weinick RM, Weigers ME, Cohen, JW. Children's Health Insurance, Access to Care, and Health
Status: New Findings. Health Affairs March/April 1998; 17(2): 127-136.
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