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MEPS HC-070: 2002 Full Year Consolidated Data File
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HC-062 replaced by HC-070
Release date: December 2004

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Released as an ASCII file (with related SAS, SPSS, and STATA programming statements) and a SAS transport dataset, this public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States for calendar year 2002. This file consists of MEPS survey data obtained in Rounds 3, 4, and 5 of Panel 6 and Rounds 1, 2, and 3 of Panel 7 (i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2002) and consolidates all of the final 2002 person-level variables onto one file. This file contains the following variables previously released on HC-062: survey administration, demographics, employment, health status, quality of care, patient satisfaction and health insurance. The HC-070 file also includes these variables: parent identifiers, access to care and disability days variables, language of interview variable, income variables, additional health insurance variables including summary indicators, and use and expenditure variables.

For more information, see MEPS HC-072: 2001 and 2002 MEPS HC Survey Data.

Readme file Update Notes
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Update #6: 11/22/13

STATA Programming Statements have been added.

Update #5: 06/30/11

The ASCII data file was updated so that values of ADILCR42, ADILWW42, ADRTCR42 and ADRTWW42 are now consistent with the codebook and the SAS transport version which was updated 06/21/06. Update #2 incorrectly states that the ASCII file was updated at that time. Note that when update #2 went into effect and the variable ordering of the SAQ variables ADILCR42, ADILWW42, ADRTCR42 and ADRTWW42 was corrected, the values DID change.

Update #4: 07/31/09

The variable SAQWT02F has an incorrect label. The label should read "FINAL SAQ PERSON WEIGHT, 2002".

Update #3: 12/12/07

The variable FOODCT02 on the HC-070 data file should not be used because it is based on an invalid question in the survey instrument. This question asks "About how much did the family pay each month for food stamps?" when in fact, as of 1979, the food stamp program no longer maintained a purchase requirement. All responses are considered invalid.

Update #2: 06/21/06

The HC-070 codebook, data files (both ASCII and SAS Transport), user's notes, and documentation files have been revised to reflect the correct ordering of the SAQ variables ADILCR42, ADILWW42, ADRTCR42, and ADRTWW42. No values have changed.

Update #1: 03/11/05

The HC-070 codebook and data files (both ASCII and SAS Transport) have been revised." The revised version reflects corrections made the Access to Care variables MDDLAY42, DNDLAY42, and PMDLAY42."

The HC-070 documentation also been replaced with an updated version." This version re minor edits throughout the document and additional infor in section 2.0

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Documentation
File type
Documentation PDF (516 KB) / HTML
Codebook PDF (699 KB) / HTML*
SAS Programming Statements TXT (496 KB)
SPSS Programming Statements TXT (412 KB)
STATA Programming Statements TXT (496 KB)
2003 Industry Codes File PDF (73 KB) / HTML
2003 Occupation Codes File PDF (18 KB) / HTML

Data
File type**
Data File, ASCII format ZIP (12 MB) / EXE (12 MB)
Data File, SAS transport format ZIP (18 MB) / EXE (18 MB)


Questionnaires — see Survey Questionnaires
*The PDF version of the codebook is recommended for printing; the HTML version is database driven and lets you navigate quickly to details on each variable.
**Right-click on the data file link, then select Save Target As or Save Link As to download the file.

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