Released as an ASCII file (with related SAS, STATA, SPSS, and R programming statements and data user information), a SAS data set, a SAS transport dataset, a Stata dataset, and an Excel file, this public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States for calendar year 2019. This file consists of MEPS survey data obtained in Rounds 3, 4, and 5 of Panel 23 and Rounds 1, 2, and 3 of Panel 24 (i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2019) and consolidates all of the final 2019 person-level variables onto one file. This file contains the following variables previously released on HC-212: survey administration, language of interview variable, demographics, parent identifiers, health status, disability days variables, access to care, employment, quality of care, patient satisfaction, health insurance, and use variables. The HC-216 file also includes these variables: income variables and expenditure variables. Update notes
*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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