Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Topics

Description: The standard definition of injury is the occurrence of sudden external forces resulting in trauma. Furthermore, an injury may be unintentional (an accident) or intentional (violence or abuse). A single injury episode may result in several injuries or conditions. For example, a person may fall (the injury episode) and receive a concussion and a broken hip (the conditions related to the injury episode). The MEPS-HC respondents identify the date of injury and the resulting conditions in the Condition Enumeration section of the questionnaire and identify the number and type of provider visits in the Medical Event Sections.

Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Restricted-Activity Days, 2007: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, Ages 16-64

Statistical Brief #300

Health Care Expenditures for Injury-Related Conditions, 2002

Statistical Brief #93

Restricted-Activity Days in the United States, 1997 and 2001

Research Findings #22

Health Care Expenses for Injuries: Estimates from the 1997 MEPS

Research Findings #19

Page last revised: January 27, 2023

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