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Insurance/Employer Component

The MEPS Insurance Component fields questionnaires to private and public sector employers to collect data on the private health insurance plans offered, benefits, annual premiums, annual contributions by employers and employees, eligibility, and employer characteristics.

MEPS-IC Data Tools and Tables

MEPS-IC data tools: Maps, trends, and cross-sectional bar charts for topics related to national and state-level employer-based health insurance for employer characteristics/offerings; employee take-up; premiums; contributions; and cost-sharing:

Complete Table Series PDFs: Access PDF tables with frequently used data on employer-based health insurance.

State tables in Spreadsheet format: Download Excel files of 1-year and 3-year private-sector data by state.

Release years for all tables: Download Excel Spreadsheet listing release years for all MEPS-IC tables from 1996-2024.

MEPS-IC Survey details: The following links provide information on the sample, instruments, data collection and terminology used in the MEPS-IC:

Questionnaires

Glossary of terms used in survey questionnaires (PDF, 172 KB) or HTML format

Sample Design and Data Collection Process

Sample size

Response rates

Technical Notes and Survey Documentation

Precision Standards Guidelines for Reporting MEPS-IC Descriptive Statistics

Methodology Reports

MEPS-IC External Publications

FAQs about the Insurance Component

Due to confidentiality rules, data files for the Insurance Component are not available for public release.

Federal Statistical Research Data Centers

Researchers with approved projects can access confidential Insurance Component data files (research version) at the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers. Detailed information on using these research facilities is available on the Federal Statistical Research Data Center Program web site. If you would like to use MEPS Insurance Component data at the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers, please contact CFACTDC@AHRQ.HHS.GOV for assistance regarding your request.

Page last revised: November 28, 2025

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