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Download Data Files, Documentation, and Codebooks
Each
data file
contains the following:
Documentation file
contains technical and programming information on how the data were collected and how file variables were edited, as well as survey sampling information and crosswalks from variables to the survey instruments.
Codebooks
contain a list of variables, their labels, and unweighted and weighted frequencies.
Programming statements files
and other files including data files in ASCII format.
For SAS, Stata, and R exercises presented in the latest MEPS workshops, please visit the
MEPS repository on AHRQ's GitHub page
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Household Component Full-Year files
Expenditure and utilization data for the calendar year from several rounds of data collection.
Full-Year Consolidated Data files
Full-Year Population Characteristics files
Full-Year Medical Organizations Survey files
Medical Conditions files
Risk Adjustment Scores files
Employment Variables file
Jobs files
Food Security file
Person Round Plan files
Longitudinal Data files
Preventive Care Self-Administered Questionnaire file (2014)
Supplemental Variables files (1996-2000)
Health Insurance Plan Abstraction file (1996)
Long Term Care file (1998)
Household Component Event files
Data for the calendar year on unique household-reported medical events.
Prescribed Medicines files
Dental Visits files
Other Medical Expenses files
Hospital Inpatient Stays files
Emergency Room Visits files
Outpatient Visits files
Office-Based Medical Provider Visits files
Home Health files
Appendix to MEPS Event files
Including the condition-event linkage file (CLNK) and PMED-event linkage file (RXLK).
Household Component Point-in-Time files
Data for the beginning of the year providing early glimpses of what full-year estimates will likely be.
Household Component National Health Interview Survey Link files
Cross-walk files that allow merging of Household Component files and NHIS files.
NHEA-Aligned MEPS Projected Expenditure Data Files
Data from the 2002 MEPS aligned with the 2002 National Health Expenditure Accounts and projected annually through 2016.
Household Component/Insurance Component Link files
Linkage information for the employers of Household Component jobholders who are contacted through the Insurance Component.
Pooled Linkage Variance Structure and BRR Files
The pooled linkage file contains the standardized variance strata and PSU variables for a pooled analysis of multiple years of MEPS data. The pooled replicates file contains 128 half sample indicators needed to calculate standard errors using balanced repeated replication (BRR) method either for a single year analysis or a pooled analysis of multiple years of MEPS data.
Nursing Home Component files
Documentation for the 1996 Nursing Home Component data files.
Page last revised: January 3, 2019
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