Common use of Data File Description Clause in Contracts

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) Interview Round Policyholder Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2011 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-134, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-141, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Whether enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • Family experience with plan (collected for Rounds 2 and 4) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158HC-142, the Jobs Public Use File) Interview Round Policyholder Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2014 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-159, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-165, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-166, the JOBS Public Use File) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care health maintenance organizations (HMOs) • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) Interview Round Policyholder Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2016 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-177, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-184, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-185, the JOBS Public Use File) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • Household reports of managed care health maintenance organizations (HMOs) • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) Interview Round Policyholder Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2015 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-167, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-174, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-176, the JOBS Public Use File) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care health maintenance organizations (HMOs) • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) Interview Round Policyholder Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2012 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-143, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-149, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • Family experience with plan (collected for Rounds 2 and 4) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158HC-150, the Jobs Public Use File) Interview Round Policyholder Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.