Common use of MEPS Panel 18 Weight Development Process Clause in Contracts

MEPS Panel 18 Weight Development Process. The person-level weight for MEPS Panel 18 was developed using the 2013 full year weight for an individual as a “base” weight for survey participants present in 2013. For key, in-scope members who joined an RU some time in 2014 after being out-of-scope in 2013, the initially assigned person-level weight was the corresponding 2013 family weight. The weighting process included an adjustment for person-level nonresponse over Rounds 4 and 5 as well as raking to population control totals for December 2014 for key, responding persons in-scope on December 31, 2014. These control totals were derived by scaling back the population distribution obtained from the March 2015 CPS to reflect the December 31, 2014 estimated population total (estimated based on Census projections for January 1, 2015). Variables used for person-level raking included: census region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West); MSA status (MSA, non- MSA); race/ethnicity (Hispanic; Black, non-Hispanic; Asian, non-Hispanic; and other); sex; and age. (Poverty status is not included in this version of the MEPS full year database because of the time required to process the income data collected and then assign persons to a poverty status category). The final weight for key, responding persons who were not in-scope on December 31, 2014 but were in-scope earlier in the year was the person weight after the nonresponse adjustment.

MEPS Panel 18 Weight Development Process. The person-level weight for MEPS Panel 18 was developed using the 2013 full year weight for an individual as a “base” weight for survey participants present in 2013. For key, in-scope members who joined an RU some time in 2014 after being out-of-scope in 2013, the initially assigned person-level weight was the corresponding 2013 family weight. The weighting process included an adjustment for person-level nonresponse over Rounds 4 and 5 as well as raking to population control totals for December 2014 for key, responding persons in-scope on December 31, 2014. These control totals were derived by scaling back the population distribution obtained from the March 2015 CPS to reflect the December 31, 2014 estimated population total (estimated based on Census projections for January 1, 2015). Variables used for person-level raking included: census region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West); MSA status (MSA, non- MSA); race/ethnicity (Hispanic; , Black, non-Hispanic; Asian, non-Hispanic; and other); sex; and age. (Poverty status is not included in this version of the MEPS full year database because of the time required to process the income data collected and then assign persons to a poverty status category). The final weight for key, responding persons who were not in-scope on December 31, 2014 but were in-scope earlier in the year was the person weight after the nonresponse adjustment.

MEPS Panel 18 Weight Development Process. The person-level weight for MEPS Panel 18 was developed using the 2013 full year weight for an individual as a “base” weight for survey participants present in 2013. For key, in-scope members who joined an RU some time in 2014 after being out-of-scope in 2013, the initially assigned person-level weight was the corresponding 2013 family weight. The weighting process included an adjustment for person-level nonresponse over Rounds 4 and 5 as well as raking to population control totals figures for December 2014 for key, responding persons in-scope on December 31, 2014. These control totals figures were derived by scaling back the population distribution obtained from the March 2015 CPS to reflect the December 31, 2014 estimated population total (estimated based on Census projections for January 1, 2015). Variables used for person-level raking included: census region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West); MSA status (MSA, non- non-MSA); race/ethnicity (Hispanic; Black, non-Hispanic; Asian, non-Hispanic; and other); sex; and age. (Poverty status is not included in this version of the MEPS full year database because of the time required to process the income data collected and then assign persons to a poverty status category). The final weight for key, responding persons who were not in-scope on December 31, 2014 but were in-scope earlier in the year was the person weight after the nonresponse adjustment.

MEPS Panel 18 Weight Development Process. The person-level weight for MEPS Panel 18 was developed using the 2013 full full-year weight for an individual as a “base” weight for survey participants present in 2013. For key, in-scope members who joined an RU some time in 2014 after being out-of-scope in 2013, the initially assigned person-level weight was the corresponding 2013 family weight. The weighting process included an adjustment for person-level nonresponse over Rounds 4 and 5 as well as raking to population control totals for December 2014 for key, responding persons in-scope on December 31, 2014. These control totals figures were derived by scaling back the population distribution obtained from the March 2015 CPS to reflect the December 31, 2014 estimated population total (estimated based on Census projections for January 1, 2015). Variables used for person-level raking included: census region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West); MSA status (MSA, non- MSA); race/ethnicity (Hispanic; Black, Black non-Hispanic; Asian, Asian non-Hispanic; and other); sex; and age. (Poverty status is not included in this version of the MEPS full year database because of the time required to process the income data collected and then assign persons to a poverty status category). The final weight for key, responding persons who were not in-scope on December 31, 2014 but were in-scope earlier in the year was the person weight after the nonresponse adjustment.

MEPS Panel 18 Weight Development Process. The person-level weight for MEPS Panel 18 was developed using the 2013 full year weight for an individual as a “base” weight for survey participants present in 2013. For key, in-scope members who joined an RU some time in 2014 after being out-of-scope in 2013, the initially assigned person-level weight was the corresponding 2013 family weight. The weighting process included an adjustment for person-level nonresponse over Rounds 4 and 5 as well as raking to population control totals for December 2014 for key, responding persons in-scope on December 31, 2014. These control totals were derived by scaling back the population distribution obtained from the March 2015 CPS to reflect the December 31, 2014 estimated population total (estimated based on Census projections for January 1, 2015). Variables used for person-level raking included: census region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West); MSA status (MSA, non- MSA); race/ethnicity (Hispanic; Black, Black non-Hispanic; Asian, Asian non-Hispanic; and other); sex; and age. (Poverty status is not included in this version of the MEPS full year database because of the time required to process the income data collected and then assign persons to a poverty status category). The final weight for key, responding persons who were not in-scope on December 31, 2014 but were in-scope earlier in the year was the person weight after the nonresponse adjustment.