Survey Administration Variables. 2.5.1.1 Person Identifiers (DUID, PID, DUPERSID) The dwelling unit ID (DUID) is a five-digit random number assigned after the case was sampled for MEPS. The three-digit person number (PID) uniquely identifies each person within the dwelling unit. The eight-character variable DUPERSID uniquely identifies each person represented on the file and is the combination of the variables DUID and PID. For detailed information on dwelling units and families, please refer to the documentation for the 2008 Full Year Population Characteristics File.
Survey Administration Variables. The Survey Administration variables contain information related to conducting the interview, household and family composition, and person-level and RU-level status codes. Data for the Survey Administration variables were derived from the sampling process, the CAPI programs, or were computed based on information provided by the respondent in the reenumeration section of the questionnaire. Most Survey Administration variables on this file are asked during every round of the MEPS interview. Variables in this delivery describe data for Panel 19 Round 3 and Panel 20 Round 1 in 2015. The variable PANEL indicates the panel from which the data are derived. A value of 19 indicates Panel 19 Round 3 data and a value of 20 indicates Panel 20 Round 1 data. Note that Round 3 of Panel 19 covers both the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015. (When possible, the variables were constructed to represent data from the 2015 portion of Round 3.)
Survey Administration Variables. Dwelling Units and Health Insurance Eligibility Units The definitions of Dwelling Units (DUs) in the MEPS Household Survey are generally consistent with the definitions employed for the National Health Interview Survey. The dwelling unit ID (DUID) is a five-digit random ID number assigned after the case was sampled for MEPS. A person number (PID) uniquely identifies each person within the dwelling unit. The variable DUPERSID is the combination of the variables DUID and PID. Health Insurance Eligibility Units (HIEUs) are sub-family relationship units constructed to include adults plus those family members who would typically be eligible for coverage under the adults' private health insurance family plans. To construct the HIEUIDX variable which links persons into a common XXXX, we begin with the family identification variable CPSFAMID. Working with this family ID, we define HIEUIDX using family relationships as of the end of 1996. Persons missing end of year relationship information are assigned to an HIEUIDX using relationship information from the last round in which they provided such information. HIEUs comprise adults, their spouses, and their unmarried natural/adoptive children age 18 and under. We also include children under age 24 who are full-time students who are living with their parents in their parents' homes. Children who do not live with their natural/adoptive adult parents are placed in an HIEUIDX as follows: • Xxxxxx children always comprise a separate HIEUIDX. • Other unmarried children are placed in stepparent HIEUIDX, grandparent HIEUIDX, great- grandparent HIEUIDX, or aunt/uncle HIEUIDX. • Children of unmarried minors are placed (along with their minor parents) in the HIEUIDX of their adult grandparents (if possible). Married minors are placed into separate HIEUs along with any spouses and children they might have. • Some HIEUs are headed by unmarried minors, when there is no adult family member present in the CPSFAMID. HIEUs do not, in general, comprise adult (nonmarital) partnerships, because unmarried adult partners are rarely eligible for dependent coverage under each other's insurance. The exception to this rule is that we include adult partners in the same XXXX if there is at least one (out-of- wedlock) child in the family that links to both adult partners. In cases of missing or contradictory relationship codes, XXXXx are edited by hand, with the presumption being that the adults and children form a nuclear family.
Survey Administration Variables. Person Identifiers (DUID, PID, DUPERSID) The dwelling unit ID (DUID) is a 5-digit random number assigned after the case was sampled for MEPS. The 3-digit person number (PID) uniquely identifies each person within the dwelling unit. The 8-character variable DUPERSID uniquely identifies each person represented on the file and is the combination of the variables DUID and PID. For detailed information on dwelling units and families, please refer to the documentation on public use file HC-008. Record Identifiers (EVNTIDX, FFID11X, EVENTRN) EVNTIDX uniquely identifies each event (i.e. each record on the file) and is the variable required to link events to data files containing details on conditions and/or prescribed medicines (HC-006 and H- 010A, respectively). For details on linking see Section 5.0. FFID11X uniquely identifies a flat fee group, that is, all events that were part of a flat fee payment situation. For example, pregnancy is typically covered in a flat fee arrangement where the prenatal visits, the delivery, and the postpartum visits are all covered under one flat fee dollar amount. These three events (the prenatal visit, the delivery, and the postpartum visits) have the same value for FFID11X. Please note that FFID11X should be used to link up all MEPS event files (excluding prescribed medicines) in order to determine the full set of events that are part of a flat fee group. EVENTRN indicates the round in which the office-based medical provider visit was first reported.
Survey Administration Variables. 2.5.2 Demographic Variables ................... 2.5.3 Health Status Variables.................... 2.5.4 Employment Variables..................... 2.5.5 Health Insurance Variables.............. 2.6
Survey Administration Variables. The survey administration variables contain information related to conducting the interview, household and family composition, and person-level and RU-level status codes. Data for the survey administration variables were derived from the sampling process, the CAPI programs, or were computed based on information provided by the respondent in the reenumeration section of the questionnaire. Most Survey Administration variables on this file are asked during every round of the MEPS interview. Variables in this delivery describe data for Panel 5 Round 3 and Panel 6 Round 1 in 2001. The variable PANEL13 indicates the panel from which the data are derived. A value of 5 indicates Panel 5 Round 3 data and a value of 6 indicates Panel 6 Round 1 data. Note that Round 3 of Panel 5 covers both the end of 2000 and the beginning of 2001. (When possible, the variables were constructed to represent data from the 2001 portion of Round 3.)
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