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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st452/stat452.shtml
October 01, 2014 - Definitions
Deductible
A fixed dollar amount during the benefit period—usually a year—that an insured person
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st7/stat07.pdf
September 17, 2024 - Among eligible persons 18 years
and older, self-administered questionnaire information was ascertained … Among adults
18 or older, persons with less than a high school education (32.8%) were substantially … About 37.9 % of persons with emphysema, 24.8 % of persons with asthma, 20% of
persons with hypertension … or cardiovascular problems, and 18.5 % of persons with
diabetes reported that they currently smoked … Persons in fair/poor health were about 1.5 times as likely as persons in excellent or very
good health
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st438/stat438.shtml
May 01, 2014 - In 2012, persons living in the South and West regions were more likely to be uninsured for all measures … Persons making $20 or more per hour were least likely to be uninsured, with only 4.7 percent of this … Region
Each MEPS sampled person was classified as living in one the following four regions as defined … Hourly wage
Hourly wage estimates were derived for all persons who reported being employed but not … For each of these persons, a value was imputed from other persons on the file who did report a specific
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st438/stat438.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Persons making $20 or more per hour were least
likely to be uninsured, with only 4.7 percent of this … In 2012, persons living in
the South and West
regions were more likely
to be uninsured for all
measures … Region
Each MEPS sampled person was classified as living in one the following four regions as defined … For other persons, construction of the hourly
wage was based upon salary, the time period on which the … For each of these persons, a value was imputed from other persons on the file who did
report a specific
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st315/stat315.shtml
March 01, 2011 - A positive relationship existed between diagnosed hypertension and age (2.7 percent among persons 18- … 24 years old and 58.9 percent among persons 65 years and older). … Poverty status
Each person in the survey sample was classified according to the total yearly income … Categories are defined as follows:
Poor/Near poor: This refers to persons in families with incomes … under 125 percent of the poverty line and also includes persons with negative income.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf48/rf48.shtml
May 01, 2021 - Definitions
Influenza vaccination
For each person age 18 and older, MEPS asks how long … Age was categorized based on the person's age at the end of the calendar year (or the last time a person … This group includes persons who were enrolled in Medicare Advantage (Part C) and persons who had traditional … One exception was persons who moved elsewhere in the United States during this period (we count them … Households also included persons who joined MEPS after the first interview of the year.
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meps.ahrq.gov/about_meps/Price_Index.shtml
May 01, 2025 - Using Appropriate Price Indices for Expenditure Comparisons
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st509/stat509.pdf
March 01, 2018 - of office based care providers
identified as a USC in the MEPS-HC that were seen by an HC sampled person … Data are for persons that had a visit to their USC provider
in 2015, and the USC question was asked … Only persons who saw their office based USC provider were
included in the sample frame. … number of persons in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population who had one or more visits to … This
estimate assumes that the 1.7 percent of persons with missing data for the USC question did not
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st454/stat454.shtml
October 01, 2014 - expenditures for adults ages 18-64 with mental health-related expenditures in 2009-2011 were $1,751 per person … Medicare: Medicare is a federally financed health insurance plan for the elderly, persons receiving Social … Security disability payments, and persons with end-stage renal disease. … liability insurance, and other miscellaneous or unknown sources); Medicaid/CHIP payments reported for persons … Medicaid or CHIP programs at any time during the year; and private insurance payments reported for persons
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/nhc/res-his.pdf
December 31, 1996 - This person gets
pre-stay (backwards from SAD to 1/1/96), the eligibility check, and timeline (from SAD … The end
date of the most recent time the sampled person lived in the community. … All data collection will stop for persons determined to be
ineligible. … communities, board and care homes, domiciliary homes, group homes, personal
care homes, and homes for persons … It may mean that the person is not charged even though the bed is held.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st441/stat441.shtml
June 01, 2014 - levels of out-of-pocket expenses for individuals are affected by several factors, including whether the person … across all insurance coverage categories.
3 The remaining portion of expenses for uninsured persons
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st87/stat87.shtml
July 01, 2005 - In 2002, adults age 18-44 were more likely than persons age 65 and over to feel that they did not need … Among persons age 45-64, the proportion who felt they did not need health insurance (6.8 percent) was … closer to that for older persons (figure 2), while the proportion who felt health insurance was not … Insurance status (persons age 18-64 only). … Family income
Each sample person was classified according to the total yearly income of his or her
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st451/stat451.shtml
October 01, 2014 - Introduction
A cancer survivor is a person who has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of their
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf24/rf24.pdf
January 01, 2006 - the U.S. civilian noninstitution-
alized population, collects medical expenditure data at both the person … All persons whose main national
origin or ancestry was reported as one of these Hispanic groups, regardless … All other persons were classified according to
their reported race. … The respondents were asked to rate the health of each person in the family
according to the following … For analytical purposes, a single person-level weight variable,
SQPQW00F, has been provided for use
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st509/stat509.shtml
March 01, 2018 - practices of office based care providers identified as a USC in the MEPS-HC that were seen by an HC sampled person … Data are for persons that had a visit to their USC provider in 2015, and the USC question was asked in … Only persons who saw their office based USC provider were included in the sample frame. … number of persons in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population who had one or more visits to … This estimate assumes that the 1.7 percent of persons with missing data for the USC question did not
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st483/stat483.shtml
November 01, 2015 - Persons with multiple chronic conditions are a large and growing segment of the U.S. population. … Using MEPS, a person was considered to have multiple chronic conditions if they had two or more treated … The following categories were used:
Poor: Persons in families with incomes less than or equal to the … Low income: Persons in families with incomes over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line … High income: Persons in families with incomes over 400 percent of the poverty line.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf48/rf48.pdf
April 20, 2021 - One group of
particular interest is the subset of persons with underlying health issues placing
them … Definitions
Influenza vaccination
For each person age 18 and older, MEPS asks how long it has been … Age was categorized based on the person’s age at the end of the calendar year (or
the last time a person … This group includes persons who were enrolled in
Medicare Advantage (Part C) and persons who had traditional … Households also included persons who joined MEPS
after the first interview of the year.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st535/stat535.shtml
June 01, 2021 - The number of Hispanic persons purchasing at least one
prescription antidepressant increased … and from 1.2 million to 1.9 million for other, non-Hispanic
persons. … Definitions
Age
Age is the last available age for the sampled person. … For most
persons, this was their age at the end of the year. … All persons who were reported to be Hispanic were classified as
such regardless of their
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st494/stat494.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Definitions
Population covered
Persons included in our analysis were ages 19–64 as of the end of each … We excluded persons with
Supplemental Security Income or Medicare coverage—groups that were largely … We further limited our sample to persons who were in scope during all of the last 6 months of
the year … A person with 3 uninsured months during last 6 months of year was counted as being uninsured 50 percent
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/nhc/fb-hi.pdf
January 01, 1996 - FACILITY
A place that provides a residence and some surveillance and available living assistance for persons … BQ23
"Living sisters" includes siblings related to the sampled person by blood, adoption, or marriage … BQ24
"Living brothers" includes siblings related to the sampled person by blood, adoption, or marriage … Persons who have Part A may purchase Part
B.