Access to Health Care – Page 2

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Overview
National estimates of health care use and spending, insurance, accessibility of care. Link/Data

Components

Household
Insurance
Medical Provider component

Population
US Families and individuals, Employers, Medical Providers (physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, etc.)

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1996-2017

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Survey

File Types
ASCII, SAS transport file
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Main Variables:

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)

Overview
To determine expenditures and sources of payment for all services used by Medicare beneficiaries. Link/Data

Components

Access to Care
Cost and Use

Population
US, 65+ years old

Cost
$600 per module per year

Clearance?
Yes. Request to ResDAC (Research Data Assistant Center), Data Use Agreement, funding information, study abstract.

Years Available
1992-2016

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Survey

File Types
ASCII
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Main Variables:

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Overview
National survey designed to assess health and nutritional status of US. Link

Components

Interview
Dietary
Examination
Lab

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1999-2018

Linked Datasets
Yes. NHANES-SSA: 1999-2004 NHANES Geocodes, NHANES-Medicaid: 1999-2004, NHANES-Medicare: 1999-2004

Study Type
Survey

File Types
XPT SAS files
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Main Variables:

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Overview
National survey designed to collect information on the health of United States. Link

Components

Core
Household
Family
Sample Adult
Sample Child
NHIS-D, National Health Interview Survey on Disability.

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1963-2017

Linked Datasets

NHIS Linked Mortality Data:1986-2006, NHIS-EPAAnnualAir: 1985-2005 (Not available for public use), NHIS-SSA: 1994-2005, NHIS- Medicaid: 1994-2005, NHIS-Medicare: 1994-1998, NHIS Geocodes.

Study Type
Survey

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata
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Main Variables:

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)

Overview
Designed to study how social environments and behaviors in adolescence are linked to health outcomes. Link/Data

Components

Wave I – includes parents
Wave II- includes survey of school administration
Wave III – includes survey of romantic partners
Wave IV

Population
US, adolescents. 10-21 years old at the beginning of study.

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. Restricted data: IRB- approved security plan, data use contract

Years Available
1994-2008

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Longitudinal

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata, TSV
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Main Variables:

National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)

Overview
The survey takes a close look at the health and functional status of children with special health care needs in the U.S. Link /Data

Population
US children ages 0-17

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
2001- 2010

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Survey

File Types
Text files
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Main Variables:

National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)

Overview
Survey sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration designed to examine the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Link/Data

Population
US children ages 0-17

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
2003- 2012

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Survey

File Types
Text files
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Main Variables:

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Overview
Provides national and state-level estimates on the use of tobacco products, alcohol, illicit drugs (including non-medical use of prescription drugs) and mental health in the United States. Link/Data

Population
US population, 12+ years old

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. One has to log into SAMHSA and “sign” an online agreement.

Years Available
1979-2011

Linked Datasets
No.

Study Type
Survey

File Types
SAS, SPSS, Stata, TSV
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Main Variables:

NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS)

Overview
A national longitudinal study designed to investigate the relationship between the variables accessed in NHANES I and subsequent morbidity, mortality, and hospital utilization. Link/Data

Population
US population. All persons 25-74 years of age who completed a medical examination at NHANES I in 1971-75

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1982- 1992, ongoing

Linked Datasets
Yes. NHEFS-Mortality: 1971-2000, NHEFS-SSA : 1962-2003, NHEFS- Medicare: 1991-2000

Study Type
Longitudinal

File Types
TSV
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Main Variables:

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)

Overview
Collects important health care data at State and local levels for the CDC. Link/Data

Components

Health (WA, IA)
Child Well-Being and Welfare (TX, MN)
National Survey of Early Childhood Health
National Asthma Survey
National Survey of Adoptive Parents
Survey of Adult Transition and Health
National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Influenza Vaccination Module for Children

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
Varies by survey

Linked Datasets
SLAITS-Geocodes

Study Type
Survey

File Types
SAS
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Main Variables: