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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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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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Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS)

Overview
National study designed to gather data on health status for Medicare Advantage program.Link

Population
US population, 65+ years old

Cost
Varies. Based on level of access one needs. Limited Data Sets and Research Identifiable Files are available for request through ResDac (Research Data Assistant Center). $200 per cohort for Limited Data Sets.

Clearance?
Yes. Request to ResDAC, Data Use Agreement, funding information, study abstract. For Limited Data Sets and Research Identifiable Files, detailed instructions are available though ResDac (Research Data Assistant Center).

Years Available
1998-2013

Linked Datasets
Yes. SEER – MHOS linked data set

Study Type
Survey

File Types
ASCII, SAS
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

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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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National Latino & Asian American Study (NLAAS)

NLAASOverview
A national study that aims to provide information on the similarities and differences in mental illness. Link/Data

Population
US population. Latinos and Asian Americans. 18+ years old.

Cost
$0

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

Years Available
2002-2003

Study Types
Survey

Data Type
SAS, SPSS, Stata, ASCII, TSV

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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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National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS)

Overview
A CDC-sponsored series of surveys of United States nursing homes, their services, their staff, and their residents. Link/Data

Components

  • 1995 Survey
  • 1997 Survey
  • 1999 Survey
  • 2004 Survey

Population
Nursing home staff and residents

Cost
$0

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

Years Available
1995-2004

Linked Datasets
NNHS- Medicare: 2004, NNHS-Medicaid: 2004 NNHS- Mortality, NNHS- SSA

Study Type
Survey

File Types
ASCII, SAS
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Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study

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Overview
A multi-prong study focused on the well-being of low-income families in the post-welfare reform era. Link/Data

Components

  • Longitudinal survey
  • Developmental study
  • Ethnographic study

Population
US population. Boston, Chicago, San Antonio

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes, for restricted data which includes longitudinal data linked to census tract and block group information. A Restricted Data Use Agreement must be completed and signed to access this data.

Years Available 
1999-2005

Study Type
Longitudinal study, developmental study, ethnography

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata, TSV

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Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

Overview
Study designed to address the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women. Link/Data

Components

  • Randomized clinical trial
  • community prevention component
  • observational study

Population
US women, ages 50-79

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. IRB approval, data use agreement, investigator information, description.

Years Available
1991-2006

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Clinical Trial, Cohort

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Overview
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Link/Data

Population
US population, 12–21 years old

Cost
$0

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

Years Available 
1995-2011

Linked Datasets

Study Type
Surveillance, Survey

File Types
Access mdb files , ASCII, SAS converter, SPSS converter

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Main Variables: