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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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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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 Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)

Overview
Survey designed to meet the need for information on characteristics of inpatients discharged from non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States. Link/Data

Population
Hospitals with an average length of stay of fewer than 30 days for all patients, general hospitals, or children’s general hospitals are included in the survey. Federal, military, and Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, as well as hospital units of institutions (such as prison hospitals), and hospitals with fewer than six beds staffed for patient use, are excluded.

Cost
$0

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

Years Available 
1965-2010

Linked Datasets
Geocodes

Study Type
Survey

File Types
CD-ROM (1970-1978), text file
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Main Variables:

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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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:

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: