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Lots of new data available from Uncle Sam for investigators to work with:

AHRQ is pleased to announce the recent release of the following data products and publications:
MEPS Data:
MEPS HC-113: 2007 Full Year Consolidated Data File
Release Date: November 2009
Released as an ASCII file (with related SAS and SPSS programming statements) and a SAS transport dataset, this public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States for calendar year 2007. This file consists of MEPS survey data obtained in Rounds 3, 4, and 5 of Panel 11 and Rounds 1, 2, and 3 of Panel 12 (i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2007) and consolidates all of the final 2007 person-level variables onto one file. This file contains the following variables previously released on HC-107: survey administration, language of interview variable, demographics, parent identifiers, health status, disability days variables, access to care, employment, quality of care, patient satisfaction, health insurance and use variables. The HC-113 file also includes these variables: income variables and expenditure variables. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-113
MEPS HC-112: 2007 Medical Conditions File
Release Date: November 2009
This public use data file provides information on household-reported medical conditions collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States for the 2007 MEPS Household Component. Released as an ASCII file (with SAS and SPSS programming statements, and also in SAS transport format), this public use file provides information on the household-reported medical conditions reported in the 2007 portion of Round 3 and Rounds 4 and 5 for Panel 11, as well as Rounds 1 and 2 and the 2007 portion of Round 3 for Panel 12 (i.e., rounds for MEPS panels covering calendar year 2007). ICD-9 and Clinical Classification Codes are provided. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-112
MEPS HC-110I: Appendix to MEPS 2007 Event Files
Release Date: November 2009
This public use release is one in a series of public use event files drawn from the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household (HC) and Medical Provider Components (MPC). This release contains 2 data files each of which is provided as an ASCII file with SAS and SPSS programming statements and as a SAS transport file. File 1 is used for linking the MEPS 2007 condition file (HC-112) with the MEPS 2007 event files (HC-110A through HC-110H); File 2 is used for linking the MEPS 2007 prescribed medicines event file (HC-110A) with other 2007 event files. This release also includes two tables provided as PDF files: Table 1, the "MEPS 2007 Condition-Event Frequency" table contains unweighted and weighted counts of records on the MEPS 2007 event files for each of the condition, procedure and clinical classification codes on the MEPS 2007 condition file; Table 2, the "MEPS 2007 Utilization and Expenditures Summary" table contains statistics for all of the utilization and expenditure variables contained on the MEPS 2007 person-level and event-level files. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-110I
MEPS HC-036: MEPS 1996-2007 Pooled Estimation Linkage File
Release Date: November 2009
This file is provided for use with pooled data from the MEPS FY 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 public use files (HC-012, HC-020, HC-028, HC-038, HC-050, HC-060, HC-070, HC-079, HC-089, HC-097, HC105, and HC-113 respectively). Released as an ASCII file (with SAS programming statements) and in SAS transport format, this person-level file contains 1996-2007 combined variance stratum and PSU variables, along with the standard MEPS person ID variables for linking with the 1996-2007 MEPS person-level public use files. There is one record for each of the 202,468 persons who are on the MEPS FY 1996-2007 public use files. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-036
MEPS HC-036BRR: MEPS 1996-2007 Replicates for Calculating Variances File
Release Date: November 2009
This file is provided for use with pooled or individual year data from the MEPS FY 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 public use files (HC-012, HC-020, HC-028, HC-038, HC-050, HC-060, HC-070, HC-079, HC-089, HC-097, HC-105, and HC-113 respectively). Released as an ASCII file (with SAS programming statements) and in SAS transport format, this person-level file contains the standard MEPS person ID variables for linking with the 1996-2007 MEPS person-level public use files and a set of 128 half sample indicators enabling the user to perform a balanced repeated replication (BRR) to calculate standard errors. There is one record for each of the 202,468 persons who are on the MEPS FY 1996-2007 public use files. The 1996-2007 combined variance stratum and PSU variables are released on HC-036. The data is on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-036BRR
Tabular Data:
2007 New MEPS Household Prescribed Drug Estimates: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Expenditures and Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases
Release Date: November 2009
The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=1&subcomponent=0&year=2007&tableSeries=5&searchText=%251.%25&searchMethod=1

2007 New MEPS Household Prescribed Drug Estimates: Top Therapeutic Classes, by Total Expenditures and Total Purchases
Release Date: November 2009
The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb//data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=1&subcomponent=0&year=2007&tableSeries=5&searchText=%252.%25&searchMethod=1
Tables of Insurance Component National-Level Summary for Series III and IV from the 2008 MEPS Insurance Component Survey
Release Date: November 2009
The tables are available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables_results.jsp?component=2&subcomponent=1&year=2008&tableSeries=-1&tableSubSeries=&searchText=%25IV.%25%2C%25III.%25%2CIII%2CIV&searchMethod=3&Action=Search
MEPS Publications:
Statistical Brief #269: Diabetes Management: Tests and Treatments among the Adult U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007
Release Date: November 2009   
This Statistical Brief uses data from the Household Component of the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) to estimate the health status, preventive health practices, and treatment regimens of adults who reported having been diagnosed with diabetes. Rates at which persons with diabetes obtain preventive medical care and recommended tests are presented. The full Statistical Brief is available on the MEPS Web site at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical%20Brief&opt=2&id=934