Medicare State and County Enrollment for 1998
Study Number	G02_98
Background of Dataset
Purpose of the Data Set	Medicare Enrollment by state and county of beneficiary residence - as of July 1, 1998.
Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion	N/A
Age Range Included	N/A
Method(s) of Data Gathering	N/A
Sampling Frame/Design	N/A
Limitation(s) of Study	None
Year(s) Available	1998
Number of Observations	3331
Unit of Observation	Medicare Enrollee
Publisher	Health Care Financing Administration (1999)
Contact Information/Web Address	http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/enroll98.htm
Condition of Use	Publicly Available
Contents of Database
Key Linking Variables
•Patient identifier
•Physician identifier
•Health facility identifier
•Geographic identifier	State, County
•Other identifier
Demographics Information	N/A
Access/Utilization Information
Unit of Utilization
Source of Information
•Self reported
•Parent
•Medical provider
•Billing/encounters
•Other source
Health Insurance Information
•Insurance status	Yes, Medicare only
•Insurance type	Yes, Medicare only
•Other information	Aged, Disabled, and Suplemental Medical Insurance
Health Care Utilization	N/A
Health Care Facility Information	N/A
Physician Information	N/A
Cost/Expenditure Information	N/A
Other Information
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