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Health and Retirement Survey, 1998
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| Study Number |
S18_98 |
| Background of Dataset |
| Purpose of the Data Set |
Part of a national longitudinal study that focuses
on older Americans and their health, retirement, and economic
status. |
| Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion |
Includes household residents of the
coterminous US |
| Age Range Included |
Date of birth before 1947 |
| Method(s) of Data Gathering |
Interviews |
| Sampling Frame/Design |
Derived from four baseline groups: those born 1931
through 1941, those born in 1923 or earlier, those born in 1942
through 1947, and those born in 1924 through 1930. |
| Limitation(s) of Study |
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Year(s) Available
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1998. Previous waves may be available
upon request. |
| Number of Observations |
Approximately 21,000 respondent in 7,100 households. |
| Unit of Observation |
Households or persons depending upon the section
of the survey instrument. |
| Publisher |
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
and the National Institute on Aging. |
| Contact Information/Web Address |
http://www.umich.edu/~hrswww/index.html |
| Condition of Use |
Users must sign a Conditions of Use agreement, available
at http://ssl.isr.umich.edu/hrs/ |
| Contents of Database |
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Key Linking Variables
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•Patient identifier
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N/A |
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•Physician identifier
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N/A |
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•Health facility identifier
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N/A |
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•Geographic identifier
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•Other identifier
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Household identifier, to link records
of household members. |
| Demographics Information |
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•Sex
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Yes |
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•Race
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Yes |
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•Geographic location
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•Income
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Yes, current and expected retirement benefits, assets.
Changes in income attributed to death of spouse. |
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•Education
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Yes, of family members. |
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•Employment status
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Yes, of family members. |
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•Others
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Marital status and previous marriage history, country
of birth, details of family structure. |
| Access/Utilization Information |
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| Unit of Utilization |
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| Source of Information |
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•Self reported
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Yes |
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•Parent
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•Medical provider
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•Billing/encounters
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•Other source
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| Health Insurance Information |
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•Insurance status
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Yes |
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•Insurance type
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Yes |
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•Other information
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Many details about health insurance, including HMO
membership, events or employment which led to eligibility, long
term care insurance. |
| Health Care Utilization |
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| >Type |
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| 1) Outpatient |
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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Yes |
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•Referrals information
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•Specialty visits
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•Other outpatient utilization
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2) Inpatient
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•Admission/discharge dates
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•Number of admissions
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Yes |
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•Length of stay
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•Admission status (transfer, ER admissions...etc)
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•Discharge status
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Yes |
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•Other information
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3) Emergency room
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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Yes |
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•Other information
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4) Pharmacy
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•Date of prescription
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•Drug information
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•Other information
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5) Other utilization
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•Home care services
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•Long term care
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•Other services
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Nursing home stay, dental visits |
| >Medical Codes |
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•CPT codes
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•ICD-9 codes
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•DRG codes
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•Other codes
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| Health Care Facility Information |
N/A |
| Physician Information |
N/A |
| Cost/Expenditure Information |
N/A |
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•Unit of cost
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•Charges/costs/payments
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•Total
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•Allied and additional services
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•Pharmacy
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•Out-of-pocket payments
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Yes, for various categories of services |
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•Other information
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| Other Information |
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•Self-reported health status, presence of
chronic conditions, alcohol and tobacco use, presence of symptoms,
ability of care for self. Proxy report on cognition and results
of interviewer conducted tests of cognition.Ways in which family
members assisted one another in past year, e.g., time spent
assisting with childcare, transfers of home ownership or money,
family members moving in with one another, assisting with personal
care. Housing type and costs of housing. Retirement plans and
expectations.
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