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Data Lab Matrix

Note: The study numbers listed below are structured in such way that, for example: S02_91, S stands for the Survey Data (type of data), followed by 02 - the serial number within the data category and then 91 - the year(s) available for the dataset.

Study Number Study Population Sampling Strategy
S Series Survey Data Years studied Age/ Gender/ Race Geographic scope Sample size Inclusion/ Exclusion
S01_84 - S01_95 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

1984-1995

1996-present data are available for public use at: www.cdc.gov/brfss/technical_infodata/surveydata.htm

18/ All/ All National Ranges from 12,258 to 665,536

Excluded children, military,
 institutionalized populations

S02_91 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) 1991 All/ All/ All National Approx. 12,000 Selected from the Medicare population

S03_98,
S03_00

National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) 1998, 2000 All, All, All National 1,350 agencies. Six current and six discharged patients from each agency. Selected from current patients from
home health agencies and hospices
S04_80, S04_90 Census of Population and Housing Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS - 1% Sample) 1980, 1990 All, All, All National Varies 1% sample of housing units in U.S.
S05_9697 Community Tracking Study (CTS)

1996-1997

2000, 2001, 2003 data are available to URMC affiliates at: www.icpsr.umich.edu

All, All, All National 60,466 households; 22,465 firms; 33,549 plans, 12,528 physicians Sampled households and physicians
from 60 sites scattered around
U.S. National probability sample
of emloyers and health plans.
S06_99 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)

1999

2002 data are available for public use at: www.urban.org/center/anf/nsaf.cfm

All/All/All National 34,439 children; 51,586 adults with children; 7,895 childless adults Households in 13 states.
S07_93 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Employer Health Insurance Survey ,1993

1993

1997 data are available to URMC affiliates at: www.icpsr.umich.edu

N/A National 22,890 firms and the health plans from which they purchased health insurance.

Excluded self-employed persons
with no employees, public employers
in some states.

S08_93 Robert Wood Johnson Family Health Insurance Survey, 1993 1993 N/A National 62,549 Civilian noninstitutionalized
population of 10 selected states.
S09_6901

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

1969-2005

Data are available for public use at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm

All/All/All National 36,000-47,000 households, including 92,000-125,000 persons. Included civilian, noninstitutionalized population.
S10_8894 The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)

1988-2004

Data are available for public use at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm

All/All/All National 40,000 persons selected from households in 81 counties across the United States. Included all people 2 months of age and older.
S11_9099 National School-Based Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1990-1999

2001, 2003, 2005 available for public use at: www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/data/index.htm

High school students in grades 9-12/ All/All

National Approximately 10,000-17,000 students each survey year. Included students in grades
9-12 in public and private schools.
S12_7998 National Logitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) Youth 1979-1994, annually, 1996, 1998, Children 1986-1998, Young Adults 1994-1998 Youth 14-21 years, Children 0-14 years, Young Adults 15-21 years/All/All National Ongoing study of 12,686 men and women, 4,924 children, and 2,143 young adults as of 1998. Included men and women aged
14-21 years as of 12/31/78 and
the children and young adults of
the original female sample.
S13_8891 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS)

1988 and longitudinal follow-up in 1991

15 and over/All/All National 9,935 birth certificates; 5,332 infant death certificates; and 3,309 fetal death certificates. Included women who had live
births, late fetal deaths, or infant
deaths occuring in 1988.
S14_7301 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)

1973-1992

1993-2007 data are available for public use at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd.htm

All/All/All National Approximately 3,000 physicians and about 25 of their office visits during a 1-week reporting period. Physicians in the specialities of
anesthesiology, pathology, and
radiology are excluded from the
survey.
S15_9201 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)

1992-2004

All/All/All National Approximately 50 emergency department visits and 150 outpatient department visits from 524 hospitals. Included non-federal, short-stay
or general hospitals.
S16_65 National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)

1965-Present

Microdata are available for download at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhds/nhds_questionnaires.htm

All/All/All National About 270,000 discharge records drawn from 500 hospitals. Included non-federal, short-stay
hospitals.
S17_9601 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

1996-2001

Current data are available for public use at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/

All/All/All National

33,000 persons in 1997

Inclusions: U.S. civilian
non-institutionalized population,
as well as a national survey of nursing
homes and their residents.
S18_98 Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) 1998 Born before 1947/All/All National 21,000 respondents in 7,100 households Residents of households in coterminous U.S.
S19_99 National Nursing Home Survey 1999 All/All/All National Approximately 14,000 residents of 1,423 nursing homes Included nursing homes that were Medicare or Medicaid certified or had a state license.
S20_9607

AHA Annual Survey Database

 

1996-2002,2005-2007 N/A National 6044 hospitals

All U.S. hospitals are asked to participate

 

S21_00 Census of Population and Housing, 2000 2000 All National Varies with geographic unit of observation All persons and housing units in U.S.
     
U Series Utilization Data  
U04_98 Strong Care 1998 All/ All/ All Rochester 70,000 claims Includes entire Strong Care population
for given year

U05_97. U05_8892, U05_94, U05_96, U05_97

 

Health Cost and Utilization Project: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS)

1998-1992, 1994, 1996, 1997

Current Data are available online at: hcupnet.ahrq.gov

All, All, All National 7,148,420 in 1997 Includes state information for
AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI,
IL, IA, KS, MD, MA, MO, NJ,
NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, UT, WA,
WI
U07_9599 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project: State Inpatient Database (SID)

1995-1999

Current Data are available online at: hcupnet.ahrq.gov

All, All, All Selected states Over 10,000 from each state Includes states that collect inpatient
data and are willing to participate
U08_97

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project: Kid's Inpatient Database (KID)

1997

Current Data are available online at: hcupnet.ahrq.gov

Under 18,Both,All 22 selected states 1.9 million discharge Includes community hospitals
A Series Administrative Data  
A01_99 Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) Cycle 16 Per-visit Cost Limits Fiscal Year (FY) beginning October 1, 1999 N/A, N/A, N/A National 4,122 Includes cost and statistical data used in establishing the HHA cost limits
A02_97 HCFA Hospital Wage Index Survey File 1997 N/A, N/A, N/A National 4,953 Includes all Medicare hospitals
A03_8399 Hospital Wage Indices File 1983-1999 N/A, N/A, N/A National 3,911 Includes wage indices for all Medicare hospitals used since October 1, 1983
A04_98 HCFA Case-Mix Index File 1998 N/A, N/A, N/A National 4,978 Includes all Medicare hospitals
A05_01 Prospective Payment System (PPS) - Payment Impact File Fiscal year (FY) 2000 N/A, N/A, N/A National 136 Includes all Medicare provider hospitals
A06_98 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Prospective Payment Rates 1998 N/A, N/A, N/A National 9,041 Includes all Medicare SNFs
A07_97 Home Health Prospective Payment System 1997 N/A, N/A, N/A National 567; 10,506 Includes all Medicare Home Health
providers
A08_02 Diagnostic Related Group (DRG)s Relative Weight file 1999, 2000, 2002 N/A, N/A, N/A N/A 511 Includes all DRGs
A09_98, A09_99, A09_00 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics/ Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Second Quarter 2000; Third Quarter 1999; Fourth Quarter 1998 N/A, N/A, N/A N/A 2,068 Includes all information on payment for DMEPOS
A14_99 - A14_00 Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File 1999-2000 N/A, N/A, N/A National 4,293 Excludes the American Medical
Association's CPT-4 codes and
the American Dental Association's
dental codes
A15_99 Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) 1999 All, All, All National   Includes all Medicare physicians
A16_96-A16_99 Hospital Cost Report Information System Minimum Data Set Federal Fiscal Years 1994, 1996, 1999 N/A, N/A, N/A National 5,211 in 1999 Medicare certified hospitals

A17_99-A17_01

 

Provider of Services File (POS)

 

1999-2001 N/A, N/A, N/A National 259,638 clinical laboratories, 99,429 other providers in 2001

Institutional providers that have applied to Medicare/Medicaid certification

G Series Geographic Data  
G01_01 Prospective Payment System (PPS) Social Security Administration (SSA)/Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) State and County Crosswalk File 1999 N/A, N/A, N/A National 3,173 Includes all counties and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
G02_98 Medicare State and County Enrollment for 1998 1998 All/ All/ All National 3,331 Includes the entire Medicare population
G04_70-G04_98, G04_00, G04_02, G04_03, G04_07 Area Resource File 1970-1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 Training File, 2007 N/A, N/A, N/A National 3081 counties Includes all resource information by
county
G05_98 County Business Patterns 1998 N/A, N/A, N/A National 3183 counties Includes all counties by industry
G16_95 Hospital Service Area File, 1995 1995 Over 65, N/A, N/A National Approximately 6,400 hospitals Based on Medicare hospitalizations