| 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
2005 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
1993-2004 data are available for public use at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/ahcd/nhamcsds.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 |
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-Present |
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_9900 |
AHA Annual Survey Database
|
1999, 2000 |
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_98-
A17_01
|
Provider of
Services File |
1999, 2000,2001 |
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_7003 |
Area Resource File |
1970-1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 Training File |
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 |