Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)

Users are able to access information related to inpatient care for children under 20 years old. Researchers, students, and policymakers can use the KID to identify, track, and analyze national trends in health care utilization, access, charges, quality, and outcomes. Background The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) is one in a family of databases and software tools developed as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). A Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUP data inform decisionmaking at the national, State, and community levels. The KID is nationally representative sample. The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) for 2009 includes 4,121 hospitals from 44 states. The KID fo r 2006 includes 3,739 hospitals from 38 states. The KID for 2003 includes 3,438 hospitals from 36 states. The KID for 2000 includes 2,784 hospitals from 27 States. The KID for 1997 includes 2,521 hospitals from 22 States. User functionality Users must pay to access the KID database. KID files for 2009, 2006, 2003, 2000, and 1997 are available through the HCUP Central Distributor. The 2009 KID may be purchased for $50 for students and $350 for all others on a single DVD-ROM with accompanying documentation. C The KID is distributed as fixed-width ASCII formatted data files compressed with WinZip®. Previously it was distributed on two CD ROMs, but beginning with the 2009 KID, it is distributed on a si ngle DVD. In order to load and analyze the KID data on a computer, you will need a DVD drive, a hard drive with 10 gigabytes of space available, and SAS, SPSS, Stata or similar analysis software Data Notes KID data is available for 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009. Surveys are completed every three years.

用户可获取20岁以下儿童住院护理相关信息。研究人员、学生与政策制定者可借助该数据库，识别、追踪并分析医疗服务利用、可及性、收费、质量及治疗结局的全国性趋势。

背景
儿童住院数据库（Kids' Inpatient Database, KID）是医疗成本与利用项目（Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, HCUP）旗下的系列数据库与软件工具之一。HCUP是由美国医疗保健研究与质量局资助的联邦-州-行业合作项目，其数据可为国家、州及社区层面的决策提供支撑。KID为具有全国代表性的抽样数据库。
2009年版KID涵盖44个州的4121家医院；2006年版KID涵盖38个州的3739家医院；2003年版KID涵盖36个州的3438家医院；2000年版KID涵盖27个州的2784家医院；1997年版KID涵盖22个州的2521家医院。

用户使用说明
访问KID数据库需付费。2009、2006、2003、2000及1997年版的KID数据集可通过HCUP中央分发中心获取。2009年版KID的单张DVD-ROM及配套文档售价为：学生50美元，其他用户350美元。
KID以WinZip®压缩的固定宽度ASCII格式数据文件形式分发。此前该数据集曾以两张CD-ROM分发，自2009年版KID起改为单张DVD分发。若要在计算机上加载并分析KID数据，需配备DVD光驱、10GB可用空间的硬盘，以及SAS、SPSS、Stata或同类分析软件。

数据说明
KID数据涵盖1997、2000、2003、2006及2009年，每三年更新一次调查。