Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component Public Use Files

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (HC) collects data from a sample of families and individuals in selected communities across the United States, drawn from a nationally representative subsample of households that participated in the prior year's National Health Interview Survey (conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics). During the household interviews, MEPS collects detailed information for each person in the household on the following: demographic characteristics, health conditions, health status, use of medical services, charges and source of payments, access to care, satisfaction with care, health insurance coverage, income, and employment. The panel design of the survey, which features several rounds of interviewing, makes it possible to determine how changes in respondents' health status, income, employment, eligibility for public and private insurance coverage, use of services, and payment for care are related. Public Use Files for Household data are available on the MEPS website.

《医疗支出调查面板》（MEPS）家庭组件（HC）收集了美国选定社区中家庭和个人样本的数据，这些样本来源于上一年的全国健康访谈调查（由国家卫生统计中心执行）的全国代表性子样本。在家庭访谈过程中，MEPS收集了关于每位家庭成员的详细信息，包括人口统计学特征、健康状况、健康状态、医疗服务使用情况、费用及支付来源、医疗服务可及性、对医疗服务的满意度、健康保险覆盖范围、收入和就业情况。该调查的分组设计，包含多个访谈回合，使得能够确定受访者健康状况、收入、就业、公共和私人保险覆盖资格、服务使用以及医疗服务支付方面的变化如何相互关联。家庭数据的公共使用文件可在MEPS网站上获取。