The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a family of surveys that provides estimates of household and individual-level estimates of healthcare expenditures, utilization, health status and insurance coverage. Data are available for each year dating back to 1996. Sample sizes vary each year from 8,655 households (21,571 individuals) to 14,828 households (37,418 individuals).
Study design: Nationally representative household survey; Longitudinal panel study in which a new panel is selected annually and data for each panel are collected in five rounds over two years
Data collection methods: In-person interviewing; Electronic health record extraction
Measures of depression: PHQ-2; ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes
Other measures: Healthcare access; Preventive health; Exercise; Alcohol & tobacco use; Finances & assets; Chronic conditions; Days missed from work; Dental care; Employment status; Healthcare utilization; Oral health; Limitations on daily living; Vision & hearing; Insurance status; Income; Managed & home health care; Medication use; Diabetes; Asthma; Hypertension; Heart disease; Heart attack; Stroke; Emphysema; Joint pain; Arthritis; Pregnancy; Healthcare satisfaction
Notable publications using this data:
- J. Kim: Depression as a psychosocial consequence of occupational injury in the US working population: findings from the medical expenditure panel survey
- M. Olufson et al: Trends in Serious Psychological Distress and Outpatient Mental Health Care of US Adults
- M. Olufson et al: Trends in Mental Health Care among Children and Adolescents
- J.A. Mitchell et al: Identifying disparities in patient-centered care experiences between non-Latino white and black men: results from the 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey