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Abstract #301133

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Activity Number: 399
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 12, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301133
Title: Characteristics of Survey Attrition in the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Author(s): David Kashihara*+ and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice
Companies: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Address: DSRM/CFACT, Rockville, MD, 20850,
Keywords: nonresponse bias ; weight adjustments ; panel survey
Abstract:

The household component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) is designed to provide annual, nationally representative estimates of health care use, health status, health conditions, medical expenditures, sources of payment, insurance coverage, and health care access for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Both person-level and household-level data are collected. The MEPS-HC consists of an overlapping panel design in which persons in a given panel are interviewed five times over a 30-month period. Using the most recent MEPS data, this paper examines and compares the characteristics of participants in the initial round of data collection with those who discontinue participation in subsequent rounds. The identified variables are compared with those currently used to adjust the MEPS sampling weights for survey attrition. This study is part of ongoing efforts to ensure the accuracy of the MEPS survey estimates.

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