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Description & Citation--Study No. 6256

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:6256
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06256
 
Title:National Health Interview Survey, 1984: Supplement on Aging, Medicare Data, 1984-1991
 
Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
 
Series:National Health Interview Survey Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1984: SUPPLEMENT ON AGING, MEDICARE DATA, 1984-1991 [Computer file]. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics [producer], 1993. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06256
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This collection supplies information matching Medicare claims data to persons included in the Supplement on Aging (SOA) to the NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1984 (ICPSR 8659). It can also be used for the cohort included in the NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY: LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING, 70 YEARS AND OVER, 1984-1989 (ICPSR 8719), a follow-up to the SOA. Part 1, Medicare Hospital Records, contains variables such as the Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA) person number, date of birth, sex, date of hospital discharge/service, total charge for inpatient stay, type of hospital, diagnoses made, procedures performed, and length of stay. Variables in Part 2, Other Medicare Use Records, include the LSOA person number, date of birth, sex, and whether the patient utilized home health care, hospice, or outpatient services during 1984-1991.
 
Subject Term(s):aging, chronic disabilities, chronic illnesses, disabilities, health, health care, health care costs, health care services, health policy, health problems, hospitalization, illness, medical care, medical evaluation, medical procedures, Medicare, older adults
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:1984 - 1991
 
Date(s) of Collection:1984 - 1991
 
Universe:People in the United States aged 70 and over in 1984.
 
Data Type:administrative records data
 
Data Collection Notes:Per agreement with NCHS, ICPSR distributes the data file(s) and technical documentation in this collection in their original form as prepared by NCHS.
 

Methodology

Sample:Participants in the Supplement on Aging to the 1984 National Health Interview Survey that were matched with records from the Health Care Financing Administration for 1984-1991.
 
Data Source:Medicare claims records
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Restrictions:In preparing the data tape(s) for this collection, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has removed direct identifiers and characteristics that might lead to identification of data subjects. As an additional precaution, NCHS requires, under Section 308(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242m), that data collected by NCHS not be used for any purpose other than statistical analysis and reporting. NCHS further requires that analysts not use the data to learn the identity of any persons or establishments and that the director of NCHS be notified if any identities are inadvertently discovered. ICPSR member institutions and other users ordering data from ICPSR are expected to adhere to these restrictions.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1994-03-10
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Medicare Hospital Records
  • DS2: Other Medicare Use Records
  • DS3: Codebook for All Parts
 

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