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Create Event Summary Variable

Use this MEPS Event Summary Variable Builder tool to define new person-level variables that summarize information from the event and medical conditions data (more information on this feature).

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Description

Operations Add up expenditures
Event count

Events Select all
Office-based medical provider visit
Outpatient visit
Emergency room visit
Hospital inpatient stay
Dental visit
Other medical expense
Home health

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Time Period
Payment Source
Conditions

Make selections on this page to limit to events that occur during a specific time period: either month or event round. NOTE: Calendar month is not available for the Other Medical Expense event type.

Time Period Selection All time periods
Specified time periods

Time Periods Calendar month

NIU
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Interview round

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6 (2020-2021)
Round 7 (2020-2022)
Round 8 (2021-2022)
Round 9 (2021-2022)

Make selections on this tab to limit to events that had expenditures associated with specific payment sources.

Payment Source Selection Do not make any specifications
Specify payment source types

Select / Deselect all
Self or family
Medicare
Medicaid
Private insurance
Veteran's Administration
TRICARE
Other federal sources
Other state and local sources
Workers' Compensation
Other private sources (1996-2018)
Other public sources (1996-2018)
Payments made by other insurance

Make selections on these tabs to use information from the condition record to filter your event summary variable. You are able to choose from ICD-10 clinical codes (2016-present), ICD-9 clinical codes (1996-2015), and related accident or injury information.

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ICD
Accident or Injury

Make selections on this page to limit to events that are linked to specific types of medical conditions identified using the ICD-10 or ICD-9.

ICD Selection Do not make any specifications
Specify conditions

ICD-10 ICD-9

Make selections on this tab to select ICD-10 coded conditions linked to event selections. NOTE: Not all codes listed in the menu below contain data. Please see ICD10CODE's case-count view for a detailed frequency distribution.

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Make selections on this tab to select ICD-9 coded conditions linked to event selections. NOTE: Not all codes listed in the menu below contain data. Please see ICD9CODE's case-count view for a detailed frequency distribution.

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Make selections on this tab to limit to events that have associated current conditions with specific accident or injury-related characteristics.

Accident or Injury Selection Do not make any specifications
Condition not due to accident or injury
Condition due to accident or injury

Condition due to accident or injury, did not occur at work
Condition due to accident or injury, did occur at work
Condition due to accident or injury, respondent does not work or is under 16
All other inapplicable responses

Supported by: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Stat/Transfer, State Health Access Data Assistance Center, and University of Minnesota.