Description
For all persons who were in scope in round 3 of panel in relative year 2 or round 1 of panel in relative year 1 and were ever diagnosed with asthma (ASTHMAEV), ASTHPREVRD reports if the person had ever used preventive asthma medicine; MEPS documentation notes that this is the kind of medicine used every day to protect the lungs and prevent asthma attacks and can include both oral medicine and inhalers.
Collection frequency and timing for ASTHPREVRD change over time. From 2007-2016 this question was asked in round 5 of panel in relative year 2 and round 3 of panel in relative year 1. In 2003-2006, 2018, 2019, and 2022 forward, this question is only asked once per year and those responses are recorded in the annual-level variable ASTHPREV.
ASTHPREVRD is one of several asthma-related questions included in the Priority Conditions Enumeration (PE) section. For a complete list of these variables, please see the variable description for ASTHMAEV.
Codes and Frequencies
Universe
- 2007-2016: Persons who are in scope in round 5 of panel in relative year 2 or round 3 of panel in relative year 1 and were ever diagnosed with asthma (ASTHMAEV).
- 2020-2023: Persons who are in scope in round 3 of panel in relative year 2 or round 1 of panel in relative year 1 and were ever diagnosed with asthma (ASTHMAEV).
Availability
- 2007-2016, 2018-2023
Weights
- 2007-2016, 2018-2023 : PERWEIGHT
