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TYPUSCTRANS
How does person get to usual source of care provider
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Description

For all persons eligible for the Access to Care section (ACCESSELIG) with a usual source of care provider (USUALPL), TYPUSCTRANS reports the mode of transportation they usually use to get to their usual source of care.

TYPUSCTRANS is collected as part of the Access to Care section, which gathers information on usual source of care for all family members, characteristics of usual source of care health providers, and barriers family members have faced in obtaining needed health care. Please see ACCESSELIG for more information on the Access to Care section.

IPUMS MEPS reports the universe for each variable based on a thorough review of the original MEPS documentation. Investigating the data may reveal cases that do not meet the stated universe. Users are encouraged to validate universes for their analyses.

Related Variables 

The Access to Care section collects a couple additional variables pertaining to how a person gets to their usual source of care:

  • USCHOWDFCLT: How difficult to get to usual source of care

Codes and Frequencies



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Comparability

Users should note that the Access to Care variables are not designed to yield full-year estimates in 1997, as the section is only administered in Round 2 instead of Rounds 2 and 4. The 1997 AHRQ documentation advises that "The 1997 Access to Care variables cannot be used to make full-year estimates, but can be useful in such analyses as trend analyses, or for enhancing subgroup analyses. These variables may be of particular interest because of the 1997 oversample of populations (such as poverty, children with activity limitations, adults with functional limitations, high medical expenditure cases, and the elderly) where access issues are particularly relevant" (C-16). Because TYPUSCTRANS is only collected in Round 2 in 1997 instead of Rounds 2 and 4, TYPUSCTRANS cannot be used to make a full-year estimate in 1997.

Additionally, from 1996-2001, the code 10 represents those who report they drive or are driven to their usual source of care. Beginning in 2002, this category is split into two different responses, "11 - Drives" and "12 - Is driven." Otherwise, this variable is comparable over time.

Universe

  • 1996-2013: All persons eligible for the Access to Care section (ACCESSELIG) who have a usual source of care provider (USUALPL).

Availability

  • 1996-2013

Weights

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