Estimation Procedures for the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. Methodology Report No. 24

摘要

The primary purpose of this report is to describe the procedures used to develop various MEPS analytic weights. A working knowledge of these procedures is important for researchers who wish to produce accurate and valid national estimates from the MEPS data. Following an introductory section that provides a brief overview of the survey design as well as the types of MEPS analytic files and weight variables, the report provides detailed descriptions of the procedures used to develop the various MEPS analytic weights (Point-in-Time, Full Year, Survey Supplements, and Longitudinal weights). The last section provides an overview of the variance estimation procedures used to analyze MEPS data. Although MEPS weighting procedures do not vary substantially from year to year, the details presented in this report apply specifically to the 2007 data year.