The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) conduct this survey to gather information on the financing and utilization of medical care in the United States. Data is available for download, or in diskette or CD-ROM format.

The items listed here are available in the Health Services Information Center. This represents only a small portion of the available data.
NOTE: Most data are available free of charge and are downloadable from the AHRQ website.

Please visit the MEPS website for more information.

Details:
MEPS HC-001: 1996 Panel Round 1 Population Characteristics
Issued March 1997

MEPS NHC-001: Round 1 Sampled Facility and Person Characteristics
Issued March 1997

NOTE: AHRQ has conducted three surveys on utilization and financing of health care in the United States:

• National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMCES, also known as NMES-1) 1977
• National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES-2) 1987
• Medical Panel Expenditure Survey (MEPS) 1996+

For more information on National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) projections go to this AHRQ webpage:

• Downloadable Projected NMES Data and Related Documentation