Table 1.

Summary of large-scale surveys that collect information on health insurance What other data do they include?

	Frequency & sample restrictions	Current sample size1	Health care use	Health status	Physical measures/biomarkers	State IDs
Repeated cross-section surveys
ACS	Annual	5,600,000	No	No	No	Yes
CPS	Annual	205,000	No	Yes	No	Yes
NHIS	Annual	108,000	Yes	Yes	No	Restricted
NHANES	Annual	13,000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Restricted
BRFSS	Annual; adults only	477,000	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Short panel studies (2–4 years)
MCBS	4 year panel; only Medicare enrollees	18,000	Yes	Yes	No	Restricted
MEPS	2 year panel	31,000	Yes	Yes	No	Restricted
SIPP	2.5–4 year panel	100,00	Yes2	Yes2	No	Yes
Long panel/cohort studies
PSID	Every 2 years since ‘68 Original cohort + their descendants	10,000	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
NLS	Several different birth cohorts; interviewed annually or bi-annually starting in adolescence	10,000	Yes	Yes	No	Restricted
Add Health	Adolescents (grades 7–12) in 1994/5, re-interviewed in 1996, 2002, and 2007	15,000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Restricted
HRS	Interviewed biannually since ’92 Ages 51+ only	20,000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Restricted

Notes:

All datasets in this table include at least some information on household income.

¹Approximate, especially for cohort studies since it depends on cohort & wave

²Some waves only