Common use of Data File Description Clause in Contracts

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2003 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-064 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-073) requires users to make making analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of for the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigapmedigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance 1No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) with external sources. FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholderpolicyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles Family Experience with Plan (rounds 2 & 4) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Health Savings Accounts Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • Family experience with plan (collected for rounds 2 and 4) • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-074) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2007 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-101 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-107) requires users to make making analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx Whether enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigapmedigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles Family experience with plan (collected for rounds 2 and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs4) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use FileHC- 108) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholderpolicyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts Family Experience with Plan (rounds 2 & 4) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2010 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-125 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-132) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles Family experience with plan (collected for rounds 2 and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs4) for hospital/physician insurance 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage only with external sources. • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use FileHC- 133) FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts Family Experience with Plan (Rounds 2 & 4) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2002 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-053 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-062) requires users to make making analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx Whether enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of for the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigapmedigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance 1No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) with external sources. FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholderpolicyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles Family Experience with Plan (rounds 2 & 4) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Health Savings Accounts Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • Family experience with plan (collected for rounds 2 and 4) • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-062) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2001 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-034 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-055) requires users to make making analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • person: - Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx - Whether enrolled at time of interview • - Months enrolled during the reference period of for the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • insurance: - Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • - Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigapmedigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance 1No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) with external sources. FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholderpolicyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance:: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Out -of -Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles Family Satisfaction with Plan (rounds 2 & 4) - Out-of-pocket premiums • Plan (for hospital/physician and Health Savings Accounts Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only): - Household reports of managed care - Family satisfaction with plan (collected for rounds 2 and 4) • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-055) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2012 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-143, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-149, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • Family experience with plan (collected for Rounds 2 and 4) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158HC-150, the Jobs Public Use File) FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care Family Experience with Plan (Rounds 2 & 4) High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2009 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-117 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-123) requires users to make making analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care • High deductibles Family experience with plan (collected for rounds 2 and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs4) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use FileHC- 124) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholderpolicyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts Family Experience with Plan (Rounds 2 & 4) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2015 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-167, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-174, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-176, the JOBS Public Use File) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • Household reports of managed care health maintenance organizations (HMOs) • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Months of Enrollment Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care HMO High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2014 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151HC-159, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, and HC-157HC-165, the Full-Year Population Characteristics File) requires users to make analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-166, the JOBS Public Use File) • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) 1 No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • Household reports of managed care health maintenance organizations (HMOs) • High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use File) FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Months of Enrollment Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care HMO High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.

Data File Description. The Person-Round-Plan (PRPL) file for 2013 2005 is a complex file of privately insured persons and their private health insurance plans and links to the jobs providing insurance. The PRPL file is designed to facilitate research on the sometimes complex and dynamic relationships between consumers and their private insurance. It is not a person-level file, and linking the PRPL file to a person-level file (such as HC-151, the Point-in-Time Public Use File, HC-084 and HC-157, the Full-Year Population Characteristics FileHC-090) requires users to make making analytic decisions based on understanding the complexity of the PRPL file. Records contain the following types of information (Figure 1): • Covered person • Flags for whether the person is the policyholder or a dependent • Xxxxxxx enrolled at time of interview • Months enrolled during the reference period of the interview • Interview Round • Policyholder • Establishment providing insurance • Type of establishment (employer, union, insurance agent, etc.) • Types of coverage (hospital/physician, Medigapmedigap, dental, vision, prescription medication, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), single or family)1 • Out-of-pocket premiums and employee contributions • Plan (for hospital/physician and Medicare supplemental insurance coverage only) • Household reports of managed care 1No effort has been made to validate variables representing type of coverage with external sources. • High deductibles Family experience with plan (collected for rounds 2 and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs4) for hospital/physician insurance coverage only • Links to the job providing insurance (for employment-based insurance only, HC-158, the Jobs Public Use FileHC-091) FIGURE 1 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF PRPL Covered Person: Policyholder or Dependent Enrollment at Time of Interview or End of Year Interview Round Policyholder Links to Policyholderpolicyholder’s Job at Establishment (Employment-Based Insurance Only) Establishment Providing Insurance: Type of Establishment Types of Coverage Out-of-Pocket Premiums Plan (Hospital/Physician and Medigap Only): Managed Care High deductibles and Health Savings Accounts Family Experience with Plan (rounds 2 & 4) On the records for dependents, variables link to the policyholder’s job providing insurance, rather than the dependent’s job.