Treatment of Data from Rounds. Not Occurring in 2012 Prior to the 2008 file, priority conditions reported during Rounds 1 and 2 of the second year panel were included on the file even if the conditions were not related to an event or disability day or reported as a serious condition occurring in the second year of the panel. Beginning in 2008, priority conditions are included on the file only if they are current conditions. A current condition is defined as a condition linked to an event or disability day or a condition the person is currently experiencing (i.e., a condition selected in the Condition Enumeration (CE) section). Conditions from Rounds 1 and 2 that are not included in the 2012 file are available in the 2011 Medical Conditions File. Note that, for some Rounds 1 and 2 records, data may not be available on the previous year’s file. This situation can occur when a person does not have a positive person or family weight in the first year but is assigned a positive weight in the subsequent year. The situation can also occur if the condition is a priority condition for which no events or disability days were reported in the first year but are reported in the second year. For 2012, 92 conditions from Panel 16 Rounds 1 and 2 are included on the 2012 Medical Conditions File for persons who did not appear on the previous year’s file. Note: Priority conditions are generally chronic conditions. Even though a person may not have reported an event or disability day in 2012 due to the condition, or reported generally experiencing the condition in 2012, analysts should consider that the person is probably still experiencing the condition. If a Panel 16 person reported a priority condition in Round 1 or 2 and did not have an event or disability day for the condition in Round 3, 4, or 5, the condition will not be included on the 2012 Medical Conditions File.
