MEPS-HC Survey Instrument

Time Period Covered Detail (HQ) Section
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Throughout the specifications for this CAPI section, for screens that
specify the reference period {END DATE} as part of the context header,
CAPI displays the {END DATE} only for Round 5. In any other round, CAPI
does not display the {END DATE} in the context header. For most
persons, the end date for Round 5 will be December 31 of the second
year of the panel.

HQ01

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Variable Name
EPCP.WHOLETIM

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COVERED WHOLE TIME SINCE START

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT}
{STR-DT} {END-DT}
(Were/Was) (PERSON) covered the whole time from (START DATE) until
{today/(END DATE)}, or only part of the time?
WHOLE TIME

1

PART OF THE TIME

2

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DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY 'today' IF NOT ROUND 5.
DISPLAY '(END DATE)' IF ROUND 5.
FOR ROUND 5, DISPLAY END DATE IN THE CONTEXT HEADER FOR
QUESTIONS HQ01 AND HQ05
ROUTING INSTRUCTION:
IF ROUND 5 AND CODED '2' (PART OF THE TIME), GO TO HQ05
IF NOT ROUND 5 AND CODED '2' (PART OF THE TIME), CONTINUE WITH
HQ02

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HQ02

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Variable Name
EPCP.COVRNOW

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COVERED NOW

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT}
{STR-DT} {END-DT}
(Are/Is) (PERSON) covered now?
YES

1

{HQ03}

NO

2

{HQ04}

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{HQ04}
{HQ04}

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HQ03

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Variable Name
EPCP.COVRCONT

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COVERED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE START

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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT}
{STR-DT} {END-DT}
(Have/Has) (PERSON) been covered continuously, since the first of
{INTERVIEW MONTH} through today?
YES
NO

1
2

{HQ05}
{HQ05}

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{HQ05}
{HQ05}

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY NAME OF MONTH IN WHICH INTERVIEW IS BEING CONDUCTED
(I.E., MONTH IN WHICH INTERVIEW FIRST STARTED) FOR 'INTERVIEW
MONTH'.

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HQ04

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Variable Name
EPCP.COVREND

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COVERED AT DURING MONTH OF INT

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT}
{STR-DT} {END-DT}
(Were/Was) (PERSON) covered at all during {INTERVIEW MONTH}?
YES

1

{HQ05}

NO

2

{HQ05}

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{HQ05}
{HQ05}

DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
DISPLAY NAME OF MONTH IN WHICH INTERVIEW IS BEING CONDUCTED
(I.E., MONTH IN WHICH INTERVIEW FIRST STARTED) FOR 'INTERVIEW
MONTH'.

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HQ05

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Variable Name
EPCP.COVRPA01

Label
HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

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EPCP.COVRPA02
EPCP.COVRPA03

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPA04
EPCP.COVRPA05

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPA06

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

2

EPCP.COVRPA07
EPCP.COVRPA08

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPA09

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

2

EPCP.COVRPA10
EPCP.COVRPA11

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPA12
EPCP.COVRPR01

HI COVERAGE TIME IN MONTH [ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPR02

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2

EPCP.COVRPR03
EPCP.COVRPR04

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPR05

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2

EPCP.COVRPR06
EPCP.COVRPR07

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPR08
EPCP.COVRPR09

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

EPCP.COVRPR10

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2

EPCP.COVRPR11
EPCP.COVRPR12

HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]
HI COVER TIME IN MNTH YR 2[ARRAY 01-12]

2
2

{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT}
{STR-DT} {END-DT}
For each of the following months, (were/was) (PERSON) covered the whole
month, part of the month, or not at all during the month? (READ MONTH
NAMES BELOW)
1 = WHOLE MONTH
2 = PART OF MONTH (INCLUDING FIRST OF MONTH)
3 = PART OF MONTH (NOT INCLUDING FIRST OF MONTH)
4 = NOT COVERED
MONTH NAME

COVERAGE

MONTH NAME

COVERAGE

MONTH NAME

COVERAGE
5

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PROGRAMMER NOTES:
NOTE: THE NUMBER AND NAMES OF THE MONTHS LISTED ARE DETERMINED
BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS BETWEEN THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE MONTH
OF THE INTERVIEW AND THE MONTH OF THE REFERENCE DATE. FOR
EXAMPLE, IF THE REFERENCE DATE IS JANUARY 1 AND THE INTERVIEW
DATE IS APRIL 10, 'JANUARY', 'FEBRUARY', AND 'MARCH' ARE
DISPLAYED. 'APRIL' WOULD NOT BE ASKED ABOUT IN HQ05 BECAUSE
QUESTIONS HQ03 AND HQ04 DETERMINED THE COVERAGE DURING THE
INTERVIEW MONTH.
FOR ROUND 5, THE END DATE IS NOT THE INTERVIEW DATE. IT IS
EITHER 12/31/2008 OR THE DATE THE PERSON LEFT THE RU, DIED,
WAS INSTITUTIONALIZED, MOVED, ETC.
NOTE: THE SCREEN LAYOUT SHOULD ACCOMMODATE AS MANY MONTHS AS
POSSIBLE.

Hard CHECK:
EDIT: ALL MONTHS DISPLAYED AT HQ05 CANNOT BE CODED '4' (NOT COVERED) WHEN
THE PERSON IS NOT COVERED DURING THE INTERVIEW MONTH (HQ04=2). IF ALL ARE,
DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: 'MUST BE COVERED AT LEAST PART OF ONE MONTH.
IF NOT, BACK UP AND DELETE PERSON FROM COVERED PERSON ROSTER.'

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RETURN TO THE HX, HP, OR PR SECTION.

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