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Both the MEPS and MCBS
use nationally representative multistage cluster samples, with
a panel design (Cohen
et al., 1996; Adler,
1994). Both surveys allow for cross-sectional and longitudinal
analyses, as well as serial cross-sectional analyses to examine
trends. However, the two surveys differ in design elements including
sampling frame, populations oversampled, and length of time a
respondent is followed, and these differences are important in
study design, data analysis, and interpretation.
Detailed information
on survey methodology is found in the survey documentation. Click
here
to access the documentation of the 1998 MEPS Household Component.
Click here
for more information about the MCBS .
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