PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

The variable FOODCT04 should not be used because it is based on an invalid question in the survey instrument. This question asks “About how much did the family pay each month for food stamps?” when in fact, as of 1979, the food stamp program no longer maintained a purchase requirement. All responses are considered invalid.

• Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Plans That Required No Employee Contribution to the Premium Cost, 1998-2004 (Statistical Brief #155)
• Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2004 (Statistical Brief #156)
• Regional Differences in Total and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Selected Types of Office-Based Visits, 2004 (Statistical Brief #157)
• Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age 65, 2004 (Statistical Brief #158)
• Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Health Care among the Nonelderly Population, 2004 (Statistical Brief #159)
• A Comparison of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Characteristics for the Private Sector for the Years 2001 and 2004, by Average Payroll (Statistical Brief #160)
• Attitudes toward Health Insurance and Their Persistence over Time, Adults 2003-2004 (Statistical Brief #161)
• Additional Imputations of Employer Information for the Insurance Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey since 1996 (Methodology Report #17)
• Updates to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component List Sample Design, 2004 (Methodology Report #18)