MEPS2001 {heckmanGE}R Documentation

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Data

Description

The MEPS dataset contains large-scale survey data from the United States, focusing on health services usage, costs, and insurance coverage. This dataset is restricted to individuals aged 21 to 64 years. It includes outpatient cost data with some zero expenditure values for model adjustment.

Usage

MEPS2001

Format

A data frame with 3328 observations on the following variables:

Source

2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Examples

data(MEPS2001)
selectEq  <- dambexp ~ age + female + educ + blhisp + totchr + ins + income
outcomeEq <- lnambx ~ age + female + educ + blhisp + totchr + ins
dispersion  <- ~ age + female + totchr + ins
correlation  <- ~ age
fit <- heckmanGE(selection = selectEq,
                outcome = outcomeEq,
                dispersion = dispersion,
                correlation = correlation,
                data = MEPS2001)
summary(fit)

[Package heckmanGE version 1.0.0 Index]