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# meps_extract_stata
## Extract Medical Expenditure Panel Survey's Household Consolidated Data Files using Stata
### Link: https://github.com/HHS-AHRQ/MEPS

* This code downloads the datasets between the years 1996 and 2017 to the "C:\MEPS\DATA" directory by remotely running the Stata scripts that are published in the MEPS website.
- This code downloads the datasets between the years 1996 and 2017 to the "C:\MEPS\DATA" directory by remotely running the Stata scripts that are published in the MEPS website.

* There is no need to manually download Stata codes for each year and execute locally.
- There is no need to manually download Stata codes for each year and execute locally.

* Should you require codes for individual years, they are available at the following link: https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/XYZ/XYZstu.txt, where `XYZ` are yearly dataset names. For example, for 2012, it is `h155`
- Should you require codes for individual years, they are available at the following link: https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/XYZ/XYZstu.txt, where `XYZ` are yearly dataset names. For example, for 2012, it is `h155`

* Log files are produced for each year of data extraction in the same destination directory - "C:\MEPS\DATA".
- Log files are produced for each year of data extraction in the same destination directory - "C:\MEPS\DATA".

- For more details, see [https://github.com/HHS-AHRQ/MEPS](https://github.com/HHS-AHRQ/MEPS)

Suggestions or corrections, let me know at sureshlazaruspaul@gmail.com.

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