The dataset is an extract from the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey. Sample of 3328 observations, with 526 zero expenditures. It was used for illustrative examples by Cameron and Trivedi (2009, Chapter 16).
data(MEPS2001)A data frame with 3328 observations on the following 12 variables.
educEducational attainment, in years.
ageAge.
incomeIncome.
femaleLogical, TRUE if female.
totchrNumber of chronic diseases.
age2Age squared
ambexpAmbulatory expenditures.
lambexpLog ambulatory expenditures.
blhispEthnicity. Logical, TRUE if black or hispanic.
dambexpLogical, TRUE if the ambulatory expenditures are greater than zero.
lnambxLog ambulatory expenditures, with zeros replacing NA's.
insInsurance status. Logical, TRUE if insured.
Cameron, C.A. and Trivedi, P.K. (2009) Microeconometrics Using Stata, College Station, TX: Stata Press.
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data(MEPS2001)
summary(MEPS2001)
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