Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT): Publications by Staff

William Carroll

Authors: Carroll W, Miller GE
Title: Full-time poor and low income workers: Demographic characteristics and trends in health insurance coverage, 1996-1997 to 2005-06
Publication: MEPS Chartbook No. 18. Available on the MEPS Web site.
Date: June 2009
Abstract: This chartbook provides an overview of the income and employment characteristics for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, and compares the health insurance status of low, middle, and high income full-time workers. It presents information on the demographic characteristics, health status, job characteristics, and health insurance status of full-time low income workers.

Authors: Miller GE, Carroll W
Title: Health insurance status of full time workers by demographic and employer characteristics, 2006
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 234. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: January 2009
Abstract: In 2006, 85.4 percent of the 97.7 million non-elderly full-time full year workers in the U.S. had private insurance at some point during the year. Among these privately insured workers, 96.9 percent had employer-sponsored coverage and 3.1 percent had individually purchased private insurance only.

Author: Carroll W
Title: The health insurance status of U.S. workers, 2003: Estimates for civilian non-institutionalized workers ages 16-64
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 71. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: March 2005
Abstract: This statistical brief summarizes data concerning the health insurance status of workers in the United States during the first half of 2003, as derived from the Household Component of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC). The data examined indicate that certain job characteristics, such as self-employment, size of business, hourly wages, and weekly hours of work, are strongly associated with workers' health insurance status.

Authors: Miller GE, Carroll WA
Title: Trends in Children's Antibiotic Use: 1996 to 2001
Publication: MEPS Research Findings No. 23. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: March 2005
Abstract: This report uses nationally representative data from MEPS to examine antibiotic use by U.S. children for the years 1996-2001. Trends in antibiotic use for subgroups of children defined by age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, insurance status, health status, and geography are also examined.

Author: Carroll W
Title: Hypertension in America, 2002: Estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 18 and older
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No.59. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: December 2004
Abstract: Using data from the 2002 MEPS-HC, this statistical brief presents estimates on the percentage of adults with diagnosed hypertension by gender, race/ethnicity, age, educational attainment, family income, insurance status, and lifestyle factors (such as exercise, weight control, and stress reduction).

Authors: Carroll W, Miller E
Title: Trends in antibiotic use among U.S. children aged 0 to 4 years, 1996-2000
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 35. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2003
Abstract: This statistical brief presents data from the MEPS-HC on antibiotic drug use by U.S. children aged 0 to 4 years for the calendar years 1996 through 2000. The definition of antibiotics includes all major classes of oral antibiotics but excludes topical antibiotics. The estimates presented come from the MEPS Full-Year Files for 1996-2000 and the MEPS Prescribed Medicines Files for the same period.

Author: Carroll W
Title: The health insurance status of U.S. workers—2001
Publication: MEPS Statistical Brief No. 11. Available on the MEPS Web site
Date: 2003
Abstract: This statistical brief summarizes data concerning the health insurance status of workers in the United States during the first half of 2001, as derived from the MEPS Household Component, Point-in-Time File HC-034.

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