SEER-MHOS Data Dictionary
The SEER data released as part of SEER-MHOS have been added to the survey
record. Basic SEER diagnostic information is available for up to 10 diagnosed
cancer cases for each person. Refer to the 5-digit Site Recode
Dictionary
for the list of cancers available. Selected SEER variables were
copied from a customized file, created for SEER-Medicare linked patients, known
as the Patient Entitlement and Diagnosis Summary File (PEDSF). All SEER
variables are described in the SEER Research Data Record Description (Attachment
A). Additionally, the census tract and zip code of patients at time of first cancer diagnosis and the zip code at time of survey have been encrypted on the survey record. Separate files that contain geographically-based (ZIP code and census tract level) socioeconomic information from the 1990 and 2000 Censuses and the 2008 – 2012 American Community Survey are provided and can be matched by the encrypted patient census tract and zip code. Both the Part D Claims and Denominator files for MHOS respondents can be requested as indicated on the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Data page.
- SEER-MHOS Data Dictionary (XLSX, 577 KB)
- Patient Entitlement & Diagnosis Summary File for SEER-MHOS Linked Patients (MHOS-PEDSF) (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Attachment A: SEER Research Data Record Description (PDF, 628 KB)
- ZIP Code Census File Documentation (PDF, 51 KB)
- Tract Census File Documentation (PDF, 52 KB)
- SAS Input Statement for the Census file by ZIP Code (TXT, 9 KB)
- SAS Input Statement for the Census file by Census Tract (TXT, 9 KB)
- Health Service Area Description (XLS, 679 KB)
- Prescription Drug Event (PDE) (PDF, 465 KB)
- Part D Enrollment (PDF, 674 KB)
- SAS Input Statement for Prescription Drug Event (TXT, 4 KB)
- SAS Input Statement for Part D Enrollment (TXT, 11 KB)