Data Set Name: NEDS_2008_CORE Number of Observations: 28447148 Total Number of Data Elements: 76 Columns Description ======== =========== 1 - 4 Database name 6 - 9 Discharge year of data 11 - 19 File name 21 - 23 Data element number 25 - 43 Data element name 45 Length of data element 48 Non-zero number of digits after decimal point for numeric data element 50 - 53 Data element type (Num=numeric; Char=character) 55 - 154 Data element label NEDS 2008 Core 1 AGE 3 Num Age in years at admission NEDS 2008 Core 2 AMONTH 2 Num Admission month NEDS 2008 Core 3 AWEEKEND 2 Num Admission day is a weekend NEDS 2008 Core 4 CHRON1 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 1 NEDS 2008 Core 5 CHRON2 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 2 NEDS 2008 Core 6 CHRON3 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 3 NEDS 2008 Core 7 CHRON4 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 4 NEDS 2008 Core 8 CHRON5 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 5 NEDS 2008 Core 9 CHRON6 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 6 NEDS 2008 Core 10 CHRON7 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 7 NEDS 2008 Core 11 CHRON8 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 8 NEDS 2008 Core 12 CHRON9 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 9 NEDS 2008 Core 13 CHRON10 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 10 NEDS 2008 Core 14 CHRON11 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 11 NEDS 2008 Core 15 CHRON12 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 12 NEDS 2008 Core 16 CHRON13 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 13 NEDS 2008 Core 17 CHRON14 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 14 NEDS 2008 Core 18 CHRON15 3 Num Chronic condition indicator 15 NEDS 2008 Core 19 DIED_VISIT 2 Num Died in the ED (1), Died in the hospital (2), did not die (0) NEDS 2008 Core 20 DISCWT 11.7 Num Weight to ED Visits in AHA universe NEDS 2008 Core 21 DISP_ED 2 Num Disposition of patient (uniform) from ED NEDS 2008 Core 22 DQTR 2 Num Discharge quarter NEDS 2008 Core 23 DX1 5 Char Diagnosis 1 NEDS 2008 Core 24 DX2 5 Char Diagnosis 2 NEDS 2008 Core 25 DX3 5 Char Diagnosis 3 NEDS 2008 Core 26 DX4 5 Char Diagnosis 4 NEDS 2008 Core 27 DX5 5 Char Diagnosis 5 NEDS 2008 Core 28 DX6 5 Char Diagnosis 6 NEDS 2008 Core 29 DX7 5 Char Diagnosis 7 NEDS 2008 Core 30 DX8 5 Char Diagnosis 8 NEDS 2008 Core 31 DX9 5 Char Diagnosis 9 NEDS 2008 Core 32 DX10 5 Char Diagnosis 10 NEDS 2008 Core 33 DX11 5 Char Diagnosis 11 NEDS 2008 Core 34 DX12 5 Char Diagnosis 12 NEDS 2008 Core 35 DX13 5 Char Diagnosis 13 NEDS 2008 Core 36 DX14 5 Char Diagnosis 14 NEDS 2008 Core 37 DX15 5 Char Diagnosis 15 NEDS 2008 Core 38 DXCCS1 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 1 NEDS 2008 Core 39 DXCCS2 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 2 NEDS 2008 Core 40 DXCCS3 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 3 NEDS 2008 Core 41 DXCCS4 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 4 NEDS 2008 Core 42 DXCCS5 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 5 NEDS 2008 Core 43 DXCCS6 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 6 NEDS 2008 Core 44 DXCCS7 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 7 NEDS 2008 Core 45 DXCCS8 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 8 NEDS 2008 Core 46 DXCCS9 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 9 NEDS 2008 Core 47 DXCCS10 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 10 NEDS 2008 Core 48 DXCCS11 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 11 NEDS 2008 Core 49 DXCCS12 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 12 NEDS 2008 Core 50 DXCCS13 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 13 NEDS 2008 Core 51 DXCCS14 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 14 NEDS 2008 Core 52 DXCCS15 4 Num CCS: diagnosis 15 NEDS 2008 Core 53 ECODE1 5 Char E code 1 NEDS 2008 Core 54 ECODE2 5 Char E code 2 NEDS 2008 Core 55 ECODE3 5 Char E code 3 NEDS 2008 Core 56 ECODE4 5 Char E code 4 NEDS 2008 Core 57 EDEVENT 2 Num Type of ED Event NEDS 2008 Core 58 E_CCS1 4 Num CCS: E Code 1 NEDS 2008 Core 59 E_CCS2 4 Num CCS: E Code 2 NEDS 2008 Core 60 E_CCS3 4 Num CCS: E Code 3 NEDS 2008 Core 61 E_CCS4 4 Num CCS: E Code 4 NEDS 2008 Core 62 FEMALE 2 Num Indicator of sex NEDS 2008 Core 63 HCUPFILE 4 Char Source of HCUP Record (SID or SEDD) NEDS 2008 Core 64 HOSP_ED 5 Num HCUP ED hospital identifier NEDS 2008 Core 65 HOSP_REGION 2 Num Region of hospital NEDS 2008 Core 66 INTENT_SELF_HARM 2 Num Intentional self harm indicated on the record (by diagnosis and/or E codes) NEDS 2008 Core 67 KEY_ED 16 Num HCUP NEDS record identifier NEDS 2008 Core 68 NDX 3 Num Number of diagnoses on this record NEDS 2008 Core 69 NECODE 3 Num Number of E codes on this record NEDS 2008 Core 70 NEDS_STRATUM 5 Num Stratum used to sample hospital NEDS 2008 Core 71 PAY1 2 Num Primary expected payer (uniform) NEDS 2008 Core 72 PAY2 2 Num Secondary expected payer (uniform) NEDS 2008 Core 73 PL_NCHS2006 3 Num Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code (V2006) NEDS 2008 Core 74 TOTCHG_ED 12.2 Num Total charge for ED services NEDS 2008 Core 75 YEAR 4 Num Calendar year NEDS 2008 Core 76 ZIPINC_QRTL 2 Num Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code