Data Set Name: NEDS_2015_CORE Number of Observations: 30542691 Total Number of Data Elements: 19 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 2015 Core 1 AGE 3 Num Age in years at admission NEDS 2015 Core 2 AMONTH 2 Num Admission month NEDS 2015 Core 3 AWEEKEND 2 Num Admission day is a weekend NEDS 2015 Core 4 DIED_VISIT 2 Num Died in the ED (1), Died in the hospital (2), did not die (0) NEDS 2015 Core 5 DISCWT 11.7 Num Weight to ED Visits in AHA universe NEDS 2015 Core 6 DISP_ED 2 Num Disposition of patient (uniform) from ED NEDS 2015 Core 7 DQTR 2 Num Discharge quarter NEDS 2015 Core 8 EDEVENT 2 Num Type of ED Event NEDS 2015 Core 9 FEMALE 2 Num Indicator of sex NEDS 2015 Core 10 HCUPFILE 4 Char Source of HCUP Record (SID or SEDD) NEDS 2015 Core 11 HOSP_ED 5 Num HCUP ED hospital identifier NEDS 2015 Core 12 KEY_ED 16 Num HCUP NEDS record identifier NEDS 2015 Core 13 NEDS_STRATUM 5 Num Stratum used to sample hospital NEDS 2015 Core 14 PAY1 2 Num Primary expected payer (uniform) NEDS 2015 Core 15 PAY2 2 Num Secondary expected payer (uniform) NEDS 2015 Core 16 PL_NCHS 3 Num Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code NEDS 2015 Core 17 TOTCHG_ED 12.2 Num Total charge for ED services NEDS 2015 Core 18 YEAR 4 Num Calendar year NEDS 2015 Core 19 ZIPINC_QRTL 2 Num Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code