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NIS Description of Data Elements

 
HOSPWT - Weight to hospitals in the universe
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

HOSPWT is the hospital-level weight on the HCUP nationwide databases - Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). To produce national estimates, use HOSPWT to weight sampled hospitals to all community hospitals located in the U.S. For detailed information about the development and use of discharge and hospital weights, see the year-specific Introduction report on the HCUP database of interest.

 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
HOSPWTWeight to hospitals in the universenn.nnnnWeight to hospitals in the universe
 
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State Specific Notes
None
 
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Internet Citation: HCUP NIS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/hospwt/nisnote.jsp.
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