Fall Data Release 2024

Beginning in late July and going through September, data from many major federal surveys – including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the American Community Survey (ACS) – is released. This period of time is something we call the Annual Fall Data Release.

Each year, SHADAC researchers cover each of these releases with a blog, infographic, report, or other product that shares key findings or important data to note from all surveys.

This page serves as a resource where you can find all of the products we have created for the 2024 Fall Data Release series. See each of the products organized by survey (in the order of data release by calendar month) below.

Note: This page will be updated as each new product is published.

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

2023 NHIS Public Use Files released in July 2024.

Blog: 2023 NHIS Full-Year Health Insurance Estimates Early Release: Decreasing Uninsured Rates Overall and for Certain Groups of Nonelderly Adults

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Data to Be Released Scheduled Date of Release
2023 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - National Estimates
2023 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - State Estimates
2023 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - Metro Estimates
July 2024
2023 MEPS-IC Chartbook October 2024
2019-2022 MEPS Panel 24 (COVID Panel) Longitudinal Data File November 2024

See our Comparing Federal Surveys brief as a composite source of health insurance coverage estimates using' prior years MEPS data. Watch for individual products discussing 2023 data from this survey source in the coming months!

Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS)

Scheduled date for 2023 Annual Survey Data release: August 2024

See our Comparing Federal Surveys brief as a composite source of health insurance coverage estimates in prior years from the BRFSS. Watch for individual products discussing data from this survey source in the coming months!

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Scheduled release date for 2023 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC): September 12, 2024

Watch for notices about our annual webinar with the U.S. Census Bureau, where SHADAC researchers and experts from the Census Bureau will talk in depth about estimates from the ACS and the CPS. 

See last year's webinar here.

American Community Survey (ACS)

Data to Be Released Scheduled Date of Release
2023 1-Year Data September 12, 2024
2023 ACS 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files October 17, 2024
2019-2023 5-Year Data December 12, 2024
2019-2023 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files January 23, 2025

Watch for notices about our annual webinar with the U.S. Census Bureau, where SHADAC researchers and experts from the Census Bureau will talk in depth about estimates from the ACS and the CPS. 

See last year's webinar here.