Income and Asset Ownership
The Income and Asset Ownership data, derived from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), provide information on income sources, income levels, asset ownership, and asset values among Medicare beneficiaries. The data are further segmented by demographic and health characteristics within the Medicare population.
Complete Metadata
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
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| bureauCode |
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"009:38"
]
|
| contactPoint |
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}
|
| dataQuality |
true
|
| describedBy | https://data.cms.gov/resources/income-and-asset-ownership-data-dictionary |
| description | The Income and Asset Ownership data, derived from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), provide information on income sources, income levels, asset ownership, and asset values among Medicare beneficiaries. The data are further segmented by demographic and health characteristics within the Medicare population. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/090bac79-c8b2-4e8a-bc3e-6bee002bcd6e/data-viewer |
| issued | 2025-12-09 |
| keyword |
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"medicaid",
"medicare",
"medicare advantage",
"original medicare",
"patient experience"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.cms.gov/medicare-current-beneficiary-survey-mcbs/income-and-asset-ownership |
| language |
[
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]
|
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-works |
| modified | 2025-09-12 |
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]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://data.cms.gov/resources/mcbs-summary-tables-methodology"
]
|
| temporal | 2021-01-01/2023-12-31 |
| theme |
[
"Medicaid",
"Medicare"
]
|
| title | Income and Asset Ownership |