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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
BENE_STATE
This variable is the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where the beneficiary lives.
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| AR | Arkansas |
| AZ | Arizona |
| CA | California |
| CO | Colorado |
| CT | Connecticut |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DE | Delaware |
| FL | Florida |
| GA | Georgia |
| HI | Hawaii |
| IA | Iowa |
| ID | Idaho |
| IL | Illinois |
| IN | Indiana |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Kentucky |
| LA | Louisiana |
| MA | Massachusetts |
| MD | Maryland |
| ME | Maine |
| MI | Michigan |
| MN | Minnesota |
| MO | Missouri |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MT | Montana |
| NC | North Carolina |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NH | New Hampshire |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NV | Nevada |
| NY | New York |
| OH | Ohio |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OR | Oregon |
| PA | Pennsylvania |
| PR | Puerto Rico |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SD | South Dakota |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TX | Texas |
| UT | Utah |
| VA | Virginia |
| VI | Virgin Islands |
| VT | Vermont |
| WA | Washington |
| WI | Wisconsin |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming |
| Null | Unknown |
CCW derived this variable by taking the SSA state/county code on the CME record for that beneficiary in the CMS enrollment database and linking it to the corresponding state postal abbreviation. If we could not find a state using this method, we set the variable equal to the state portion of the beneficiary’s SSA state/county code. If that failed, we set the state equal to null.
Source: CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME) and CMS/Census Bureau crosswalk (derived)