TPOPS Definition of Items

Items that will be asked about in the survey	Purchases within the past:
Floor Coverings such as Hard Surface Tiling, Carpets, or Scatter Rugs	2 Years
Window Coverings such as Curtains, Drapes or Blinds	2 Years
Living Room, Dining Room or Kitchen Furniture	2 Years
Infants' Furniture	2 Years
Bedroom Furniture including Mattresses or Springs	2 Years
Outdoor Furniture	2 Years
Other Furniture including Entertainment Centers, Bookcases, or Desks	2 Years
Physicians' Services	2 Years
Dental Services	2 Years
Eyeglasses or Eye Care	2 Years
Services by Other Medical Professionals	2 Years

Floor Coverings such as Hard Surface Tiling, Carpets, or Scatter Rugs

Includes:

• Room rugs
• Area rugs
• Scatter rugs
• Indoor/outdoor rugs
• Wall-to-wall carpeting
• Hard surface flooring

Includes all types of room rugs, area rugs, scatter rugs, outdoor carpeting, wall-to-wall carpeting (including installation), and hard surface flooring (including installation).

Excludes bath rugs that are included in a set.

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Window Coverings such as Curtains, Drapes or Blinds

Includes:

• Curtains
• Drapes
• Venetian blinds
• Window shades
• Roman shades
• Ready-made or custom

Includes all types of curtains, draperies, venetian blinds, window shades, roman shades, and rollup shades; ready made or custom made, installed or not installed.

Excludes curtain and drapery hardware such as brackets and rods.

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Living Room, Dining Room or Kitchen Furniture

Includes:

• Couches/sofas
• Coffee tables
• Futons for use as a couch
• Recliners and chairs
• Ready-made slipcovers
• Decorative pillows
• Dining room tables
• Dining room chairs
• China cabinets
• China hutch
• Buffet servers
• Serving carts
• Kitchen table and chairs
• Free standing kitchen cabinets
• Utility general storage cabinets
• Free standing pantries
• Kitchen carts
• Step stools

Includes couches, futons designed as both sofa/couch and sleeping surface, convertible and non-convertible sofas and love seats, both singly and in sectional/modular groupings. All types and styles of living room chairs: such as recliners, upholstered lounge chairs, tub chairs, club or state chairs, wingback chairs, bentwood chairs, contoured chairs, desk chairs, directors chairs, bean bag chairs, rockers or rocking chairs, folding chairs, swivel chairs, metal base chairs, wicker chairs, inflatable chairs and armless chairs. Living room tables: such as coffee tables, cocktail tables, end tables, and all sizes, materials, and shapes of lamp tables. Kitchen tables and chairs, sold separately and in sets; free standing kitchen cabinets such as base cabinets, utility general storage cabinets, and china cabinets and other kitchen furniture: like folding and non-folding step stools, and all types of utility carts. Dining room tables and chairs sold separately or in sets; dining room case goods such as china base, china hutch, china closet (base/hutch combination), buffet, server, and serving cart.

Excludes:

• Rental and repair of furniture

Excludes all other "sets" of furniture except those listed above (kitchen and dining room table and chair sets). Also excludes furniture rentals and repairs.

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Infants' Furniture

Includes:

• Cribs
• Playpens
• Crib mattresses
• High chairs
• Changing tables and pads
• Dressing table
• Bassinets
• Infants chest
• Cradles
• Infants dresser

Includes cribs and mattresses sold together, chests, dressers, playpens, cradles, bassinets, high chairs, and dressing tables with and without bath (bassinette).

Excludes:

• Excludes rental or repair of infants' furniture.

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Bedroom Furniture including Mattresses or Springs

Includes:

• Water beds and bladders
• Trundle beds
• Bunky boards
• Foam core mattresses
• Bed frames
• Armoires
• Futon mattresses and frames
• Headboards
• Vanities including mirrors
• Platform beds
• Footboards
• Cedar chests
• Day beds
• Bunk beds
• Bedroom chairs

Includes all sizes of mattresses and foundations whether sold individually or as a set, air bed mattresses, water bed mattresses, and futon mattresses. Bedroom furniture: such as chests, dressers, vanities (including mirror), and night or end tables; headboards, frames, and headboard/frame combinations; all types of bedroom chairs; bedroom hutches, cedar chests; and all types and sizes of bed frames, including bunk beds/loft beds, water beds, and futon frames exclusive for sleeping.

Excludes rentals and repairs, sleeping sofas including futons designed as both sofa/couch and sleeping surface.

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Outdoor Furniture

Includes:

• Patio furniture
• Chaise lounges
• Hammocks
• Outdoor tables
• Beach chairs
• Patio umbrellas
• Outdoor chairs
• Outdoor furniture covers
• Canopies
• Outdoor sofas
• Porch and yard swings
• Picnic tables and benches

Includes patio, porch and other outdoor furniture: such as: sofas, chairs, beach chairs, juvenile chairs, chaise lounges, end tables, cocktail or coffee tables, picnic or other dining tables, umbrella type tables (with hole), and bench tables; free-standing and porch swings, hammocks, and large umbrellas used for tables for shade/rain.

Excludes:

• Barbecue grills
• Outdoor decorative items
• Rental and repair of outdoor furniture

Excludes barbecue grills and outdoor decorative items; hand-held umbrellas; and the rental or repair of outdoor furniture.

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Other Furniture including Entertainment Centers, Bookcases, or Desks

Includes:

• Entertainment centers
• Bars
• Entertainment center armoires
• Bar stools
• Curio cabinets
• Ottomans
• Bookcases
• Hassocks
• Room dividers

Includes bookcases, curio cabinets, record cabinets, secretary desks, roll top desks, standard desks, bars, bar stools, room dividers, ottomans, and hassocks.

Excludes:

• Rentals and repairs of furniture.

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Physician's Services

Includes:

• Family practice physicians
• Endocrinologists
• Plastic surgeons
• Pediatricians
• Cardiologists
• Cardiovascular surgeons
• Obstetricians
• Psychiatrists
• Neurological surgeons
• Oncologists
• Pediatric surgeons
• Private general practice physicians
• Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) physicians
• Internal medicine physicians

Includes all services by office-based physicians (doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy). Office-based physicians spend the majority of their time working in practices based in private offices. Physicians in office- based practices owned by hospitals or private corporations are eligible. The specialty of the physician could be any of the following: allergy, cardiology, child psychiatry, endocrinology, family practice, general practice, general preventative medicine, general surgery, gynecology, hematology, internal medicine, laryngology (throat, pharynx, and larynx), nuclear medicine, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, otology (ear), otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose, pharynx, and larynx), pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, radiology, rhinology (nose), abdominal surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics surgery, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, and urological surgery.

Excludes:

• Psychologists
• Chiropractors
• Physical Therapists
• Acupuncturists
• Hospital-based physicians
• Other medical professionals who are not MDs
• Services reimbursed by Medicaid or worker's compensation

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Dental Services

Includes:

• Exams
• Restorations such as fillings and crowns
• Cleanings
• Orthodontic treatments such as braces
• X-rays
• Treatment of periodontal disease
• Root canals
• Oral or maxillofacial surgery
• Bridges

Includes dental services such as: exams, cleanings, x-rays, orthodontic treatment (braces), dental sealants, consultations, bridges, dentures, impacts, extractions, oral surgery, restorations (fillings and crowns), root canals, treatment of periodontal disease, bonding, and TMJ treatment, as performed by dentists, oral or maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, periodontists, endodontists, or other dental specialists in group or individual practice. Includes dental services performed in the dentist's office or in a hospital. Dental services performed under supervision of practicing dentists by hygienists or dental interns are included.

Excludes:

• Services reimbursed by Medicaid or worker's compensation

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Eyeglasses or Eye Care

Includes:

• Optometrists
• Vision acuity testing
• Opticians
• Refraction
• Ophthalmologists
• Ophthalmoscopy
• Prescription eyeglasses
• Tonometry (glaucoma test)
• Contact lenses
• Cataract and other eye surgeries

Includes fees for all eye care services by optometrists, opticians, and ophthalmologists, including in hospital care. Includes the dispensing of prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses/replacement lenses; vision analysis and diagnosis such as: visual acuity testing, refraction, ophthalmoscopy (interior of eye) and external eye health evaluation, neurological integrity, tonometry (glaucoma test), gross visual fields, phorometric testing, keratometry (cornea), and biomicroscopy (cornea, lens, retina); cataract and other eye surgeries.

Excludes:

• Services reimbursed by Medicaid or worker's compensation

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Services by Other Medical Professionals

Includes:

• Psychologists
• Acupuncturists
• Sports Medicine
• Psychotherapists
• Social workers
• Nutritionists
• Mental health counselors
• Physical therapists
• Podiatrists
• Chiropractors
• Hearing aids
• Nurse practitioners
• Occupational therapists
• Testing and fitting of hearing aids
• Physician assistants

Includes all services in the home, office, hospital, clinic, or independent lab by practitioners other than physicians (doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy); includes chiropractors, physical therapists, podiatrists (feet and nails), acupuncturists, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and lab technicians. Also includes all types of hearing aids and the cost of testing and fitting of the hearing aid.

Excludes:

• Opticians
• Optometrists
• Ophthalmologists
• Dentists
• Physicians
• Services reimbursed by Medicaid or worker's compensation

Excludes all services by opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, dentists, and physicians and services reimbursed by Medicaid or worker’s compensation.

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Last Modified Date: December 31, 2018