Readme File for H80 Data
Below are technical specifications and programming information
for the H80 data file. Users are strongly encouraged to read
the documentation file (H80DOC.PDF or H80DOC.HTM) provided in
this release for additional
information on the content of this file.
H80.DAT: This file contains the H80 data in ASCII format. It
contains 16,179 records with 7 variables. This file has a
logical record length of 38 with an additional 2-byte carriage
return/line feed at the end of each record.
H80.SSP: This file contains the H80 data in SAS Transport
format. See the H80SU.TXT file for information applicable to
SAS users of the H80 data.
Note: For users' convenience, both of these data files (i.e.,
the ASCII data files and the SAS Transport data files) are
provided in two compressed formats: 1) a compressed ZIP file
and 2) a self-extracting executable file. See the related link
for information on uncompressing these files.
H80SU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SAS users
of the H80 data. This includes information on the SAS
Transport version of the H80 data, as well as SAS statements
for converting the ASCII data file into a SAS data set (in
lieu of using the SAS Transport file) and for creating and
using SAS formats. This file also includes
helpful information for inexperienced SAS users, such as
sample SAS program code.
H80SPU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SPSS
users of the H80 data, including statements for use in
converting the ASCII data file (H80.DAT) into an SPSS data
set.
H80CB.PDF: This PDF file contains the codebook for the H80
data file. It indicates the record layout (i.e., the start and
end position of each variable) of the file. The codebook also
includes listings of the variables in both alphabetical and
position order, as well as the following information for each
variable: 8 character name, 40 character description, format
(length), type (character or numeric), start and end
positions, and unweighted and weighted frequencies.
The codebook is also available as an active page H80CB.ASP and
an HTML page. The active page allows users to link directly to
the frequencies portion of the codebook from the listing of
variables section.
Internet Citation:
Readme File for H80 Data. November 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov
/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h80/h80rm.shtml
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