/*****************************************************************************/
/*  SPSS User Files are being provided for the convenience of analysts who   */
/*  may wish to use SPSS to analyze the MEPS data. However, users are        */
/*  cautioned that SPSS does not currently have the capability to produce    */
/*  appropriate standard errors for estimates from a survey with a complex   */
/*  sample design like the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). The      */
/*  annual national probability sample of households selected for the MEPS   */
/*  is a subsample of those participating in the National Health Interview   */
/*  Survey (NHIS) for the previous calendar year. The NHIS, an ongoing       */
/*  general health survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized population,   */
/*  is conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for   */
/*  Disease Control and Prevention. The NHIS sample design, and thus that    */
/*  of the MEPS, uses complex sampling techniques including                  */
/*  stratification, clustering, and differential sampling rates for the      */
/*  oversampling of selected subgroups of the population. Because of this    */
/*  sampling structure, software that accounts for this complex sample       */
/*  design must be used. Without the use of appropriate software that        */
/*  accounts for the complex sample design of the MEPS in conjunction with   */
/*  the survey's sampling weights (reflecting the survey's sample            */
/*  selection probabilities and nonresponse and other adjustments), the      */
/*  estimated standard errors of survey point estimates will generally be    */
/*  underestimated, and, thus, the inferential conclusions in an analysis    */
/*  (descriptive or analytical) may be misleading. It is recommended that    */
/*  sample survey software be used to analyze the MEPS data. Software for    */
/*  analysis of complex survey data include, for example, SUDAAN (Research   */
/*  Triangle Institute), STATA (Stata Corporation), VPLX (U.S. Bureau of     */
/*  the Census), and WESVAR (Westat, Inc.). A more comprehensive summary     */
/*  of software for the analysis of data from surveys with complex sample    */
/*  designs can be accessed through the website for the American             */
/*  Statistical Association's Survey Research Methods Section. Users may     */
/*  also reference the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)     */
/*  web document "Computing Standard Errors for Medical Expenditure Panel    */
/*  Survey (MEPS) Estimates."                                                */
/*****************************************************************************/


DATA LIST FILE="H94C.DAT"  /
    DUID 1-5  
    PID 6-8  
    DUPERSID 9-16 (A)
    EVNTIDX 17-28 (A)
    EVENTRN 29-29  
    FFEEIDX 30-41 (A)
    PANEL 42-43  
    OMTYPEX 44-45  
    OMTYPE 46-47  
    OMOTHOX 48-72 (A)
    OMOTHOS 73-97 (A)
    FFOMTYPE 98-99  
    FFBEF05 100-101  
    OMSF05X 102-108 (2)
    OMMR05X 109-116 (2)
    OMMD05X 117-123 (2)
    OMPV05X 124-131 (2)
    OMVA05X 132-138 (2)
    OMTR05X 139-144 (2)
    OMOF05X 145-151 (2)
    OMSL05X 152-157 (2)
    OMWC05X 158-163 (2)
    OMOR05X 164-170 (2)
    OMOU05X 171-177 (2)
    OMOT05X 178-184 (2)
    OMXP05X 185-192 (2)
    OMTC05X 193-200 (2)
    IMPFLAG 201-201  
    PERWT05F 202-213 (6)
    VARSTR 214-216  
    VARPSU 217-217   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)'
    EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID'
    EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER'
    FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID'
    PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER'
    OMTYPEX 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED'
    OMTYPE 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE'
    OMOTHOX 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY - EDITED'
    OMOTHOS 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY'
    FFOMTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE'
    FFBEF05 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2005'
    OMSF05X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    OMMR05X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    OMMD05X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    OMPV05X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OMVA05X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)'
    OMTR05X 'HC-AMTPD, TRICARE/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)'
    OMOF05X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    OMSL05X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    OMWC05X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    OMOR05X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    OMOU05X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    OMOT05X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OMXP05X 'SUM OF OMSF05X-OMOT05X (IMPUTED)'
    OMTC05X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)'
    IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS'
    PERWT05F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2005'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2005'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2005' .
VALUE LABELS 
    EVENTRN
         1 'ROUND 1'
         2 'ROUND 2'
         3 'ROUND 3'
         4 'ROUND 4'
         5 'ROUND 5' /
    FFBEF05
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    FFOMTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM'
         2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' /
    IMPFLAG
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0 NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IMPUTATION'
         1 '1 COMPLETE HC DATA'
         2 '2 COMPLETE MPC DATA'
         3 '3 FULLY IMPUTED'
         4 '4 PARTIALLY IMPUTED'
         5 '5 CAPITATION IMPUTATION' /
    OMMD05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMMR05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOF05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOR05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOT05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOU05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMPV05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMSF05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMSL05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTC05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTR05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES'
         10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES'
         11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS'
         2 '2 INSULIN'
         3 '3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES'
         4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES'
         5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS'
         6 '6 HEARING DEVICES'
         7 '7 PROSTHESIS'
         8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS'
         9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT'
         91 '91 OTHER' /
    OMTYPEX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES'
         10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES'
         11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS'
         2 '2 INSULIN'
         3 '3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES'
         4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES'
         5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS'
         6 '6 HEARING DEVICES'
         7 '7 PROSTHESIS'
         8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS'
         9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT'
         91 '91 OTHER' /
    OMVA05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMWC05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMXP05X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PANEL
         10 'PANEL 10'
         9 'PANEL 9' .
EXECUTE.