/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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." */ /*****************************************************************************/ FILE HANDLE INFILE NAME="HC10GF2.DAT" /LRECL=215. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) HHSFFIDX 29-39 (A) OBSF96H 40-46 (2) OBMR96H 47-53 (2) OBMD96H 54-60 (2) OBPV96H 61-68 (2) OBVA96H 69-74 (2) OBCH96H 75-81 (2) OBOF96H 82-87 (2) OBSL96H 88-94 (2) OBWC96H 95-100 (2) OBOT96H 101-107 (2) OBUN96H 108-112 (2) OBTC96H 113-120 (2) OBSF96M 121-127 (2) OBMR96M 128-135 (2) OBMD96M 136-143 (2) OBPV96M 144-151 (2) OBVA96M 152-156 (2) OBCH96M 157-163 (2) OBOF96M 164-170 (2) OBSL96M 171-176 (2) OBWC96M 177-183 (2) OBOT96M 184-190 (2) OBTC96M 191-198 (2) WTDPER96 199-210 (6) VARPSU96 211-212 VARSTR96 213-215 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTD FLAT FEE ID(UNEDITED)' OBSF96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBMR96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBMD96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBPV96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBVA96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBCH96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHMPVA(PRE-IMPUTD)' OBOF96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBSL96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE-LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBWC96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBOT96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBUN96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,UNCOL LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBTC96H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBSF96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (UN-IMPUTED)' OBMR96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (UN-IMPUTED)' OBMD96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (UN-IMPUTED)' OBPV96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (UN-IMPUTED)' OBVA96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (UN-IMPUTED)' OBCH96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTED)' OBOF96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED (UN-IMPUTED)' OBSL96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, STATE-LOC (UN-IMPUTED)' OBWC96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP (UN-IMPUTED)' OBOT96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR (UN-IMPUTED)' OBTC96M 'MPC REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (UN-IMPUTED)' WTDPER96 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJUSTED PERS LEVL WGT' VARPSU96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1996' VARSTR96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1996' . VALUE LABELS OBCH96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBCH96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMD96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMD96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMR96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMR96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOF96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOF96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOT96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOT96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBPV96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBPV96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSF96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSF96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSL96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSL96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTC96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTC96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBUN96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBVA96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 100 '$100.00' / OBVA96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBWC96H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBWC96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.