/************************************************************************************************/ /* Stata User File for H137 Data */ /* */ /* This file contains information and a sample Stata program to create a permanent */ /* Stata dataset for users who want to use Stata in processing the MEPS data provided */ /* in this PUF release. Stata (StataCorp) has the capability to produce */ /* appropriate standard errors for estimates from a survey with a complex sample */ /* design such as the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). */ /* The input file for creating a permanent Stata dataset is the ASCII data file */ /* (H137.DAT) supplied in this PUF release, which in turn can be extracted from the */ /* .EXE file. After entering the Stata interactive environment access the Stata DO-File */ /* editor by clicking on the appropriate icon in the command line at the top of the */ /* screen. Copy and paste the following Stata commands into the editor and save as a */ /* DO file. A DO file is a Stata program which may then be executed using the DO command. */ /* For example, if the DO file is named H137.DO and is located in the directory */ /* C:\MEPS\PROG, then the file may be executed by typing the following command into */ /* the Stata command line: */ /* do C:\MEPS\PROG\H137.DO */ /* The program below will output the Stata dataset H137.DTA */ /************************************************************************************************/ #delimit ; cd C:\MEPS\DATA; log using H137.log, replace; clear; * INPUT ALL VARIABLES; infix str DUID 1- 5 PID 6- 8 str DUPERSID 9- 16 CONDN 17- 19 str CONDIDX 20- 31 PANEL 32- 33 CONDRN 34- 34 AGEDIAG 35- 36 REMISSN 37- 38 CRND1 39- 40 CRND2 41- 42 CRND3 43- 43 CRND4 44- 45 CRND5 46- 47 INJURY 48- 48 ACCDENTD 49- 50 ACCDENTM 51- 52 ACCDENTY 53- 56 ACCDNJAN 57- 58 ACCDNWRK 59- 60 MISSWORK 61- 61 MISSSCHL 62- 62 INBEDFLG 63- 63 str ICD9CODX 64- 66 str ICD9PROX 67- 68 str CCCODEX 69- 71 HHNUM 72- 73 IPNUM 74- 75 OPNUM 76- 78 OBNUM 79- 81 ERNUM 82- 83 RXNUM 84- 85 double PERWT10F 86- 97 VARSTR 98-101 VARPSU 102-102 using H137.dat; *DEFINE VARIABLE LABELS; label variable DUID "DWELLING UNIT ID"; label variable PID "PERSON NUMBER"; label variable DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)"; label variable CONDN "CONDITION NUMBER"; label variable CONDIDX "CONDITION ID"; label variable PANEL "PANEL NUMBER"; label variable CONDRN "CONDITION ROUND NUMBER"; label variable AGEDIAG "AGE WHEN DIAGNOSED"; label variable REMISSN "IS CANCER IN REMISSION/UNDER CONTROL"; label variable CRND1 "HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND 1"; label variable CRND2 "HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND 2"; label variable CRND3 "HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND 3"; label variable CRND4 "HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND 4"; label variable CRND5 "HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND 5"; label variable INJURY "WAS CONDITION DUE TO ACCIDENT/INJURY"; label variable ACCDENTD "DATE OF ACCIDENT -- DAY"; label variable ACCDENTM "DATE OF ACCIDENT -- MONTH"; label variable ACCDENTY "DATE OF ACCIDENT -- YEAR"; label variable ACCDNJAN "ACCIDENT/INJURY OCCUR BEFORE/AFTER JAN 1"; label variable ACCDNWRK "DID ACCIDENT OCCUR AT WORK"; label variable MISSWORK "FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH MISSED WORK DAYS"; label variable MISSSCHL "FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH MISSED SCHOOL DAYS"; label variable INBEDFLG "FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH BED DAYS"; label variable ICD9CODX "ICD-9-CM CODE FOR CONDITION - EDITED"; label variable ICD9PROX "ICD-9-CM CODE FOR PROCEDURE - EDITED"; label variable CCCODEX "CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE - EDITED"; label variable HHNUM "# HOME HEALTH EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION"; label variable IPNUM "# INPATIENT EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION"; label variable OPNUM "# OUTPATIENT EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION"; label variable OBNUM "# OFFICE-BASED EVENTS ASSOC W/ CONDITION"; label variable ERNUM "# ER EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION"; label variable RXNUM "# PRESCRIBED MEDICINES ASSOC. W/ COND."; label variable PERWT10F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2010"; label variable VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2010"; label variable VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2010"; *DEFINE VALUE LABELS FOR REPORTS; label define H1370001X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H1370002X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H1370003X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 2008 "2008" 2009 "2009" 2010 "2010" 2011 "2011" ; label define H1370004X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 BEFORE" 2 "2 AFTER" ; label define H1370005X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 3 "3 DOES NOT WORK" ; label define H1370006X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H1370007X 1 "1 ROUND 1" 2 "2 ROUND 2" 3 "3 ROUND 3" 4 "4 ROUND 4" 5 "5 ROUND 5" ; label define H1370008X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370009X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370010X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370011X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370012X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370013X -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370014X -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H1370015X -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370016X -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H1370017X 14 "14 PANEL 14" 15 "15 PANEL 15" ; label define H1370018X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; * ASSOCIATE VARIABLES WITH VALUE LABEL DEFINITIONS; label value ACCDENTD H1370001X; label value ACCDENTM H1370002X; label value ACCDENTY H1370003X; label value ACCDNJAN H1370004X; label value ACCDNWRK H1370005X; label value AGEDIAG H1370006X; label value CONDRN H1370007X; label value CRND1 H1370008X; label value CRND2 H1370009X; label value CRND3 H1370010X; label value CRND4 H1370011X; label value CRND5 H1370012X; label value INBEDFLG H1370013X; label value INJURY H1370014X; label value MISSSCHL H1370015X; label value MISSWORK H1370016X; label value PANEL H1370017X; label value REMISSN H1370018X; *DISPLAY A DESCRIPTION OF STATA FILE; describe; *LIST FIRST 20 OBSERVATIONS IN THE FILE; list in 1/20; save H137, replace; #delimit cr * data file is stored in H137.dta * log file is stored in H137.log log close /************************************************************************************************ NOTES: 1. This program has been tested on Stata Version 10 (for Windows). 2. This program will create a permanent Stata dataset. All additional analyses can be run using this dataset. In addition to the dataset, this program creates a log file named H137.LOG and a data file named H137.DTA. If these files (H137.DTA and H137.LOG) already exist in the working directory, they will be replaced when this program is executed. 3. If the program ends prematurely, the log file will remain open. Before running this program again, the user should enter the following Stata command: log close 4. The cd command assigns C:\MEPS\DATA as the working directory and location of the input ASCII and output .DTA and .LOG files and can be modified by the user as necessary. 5. Stata commands end with a carriage return by default. The command #delimit ; temporarily changes the command ending delimiter from a carriage return to a semicolon. 6. The infix command assumes that the input variables are numeric unless the variable name is prefaced by str. For example, DUPERSID is the a string (or character) variable. ************************************************************************************************/