/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC16GF2.DAT" /LRECL=212. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) HHSFFIDX 29-38 (A) OBSF97H 39-46 (2) OBMR97H 47-53 (2) OBMD97H 54-59 (2) OBPV97H 60-67 (2) OBVA97H 68-72 (2) OBCH97H 73-80 (2) OBOF97H 81-86 (2) OBSL97H 87-93 (2) OBWC97H 94-100 (2) OBOT97H 101-107 (2) OBUC97H 108-114 (2) OBTC97H 115-122 (2) OBSF97M 123-129 (2) OBMR97M 130-136 (2) OBMD97M 137-143 (2) OBPV97M 144-150 (2) OBVA97M 151-155 (2) OBCH97M 156-161 (2) OBOF97M 162-167 (2) OBSL97M 168-173 (2) OBWC97M 174-180 (2) OBOT97M 181-187 (2) OBTC97M 188-195 (2) WTDPER97 196-207 (6) VARPSU97 208-209 VARSTR97 210-212 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTD FLAT FEE ID(UNEDITED)' OBSF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBMR97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBMD97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBPV97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBVA97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBCH97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHPVA(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBOF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBSL97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE&LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBWC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBOT97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBUC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,UNCOL LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)' OBTC97H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (PRE-IMPUTED)' OBSF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (UN-IMPUTED)' OBMR97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (UN-IMPUTED)' OBMD97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (UN-IMPUTED)' OBPV97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (UN-IMPUTED)' OBVA97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (UN-IMPUTED)' OBCH97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTED)' OBOF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED (UN-IMPUTED)' OBSL97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, STATE&LOC (UN-IMPUTED)' OBWC97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP (UN-IMPUTED)' OBOT97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR (UN-IMPUTED)' OBTC97M 'MPC REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (UN-IMPUTED)' WTDPER97 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERS LEVL WGT,1997' VARPSU97 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1997' VARSTR97 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1997' . VALUE LABELS OBCH97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBCH97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMD97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 100 '$100.00' / OBMD97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMR97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMR97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOF97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 3 '$3.00' / OBOF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOT97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOT97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBPV97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBPV97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSF97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSL97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSL97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTC97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBUC97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBVA97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBVA97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBWC97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 100 '$100.00' / OBWC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . 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