/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H179.DAT" /LRECL=217. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / EPCPIDX 1-28 (A) DUPERSID 29-36 (A) PHLDRIDX 37-44 (A) ESTBIDX 45-55 (A) EPRSIDX 56-75 (A) PANEL 76-77 RN 78-78 JOBSIDX 79-89 (A) JOBSINFR 90-91 JOBSFILE 92-94 PITFLG 95-95 FYFLG 96-96 CMJINS 97-98 EMPLSTAT 99-100 PHOLDER 101-101 DEPNDNT 102-102 EVALCOVR 103-104 STATUS1 105-106 STATUS2 107-108 STATUS3 109-110 STATUS4 111-112 STATUS5 113-114 STATUS6 115-116 STATUS7 117-118 STATUS8 119-120 STATUS9 121-122 STATUS10 123-124 STATUS11 125-126 STATUS12 127-128 STATUS13 129-130 STATUS14 131-132 STATUS15 133-134 STATUS16 135-136 STATUS17 137-138 STATUS18 139-140 STATUS19 141-142 STATUS20 143-144 STATUS21 145-146 STATUS22 147-148 STATUS23 149-150 STATUS24 151-152 DECPHLDR 153-153 OUTPHLDR 154-154 NOPUFLG 155-155 COVROUT 156-157 TYPEFLAG 158-159 STEXCH 160-161 STSHOP 162-163 PRIVCAT 164-165 HOSPINSX 166-167 MSUPINSX 168-169 DENTLINS 170-171 VISIONIN 172-173 PMEDINS 174-175 COBRA 176-177 PLANMETL 178-179 COVTYPIN 180-180 OOPELIG 181-181 OOPPREM 182-188 (2) OOPPREMX 189-195 (2) OOPX12X 196-203 (2) OOPFLAG 204-205 PREMLEVX 206-207 PREMSUBZ 208-209 ANNDEDCT 210-211 (A) HSAACCT 212-213 UPRHMO 214-215 NAMECHNG 216-217 . VARIABLE LABEL EPCPIDX 'UNIQUE RECORD ID (EPRSIDX + DUPERSID)' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' PHLDRIDX 'POLICYHOLDER S DUPERSID' ESTBIDX 'ESTABLISHMENT ID' EPRSIDX 'ESTABLISHMENT ID + POLICYHOLDER ID + RN' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' RN 'ROUND NUMBER' JOBSIDX 'JOB IDENTIFIER' JOBSINFR 'JOBSIDX INFERRED RATHER THAN REPORTED ID' JOBSFILE 'PUF NUMBER WITH JOBSIDX' PITFLG 'PERSON IN POINT-IN-TIME PUF' FYFLG 'PERSON IN FULL YEAR PUFS' CMJINS 'CMJ AS THE SOURCE OF PLAN: 1 YES, 2 NO' EMPLSTAT 'POLICYHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS' PHOLDER 'POLICY HOLDER' DEPNDNT 'DEPENDENT OF POLICY HOLDER' EVALCOVR 'COVERED @ INTERVIEW DATE OR 12/31' STATUS1 'STATUS - MONTH 1' STATUS2 'STATUS - MONTH 2' STATUS3 'STATUS - MONTH 3' STATUS4 'STATUS - MONTH 4' STATUS5 'STATUS - MONTH 5' STATUS6 'STATUS - MONTH 6' STATUS7 'STATUS - MONTH 7' STATUS8 'STATUS - MONTH 8' STATUS9 'STATUS - MONTH 9' STATUS10 'STATUS - MONTH 10' STATUS11 'STATUS - MONTH 11' STATUS12 'STATUS - MONTH 12' STATUS13 'STATUS - MONTH 13' STATUS14 'STATUS - MONTH 14' STATUS15 'STATUS - MONTH 15' STATUS16 'STATUS - MONTH 16' STATUS17 'STATUS - MONTH 17' STATUS18 'STATUS - MONTH 18' STATUS19 'STATUS - MONTH 19' STATUS20 'STATUS - MONTH 20' STATUS21 'STATUS - MONTH 21' STATUS22 'STATUS - MONTH 22' STATUS23 'STATUS - MONTH 23' STATUS24 'STATUS - MONTH 24' DECPHLDR 'DECEASED POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES, 2 NO' OUTPHLDR 'OUT-OF-RU POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES, 2 NO' NOPUFLG 'PHLDR NOT IN FULL YEAR OR PIT PUFS' COVROUT 'POLICY COVERS PERS NOT IN RU' TYPEFLAG 'TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT' STEXCH 'IS THIS EXCHANGE COVERAGE' STSHOP 'SMALL BUSINESS ESTB RELATED HEALTH INS' PRIVCAT 'CATEGORY OF PRIVATE COVERAGE' HOSPINSX 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: HOSPITAL/HMO (EDITED)' MSUPINSX 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: MEDIGAP (EDITED)' DENTLINS 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: DENTAL' VISIONIN 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: VISION' PMEDINS 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUG' COBRA 'COBRA COVERAGE: 1=YES, 2=NO' PLANMETL 'METAL PLAN NAME' COVTYPIN 'COVERAGE @INTVW: 1=SINGLE, 2=FAMILY' OOPELIG 'FLAG: POLICYHOLDER ESTB HAS PREMIUM' OOPPREM 'MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM' OOPPREMX 'MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)' OOPX12X 'ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)' OOPFLAG '1=OOPPREMX ED/IMP, ELSE 0' PREMLEVX 'EDITED PREMLEVL' PREMSUBZ 'COST OF THE PREMIUM SUBSIDIZED?' ANNDEDCT 'ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE' HSAACCT 'HSA W/THIS PLAN' UPRHMO 'HMO COVERAGE (FROM PRPL)' NAMECHNG 'HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE IN PLAN NAME' . VALUE LABELS ANNDEDCT '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' '1' '1 LESS THAN $1300/$2600' '2' '2 $1300/$2600 OR MORE' '3' '3 NO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE' / CMJINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COBRA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COVROUT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COVTYPIN 1 '1 SINGLE' 2 '2 FAMILY' / DECPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTLINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DEPNDNT 0 '0 POLICYHOLDER' 1 '1 DEPENDENT' / EMPLSTAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 ED IN PREV RND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 CURRENTLY EMPLOYED' 2 '2 RETIRED' 3 '3 PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED' 4 '4 DECEASED' 91 '91 OTHER' / EVALCOVR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FYFLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / HOSPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HSAACCT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JOBSFILE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 166 'HC166 2014 JOBSFILE' 176 'HC176 2015 JOBSFILE' / JOBSINFR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / MSUPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NAMECHNG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NOPUFLG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OOPELIG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OOPFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / OOPPREM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OOPPREMX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OOPX12X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OUTPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PANEL 19 '19' 20 '20' / PHOLDER 0 '0 DEPENDENT' 1 '1 POLICYHOLDER' / PITFLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / PLANMETL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PLATINUM PLAN' 2 '2 GOLD PLAN' 3 '3 SILVER PLAN' 4 '4 BRONZE PLAN' 5 '5 CATASTROPHIC PLAN' 6 '6 IF VOLUNTEERED: SOMETHING ELSE' / PMEDINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PREMLEVX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FAMILY PAYS ALL PREMIUM COST' 2 '2 FAMILY PAYS SOME PREMIUM COST' 3 '3 FAMILY DOES NOT KNOW' 4 '4 FAMILY DOES NOT PAY PREMIUM COST' / PREMSUBZ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PRIVCAT 0 '0 NOT HOSP/PHYS OR MEDIGAP COVERAGE' 1 '1 EMPLOYER/UNION' 2 '2 NONGROUP' 3 '3 OTHER GROUP' 4 '4 OUT OF HOUSEHOLD' 5 '5 SELF-EMPLOYED' 6 '6 STATE EXCHANGE' 99 '99 DONT KNOW WHAT KIND PRIV COV' / RN 1 '1' 2 '2' 3 '3' 4 '4' 5 '5' / STATUS1 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS10 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS11 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS12 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS13 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS14 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS15 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS16 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS17 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS18 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS19 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS2 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS20 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS21 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS22 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS23 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS24 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS3 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS4 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS5 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS6 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS7 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS8 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS9 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STEXCH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES, EXCHANGE COVERAGE' 2 '2 NO, NOT EXCHANGE COVERAGE' / STSHOP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TYPEFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EMPLOYER' 10 '10 SPOUSES/DECEASED SPOUSES PREV EMPL' 11 '11 SCHOOL' 12 '12 UNKNOWN TYPE-OUTSIDE RU' 13 '13 UNKNOWN TYPE-COLLECTED AT OTHER' 2 '2 UNION' 20 '20 HIGH RISK POOL' 21 '21 STATE EXCHANGE NAME' 3 '3 GROUP' 5 '5 INSURANCE COMPANY-FROM AN AGENT' 6 '6 INSURANCE COMPANY' 7 '7 HMO' 8 '8 COBRA' 9 '9 PREVIOUS EMPLOYER-NOT COBRA' / UPRHMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PRIVATE PLAN IS HMO' 2 '2 PRIVATE PLAN IS NOT HMO' / VISIONIN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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