/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H208.DAT" /LRECL=346. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / EPCPIDX 1-35 (A) DUPERSID 36-45 (A) PHLDRIDX 46-55 (A) ESTBIDX 56-66 (A) EPRSIDX 67-91 (A) InsurPrivIDEX 92-105 (A) EPCPIDX_17 106-133 (A) DUPERSID_17 134-141 (A) PHLDRIDX_17 142-149 (A) ESTBIDX_17 150-160 (A) EPRSIDX_17 161-180 (A) JOBSIDX_17 181-191 (A) PANEL 192-193 RN 194-194 JOBSIDX 195-208 (A) JOBSINFR 209-210 JOBSFILE 211-213 PITFLG 214-214 FYFLG 215-215 CMJINS 216-217 EMPLSTAT 218-220 PHOLDER 221-221 DEPNDNT 222-222 PHLDRCHNG 223-224 EVALCOVR 225-226 STATUS1 227-228 STATUS2 229-230 STATUS3 231-232 STATUS4 233-234 STATUS5 235-236 STATUS6 237-238 STATUS7 239-240 STATUS8 241-242 STATUS9 243-244 STATUS10 245-246 STATUS11 247-248 STATUS12 249-250 STATUS13 251-252 STATUS14 253-254 STATUS15 255-256 STATUS16 257-258 STATUS17 259-260 STATUS18 261-262 STATUS19 263-264 STATUS20 265-266 STATUS21 267-268 STATUS22 269-270 STATUS23 271-272 STATUS24 273-274 DECPHLDR 275-275 OUTPHLDR 276-276 NOPUFLG 277-277 COVROUT_M18 278-279 TYPEFLAG 280-281 STEXCH 282-283 STSHOP 284-285 PrivateCat 286-287 PRIVCAT 288-289 HOSPINSX 290-291 MSUPINSX 292-293 DENTLINS 294-295 VISIONIN 296-297 PMEDINS 298-299 COBRA 300-302 PLANMETL 303-304 COVTYPIN 305-305 OOPELIG 306-306 OOPPREM 307-314 (2) OOPPREMX 315-321 (2) OOPX12X 322-329 (2) OOPFLAG 330-331 PREMLEVX 332-334 PREMSUBZ 335-336 ANNDEDCT 337-339 (A) HSAACCT 340-341 UPRHMO 342-344 NAMECHNG 345-346 . VARIABLE LABEL EPCPIDX 'Insurance source-phldr-dependent identifier' DUPERSID 'Person identifier' PHLDRIDX 'Policyholder person identifier' ESTBIDX 'Insurance source identifier' EPRSIDX 'Unique Insurance Policy-Source' InsurPrivIDEX 'Unique insurance source-insurance identifier' EPCPIDX_17 '2017 PRPL file EPCPIDX' DUPERSID_17 '2017 PRPL file DUPERSID' PHLDRIDX_17 '2017 PRPL file PHLDRIDX' ESTBIDX_17 '2017 PRPL file ESTBIDX' EPRSIDX_17 '2017 PRPL file EPRSIDX' JOBSIDX_17 '2017 PRPL file JOBSIDX' PANEL 'Panel number' RN 'Round number' JOBSIDX 'Policyholder job-round identifier' JOBSINFR 'Job identifier inferred not reported' JOBSFILE 'Jobs file containing job information' PITFLG 'Person in point-in-time file' FYFLG 'Person in full year file' CMJINS 'Current main job is the source of plan' EMPLSTAT 'Policyholder employment status' PHOLDER 'Policy holder flag' DEPNDNT 'Dependent of policy holder flag' PHLDRCHNG 'Change to PHLDRIDX on reviewed coverage' EVALCOVR 'Covered at interview or December 31st' STATUS1 'Insurance active in month 1' STATUS2 'Insurance active in month 2' STATUS3 'Insurance active in month 3' STATUS4 'Insurance active in month 4' STATUS5 'Insurance active in month 5' STATUS6 'Insurance active in month 6' STATUS7 'Insurance active in month 7' STATUS8 'Insurance active in month 8' STATUS9 'Insurance active in month 9' STATUS10 'Insurance active in month 10' STATUS11 'Insurance active in month 11' STATUS12 'Insurance active in month 12' STATUS13 'Insurance active in month 13' STATUS14 'Insurance active in month 14' STATUS15 'Insurance active in month 15' STATUS16 'Insurance active in month 16' STATUS17 'Insurance active in month 17' STATUS18 'Insurance active in month 18' STATUS19 'Insurance active in month 19' STATUS20 'Insurance active in month 20' STATUS21 'Insurance active in month 21' STATUS22 'Insurance active in month 22' STATUS23 'Insurance active in month 23' STATUS24 'Insurance active in month 24' DECPHLDR 'Deceased policyholder flag' OUTPHLDR 'Out-of-RU policyholder flag' NOPUFLG 'Policyholder not in full year or point-in-time files' COVROUT_M18 'Policy covers person not in RU' TYPEFLAG 'Type of insurance source' STEXCH 'State exchange coverage' STSHOP 'Small business establishment-related health ins' PrivateCat 'Category of private coverage' PRIVCAT 'Category of private coverage (prior to 2018)' HOSPINSX 'Type health insurance received: hospital phys/HMO (edited)' MSUPINSX 'Type health insurance received: Medigap (edited)' DENTLINS 'Type health insurance received: dental' VISIONIN 'Type health insurance received: vision' PMEDINS 'Type health insurance received: prescription drug' COBRA 'COBRA coverage' PLANMETL 'Plan metal level' COVTYPIN 'Single or family health insurance coverage plan' OOPELIG 'Policyholder-insurance source has premium' OOPPREM 'Monthly out-of-pocket premium' OOPPREMX 'Monthly out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)' OOPX12X 'Annual out-of-pocket premium (edited/imputed)' OOPFLAG 'OOPPREMX edit/imputation flag' PREMLEVX 'Portion of premium paid by family (edited)' PREMSUBZ 'Cost of the premium subsidized' ANNDEDCT 'Annual deductible' HSAACCT 'HSA with this plan' UPRHMO 'HMO coverage (edited)' NAMECHNG 'Plan name change' . VALUE LABELS ANNDEDCT '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-15' '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '1' '1 LESS THAN $1350/$2700' '2' '2 $1350/$2700 OR MORE' '3' '3 NO ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE' / CMJINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COBRA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COVROUT_M18 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COVTYPIN 1 '1 SINGLE' 2 '2 FAMILY' / DECPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTLINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DEPNDNT 0 '0 POLICYHOLDER' 1 '1 DEPENDENT' / EMPLSTAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 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' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HSAACCT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JOBSFILE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 195 'HC195 2017 JOBSFILE' 203 'HC203 2018 JOBSFILE' / JOBSINFR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / MSUPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NAMECHNG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 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' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 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 22 '22' 23 '23' / PHLDRCHNG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 CHANGED FROM 902 TO NON 902' 2 '2 CHANGED FROM NON 902 TO 902' 3 '3 CHANGED FROM NON 902 TO 901' 4 '4 CHANGED FROM NON 902 TO NON 902' 5 '5 MULTIPLE POLICYHOLDERS ARE REPORTED' / PHOLDER 0 '0 DEPENDENT' 1 '1 POLICYHOLDER' / PITFLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / PLANMETL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 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' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PREMLEVX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 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' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PRIVCAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 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' / PrivateCat 0 '0 NOT HOSP/PHYS OR MEDIGAP COVERAGE' 1 '1 EMPLOYER/UNION' 2 '2 NONGROUP' 3 '3 OTHER GROUP' 4 '4 ESI, PHOLDER OUTSIDE RU' 5 '5 NON-ESI, PHOLDER OUTSIDE RU' 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' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TYPEFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 EMPLOYER' 10 '10 SPOUSE PREVIOUS EMPLOYER' 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 PREVIOUS EMPLOYER' / UPRHMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 PRIVATE PLAN IS HMO' 2 '2 PRIVATE PLAN IS NOT HMO' / VISIONIN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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