/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H215.DAT" /LRECL=254. 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) PANEL 106-107 RN 108-108 JOBSIDX 109-122 (A) JOBSINFR 123-124 JOBSFILE 125-127 PITFLG 128-128 FYFLG 129-129 CMJINS 130-131 EMPLSTAT 132-134 PHOLDER 135-135 DEPNDNT 136-136 PHLDRCHNG 137-138 EVALCOVR 139-140 STATUS1 141-142 STATUS2 143-144 STATUS3 145-146 STATUS4 147-148 STATUS5 149-150 STATUS6 151-152 STATUS7 153-154 STATUS8 155-156 STATUS9 157-158 STATUS10 159-160 STATUS11 161-162 STATUS12 163-164 STATUS13 165-166 STATUS14 167-168 STATUS15 169-170 STATUS16 171-172 STATUS17 173-174 STATUS18 175-176 STATUS19 177-178 STATUS20 179-180 STATUS21 181-182 STATUS22 183-184 STATUS23 185-186 STATUS24 187-188 DECPHLDR 189-189 OUTPHLDR 190-190 NOPUFLG 191-191 COVROUT_M18 192-193 TYPEFLAG 194-195 STEXCH 196-197 PrivateCat 198-199 HOSPINSX 200-201 MSUPINSX 202-203 DENTLINS 204-205 VISIONIN 206-207 PMEDINS 208-209 COBRA 210-212 PLANMETL 213-214 COVTYPIN 215-215 OOPELIG 216-216 OOPPREM 217-223 (2) OOPPREMX 224-230 (2) OOPX12X 231-238 (2) OOPFLAG 239-240 PREMLEVX 241-243 PREMSUBZ 244-245 ANNDEDCT 246-247 HSAACCT 248-249 UPRHMO 250-252 NAMECHNG 253-254 . 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 policy source-insurance identifier" 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" PrivateCat "Category of private coverage" 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" 203 "HC203 2018 JOBSFILE" 211 "HC211 2019 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 23 "23" 24 "24" / 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" / 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" / 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" 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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