/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H220G.DAT" /LRECL=222. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-7 PID 8-10 DUPERSID 11-20 (A) EVNTIDX 21-36 (A) EVENTRN 37-37 FFEEIDX 38-51 (A) PANEL 52-53 MPCELIG 54-54 MPCDATA 55-55 OBDATEYR 56-59 OBDATEMM 60-61 SEEDOC_M18 62-63 DRSPLTY_M18 64-65 MEDPTYPE_M18 66-67 DOCATLOC 68-69 VSTCTGRY 70-72 VSTRELCN_M18 73-74 LABTEST_M18 75-76 SONOGRAM_M18 77-78 XRAYS_M18 79-80 MAMMOG_M18 81-82 MRI_M18 83-84 EKG_M18 85-86 RCVVAC_M18 87-88 SURGPROC 89-90 MEDPRESC 91-93 VISITTYPE 94-95 TELEHEALTHFLAG 96-98 FFOBTYPE 99-100 FFBEF20 101-103 FFTOT21 104-106 OBSF20X 107-114 (2) OBMR20X 115-122 (2) OBMD20X 123-130 (2) OBPV20X 131-139 (2) OBVA20X 140-147 (2) OBTR20X 148-154 (2) OBOF20X 155-161 (2) OBSL20X 162-168 (2) OBWC20X 169-177 (2) OBOT20X 178-185 (2) OBXP20X 186-194 (2) OBTC20X 195-203 (2) IMPFLAG 204-204 PERWT20F 205-217 (6) VARSTR 218-221 VARPSU 222-222 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER" PID "PERSON NUMBER" DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)" EVNTIDX "EVENT ID" EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER" FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID" PANEL "PANEL NUMBER" MPCELIG "MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG" MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG" OBDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR" OBDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH" SEEDOC_M18 "DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT" DRSPLTY_M18 "MVIS DOCTOR S SPECIALTY" MEDPTYPE_M18 "TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT" DOCATLOC "ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV" VSTCTGRY "BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT" VSTRELCN_M18 "THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND" LABTEST_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS" SONOGRAM_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD" XRAYS_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS" MAMMOG_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM" MRI_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN" EKG_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG" RCVVAC_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION" SURGPROC "WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT" MEDPRESC "ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT" VISITTYPE "TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT" TELEHEALTHFLAG "IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT" FFOBTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE" FFBEF20 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2020" FFTOT21 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2020" OBSF20X "AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" OBMR20X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" OBMD20X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" OBPV20X "AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)" OBVA20X "AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" OBTR20X "AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" OBOF20X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" OBSL20X "AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)" OBWC20X "AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" OBOT20X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)" OBXP20X "SUM OF OBSF20X - OBOT20X (IMPUTED)" OBTC20X "HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT20F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2020" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2020" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2020" . VALUE LABELS DOCATLOC -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DRSPLTY_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY" 10 "10 GERIATRICS (ELDERLY)" 11 "11 GYNECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS" 12 "12 HEMATOLOGY (BLOOD)" 13 "13 HOSPITAL RESIDENCE" 14 "14 INTERNAL MEDICINE (INTERNIST)" 15 "15 NEPHROLOGY (KIDNEYS)" 16 "16 NEUROLOGY" 18 "18 ONCOLOGY (TUMORS, CANCER)" 19 "19 OPHTHALMOLOGY (EYES)" 2 "2 ANESTHESIOLOGY" 20 "20 ORTHOPEDICS" 21 "21 OSTEOPATHY (DO)" 22 "22 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (EAR, NOSE, THROAT)" 23 "23 PATHOLOGY" 24 "24 PEDIATRICIAN" 25 "25 PHYSICAL MEDICINE/REHAB" 26 "26 PLASTIC SURGERY" 27 "27 PROCTOLOGY" 28 "28 PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHIATRIST" 29 "29 PULMONARY" 3 "3 CARDIOLOGY (HEART)" 30 "30 RADIOLOGY" 31 "31 RHEUMATOLOGY (ARTHRITIS)" 32 "32 THORACIC SURGERY (CHEST)" 33 "33 UROLOGY" 4 "4 DERMATOLOGY (SKIN)" 5 "5 ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM (DIABETES, THYROID)" 6 "6 FAMILY PRACTICE" 7 "7 GASTROENTEROLOGY" 8 "8 GENERAL PRACTICE" 9 "9 GENERAL SURGERY" 91 "91 OTHER DR SPECIALTY" / EKG_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / EVENTRN 1 "1 ROUND 1" 2 "2 ROUND 2" 3 "3 ROUND 3" 4 "4 ROUND 4" 5 "5 ROUND 5" 6 "6 ROUND 6" 7 "7 ROUND 7" / FFBEF20 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 0 "0" / FFOBTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 FLAT FEE STEM" 2 "2 FLAT FEE LEAF" / FFTOT21 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 0 "0" / IMPFLAG 0 "0 NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IMPUTATION" 1 "1 COMPLETE HC DATA" 2 "2 COMPLETE MPC DATA" 3 "3 FULLY IMPUTED" 4 "4 PARTIALLY IMPUTED" 5 "5 CAPITATION IMPUTATION" / LABTEST_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MAMMOG_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MEDPRESC -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / MEDPTYPE_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 ACUPUNCTURIST" 10 "10 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST" 11 "11 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT" 12 "12 PODIATRIST" 13 "13 PSYCHOLOGIST" 14 "14 SOCIAL WORKER" 15 "15 TECHNICIAN" 2 "2 CHIROPRACTOR" 3 "3 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON" 4 "4 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROVIDER" 5 "5 MASSAGE THERAPIST" 6 "6 MENTAL HLTH CNSLR/MARITAL OR FAM THERAPIST" 7 "7 MIDWIFE" 8 "8 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER" 9 "9 OPTOMETRIST" 91 "91 OTHER" / MPCDATA 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" / MPCELIG 1 "1 MPC ELIGIBLE" 2 "2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE" / MRI_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / OBDATEMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" / OBDATEYR -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 2020 "2020" / PANEL 23 "23 PANEL 23" 24 "24 PANEL 24" 25 "25 PANEL 25" / RCVVAC_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SEEDOC_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / SONOGRAM_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SURGPROC -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / TELEHEALTHFLAG -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / VISITTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 PHONE" 2 "2 VIDEO" 3 "3 SOME OTHER WAY" / VSTCTGRY -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 GENERAL CHECKUP" 10 "10 LASER EYE SURGERY" 2 "2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT" 3 "3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)" 4 "4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING" 5 "5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT" 6 "6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS" 7 "7 VISION EXAM" 8 "8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)" 9 "9 WELL CHILD EXAM" 91 "91 OTHER" / VSTRELCN_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / XRAYS_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" . 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