/************************************************************************************************/ /* Stata User File for H26G Data */ /* */ /* This file contains information and a sample Stata program to create a permanent */ /* Stata dataset for users who want to use Stata in processing the MEPS data provided */ /* in this PUF release. Stata (StataCorp) has the capability to produce */ /* appropriate standard errors for estimates from a survey with a complex sample */ /* design such as the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). */ /* The input file for creating a permanent Stata dataset is the ASCII data file */ /* (H26G.DAT) supplied in this PUF release, which in turn can be extracted from the */ /* .EXE file. After entering the Stata interactive environment access the Stata DO-File */ /* editor by clicking on the appropriate icon in the command line at the top of the */ /* screen. Copy and paste the following Stata commands into the editor and save as a */ /* DO file. A DO file is a Stata program which may then be executed using the DO command. */ /* For example, if the DO file is named H26G.DO and is located in the directory */ /* C:\MEPS\PROG, then the file may be executed by typing the following command into */ /* the Stata command line: */ /* do C:\MEPS\PROG\H26G.DO */ /* The program below will output the Stata dataset H26G.DTA */ /************************************************************************************************/ #delimit ; cd C:\MEPS\DATA; log using H26GF2.log, replace; clear; * INPUT ALL VARIABLES; infix long DUID 1-5 int PID 6-8 str DUPERSID 9-16 str EVNTIDX 17-28 str HHSFFIDX 29-38 double OBSF98H 39-46 double OBMR98H 47-54 double OBMD98H 55-59 double OBPV98H 60-67 double OBVA98H 68-72 double OBCH98H 73-79 double OBOF98H 80-86 double OBSL98H 87-92 double OBWC98H 93-99 double OBOT98H 100-106 double OBUC98H 107-113 double OBTC98H 114-121 double OBSF98M 122-128 double OBMR98M 129-135 double OBMD98M 136-142 double OBPV98M 143-149 double OBVA98M 150-154 double OBCH98M 155-160 double OBOF98M 161-165 double OBSL98M 166-171 double OBWC98M 172-178 double OBOT98M 179-185 double OBTC98M 186-193 double WTDPER98 194-205 byte VARPSU98 206-207 int VARSTR98 208-210 using H26GF2.dat; *DEFINE VARIABLE LABELS; label variable DUID "DWELLING UNIT ID"; label variable PID "PERSON NUMBER"; label variable DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID+PID)"; label variable EVNTIDX "EVENT ID"; label variable HHSFFIDX "HOUSEHOLD REPORTD FLAT FEE ID(UNEDITED)"; label variable OBSF98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBMR98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBMD98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBPV98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBVA98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBCH98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHPVA(PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBOF98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBSL98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE&LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBWC98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBOT98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBUC98H "HHLD RPTD AMT PD,UNCOL LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBTC98H "HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (PRE-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBSF98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBMR98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBMD98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBPV98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBVA98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBCH98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBOF98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBSL98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, STATE&LOC (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBWC98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBOT98M "MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable OBTC98M "MPC REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (UN-IMPUTED)"; label variable WTDPER98 "POVERTY/MORTALITY/NH ADJ PERS LVL WGT 98"; label variable VARPSU98 "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1998"; label variable VARSTR98 "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1998"; *DEFINE VALUE LABELS FOR REPORTS; label define H26GF20001X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20002X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20003X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20004X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20005X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20006X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20007X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20008X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20009X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20010X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20011X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20012X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20013X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20014X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20015X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20016X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20017X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20018X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20019X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20020X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20021X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20022X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H26GF20023X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; * ASSOCIATE VARIABLES WITH VALUE LABEL DEFINITIONS; label value OBCH98H H26GF20001X; label value OBCH98M H26GF20002X; label value OBMD98H H26GF20003X; label value OBMD98M H26GF20004X; label value OBMR98H H26GF20005X; label value OBMR98M H26GF20006X; label value OBOF98H H26GF20007X; label value OBOF98M H26GF20008X; label value OBOT98H H26GF20009X; label value OBOT98M H26GF20010X; label value OBPV98H H26GF20011X; label value OBPV98M H26GF20012X; label value OBSF98H H26GF20013X; label value OBSF98M H26GF20014X; label value OBSL98H H26GF20015X; label value OBSL98M H26GF20016X; label value OBTC98H H26GF20017X; label value OBTC98M H26GF20018X; label value OBUC98H H26GF20019X; label value OBVA98H H26GF20020X; label value OBVA98M H26GF20021X; label value OBWC98H H26GF20022X; label value OBWC98M H26GF20023X; *DISPLAY A DESCRIPTION OF STATA FILE; describe; *LIST FIRST 20 OBSERVATIONS IN THE FILE; list in 1/20; save H26GF2, replace; #delimit cr * data file is stored in H26GF2.dta * log file is stored in H26GF2.log log close /************************************************************************************************ NOTES: 1. This program has been tested on Stata Version 10 (for Windows). 2. This program will create a permanent Stata dataset. All additional analyses can be run using this dataset. In addition to the dataset, this program creates a log file named H26G.LOG and a data file named H26G.DTA. If these files (H26G.DTA and H26G.LOG) already exist in the working directory, they will be replaced when this program is executed. 3. If the program ends prematurely, the log file will remain open. Before running this program again, the user should enter the following Stata command: log close 4. The cd command assigns C:\MEPS\DATA as the working directory and location of the input ASCII and output .DTA and .LOG files and can be modified by the user as necessary. 5. Stata commands end with a carriage return by default. The command #delimit ; temporarily changes the command ending delimiter from a carriage return to a semicolon. 6. The infix command assumes that the input variables are numeric unless the variable name is prefaced by str. For example, DUPERSID is the a string (or character) variable. ************************************************************************************************/