/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H51G.DAT" /LRECL=265. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) MPCELIG 42-42 MPCDATA 43-43 OBDATEYR 44-47 OBDATEMM 48-49 OBDATEDD 50-51 SEETLKPV 52-53 REFERDBY 54-55 SEEDOC 56-57 MEDPTYPE 58-59 TIMESPNT 60-61 DOCATLOC 62-63 VSTCTGRY 64-65 VSTRELCN 66-67 PHYSTH 68-69 OCCUPTH 70-71 SPEECHTH 72-73 CHEMOTH 74-75 RADIATTH 76-77 KIDNEYD 78-79 IVTHER 80-81 DRUGTRT 82-83 RCVSHOT 84-85 PSYCHOTH 86-87 LABTEST 88-89 SONOGRAM 90-91 XRAYS 92-93 MAMMOG 94-95 MRI 96-97 EKG 98-99 EEG 100-101 RCVVAC 102-103 ANESTH 104-105 OTHSVCE 106-107 SURGPROC 108-109 SURGNAME 110-111 MEDPRESC 112-113 VAPLACE 114-114 OBICD1X 115-117 (A) OBICD2X 118-120 (A) OBICD3X 121-123 (A) OBICD4X 124-126 (A) OBPRO1X 127-128 (A) OBCCC1X 129-131 (A) OBCCC2X 132-134 (A) OBCCC3X 135-137 (A) OBCCC4X 138-140 (A) FFOBTYPE 141-142 FFBEF00 143-144 FFTOT01 145-146 OBSF00X 147-153 (2) OBMR00X 154-160 (2) OBMD00X 161-167 (2) OBPV00X 168-175 (2) OBVA00X 176-182 (2) OBTR00X 183-189 (2) OBOF00X 190-196 (2) OBSL00X 197-203 (2) OBWC00X 204-210 (2) OBOR00X 211-217 (2) OBOU00X 218-224 (2) OBOT00X 225-232 (2) OBXP00X 233-240 (2) OBTC00X 241-248 (2) IMPFLAG 249-249 PERWT00F 250-261 (6) VARSTR00 262-263 VARPSU00 264-265 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' OBDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' OBDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' OBDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' SEETLKPV 'DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE' REFERDBY 'THIS VISIT REFERRED BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN' SEEDOC 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL' MEDPTYPE 'TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT' TIMESPNT 'TIME P SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON' DOCATLOC 'ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV' VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT' VSTRELCN 'THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND' PHYSTH 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY' OCCUPTH 'THIS VIS DID P HAVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY' SPEECHTH 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SPEECH THERAPY' CHEMOTH 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY' RADIATTH 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE RADIATION THERAPY' KIDNEYD 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE KIDNEY DIALYSIS' IVTHER 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE IV THERAPY' DRUGTRT 'THIS VIS DID P HAVE TRT FOR DRUG/ALCOHOL' RCVSHOT 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE AN ALLERGY SHOT' PSYCHOTH 'DID P HAVE PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING' LABTEST 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS' SONOGRAM 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD' XRAYS 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS' MAMMOG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM' MRI 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN' EKG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG' EEG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG' RCVVAC 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION' ANESTH 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA' OTHSVCE 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM' SURGPROC 'WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT' SURGNAME 'SURGICAL PROCEDURE NAME IN CATEGORIES' MEDPRESC 'ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' OBICD1X '3-DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' OBICD2X '3-DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' OBICD3X '3-DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' OBICD4X '3-DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' OBPRO1X '2-DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE' OBCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' OBCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' OBCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' OBCCC4X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' FFOBTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF00 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2000' FFTOT01 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2000' OBSF00X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OBMR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OBMD00X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OBPV00X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OBVA00X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' OBTR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' OBOF00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OBSL00X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' OBWC00X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OBOR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OBOU00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OBOT00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OBXP00X 'SUM OF OBSF00X - OBOT00X (IMPUTED)' OBTC00X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT00F 'FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 2000' VARSTR00 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2000' VARPSU00 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2000' . VALUE LABELS ANESTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / CHEMOTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / DOCATLOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DRUGTRT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / EEG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EKG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFBEF00 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / FFOBTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT01 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IMPFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 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' / IVTHER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / KIDNEYD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / LABTEST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MAMMOG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MEDPRESC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MEDPTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 CHIROPRACTOR' 10 '10 PSYCHOLOGIST' 11 '11 SOCIAL WORKER' 12 '12 TECHNICIAN' 13 '13 RECEPTIONIST/CLERK/SECRETARY' 2 '2 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON' 3 '3 MIDWIFE' 4 '4 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER' 5 '5 OPTOMETRIST' 6 '6 PODIATRIST' 7 "7 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT" 8 '8 PHYSICAL THERAPIST' 9 '9 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST' 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 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / OBCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBCCC4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2000 '2000' / OBICD1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBICD2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBICD3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBICD4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBMD00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOT00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOU00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBPRO1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBPV00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSL00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBVA00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBWC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBXP00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OCCUPTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / PHYSTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / PSYCHOTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / RADIATTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / RCVSHOT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / RCVVAC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / REFERDBY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEEDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEETLKPV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 SAW PROVIDER' 2 '2 TELEPHONE CALL' / SONOGRAM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SPEECHTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO TREATMENT RECEIVED' / SURGNAME -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY' 2 '2 CLEANING/TREATM WOUND, INFECTION' 3 '3 REMOVAL OF DISEASED TISSUE (EXCISION)' 4 '4 STITCHES (WOUND SUTURE)' 5 '5 EAR TUBES (TYMPANOSTOMY TUBES)' 91 '91 OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURE' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TIMESPNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 5 MINUTES OR LESS' 2 '2 6-10 MINUTES' 3 '3 11-15 MINUTES' 4 '4 16-25 MINUTES' 5 '5 26-40 MINUTES' 6 '6 41 MINUTES OR MORE' / VAPLACE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / VSTCTGRY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GENERAL CHECKUP' 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 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)' 9 '9 WELL CHILD EXAM' 91 '91 OTHER' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / XRAYS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' . 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