/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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." */ /*****************************************************************************/ DATA LIST FILE="H59G.DAT" / 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 SEEDOC 54-55 MEDPTYPE 56-57 DOCATLOC 58-59 VSTCTGRY 60-61 VSTRELCN 62-63 PHYSTH 64-65 OCCUPTH 66-67 SPEECHTH 68-69 CHEMOTH 70-71 RADIATTH 72-73 KIDNEYD 74-75 IVTHER 76-77 DRUGTRT 78-79 RCVSHOT 80-81 PSYCHOTH 82-83 LABTEST 84-85 SONOGRAM 86-87 XRAYS 88-89 MAMMOG 90-91 MRI 92-93 EKG 94-95 EEG 96-97 RCVVAC 98-99 ANESTH 100-101 OTHSVCE 102-103 SURGPROC 104-105 MEDPRESC 106-107 VAPLACE 108-108 OBICD1X 109-111 (A) OBICD2X 112-114 (A) OBICD3X 115-117 (A) OBICD4X 118-120 (A) OBPRO1X 121-122 (A) OBCCC1X 123-125 (A) OBCCC2X 126-128 (A) OBCCC3X 129-131 (A) OBCCC4X 132-134 (A) FFOBTYPE 135-136 FFBEF01 137-138 FFTOT02 139-140 OBSF01X 141-148 (2) OBMR01X 149-156 (2) OBMD01X 157-164 (2) OBPV01X 165-172 (2) OBVA01X 173-179 (2) OBTR01X 180-186 (2) OBOF01X 187-193 (2) OBSL01X 194-200 (2) OBWC01X 201-207 (2) OBOR01X 208-215 (2) OBOU01X 216-223 (2) OBOT01X 224-230 (2) OBXP01X 231-238 (2) OBTC01X 239-246 (2) IMPFLAG 247-247 PERWT01F 248-259 (6) VARSTR01 260-262 VARPSU01 263-264 . 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' SEEDOC 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL' MEDPTYPE 'TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT' 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' MEDPRESC 'ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' OBICD1X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' OBICD2X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' OBICD3X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' OBICD4X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' OBPRO1X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM 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' FFBEF01 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2001' FFTOT02 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2001' OBSF01X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OBMR01X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OBMD01X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OBPV01X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OBVA01X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' OBTR01X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' OBOF01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OBSL01X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' OBWC01X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OBOR01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OBOU01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OBOT01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OBXP01X 'SUM OF OBSF01X - OBOT01X (IMPUTED)' OBTC01X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT01F 'FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 2001' VARSTR01 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2001' VARPSU01 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2001' . 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' / FFBEF01 -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' / FFTOT02 -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' 14 '14 ACUPUNCTURE' 15 '15 MASSAGE THERAPIST' 16 '16 HOMEOPATHIC/NATUROPATHIC/HERBALIST' 17 '17 OTHER ALTERNATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY CARE PRO' 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' 2001 '2001' / 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' / OBMD01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBMR01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOF01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOR01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOT01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOU01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBPRO1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OBPV01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSF01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBSL01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTC01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBTR01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBVA01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBWC01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBXP01X -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' / 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' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / 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' 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 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' . EXECUTE.