/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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."                                                */
/*****************************************************************************/

SET UNICODE = NO.
FILE HANDLE INFILE NAME="H188G.DAT"  /LRECL=226.
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)
    PANEL 42-43
    MPCELIG 44-44
    MPCDATA 45-45
    OBDATEYR 46-49
    OBDATEMM 50-51
    SEETLKPV 52-53
    SEEDOC 54-55
    DRSPLTY 56-57
    MEDPTYPE 58-59
    DOCATLOC 60-61
    VSTCTGRY 62-63
    VSTRELCN 64-65
    LABTEST 66-67
    SONOGRAM 68-69
    XRAYS 70-71
    MAMMOG 72-73
    MRI 74-75
    EKG 76-77
    EEG 78-79
    RCVVAC 80-81
    ANESTH 82-83
    THRTSWAB 84-85
    OTHSVCE 86-87
    SURGPROC 88-89
    MEDPRESC 90-91
    FFOBTYPE 92-93
    FFBEF16 94-95
    FFTOT17 96-97
    OBSF16X 98-105 (2)
    OBMR16X 106-113 (2)
    OBMD16X 114-121 (2)
    OBPV16X 122-129 (2)
    OBVA16X 130-136 (2)
    OBTR16X 137-143 (2)
    OBOF16X 144-151 (2)
    OBSL16X 152-159 (2)
    OBWC16X 160-167 (2)
    OBOR16X 168-175 (2)
    OBOU16X 176-183 (2)
    OBOT16X 184-191 (2)
    OBXP16X 192-199 (2)
    OBTC16X 200-208 (2)
    IMPFLAG 209-209
    PERWT16F 210-221 (6)
    VARSTR 222-225
    VARPSU 226-226   .
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'
    PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER'
    MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG'
    MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG'
    OBDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR'
    OBDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH'
    SEETLKPV 'DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE'
    SEEDOC 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL'
    DRSPLTY 'MVIS DOCTOR S SPECIALTY'
    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'
    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'
    THRTSWAB 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB'
    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'
    FFOBTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE'
    FFBEF16 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2016'
    FFTOT17 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2016'
    OBSF16X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    OBMR16X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    OBMD16X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    OBPV16X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OBVA16X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    OBTR16X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    OBOF16X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    OBSL16X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    OBWC16X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    OBOR16X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    OBOU16X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    OBOT16X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OBXP16X 'SUM OF OBSF16X - OBOT16X (IMPUTED)'
    OBTC16X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)'
    IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS'
    PERWT16F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2016'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2016'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2016' .
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' /
    DOCATLOC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DRSPLTY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY'
         10 '10 GERIATRICS (ELDERLY)'
         11 '11 GYNECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS'
         12 '12 HEMATOLOGY (BLOOD)'
         13 '13 HOSPITAL RESIDENCE'
         14 '14 INTERNAL MEDICINE'
         15 '15 NEPHROLOGY (KIDNEYS)'
         16 '16 NEUROLOGY'
         18 '18 ONCOLOGY'
         19 '19 OPHTHALMOLOGY'
         2 '2 ANESTHESIOLOGY'
         20 '20 ORTHOPEDICS'
         21 '21 OSTEOPATHY'
         22 '22 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY'
         23 '23 PATHOLOGY'
         24 '24 PEDIATRICIAN'
         25 '25 PHYSICAL MEDICINE/REHAB'
         26 '26 PLASTIC SURGERY'
         27 '27 PROCTOLOGY'
         28 '28 PSYCHIATRY'
         29 '29 PULMONARY'
         3 '3 CARDIOLOGY (HEART)'
         30 '30 RADIOLOGY'
         31 '31 RHEUMATOLOGY (ARTHRITIS)'
         32 '32 THORACIC SURGERY'
         33 '33 UROLOGY'
         4 '4 DERMATOLOGY (SKIN)'
         5 '5 ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM'
         6 '6 FAMILY PRACTICE'
         7 '7 GASTROENTEROLOGY'
         8 '8 GENERAL PRACTICE'
         9 '9 GENERAL SURGERY'
         91 '91 OTHER DR SPECIALTY' /
    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' /
    FFBEF16
         -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' /
    FFTOT17
         -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' /
    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 ACUPUNCTURIST'
         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' /
    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'
         2016 '2016' /
    OBMD16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBMR16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOF16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOR16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOT16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOU16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBPV16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBSF16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBSL16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBTC16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBTR16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBVA16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBWC16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBXP16X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    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' /
    PANEL
         20 'PANEL 20'
         21 'PANEL 21' /
    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' /
    SURGPROC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    THRTSWAB
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICE RECEIVED' /
    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 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)'
         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.