/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H213D.DAT" /LRECL=322. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-7 PID 8-10 DUPERSID 11-20 (A) EVNTIDX 21-36 (A) EVENTRN 37-37 ERHEVIDX 38-53 (A) FFEEIDX 54-65 (A) PANEL 66-67 MPCDATA 68-68 IPBEGYR 69-72 IPBEGMM 73-74 IPENDYR 75-78 IPENDMM 79-80 NUMNIGHX 81-83 EMERROOM 84-84 SPECCOND 85-86 RSNINHOS 87-89 ANYOPER 90-91 DSCHPMED 92-93 FFIPTYPE 94-95 IPXP19X 96-104 (2) IPTC19X 105-114 (2) IPFSF19X 115-122 (2) IPFMR19X 123-131 (2) IPFMD19X 132-140 (2) IPFPV19X 141-149 (2) IPFVA19X 150-158 (2) IPFTR19X 159-166 (2) IPFOF19X 167-174 (2) IPFSL19X 175-182 (2) IPFWC19X 183-190 (2) IPFOT19X 191-198 (2) IPFXP19X 199-207 (2) IPFTC19X 208-217 (2) IPDSF19X 218-224 (2) IPDMR19X 225-232 (2) IPDMD19X 233-240 (2) IPDPV19X 241-248 (2) IPDVA19X 249-256 (2) IPDTR19X 257-263 (2) IPDOF19X 264-267 (2) IPDSL19X 268-273 (2) IPDWC19X 274-281 (2) IPDOT19X 282-288 (2) IPDXP19X 289-296 (2) IPDTC19X 297-304 (2) IMPFLAG 305-305 PERWT19F 306-317 (6) VARSTR 318-321 VARPSU 322-322 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER" PID "PERSON NUMBER" DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)" EVNTIDX "EVENT ID" EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER" ERHEVIDX "EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING EMER RM VISIT" FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID" PANEL "PANEL NUMBER" MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG" IPBEGYR "EVENT START DATE - YEAR" IPBEGMM "EVENT START DATE - MONTH" IPENDYR "EVENT END DATE - YEAR" IPENDMM "EVENT END DATE - MONTH" NUMNIGHX "# OF NIGHTS IN HOSPITAL - EDITED/IMPUTED" EMERROOM "DID STAY BEGIN WITH EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT" SPECCOND "HOSPITAL STAY RELATED TO CONDITION" RSNINHOS "REASON ENTERED HOSPITAL" ANYOPER "ANY OPERATIONS OR SURGERIES PERFORMED" DSCHPMED "MEDICINES PRESCRIBED AT DISCHARGE" FFIPTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE" IPXP19X "TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP19X + IPDXP19X)" IPTC19X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC19X + IPDTC19X)" IPFSF19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" IPFMR19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" IPFMD19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" IPFPV19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" IPFVA19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)" IPFTR19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)" IPFOF19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" IPFSL19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" IPFWC19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" IPFOT19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" IPFXP19X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF19X - IPFOT19X" IPFTC19X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IPDSF19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" IPDMR19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" IPDMD19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" IPDPV19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" IPDVA19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)" IPDTR19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)" IPDOF19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" IPDSL19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" IPDWC19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" IPDOT19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" IPDXP19X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF19X - IPDOT19X" IPDTC19X "TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT19F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2019" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2019" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2019" . VALUE LABELS ANYOPER -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DSCHPMED -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / EMERROOM 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / EVENTRN 1 "ROUND 1" 2 "ROUND 2" 3 "ROUND 3" 4 "ROUND 4" 5 "ROUND 5" / FFIPTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 FLAT FEE STEM" 2 "2 FLAT FEE LEAF" / 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" / IPBEGMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" / IPBEGYR -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 2018 "2018" 2019 "2019" / IPENDMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" / IPENDYR -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 2019 "2019" / MPCDATA 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" / PANEL 23 "PANEL 23" 24 "PANEL 24" / RSNINHOS -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 OPERATION OR SURGICAL PROCEDURE" 2 "2 TREATMENT/THERAPY" 3 "3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ONLY" 4 "4 GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY (MOTHER)" 5 "5 TO BE BORN (BABY)" 6 "6 PREGNANCY-RELATED COMPLICATIONS" 91 "91 OTHER (SPECIFY)" / SPECCOND -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" . 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