/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H229C.DAT" /LRECL=151. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-7 PID 8-10 DUPERSID 11-20 (A) EVNTIDX 21-36 (A) EVENTRN 37-37 PANEL 38-39 OMTYPE_M18 40-40 OMSF21X 41-48 (2) OMMR21X 49-56 (2) OMMD21X 57-64 (2) OMPV21X 65-72 (2) OMVA21X 73-79 (2) OMTR21X 80-86 (2) OMOF21X 87-94 (2) OMSL21X 95-101 (2) OMWC21X 102-109 (2) OMOT21X 110-117 (2) OMXP21X 118-125 (2) OMTC21X 126-133 (2) IMPFLAG 134-134 PERWT21F 135-146 (6) VARSTR 147-150 VARPSU 151-151 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER" PID "PERSON NUMBER" DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)" EVNTIDX "EVENT ID" EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER" PANEL "PANEL NUMBER" OMTYPE_M18 "OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE" OMSF21X "AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" OMMR21X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" OMMD21X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" OMPV21X "AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)" OMVA21X "AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" OMTR21X "AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" OMOF21X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" OMSL21X "AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)" OMWC21X "AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" OMOT21X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)" OMXP21X "SUM OF OMSF21X - OMOT21X (IMPUTED)" OMTC21X "HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT21F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2021" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2021" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2021" . VALUE LABELS EVENTRN 1 "1 ROUND 1" 2 "2 ROUND 2" 3 "3 ROUND 3" 4 "4 ROUND 4" 5 "5 ROUND 5" 6 "6 ROUND 6" 7 "7 ROUND 7" 8 "8 ROUND 8" 9 "9 ROUND 9" / 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" / OMTYPE_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES" 2 "2 AMBULANCE SERVICES" 3 "3 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES" 4 "4 LONG TERM MEDICAL EQUIPMENT" / PANEL 23 "23 PANEL 23" 24 "24 PANEL 24" 25 "25 PANEL 25" 26 "26 PANEL 26" . EXECUTE.