/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H239F.DAT" /LRECL=308. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-7 PID 8-10 DUPERSID 11-20 (A) EVNTIDX 21-36 (A) EVENTRN 37-37 FFEEIDX 38-51 (A) PANEL 52-53 MPCDATA 54-54 OPDATEYR 55-58 OPDATEMM 59-60 SEEDOC_M18 61-62 DRSPLTY_M18 63-64 MEDPTYPE_M18 65-66 VSTCTGRY 67-68 VSTRELCN_M18 69-70 LABTEST_M18 71-72 SONOGRAM_M18 73-74 XRAYS_M18 75-76 MAMMOG_M18 77-78 MRI_M18 79-80 EKG_M18 81-82 RCVVAC_M18 83-84 SURGPROC 85-86 MEDPRESC 87-89 TELEHEALTHFLAG 90-90 VISITTYPE 91-92 FFOPTYPE 93-94 OPXP22X 95-102 (2) OPTC22X 103-111 (2) OPFSF22X 112-119 (2) OPFMR22X 120-127 (2) OPFMD22X 128-135 (2) OPFPV22X 136-143 (2) OPFVA22X 144-151 (2) OPFTR22X 152-159 (2) OPFOF22X 160-166 (2) OPFSL22X 167-173 (2) OPFWC22X 174-181 (2) OPFOT22X 182-188 (2) OPFXP22X 189-196 (2) OPFTC22X 197-205 (2) OPDSF22X 206-213 (2) OPDMR22X 214-220 (2) OPDMD22X 221-227 (2) OPDPV22X 228-235 (2) OPDVA22X 236-242 (2) OPDTR22X 243-249 (2) OPDOF22X 250-253 (2) OPDSL22X 254-259 (2) OPDWC22X 260-266 (2) OPDOT22X 267-273 (2) OPDXP22X 274-281 (2) OPDTC22X 282-289 (2) IMPFLAG 290-290 PERWT22F 291-303 (6) VARSTR 304-307 VARPSU 308-308 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER" PID "PERSON NUMBER" DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)" EVNTIDX "EVENT ID" EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER" FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID" PANEL "PANEL NUMBER" MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG" OPDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR" OPDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH" SEEDOC_M18 "DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT" DRSPLTY_M18 "OPAT DOCTOR S SPECIALTY" MEDPTYPE_M18 "TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT" VSTCTGRY "BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT" VSTRELCN_M18 "THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND" LABTEST_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS" SONOGRAM_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD" XRAYS_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS" MAMMOG_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM" MRI_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN" EKG_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG" RCVVAC_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION" SURGPROC "WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT" MEDPRESC "ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT" TELEHEALTHFLAG "IS THIS A TELEHEALTH EVENT" VISITTYPE "TYPE OF TELEHEALTH VISIT" FFOPTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE" OPXP22X "TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP22X + OPDXP22X)" OPTC22X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC22X + OPDTC22X)" OPFSF22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" OPFMR22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" OPFMD22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" OPFPV22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" OPFVA22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" OPFTR22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" OPFOF22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" OPFSL22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" OPFWC22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" OPFOT22X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" OPFXP22X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF22X - OPFOT22X" OPFTC22X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)" OPDSF22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" OPDMR22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" OPDMD22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" OPDPV22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)" OPDVA22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" OPDTR22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" OPDOF22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" OPDSL22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" OPDWC22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" OPDOT22X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" OPDXP22X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF22X - OPDOT22X" OPDTC22X "TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT22F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2022" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2022" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2022" . VALUE LABELS DRSPLTY_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 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" / EKG_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / 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" / FFOPTYPE -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" / LABTEST_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MAMMOG_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MEDPRESC -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / MEDPTYPE_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 ACUPUNCTURIST" 10 "10 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST" 11 "11 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT" 12 "12 PODIATRIST" 13 "13 PSYCHOLOGIST" 14 "14 SOCIAL WORKER" 15 "15 TECHNICIAN" 2 "2 CHIROPRACTOR" 3 "3 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON" 4 "4 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROVIDER" 5 "5 MASSAGE THERAPIST" 6 "6 MENTAL HLTH CNSLR/MARITAL OR FAM THERAPIST" 7 "7 MIDWIFE" 8 "8 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER" 9 "9 OPTOMETRIST" 91 "91 OTHER" / MPCDATA 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" / MRI_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / OPDATEMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" / OPDATEYR -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 2022 "2022" / PANEL 24 "24 PANEL 24" 26 "26 PANEL 26" 27 "27 PANEL 27" / RCVVAC_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SEEDOC_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / SONOGRAM_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SURGPROC -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / TELEHEALTHFLAG -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / VISITTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 PHONE" 2 "2 VIDEO" 3 "3 SOME OTHER WAY" / VSTCTGRY -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 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_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / XRAYS_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" . 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