/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H102H.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-7 DUPERSID 8-15 (A) EVNTIDX 16-27 (A) EVENTRN 28-28 PANEL 29-30 HHDATEYR 31-34 HHDATEMM 35-36 MPCELIG 37-37 SELFAGEN 38-39 HHTYPE 40-40 CNA 41-42 COMPANN 43-44 DIETICN 45-46 HHAIDE 47-48 HOSPICE 49-50 HMEMAKER 51-52 IVTHP 53-54 MEDLDOC 55-56 NURPRACT 57-58 NURAIDE 59-60 OCCUPTHP 61-62 PERSONAL 63-64 PHYSLTHP 65-66 RESPTHP 67-68 SOCIALW 69-70 SPEECTHP 71-72 OTHRHCW 73-74 NONSKILL 75-76 SKILLED 77-78 SKILLWOS 79-103 (A) OTHCW 104-105 OTHCWOS 106-130 (A) HOSPITAL 131-132 VSTRELCN 133-134 TREATMT 135-136 MEDEQUIP 137-138 DAILYACT 139-140 COMPANY 141-142 OTHSVCE 143-144 OTHSVCOS 145-169 (A) FREQCY 170-171 DAYSPWK 172-173 DAYSPMO 174-175 HOWOFTEN 176-177 TMSPDAY 178-179 HRSLONG 180-181 MINLONG 182-183 SAMESVCE 184-185 HHDAYS 186-187 HHSF06X 188-194 (2) HHMR06X 195-201 (2) HHMD06X 202-209 (2) HHPV06X 210-216 (2) HHVA06X 217-222 (2) HHTR06X 223-227 (2) HHOF06X 228-233 (2) HHSL06X 234-240 (2) HHWC06X 241-245 (2) HHOR06X 246-252 (2) HHOU06X 253-258 (2) HHOT06X 259-264 (2) HHXP06X 265-272 (2) HHTC06X 273-280 (2) IMPFLAG 281-281 PERWT06F 282-293 (6) VARSTR 294-296 VARPSU 297-297 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' HHDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' HHDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG' SELFAGEN 'DOES PROVIDER WORK FOR AGENCY OR SELF' HHTYPE 'HOME HEALTH EVENT TYPE' CNA 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - CERT NURSE ASST' COMPANN 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - COMPANION' DIETICN 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - DIETITIAN/NUTRT' HHAIDE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOME CARE AIDE' HOSPICE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOSPICE WORKER' HMEMAKER 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOMEMAKER' IVTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - IV THERAPIST' MEDLDOC 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - MEDICAL DOCTOR' NURPRACT 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE/PRACTR' NURAIDE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE S AIDE' OCCUPTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - OCCUP THERAP' PERSONAL 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - PERS CARE ATTDT' PHYSLTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - PHYSICL THERAPY' RESPTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - RESPIRA THERAPY' SOCIALW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOCIAL WORKER' SPEECTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SPEECH THERAPY' OTHRHCW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - OTHER' NONSKILL 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NON-SKILLED' SKILLED 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SKILLED' SKILLWOS 'SPECIFY TYPE OF SKILLED WORKER' OTHCW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOME OTHER' OTHCWOS 'SPECIFY OTHER TYPE HEALTH CARE WORKER' HOSPITAL 'ANY HH CARE SVCE DUE TO HOSPITALIZATION' VSTRELCN 'ANY HH CARE SVCE RELATED TO HLTH COND' TREATMT 'PERSON RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT' MEDEQUIP 'PERSON WAS TAUGHT USE OF MED EQUIPMENT' DAILYACT 'PERSON WAS HELPED WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES' COMPANY 'PERSON RECEIVED COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES' OTHSVCE 'PERSON RECEIVED OTH HOME CARE SERVICES' OTHSVCOS 'SPECIFY OTHER HOME CARE SRVCE RECEIVED' FREQCY 'PROVIDER HELPED EVERY WEEK/SOME WEEKS' DAYSPWK '# DAYS / WEEK PROVIDER CAME' DAYSPMO '# DAYS / MONTH PROVIDER CAME' HOWOFTEN 'PROV CAME ONCE PER DAY/MORE THAN ONCE' TMSPDAY 'TIMES/DAY PROVIDER CAME TO HOME TO HELP' HRSLONG 'HOURS EACH VISIT LASTED' MINLONG 'MINUTES EACH VISIT LASTED' SAMESVCE 'ANY OTH MONS PER RECEIVED SAME SERVICES' HHDAYS 'DAYS PER MONTH IN HOME HEALTH, 2006' HHSF06X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' HHMR06X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' HHMD06X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' HHPV06X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHVA06X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' HHTR06X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' HHOF06X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' HHSL06X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' HHWC06X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' HHOR06X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' HHOU06X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' HHOT06X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHXP06X 'SUM OF HHSF06X - HHOT06X (IMPUTED)' HHTC06X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT06F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2006' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2006' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2006' . VALUE LABELS CNA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMPANN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMPANY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / DAILYACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / DAYSPMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DAYSPWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DIETICN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FREQCY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EVERY WEEK' 2 '2 SOME WEEKS' 3 '3 ONLY CAME ONCE' / HHAIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HHDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / HHDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2006 '2006' / HHDAYS -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMD06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMR06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOF06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOR06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOT06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOU06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHPV06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSF06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSL06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTC06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTR06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FRIEND/NEIGHBOR' 2 '2 RELATIVE' 3 '3 VOLUNTEER' 4 '4 OTHER - PAID' 5 '5 VOLUNTEERED: MEAL SERVICE DELIVERY' / HHVA06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHWC06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHXP06X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HMEMAKER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOSPICE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOSPITAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOWOFTEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 ONCE PER DAY' 2 '2 MORE THAN ONCE PER DAY' 3 '3 24 HOURS PER DAY' / HRSLONG -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' / IVTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MEDEQUIP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / MEDLDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MINLONG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / MPCELIG 1 '1 MPC ELIGIBLE - AGENCY' 2 '2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE - PAID INDEP' 3 '3 NOT MPC ELIG - INFORMAL CARE' / NONSKILL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NURAIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NURPRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OCCUPTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHCW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHRHCW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / PANEL 10 'PANEL 10' 11 'PANEL 11' / PERSONAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PHYSLTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RESPTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SAMESVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SELFAGEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 WORK FOR AGENCY, HOSP, NURS HOME' 2 '2 WORK FOR SELF' / SKILLED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SOCIALW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SPEECTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TMSPDAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / TREATMT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . EXECUTE.