/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="HC10CF2.DAT"  /LRECL=130.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
    DUID 1-5  
    PID 6-8  
    DUPERSID 9-16 (A)
    EVNTIDX 17-28 (A)
    HHSFFIDX 29-38 (A)
    OMSF96H 39-45 (2)
    OMMR96H 46-52 (2)
    OMMD96H 53-57 (2)
    OMPV96H 58-65 (2)
    OMVA96H 66-70 (2)
    OMCH96H 71-75 (2)
    OMOF96H 76-82 (2)
    OMSL96H 83-89 (2)
    OMWC96H 90-94 (2)
    OMOT96H 95-100 (2)
    OMUC96H 101-105 (2)
    OMTC96H 106-113 (2)
    WTDPER96 114-125 (6)
    VARPSU96 126-127  
    VARSTR96 128-130   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)'
    EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID'
    HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTED FLAT FEE ID'
    OMSF96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,FAMILY (PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMMR96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,MEDICARE (PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMMD96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,MEDICAID (PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMPV96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,PRIV INS (PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMVA96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,VETERANS (PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMCH96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHMPVA(PRE-IMPUTD)'
    OMOF96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMSL96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,STATE&LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMWC96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMOT96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMUC96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,UNCOL LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)'
    OMTC96H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (PRE-IMPUTED)'
    WTDPER96 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJUSTED PERS LEVL WGT'
    VARPSU96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU 1996'
    VARSTR96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM' .
VALUE LABELS 
    OMCH96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0'
         43 '$43.00' /
    OMMD96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMMR96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOF96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOT96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMPV96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMSF96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMSL96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTC96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -4 '-4 FAMILY FLAT FEE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMUC96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -4 '-4 FAMILY FLAT FEE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0'
         30 '$30.00' /
    OMVA96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMWC96H
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' .
EXECUTE.