/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC10DF1.DAT" /LRECL=389. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 ERHEVIDX 30-41 (A) FFID11X 42-52 (A) MPCDATA 53-53 MBLINK 54-54 IPBEGYR 55-58 IPBEGMM 59-60 IPBEGDD 61-62 IPENDYR 63-66 IPENDDD 67-68 IPENDMM 69-70 NUMNIGHX 71-73 NUMNIGHT 74-75 EMERROOM 76-77 SPECCOND 78-79 RSNINHOS 80-81 ANYOPER 82-83 SURGPROC 84-85 VAPLACE 86-87 IPICD1X 88-90 (A) IPICD2X 91-93 (A) IPICD3X 94-96 (A) IPICD4X 97-99 (A) IPPRO1X 100-101 (A) IPPRO2X 102-103 (A) IPCCC1X 104-106 (A) IPCCC2X 107-109 (A) IPCCC3X 110-112 (A) IPCCC4X 113-115 (A) NUMCOND 116-116 DSCHPMED 117-118 DROUTSID 119-120 FFIPTYPX 121-122 FFIP96 123-124 FFTOT96 125-126 IPEXP96X 127-135 (2) IPTCH96X 136-144 (2) IPFSF96X 145-152 (2) IPFMR96X 153-160 (2) IPFMD96X 161-169 (2) IPFPV96X 170-178 (2) IPFVA96X 179-187 (2) IPFCH96X 188-194 (2) IPFOF96X 195-201 (2) IPFSL96X 202-208 (2) IPFWC96X 209-215 (2) IPFOR96X 216-223 (2) IPFOU96X 224-231 (2) IPFOT96X 232-239 (2) IPFXP96X 240-248 (2) IPFTC96X 249-257 (2) IPDSF96X 258-264 (2) IPDMR96X 265-272 (2) IPDMD96X 273-280 (2) IPDPV96X 281-288 (2) IPDVA96X 289-294 (2) IPDCH96X 295-301 (2) IPDOF96X 302-307 (2) IPDSL96X 308-314 (2) IPDWC96X 315-321 (2) IPDOR96X 322-328 (2) IPDOU96X 329-335 (2) IPDOT96X 336-342 (2) IPDXP96X 343-350 (2) IPDTC96X 351-358 (2) IMPIPFSF 359-359 IMPIPFMR 360-360 IMPIPFMD 361-361 IMPIPFPV 362-362 IMPIPFVA 363-363 IMPIPFCH 364-364 IMPIPFOF 365-365 IMPIPFSL 366-366 IMPIPFWC 367-367 IMPIPFOR 368-368 IMPIPFOU 369-369 IMPIPFOT 370-370 IMPIPCHG 371-371 IMPIPNUM 372-372 WTDPER96 373-384 (6) VARPSU96 385-386 VARSTR96 387-389 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' ERHEVIDX 'ER/HS LINK ID' FFID11X 'FLAT FEE ID' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' MBLINK 'MOM/BABY EXPENDITURES FLAG' IPBEGYR 'EVENT START DATE - YEAR' IPBEGMM 'EVENT START DATE - MONTH' IPBEGDD 'EVENT START DATE - DAY' IPENDYR 'EVENT END DATE - YEAR' IPENDDD 'EVENT END DATE - DAY' IPENDMM 'EVENT END DATE - MONTH' NUMNIGHX '# NIGHTS IN HOSPITAL (EDITED)' NUMNIGHT 'NUMBER OF NIGHTS STAYED AT HOSPITAL' EMERROOM 'DID STAY BEGIN WITH EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT' SPECCOND 'HOSPITAL STAY RELATED TO CONDITION' RSNINHOS 'REASON ENTERED HOSPITAL' ANYOPER 'ANY OPERATIONS OR SURGERIES PERFORMED' SURGPROC 'MAIN SURGICAL PROCEDURE' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' IPICD1X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPICD2X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPICD3X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPICD4X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPPRO1X '2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE' IPPRO2X '2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE' IPCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC4X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' NUMCOND 'TOTAL # COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVNT' DSCHPMED 'MEDICINES PRESCRIBED AT DISCHARGE' DROUTSID 'ANY OF THE DRS SEEN OUTSIDE THE PROVIDER' FFIPTYPX 'ED FLAT FEE STEM-LEAF INDICATOR' FFIP96 '# OF IP VISITS IN FLAT FFEE - 1996' FFTOT96 '# VISITS IN FLAT FEE (ALL EVENTS) - 1996' IPEXP96X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT(IPFXP96X + IPDXP96X)' IPTCH96X 'TOT CHG FOR EVENT(IPFTC96X + IPDTC96X)' IPFSF96X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPFCH96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' IPFOF96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT96X 'FACILITY AMT PD,OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP96X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF96X-IPFOT96X' IPFTC96X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IPDSF96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURNCE(IMP)' IPDVA96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPDCH96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMP)' IPDOF96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMP)' IPDSL96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,STATE/LOCAL GOVT(IMP)' IPDWC96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKER S COMP (IMP)' IPDOR96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMP)' IPDOU96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMP)' IPDOT96X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMP)' IPDXP96X 'DOCTOR SUM OF PAYMENTS IPDSF96X-IPDOU96X' IPDTC96X 'DOCTOR TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPIPFSF 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFSF96X' IMPIPFMR 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFMR96X' IMPIPFMD 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFMD96X' IMPIPFPV 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFPV96X' IMPIPFVA 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFVA96X' IMPIPFCH 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFCH96X' IMPIPFOF 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFOF96X' IMPIPFSL 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFSL96X' IMPIPFWC 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFWC96X' IMPIPFOR 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFOR96X' IMPIPFOU 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFOU96X' IMPIPFOT 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR IPFOT96X' IMPIPCHG 'IMPUTATION STATUS OF IPFTC96X' IMPIPNUM '# DR RECORDS IMPUTED PER PROVIDER' WTDPER96 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERSON WEIGHT' VARPSU96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1996' VARSTR96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1996' . VALUE LABELS ANYOPER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DROUTSID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DSCHPMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EMERROOM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EVENTRN 1 '1 ROUND 1' 2 '2 ROUND 2' 3 '3 ROUND 3' / FFIPTYPX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / IMPIPCHG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED TLCHRG' 1 "1 FAC IMP DONOR'S TLCHRG" 2 '2 IMPUTED TLCHRG' 3 '3 BOTH RECIPIENTS AND DONORS' / IMPIPFCH 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFMD 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFMR 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFOF 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFOR 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFOT 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFOU 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFPV 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFSF 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFSL 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFVA 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPIPFWC 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IPBEGDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPBEGMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPBEGYR -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1995 '1995' 1996 '1996' / IPDCH96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMD96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMR96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOF96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOR96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOT96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOU96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDPV96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSF96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSL96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTC96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDVA96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDWC96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDXP96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPENDDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPENDMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 95 '95 STILL IN HOSPITAL' / IPENDYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1996 '1996' / IPEXP96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFCH96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMD96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMR96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOF96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOR96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOT96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOU96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFPV96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSF96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSL96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1873.14 '$1873.14' / IPFTC96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFVA96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFWC96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFXP96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPTCH96X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / MBLINK 0 '0 NO BABY EXPENDITURES' 1 '1 BABY EXPENDITURES INCLUDED' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / NUMNIGHT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / NUMNIGHX -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / RSNINHOS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 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)' 91 '91 OTHER SPECIFY' / SPECCOND -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 APPENDECTOMY' 10 '10 HERNIA REPAIR' 11 '11 HYSTERECTOMY' 12 '12 JOINT (HIP/KNEE) REPLACEMENT SURGERY' 13 '13 MASTECTOMY/LUMPECTOMY' 14 '14 PACEMAKER INSERTION' 15 '15 PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY' 16 '16 PROSTATE SURGERY (PROSTATECTOMY)' 17 '17 SPINAL DISC SURGERY (SLIPPED/PROLAPSED)' 18 '18 SURGICAL SETTING OF BROKEN BONE' 19 '19 THYROID SURGERY (THYROIDECTOMY)' 2 '2 ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY (VISUAL OF JOINTS)' 20 '20 TISSUE BIOPSY' 21 '21 TONSILLECTOMY' 3 '3 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION' 4 '4 CATARACT SURGERY' 5 '5 CIRCUMCISION' 6 '6 CORONARY BYPASS' 7 '7 D AND C (DILATION AND CURETTAGE)' 8 '8 DENTAL SURGERY' 9 '9 GALLBLADDER SURGERY (CHOLECYSTECTOMY)' 91 '91 OTHER' / VAPLACE -8 '-8 DK' 0 ' 0 NO' 1 ' 1 YES' . 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