/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC10DF2.DAT" /LRECL=220. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) HHSFFIDX 29-38 (A) IPSF96H 39-46 (2) IPMR96H 47-54 (2) IPMD96H 55-62 (2) IPPV96H 63-71 (2) IPVA96H 72-76 (2) IPCH96H 77-83 (2) IPOF96H 84-88 (2) IPSL96H 89-95 (2) IPWC96H 96-102 (2) IPOT96H 103-110 (2) IPTC96H 111-119 (2) IPSF96M 120-127 (2) IPMR96M 128-135 (2) IPMD96M 136-144 (2) IPPV96M 145-153 (2) IPVA96M 154-160 (2) IPCH96M 161-167 (2) IPOF96M 168-172 (2) IPSL96M 173-179 (2) IPWC96M 180-186 (2) IPOT96M 187-194 (2) IPTC96M 195-203 (2) WTDPER96 204-215 (6) VARPSU96 216-217 VARSTR96 218-220 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTED FLAT FEE ID (UNEDTED)' IPSF96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY (PRE-IMPUTED)' IPMR96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE (PRE-IMPUTED)' IPMD96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID (PRE-IMPUTED)' IPPV96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS (PRE-IMPUTED)' IPVA96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS (PRE-IMPUTED)' IPCH96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHMPVA(PRE-IMPUTD)' IPOF96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPSL96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE-LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPWC96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPOT96H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPTC96H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (PRE-IMPUTED)' IPSF96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,FAMILY(UN-IMPUTED)' IPMR96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,MEDICARE(UN-IMPUTED)' IPMD96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,MEDICAID(UN-IMPUTED)' IPPV96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,PRIV INS(UN-IMPUTED)' IPVA96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,VETERANS(UN-IMPUTED)' IPCH96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTD)' IPOF96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,OTHER FED(UN-IMPUTED)' IPSL96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,STATE/LOC(UN-IMPUTED)' IPWC96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,WORK COMP(UN-IMPUTED)' IPOT96M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,OTH INSUR(UN-IMPUTED)' IPTC96M 'MPC REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (UN-IMPUTED)' WTDPER96 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERSON WEIGHT' VARPSU96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1996' VARSTR96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1996' . VALUE LABELS IPCH96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPCH96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMD96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMD96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMR96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMR96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOF96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOF96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOT96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOT96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPPV96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPPV96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSF96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSF96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSL96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 2300 '$2300.00' / IPSL96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPTC96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPTC96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPVA96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPVA96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1090 '$1090.00' / IPWC96H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 6055 '$6055.00' / IPWC96M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . 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