/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC10HF1.DAT" /LRECL=329. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-7 DUPERSID 8-15 (A) EVNTIDX 16-27 (A) EVENTRN 28-28 FFID11X 29-39 (A) HHBEGYR 40-43 HHBEGMM 44-45 SELFAGEN 46-47 HHTYPE 48-48 CNA 49-50 COMPANN 51-52 DIETICN 53-54 HHAIDE 55-56 HOSPICE 57-58 HMEMAKER 59-60 IVTHP 61-62 MEDLDOC 63-64 NURPRACT 65-66 NURAIDE 67-68 OCCUPTHP 69-70 PERSONAL 71-72 PHYSLTHP 73-74 RESPTHP 75-76 SOCIALW 77-78 SPEECTHP 79-80 OTHRHCW 81-82 NONSKILL 83-84 SKILLED 85-86 SKILLWOS 87-111 (A) OTHCW 112-113 OTHCWOS 114-138 (A) HOSPITAL 139-140 VSTRELCN 141-142 TREATMT 143-144 MEDEQUIP 145-146 DAILYACT 147-148 COMPANY 149-150 OTHSVCE 151-152 OTHSVCOS 153-177 (A) FREQCY 178-179 DAYSPWK 180-181 DAYSPMO 182-183 HOWOFTEN 184-185 TMSPDAY 186-187 HRSLONG 188-189 MINLONG 190-191 SAMESVCE 192-193 HHDAYS 194-195 NUMCOND 196-197 FFHHTYPX 198-199 FFHH96 200-201 FFTOT96 202-203 FFBEF96 204-205 FFHH97 206-207 FFTOT97 208-209 HHSF96X 210-216 (2) HHMR96X 217-223 (2) HHMD96X 224-230 (2) HHPV96X 231-237 (2) HHVA96X 238-244 (2) HHCH96X 245-249 (2) HHOF96X 250-256 (2) HHSL96X 257-263 (2) HHWC96X 264-267 (2) HHOR96X 268-274 (2) HHOU96X 275-280 (2) HHOT96X 281-284 (2) HHXP96X 285-291 (2) HHTC96X 292-299 (2) IMPHHSLF 300-300 IMPHHMCR 301-301 IMPHHMCD 302-302 IMPHHPRV 303-303 IMPHHVA 304-304 IMPHHCHM 305-305 IMPHHOFD 306-306 IMPHHSTL 307-307 IMPHHWCP 308-308 IMPHHOPR 309-309 IMPHHOPU 310-310 IMPHHOTH 311-311 IMPHHCHG 312-312 WTDPER96 313-324 (6) VARPSU96 325-326 VARSTR96 327-329 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' FFID11X 'FLAT FEE ID' HHBEGYR 'EVENT START DATE - YEAR' HHBEGMM 'EVENT START DATE - MONTH' 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 - NURSES 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 RECECIVED MDICAL TREATMENT' MEDEQUIP 'PERSON WAS TAUGHT USE OF MED EQUIPMT' DAILYACT 'PERSON WAS HELPED WI 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 WK/SOME WKS' DAYSPWK '# DAYS PER WEEK PROVIDER CAME (HA ONLY)' DAYSPMO '# DAYS PER MONTH PROVIDER CAME (HA ONLY)' HOWOFTEN 'PROV CAME ONCE PER DAY/MORE THAN ONCE' TMSPDAY 'TIMES/DAY PROVIDER CAME 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, 1996' NUMCOND 'TOTAL #COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVENT' FFHHTYPX 'ED FLAT FEE STEM-LEAF INDICATOR' FFHH96 'TOTAL #HH EVENTS IN FF - 1996' FFTOT96 '#VISITS IN FLAT FEE (ALL EVENTS) - 1996' FFBEF96 '#VISITS IN FF (ALL EVENTS) BEFORE 1996' FFHH97 '#HH EVENTS IN FLAT FEE: RD3, 1997' FFTOT97 '#VISITS IN FF (ALL EVENTS) -1997 THRU R3' HHSF96X 'AMOUNT PAID,FAMILY (IMPUTED)' HHMR96X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICARE(IMPUTED)' HHMD96X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' HHPV96X 'AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHVA96X 'AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS(IMPUTED)' HHCH96X 'AMOUNT PAID,CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' HHOF96X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' HHSL96X 'AMOUNT PAID,STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' HHWC96X 'AMOUNT PAID,WORKERS CHHP (IMPUTED)' HHOR96X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' HHOU96X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' HHOT96X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHXP96X 'SUM OF HHSF96X-HHOT96X (IMPUTED)' HHTC96X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPHHSLF 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHSF96X' IMPHHMCR 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHMR96X' IMPHHMCD 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHMD96X' IMPHHPRV 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHPV96X' IMPHHVA 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHVA96X' IMPHHCHM 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHCH96X' IMPHHOFD 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHOF96X' IMPHHSTL 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHSL96X' IMPHHWCP 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHWC96X' IMPHHOPR 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHOR96X' IMPHHOPU 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHOU96X' IMPHHOTH 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR HHOT96X' IMPHHCHG 'IMPUTATION STATUS OF HHTC96X' WTDPER96 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJUSTED PERS LEVL WGT' VARPSU96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU 1996' VARSTR96 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM 1996' . 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' / 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 '1 ROUND 1' 2 '2 ROUND 2' 3 '3 ROUND 3' / FFBEF96 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NO FLAT FEE VISITS PRIOR TO 1996' 8 '8 # OF VISITS PRIOR TO 1996' / FFHH96 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0' / FFHH97 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0' / FFHHTYPX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT96 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0' / FFTOT97 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0' / 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' / HHBEGMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / HHBEGYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1996 '1996' / HHCH96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHDAYS -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMD96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMR96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOF96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOR96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOT96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOU96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHPV96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSF96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSL96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTC96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FRIEND/NEIGHBOR' 2 '2 RELATIVE' 3 '3 VOLUNTEER' 4 '4 OTHER - PAID' 5 '5 VOLUNTEERED: MEAL SERVICE DELIVERY' / HHVA96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHWC96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHXP96X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -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' / IMPHHCHG 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHCHM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHMCD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHMCR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHOFD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHOPR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHOPU -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHOTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHPRV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHSLF -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHSTL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHVA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPHHWCP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / 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' / 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' / 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' -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' . 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