/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H110B.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) PANEL 42-43 DVDATEYR 44-47 DVDATEMM 48-49 DVDATEDD 50-51 GENDENT 52-53 DENTHYG 54-55 DENTTECH 56-57 DENTSURG 58-59 ORTHODNT 60-61 ENDODENT 62-63 PERIODNT 64-65 DENTYPE 66-67 EXAMINE 68-69 CLENTETH 70-71 JUSTXRAY 72-73 FLUORIDE 74-75 SEALANT 76-77 FILLINGX 78-79 FILLING 80-81 INLAY 82-83 CROWNSX 84-85 CROWNS 86-87 ROOTCANX 88-89 ROOTCANL 90-91 GUMSURGX 92-93 GUMSURG 94-95 RECLVIS 96-97 EXTRACT 98-99 IMPLANTX 100-101 IMPLANT 102-103 ABSCESS 104-105 ORALSURX 106-107 ORALSURG 108-109 BRIDGESX 110-111 BRIDGES 112-113 DENTUREX 114-115 DENTURES 116-117 REPAIR 118-119 ORTHDONX 120-121 ORTHDONT 122-123 WHITENX 124-125 WHITEN 126-127 TMDTMJ 128-129 DENTPROX 130-131 DENTPROC 132-133 DENTOTHX 134-158 (A) DENTOTHR 159-183 (A) DENTMED 184-185 FFDVTYPE 186-187 FFBEF07 188-189 FFTOT08 190-191 DVSF07X 192-199 (2) DVMR07X 200-206 (2) DVMD07X 207-213 (2) DVPV07X 214-220 (2) DVVA07X 221-227 (2) DVTR07X 228-234 (2) DVOF07X 235-240 (2) DVSL07X 241-247 (2) DVWC07X 248-253 (2) DVOR07X 254-260 (2) DVOU07X 261-266 (2) DVOT07X 267-273 (2) DVXP07X 274-281 (2) DVTC07X 282-289 (2) IMPFLAG 290-290 PERWT07F 291-302 (6) VARSTR 303-306 VARPSU 307-307 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' DVDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' DVDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' DVDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' GENDENT 'GENERAL DENTIST SEEN' DENTHYG 'DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN' DENTTECH 'DENTAL TECHNICIAN SEEN' DENTSURG 'DENTAL SURGEON SEEN' ORTHODNT 'ORTHODONTIST SEEN' ENDODENT 'ENDODONTIST SEEN' PERIODNT 'PERIODONTIST SEEN' DENTYPE 'OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN' EXAMINE 'GENERAL EXAM OR CONSULTATION' CLENTETH 'CLEANING, PROPHYLAXIS, OR POLISHING' JUSTXRAY 'X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS' FLUORIDE 'FLUORIDE TREATMENT' SEALANT 'SEALANT APPLICATION' FILLINGX 'EDITED FILLING' FILLING 'FILLINGS' INLAY 'INLAYS' CROWNSX 'EDITED CROWNS' CROWNS 'CROWNS OR CAPS' ROOTCANX 'EDITED ROOTCANL' ROOTCANL 'ROOT CANAL' GUMSURGX 'EDITED GUMSURG' GUMSURG 'PERIODONTAL SCALING, ROOT PLANING OR GUM' RECLVIS 'PERIODONTAL RECALL VISIT' EXTRACT 'EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED' IMPLANTX 'EDITED IMPLANT' IMPLANT 'IMPLANTS' ABSCESS 'ABSCESS OR INFECTION TREATMENT' ORALSURX 'EDITED ORALSURG' ORALSURG 'ORAL SURGERY' BRIDGESX 'EDITED BRIDGES' BRIDGES 'BRIDGES' DENTUREX 'EDITED DENTURES' DENTURES 'DENTURES OR PARTIAL DENTURES' REPAIR 'REPAIR OF BRIDGES/DENTURES OR RELINING' ORTHDONX 'EDITED ORTHDONT' ORTHDONT 'ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS' WHITENX 'EDITED WHITEN' WHITEN 'BONDING, WHITENING, OR BLEACHING' TMDTMJ 'TREATMENT FOR TMD OR TMJ' DENTPROX 'EDITED DENTPROC' DENTPROC 'OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTOTHX 'EDITED DENTOTHR' DENTOTHR 'OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTMED 'RECEIVED MEDICINE INCLUDING FREE SAMPLE' FFDVTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF07 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2007' FFTOT08 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2007' DVSF07X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' DVMR07X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' DVMD07X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' DVPV07X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVVA07X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' DVTR07X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' DVOF07X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' DVSL07X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' DVWC07X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' DVOR07X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' DVOU07X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' DVOT07X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVXP07X 'SUM OF DVSF07X-DVOT07X (IMPUTED)' DVTC07X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT07F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2007' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2007' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2007' . VALUE LABELS ABSCESS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BRIDGES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BRIDGESX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CLENTETH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CROWNS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CROWNSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTHYG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTPROX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTTECH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTURES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTUREX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DVDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2007 '2007' / DVMD07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVMR07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOF07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOR07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOT07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOU07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVPV07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVSF07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVSL07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTC07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTR07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVVA07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVWC07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVXP07X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ENDODENT -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' / EXAMINE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EXTRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FFBEF07 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / FFDVTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT08 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / FILLING -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FILLINGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FLUORIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GENDENT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GUMSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GUMSURGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / IMPFLAG 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' / IMPLANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / IMPLANTX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / INLAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JUSTXRAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORALSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORALSURX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHDONT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHDONX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PANEL 11 'PANEL 11' 12 'PANEL 12' / PERIODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RECLVIS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / REPAIR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ROOTCANL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ROOTCANX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEALANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TMDTMJ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / WHITEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / WHITENX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . EXECUTE.