/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H118H.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 PANEL 30-31 HHDATEYR 32-35 HHDATEMM 36-37 MPCELIG 38-38 SELFAGEN 39-40 HHTYPE 41-41 CNA 42-43 COMPANN 44-45 DIETICN 46-47 HHAIDE 48-49 HOSPICE 50-51 HMEMAKER 52-53 IVTHP 54-55 MEDLDOC 56-57 NURPRACT 58-59 NURAIDE 60-61 OCCUPTHP 62-63 PERSONAL 64-65 PHYSLTHP 66-67 RESPTHP 68-69 SOCIALW 70-71 SPEECTHP 72-73 OTHRHCW 74-75 NONSKILL 76-77 SKILLED 78-79 SKILLWOS 80-104 (A) OTHCW 105-106 OTHCWOS 107-131 (A) HOSPITAL 132-133 VSTRELCN 134-135 TREATMT 136-137 MEDEQUIP 138-139 DAILYACT 140-141 COMPANY 142-143 OTHSVCE 144-145 OTHSVCOS 146-170 (A) FREQCY 171-172 DAYSPWK 173-174 DAYSPMO 175-176 HOWOFTEN 177-178 TMSPDAY 179-180 HRSLONG 181-182 MINLONG 183-184 SAMESVCE 185-186 HHDAYS 187-188 HHSF08X 189-195 (2) HHMR08X 196-202 (2) HHMD08X 203-209 (2) HHPV08X 210-217 (2) HHVA08X 218-224 (2) HHTR08X 225-231 (2) HHOF08X 232-238 (2) HHSL08X 239-245 (2) HHWC08X 246-252 (2) HHOR08X 253-259 (2) HHOU08X 260-266 (2) HHOT08X 267-273 (2) HHXP08X 274-281 (2) HHTC08X 282-289 (2) IMPFLAG 290-290 PERWT08F 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' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' HHDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' HHDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG' 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 - NURSE S 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 RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT' MEDEQUIP 'PERSON WAS TAUGHT USE OF MED EQUIPMENT' DAILYACT 'PERSON WAS HELPED WITH 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 WEEK/SOME WEEKS' DAYSPWK '# DAYS / WEEK PROVIDER CAME' DAYSPMO '# DAYS / MONTH PROVIDER CAME' HOWOFTEN 'PROV CAME ONCE PER DAY/MORE THAN ONCE' TMSPDAY 'TIMES/DAY PROVIDER CAME TO 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, 2008' HHSF08X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' HHMR08X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' HHMD08X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' HHPV08X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHVA08X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' HHTR08X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)' HHOF08X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' HHSL08X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' HHWC08X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' HHOR08X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' HHOU08X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' HHOT08X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHXP08X 'SUM OF HHSF08X - HHOT08X (IMPUTED)' HHTC08X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT08F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2008' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2008' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2008' . 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' 0 '0' / 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 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / 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' / HHDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / HHDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2008 '2008' / HHDAYS -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMD08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMR08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOF08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOR08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOT08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOU08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHPV08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSF08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSL08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTC08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTR08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1817.65 '$1.00 - $1,817.65' / HHTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FRIEND/NEIGHBOR' 2 '2 RELATIVE' 3 '3 VOLUNTEER' 4 '4 OTHER - PAID' 5 '5 VOLUNTEERED: MEAL SERVICE DELIVERY' / HHVA08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHWC08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1280 '$1.00 - $1,280.00' / HHXP08X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -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' / IMPFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 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' / 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' / MPCELIG 1 '1 MPC ELIGIBLE - AGENCY' 2 '2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE - PAID INDEP' 3 '3 NOT MPC ELIG - INFORMAL CARE' / 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' / PANEL 12 'PANEL 12' 13 'PANEL 13' / 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' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -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' . EXECUTE.