/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H126C.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  
    OMTYPEX 44-45  
    OMTYPE 46-47  
    OMOTHOX 48-72 (A)
    OMOTHOS 73-97 (A)
    FFOMTYPE 98-99  
    FFBEF09 100-101  
    OMSF09X 102-109 (2)
    OMMR09X 110-117 (2)
    OMMD09X 118-125 (2)
    OMPV09X 126-133 (2)
    OMVA09X 134-140 (2)
    OMTR09X 141-147 (2)
    OMOF09X 148-153 (2)
    OMSL09X 154-160 (2)
    OMWC09X 161-167 (2)
    OMOR09X 168-174 (2)
    OMOU09X 175-181 (2)
    OMOT09X 182-188 (2)
    OMXP09X 189-196 (2)
    OMTC09X 197-204 (2)
    IMPFLAG 205-205  
    PERWT09F 206-217 (6)
    VARSTR 218-221  
    VARPSU 222-222   .
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'
    OMTYPEX 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED'
    OMTYPE 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE'
    OMOTHOX 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY - EDITED'
    OMOTHOS 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY'
    FFOMTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE'
    FFBEF09 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2009'
    OMSF09X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    OMMR09X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    OMMD09X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    OMPV09X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OMVA09X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    OMTR09X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    OMOF09X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    OMSL09X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    OMWC09X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    OMOR09X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    OMOU09X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    OMOT09X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OMXP09X 'SUM OF OMSF09X-OMOT09X (IMPUTED)'
    OMTC09X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)'
    IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS'
    PERWT09F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2009'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2009'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2009' .
VALUE LABELS 
    EVENTRN
         1 'ROUND 1'
         2 'ROUND 2'
         3 'ROUND 3'
         4 'ROUND 4'
         5 'ROUND 5' /
    FFBEF09
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0'
         1 '1' /
    FFOMTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM'
         2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' /
    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' /
    OMMD09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMMR09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOF09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOR09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOT09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMOU09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMPV09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMSF09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMSL09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTC09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTR09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES'
         10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES'
         11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS'
         4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES'
         5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS'
         6 '6 HEARING DEVICES'
         7 '7 PROSTHESIS'
         8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS'
         9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT'
         91 '91 OTHER' /
    OMTYPEX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES'
         10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES'
         11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS'
         4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES'
         5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS'
         6 '6 HEARING DEVICES'
         7 '7 PROSTHESIS'
         8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS'
         9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT'
         91 '91 OTHER' /
    OMVA09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMWC09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OMXP09X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PANEL
         13 'PANEL 13'
         14 'PANEL 14' .
EXECUTE.