/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H126D.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 ERHEVIDX 30-41 (A) FFEEIDX 42-53 (A) PANEL 54-55 MPCDATA 56-56 IPBEGYR 57-60 IPBEGMM 61-62 IPBEGDD 63-64 IPENDYR 65-68 IPENDMM 69-70 IPENDDD 71-72 NUMNIGHX 73-75 NUMNIGHT 76-77 EMERROOM 78-79 SPECCOND 80-81 RSNINHOS 82-83 DLVRTYPE 84-85 EPIDURAL 86-87 ANYOPER 88-89 IPICD1X 90-92 (A) IPICD2X 93-95 (A) IPICD3X 96-98 (A) IPICD4X 99-101 (A) IPPRO1X 102-103 (A) IPPRO2X 104-105 (A) IPCCC1X 106-108 (A) IPCCC2X 109-111 (A) IPCCC3X 112-114 (A) IPCCC4X 115-117 (A) DSCHPMED 118-119 FFIPTYPE 120-121 IPXP09X 122-130 (2) IPTC09X 131-139 (2) IPFSF09X 140-147 (2) IPFMR09X 148-156 (2) IPFMD09X 157-165 (2) IPFPV09X 166-174 (2) IPFVA09X 175-182 (2) IPFTR09X 183-190 (2) IPFOF09X 191-198 (2) IPFSL09X 199-207 (2) IPFWC09X 208-215 (2) IPFOR09X 216-223 (2) IPFOU09X 224-232 (2) IPFOT09X 233-240 (2) IPFXP09X 241-249 (2) IPFTC09X 250-258 (2) IPDSF09X 259-265 (2) IPDMR09X 266-273 (2) IPDMD09X 274-281 (2) IPDPV09X 282-289 (2) IPDVA09X 290-296 (2) IPDTR09X 297-303 (2) IPDOF09X 304-310 (2) IPDSL09X 311-317 (2) IPDWC09X 318-325 (2) IPDOR09X 326-333 (2) IPDOU09X 334-341 (2) IPDOT09X 342-349 (2) IPDXP09X 350-357 (2) IPDTC09X 358-366 (2) IMPFLAG 367-367 PERWT09F 368-379 (6) VARSTR 380-383 VARPSU 384-384 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' ERHEVIDX 'EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING EMER RM VISIT' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' IPBEGYR 'EVENT START DATE - YEAR' IPBEGMM 'EVENT START DATE - MONTH' IPBEGDD 'EVENT START DATE - DAY' IPENDYR 'EVENT END DATE - YEAR' IPENDMM 'EVENT END DATE - MONTH' IPENDDD 'EVENT END DATE - DAY' NUMNIGHX '# OF NIGHTS IN HOSPITAL - EDITED/IMPUTED' NUMNIGHT 'NUMBER OF NIGHTS STAYED AT PROVIDER' EMERROOM 'DID STAY BEGIN WITH EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT' SPECCOND 'HOSPITAL STAY RELATED TO CONDITION' RSNINHOS 'REASON ENTERED HOSPITAL' DLVRTYPE 'VAGINAL OR CAESAREAN DELIVERY' EPIDURAL 'RECEIVE AN EPIDURAL OR SPINAL FOR PAIN' ANYOPER 'ANY OPERATIONS OR SURGERIES PERFORMED' IPICD1X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPICD2X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPICD3X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPICD4X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPPRO1X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' IPPRO2X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' IPCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC4X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' DSCHPMED 'MEDICINES PRESCRIBED AT DISCHARGE' FFIPTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' IPXP09X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP09X+IPDXP09X)' IPTC09X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC09X+IPDTC09X)' IPFSF09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA09X 'FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' IPFTR09X 'FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' IPFOF09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT09X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP09X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF09X-IPFOT09X' IPFTC09X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IPDSF09X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR09X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD09X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDVA09X 'DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' IPDTR09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' IPDOF09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPDSL09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPDWC09X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPDOR09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' IPDOU09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPDOT09X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDXP09X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF09X-IPDOT09X' IPDTC09X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT09F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2009' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2009' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2009' . VALUE LABELS ANYOPER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DLVRTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 VAGINAL DELIVERY' 2 '2 CAESAREAN SECTION' / DSCHPMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EMERROOM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EPIDURAL -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' / FFIPTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / 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' / IPBEGDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPBEGMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPBEGYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2008 '2008' 2009 '2009' / IPCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCCC4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPDMD09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMR09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOF09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOR09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOT09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOU09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDPV09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSF09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSL09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTC09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTR09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDVA09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDWC09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDXP09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPENDDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPENDMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPENDYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2009 '2009' / IPFMD09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMR09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOF09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOR09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOT09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOU09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFPV09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSF09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSL09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTC09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTR09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFVA09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFWC09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFXP09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPICD1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPICD2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPICD3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPICD4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPPRO1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPPRO2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPTC09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPXP09X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / NUMNIGHT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / NUMNIGHX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NUMBER OF NIGHTS' / PANEL 13 'PANEL 13' 14 'PANEL 14' / RSNINHOS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 OPERATION OR SURGICAL PROCEDURE' 2 '2 TREATMENT/THERAPY' 3 '3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ONLY' 4 '4 GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY (MOTHER)' 5 '5 TO BE BORN (BABY)' 6 '6 PREGNANCY-RELATED COMPLICATIONS' 91 '91 OTHER (SPECIFY)' / SPECCOND -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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