/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H127.DAT" / EPCPIDX 1-28 (A) DUPERSID 29-36 (A) PHLDRIDX 37-44 (A) ESTBIDX 45-55 (A) EPRSIDX 56-75 (A) PANEL 76-77 RN 78-78 JOBSIDX 79-89 (A) JOBSINFR 90-91 JOBSFILE 92-94 PITFLG 95-95 FYFLG 96-96 CMJINS 97-98 EMPLSTAT 99-100 PHOLDER 101-101 DEPNDNT 102-102 EVALCOVR 103-104 STATUS1 105-106 STATUS2 107-108 STATUS3 109-110 STATUS4 111-112 STATUS5 113-114 STATUS6 115-116 STATUS7 117-118 STATUS8 119-120 STATUS9 121-122 STATUS10 123-124 STATUS11 125-126 STATUS12 127-128 STATUS13 129-130 STATUS14 131-132 STATUS15 133-134 STATUS16 135-136 STATUS17 137-138 STATUS18 139-140 STATUS19 141-142 STATUS20 143-144 STATUS21 145-146 STATUS22 147-148 STATUS23 149-150 STATUS24 151-152 DECPHLDR 153-153 OUTPHLDR 154-154 NOPUFLG 155-155 TYPEFLAG 156-157 PRIVCAT 158-159 HOSPINSX 160-161 MSUPINSX 162-163 DENTLINS 164-165 VISIONIN 166-167 PMEDINS 168-169 COBRA 170-171 COVTYPIN 172-172 OOPELIG 173-173 OOPPREM 174-180 (2) OOPPREMX 181-187 (2) OOPX12X 188-195 (2) OOPFLAG 196-197 PREMLEVX 198-199 BYFED 200-201 BYSTATE 202-203 BYLOCAL 204-205 BYSOMGOV 206-207 BYEMPL 208-209 BYUNION 210-211 BYOTHER 212-213 UPRHMO 214-215 UPRMNC 216-217 DRLIST 218-219 VISITPAY 220-221 NAMECHNG 222-223 SATELIG 224-224 GTDOCPRB 225-226 APRVTRET 227-228 APRVDLAY 229-230 LOOKINF 231-232 PRBFDINF 233-234 CUSTSERV 235-236 PRBCSTSV 237-238 PAPRWRK 239-240 PRBPPRWK 241-242 RATEPLAN 243-244 . VARIABLE LABEL EPCPIDX 'UNIQUE RECORD ID (EPRSIDX + DUPERSID)' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' PHLDRIDX 'POLICYHOLDER S DUPERSID' ESTBIDX 'ESTABLISHMENT ID' EPRSIDX 'ESTABLISHMENT ID + POLICYHOLDER ID + RN' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' RN 'ROUND NUMBER' JOBSIDX 'JOB IDENTIFIER' JOBSINFR 'JOBSIDX INFERRED RATHER THAN REPORTED ID' JOBSFILE 'PUF NUMBER WITH JOBSIDX' PITFLG 'PERSON IN POINT-IN-TIME PUF' FYFLG 'PERSON IN FY PUFS' CMJINS 'CMJ AS THE SOURCE OF PLAN: 1 YES, 2 NO' EMPLSTAT 'POLICYHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS' PHOLDER 'POLICY HOLDER' DEPNDNT 'DEPENDENT OF POLICY HOLDER' EVALCOVR 'COVERED @ INTERVIEW DATE OR 12/31' STATUS1 'STATUS - MONTH 1' STATUS2 'STATUS - MONTH 2' STATUS3 'STATUS - MONTH 3' STATUS4 'STATUS - MONTH 4' STATUS5 'STATUS - MONTH 5' STATUS6 'STATUS - MONTH 6' STATUS7 'STATUS - MONTH 7' STATUS8 'STATUS - MONTH 8' STATUS9 'STATUS - MONTH 9' STATUS10 'STATUS - MONTH 10' STATUS11 'STATUS - MONTH 11' STATUS12 'STATUS - MONTH 12' STATUS13 'STATUS - MONTH 13' STATUS14 'STATUS - MONTH 14' STATUS15 'STATUS - MONTH 15' STATUS16 'STATUS - MONTH 16' STATUS17 'STATUS - MONTH 17' STATUS18 'STATUS - MONTH 18' STATUS19 'STATUS - MONTH 19' STATUS20 'STATUS - MONTH 20' STATUS21 'STATUS - MONTH 21' STATUS22 'STATUS - MONTH 22' STATUS23 'STATUS - MONTH 23' STATUS24 'STATUS - MONTH 24' DECPHLDR 'DECEASED POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES, 2 NO' OUTPHLDR 'OUT-OF-RU POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES, 2 NO' NOPUFLG 'PHLDR NOT IN FY OR PIT PUFS' TYPEFLAG 'TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT' PRIVCAT 'CATEGORY OF PRIVATE COVERAGE' HOSPINSX 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: HOSPITAL/HMO (EDITED)' MSUPINSX 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: MEDIGAP (EDITED)' DENTLINS 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: DENTAL' VISIONIN 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: VISION' PMEDINS 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUG' COBRA 'COBRA COVERAGE: 1=YES, 2=NO' COVTYPIN 'COVERAGE @INTVW: 1=SINGLE, 2=FAMILY' OOPELIG 'FLAG: POLICYHOLDER ESTB HAS PREMIUM' OOPPREM 'MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM' OOPPREMX 'MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)' OOPX12X 'ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)' OOPFLAG '1=OOPPREMX ED/IMP, ELSE 0' PREMLEVX 'EDITED PREMLEVL' BYFED 'FEDERAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYSTATE 'STATE GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYLOCAL 'LOCAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYSOMGOV 'SOME GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYEMPL 'EMPLOYER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYUNION 'UNION PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYOTHER 'OTHER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' UPRHMO 'HMO COVERAGE (FROM PRPL)' UPRMNC 'PLAN REQRD COVRD PERS USE GATEKEEPER' DRLIST 'DOES PLAN HAVE A BOOK/LIST OF DOCTORS?' VISITPAY 'PLAN PAY FOR NON-REFER DR VISIT' NAMECHNG 'HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE IN PLAN NAME' SATELIG 'ELIG. FOR SATIS. PLAN QUEST: 1=YES, 2=NO' GTDOCPRB 'HOW MUCH PROBLEM GETTING PERSONAL DOC' APRVTRET 'NEED APPROVAL FOR TREATMENT' APRVDLAY 'DELAY WAITING FOR APPROVAL' LOOKINF 'INFORMATION ON HOW PLAN WORKS' PRBFDINF 'PROBLEM FINDING INFORMATION' CUSTSERV 'HAS CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE/ADMIN OFFICE' PRBCSTSV 'PROBLEM GETTING HELP FROM CUST SERVICE' PAPRWRK 'FILL OUT ANY PAPERWORK FOR PLAN' PRBPPRWK 'PROBLEM WITH PLAN PAPERWORK' RATEPLAN 'RATE EXPERIENCE WITH PLAN' . VALUE LABELS APRVDLAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' 95 '95 NO VISITS IN LAST 12 MONTHS' / APRVTRET -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYEMPL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYFED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYLOCAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYOTHER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYSOMGOV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYSTATE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYUNION -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CMJINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COBRA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COVTYPIN 1 '1 SINGLE' 2 '2 FAMILY' / CUSTSERV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DECPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTLINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DEPNDNT 0 '0 POLICYHOLDER' 1 '1 DEPENDENT' / DRLIST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EMPLSTAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 ED IN PREV RND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 CURRENTLY EMPLOYED' 2 '2 RETIRED' 3 '3 PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED' 4 '4 DECEASED' 91 '91 OTHER' / EVALCOVR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FYFLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / GTDOCPRB -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' 95 "95 DON'T HAVE PERSONAL DOCTOR OR NURSE" / HOSPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JOBSFILE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 116 'HC116 2008 JOBSFILE' 124 'HC124 2009 JOBSFILE' / JOBSINFR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / LOOKINF -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MSUPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NAMECHNG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NOPUFLG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OOPELIG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OOPFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / OOPPREM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OOPPREMX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OOPX12X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OUTPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PANEL 13 '13' 14 '14' / PAPRWRK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PHOLDER 0 '0 DEPENDENT' 1 '1 POLICYHOLDER' / PITFLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / PMEDINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PRBCSTSV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' / PRBFDINF -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' / PRBPPRWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' / PREMLEVX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FAMILY PAYS ALL PREMIUM COST' 2 '2 FAMILY PAYS SOME PREMIUM COST' 3 '3 FAMILY DOES NOT KNOW' 4 '4 FAMILY DOES NOT PAY PREMIUM COST' / PRIVCAT 0 '0 NOT HOSP/PHYS OR MEDIGAP COVERAGE' 1 '1 EMPLOYER/UNION' 2 '2 NONGROUP' 3 '3 OTHER GROUP' 4 '4 OUT OF HOUSEHOLD' 5 '5 SELF-EMPLOYED' 99 '99 DONT KNOW WHAT KIND PRIV COV' / RATEPLAN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / RN 1 '1' 2 '2' 3 '3' 4 '4' 5 '5' / SATELIG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS1 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS10 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS11 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS12 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS13 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS14 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS15 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS16 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS17 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS18 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS19 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS2 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS20 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS21 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS22 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS23 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS24 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS3 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS4 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS5 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS6 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS7 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS8 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS9 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TYPEFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EMPLOYER' 10 '10 SPOUSE PREVIOUS EMPLOYER' 11 '11 SCHOOL' 12 '12 UNKNOWN TYPE-OUTSIDE RU' 13 '13 UNKNOWN TYPE-COLLECTED AT OTHER' 2 '2 UNION' 3 '3 GROUP' 5 '5 INSURANCE COMPANY-FROM AN AGENT' 6 '6 INSURANCE COMPANY' 7 '7 HMO' 8 '8 COBRA' 9 '9 PREVIOUS EMPLOYER-NOT COBRA' / UPRHMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PRIVATE PLAN IS HMO' 2 '2 PRIVATE PLAN IS NOT HMO' / UPRMNC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / VISIONIN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / VISITPAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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