/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H136.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 COVROUT 156-157 TYPEFLAG 158-159 PRIVCAT 160-161 HOSPINSX 162-163 MSUPINSX 164-165 DENTLINS 166-167 VISIONIN 168-169 PMEDINS 170-171 COBRA 172-173 COVTYPIN 174-174 OOPELIG 175-175 OOPPREM 176-182 (2) OOPPREMX 183-189 (2) OOPX12X 190-197 (2) OOPFLAG 198-199 PREMLEVX 200-201 BYFED 202-203 BYSTATE 204-205 BYLOCAL 206-207 BYSOMGOV 208-209 BYEMPL 210-211 BYUNION 212-213 BYOTHER 214-215 UPRHMO 216-217 UPRMNC 218-219 DRLIST 220-221 VISITPAY 222-223 NAMECHNG 224-225 SATELIG 226-226 GTDOCPRB 227-228 APRVTRET 229-230 APRVDLAY 231-232 LOOKINF 233-234 PRBFDINF 235-236 CUSTSERV 237-238 PRBCSTSV 239-240 PAPRWRK 241-242 PRBPPRWK 243-244 RATEPLAN 245-246 . 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' COVROUT 'POLICY COVERS PERS NOT IN RU' 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' / COVROUT -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' 124 'HC124 2009 JOBSFILE' 133 'HC133 2010 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 14 '14' 15 '15' / 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' 20 '20 HIGH RISK POOL' 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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