/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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." */ /*****************************************************************************/ FILE HANDLE INFILE NAME="H144D.DAT" /LRECL=383. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / 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 IPXP11X 122-130 (2) IPTC11X 131-140 (2) IPFSF11X 141-148 (2) IPFMR11X 149-157 (2) IPFMD11X 158-166 (2) IPFPV11X 167-175 (2) IPFVA11X 176-183 (2) IPFTR11X 184-191 (2) IPFOF11X 192-199 (2) IPFSL11X 200-207 (2) IPFWC11X 208-216 (2) IPFOR11X 217-225 (2) IPFOU11X 226-233 (2) IPFOT11X 234-241 (2) IPFXP11X 242-250 (2) IPFTC11X 251-260 (2) IPDSF11X 261-268 (2) IPDMR11X 269-276 (2) IPDMD11X 277-284 (2) IPDPV11X 285-292 (2) IPDVA11X 293-299 (2) IPDTR11X 300-307 (2) IPDOF11X 308-311 (2) IPDSL11X 312-318 (2) IPDWC11X 319-326 (2) IPDOR11X 327-334 (2) IPDOU11X 335-341 (2) IPDOT11X 342-348 (2) IPDXP11X 349-356 (2) IPDTC11X 357-365 (2) IMPFLAG 366-366 PERWT11F 367-378 (6) VARSTR 379-382 VARPSU 383-383 . 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' IPXP11X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP11X+IPDXP11X)' IPTC11X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC11X+IPDTC11X)' IPFSF11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA11X 'FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' IPFTR11X 'FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' IPFOF11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP11X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF11X-IPFOT11X' IPFTC11X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IPDSF11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDVA11X 'DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' IPDTR11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' IPDOF11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPDSL11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPDWC11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPDOR11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' IPDOU11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPDOT11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDXP11X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF11X-IPDOT11X' IPDTC11X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT11F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2011' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2011' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2011' . 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' 2010 '2010' 2011 '2011' / 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' / IPDMD11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOT11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOU11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDPV11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSL11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDVA11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDWC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDXP11X -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' 2011 '2011' / IPFMD11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOT11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOU11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFPV11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSL11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFVA11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFWC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFXP11X -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' / IPTC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPXP11X -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 15 'PANEL 15' 16 'PANEL 16' / 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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