/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H144E.DAT" /LRECL=356. 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 ERDATEYR 57-60 ERDATEMM 61-62 ERDATEDD 63-64 SEEDOC 65-66 VSTCTGRY 67-68 VSTRELCN 69-70 LABTEST 71-72 SONOGRAM 73-74 XRAYS 75-76 MAMMOG 77-78 MRI 79-80 EKG 81-82 EEG 83-84 RCVVAC 85-86 ANESTH 87-88 THRTSWAB 89-90 OTHSVCE 91-92 SURGPROC 93-94 MEDPRESC 95-96 ERICD1X 97-99 (A) ERICD2X 100-102 (A) ERICD3X 103-105 (A) ERPRO1X 106-107 (A) ERPRO2X 108-109 (A) ERCCC1X 110-112 (A) ERCCC2X 113-115 (A) ERCCC3X 116-118 (A) FFERTYPE 119-120 ERXP11X 121-128 (2) ERTC11X 129-137 (2) ERFSF11X 138-145 (2) ERFMR11X 146-153 (2) ERFMD11X 154-161 (2) ERFPV11X 162-169 (2) ERFVA11X 170-176 (2) ERFTR11X 177-183 (2) ERFOF11X 184-190 (2) ERFSL11X 191-197 (2) ERFWC11X 198-205 (2) ERFOR11X 206-213 (2) ERFOU11X 214-221 (2) ERFOT11X 222-229 (2) ERFXP11X 230-237 (2) ERFTC11X 238-246 (2) ERDSF11X 247-253 (2) ERDMR11X 254-260 (2) ERDMD11X 261-267 (2) ERDPV11X 268-274 (2) ERDVA11X 275-280 (2) ERDTR11X 281-286 (2) ERDOF11X 287-290 (2) ERDSL11X 291-297 (2) ERDWC11X 298-303 (2) ERDOR11X 304-310 (2) ERDOU11X 311-316 (2) ERDOT11X 317-323 (2) ERDXP11X 324-330 (2) ERDTC11X 331-338 (2) IMPFLAG 339-339 PERWT11F 340-351 (6) VARSTR 352-355 VARPSU 356-356 . 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 HOSPITAL STAY' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' ERDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' ERDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' ERDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' SEEDOC 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT' VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT' VSTRELCN 'THIS VST RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION' LABTEST 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS' SONOGRAM 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD' XRAYS 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS' MAMMOG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM' MRI 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN' EKG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG' EEG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG' RCVVAC 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION' ANESTH 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA' THRTSWAB 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB' OTHSVCE 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM' SURGPROC 'WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT' MEDPRESC 'ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT' ERICD1X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' ERICD2X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' ERICD3X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' ERPRO1X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' ERPRO2X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' ERCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' FFERTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' ERXP11X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP11X + ERDXP11X)' ERTC11X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC11X+ERDTC11X)' ERFSF11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERFMR11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERFMD11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERFPV11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFVA11X 'FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' ERFTR11X 'FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' ERFOF11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERFSL11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERFWC11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERFOR11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' ERFOU11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERFOT11X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFXP11X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF11X-ERFOT11X' ERFTC11X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' ERDSF11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERDMR11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERDMD11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERDPV11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDVA11X 'DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' ERDTR11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' ERDOF11X 'DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERDSL11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERDWC11X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERDOR11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' ERDOU11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERDOT11X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDXP11X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF11X - ERDOT11X' ERDTC11X '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 ANESTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EEG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EKG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / ERCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2011 '2011' / ERDMD11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDMR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOT11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOU11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDPV11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSL11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDVA11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDWC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDXP11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMD11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOT11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOU11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFPV11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSF11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSL11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTR11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFVA11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFWC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFXP11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERICD1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERICD2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERICD3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERPRO1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERPRO2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERTC11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERXP11X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFERTYPE -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' / LABTEST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MAMMOG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MEDPRESC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / MRI -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / PANEL 15 'PANEL 15' 16 'PANEL 16' / RCVVAC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SEEDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SONOGRAM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / THRTSWAB -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / VSTCTGRY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT' 2 '2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)' 3 '3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING' 4 '4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT' 5 '5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS' 6 '6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)' 91 '91 OTHER' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / XRAYS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' . EXECUTE.