/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H168C.DAT" /LRECL=226. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) PANEL 42-43 OMTYPEX 44-45 OMTYPE 46-47 OMOTHOX 48-72 (A) OMOTHOS 73-97 (A) FFOMTYPE 98-99 FFBEF14 100-101 FFTOT15 102-103 OMSF14X 104-111 (2) OMMR14X 112-119 (2) OMMD14X 120-127 (2) OMPV14X 128-135 (2) OMVA14X 136-142 (2) OMTR14X 143-149 (2) OMOF14X 150-156 (2) OMSL14X 157-164 (2) OMWC14X 165-170 (2) OMOR14X 171-177 (2) OMOU14X 178-184 (2) OMOT14X 185-191 (2) OMXP14X 192-199 (2) OMTC14X 200-208 (2) IMPFLAG 209-209 PERWT14F 210-221 (6) VARSTR 222-225 VARPSU 226-226 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' OMTYPEX 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED' OMTYPE 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE' OMOTHOX 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY - EDITED' OMOTHOS 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY' FFOMTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF14 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2014' FFTOT15 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2014' OMSF14X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OMMR14X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OMMD14X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OMPV14X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMVA14X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' OMTR14X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)' OMOF14X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OMSL14X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' OMWC14X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OMOR14X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OMOU14X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OMOT14X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMXP14X 'SUM OF OMSF14X-OMOT14X (IMPUTED)' OMTC14X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT14F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2014' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2014' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2014' . VALUE LABELS EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFBEF14 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / FFOMTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT15 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1 '1' / IMPFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 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' / OMMD14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMMR14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOF14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOR14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOT14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOU14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMPV14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSF14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSL14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTC14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTR14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES' 10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES' 11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS' 4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES' 5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS' 6 '6 HEARING DEVICES' 7 '7 PROSTHESIS' 8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS' 9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' 91 '91 OTHER' / OMTYPEX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES' 10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES' 11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS' 4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES' 5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS' 6 '6 HEARING DEVICES' 7 '7 PROSTHESIS' 8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS' 9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' 91 '91 OTHER' / OMVA14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMWC14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMXP14X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PANEL 18 'PANEL 18' 19 'PANEL 19' . 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