/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC16BF1.DAT" /LRECL=317. 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) DVDATEYR 42-45 DVDATEMM 46-47 DVDATEDD 48-49 GENDENT 50-51 DENTHYG 52-53 DENTTECH 54-55 DENTSURG 56-57 ORTHODNT 58-59 ENDODENT 60-61 PERIODNT 62-63 DENTYPE 64-65 EXAMINE 66-67 CLENTETX 68-69 CLENTETH 70-71 JUSTXRAY 72-73 FLUORIDE 74-75 SEALANT 76-77 FILLINGX 78-79 FILLING 80-81 INLAY 82-83 CROWNSX 84-85 CROWNS 86-87 ROOTCANX 88-89 ROOTCANL 90-91 GUMSURGX 92-93 GUMSURG 94-95 RECLVISX 96-97 RECLVIS 98-99 EXTRACT 100-101 IMPLANT 102-103 ABSCESS 104-105 ORALSURX 106-107 ORALSURG 108-109 BRIDGESX 110-111 BRIDGES 112-113 DENTUREX 114-115 DENTURES 116-117 REPAIR 118-119 ORTHDONX 120-121 ORTHDONT 122-123 WHITEN 124-125 TMDTMJ 126-127 DENTPROX 128-129 DENTPROC 130-131 DENTOTHX 132-156 (A) DENTOTHR 157-181 (A) DENTINJ 182-183 DENTMED 184-185 NUMCOND 186-186 FFDVTYPE 187-188 FFBEF97 189-190 FFTOT98 191-192 DVSF97X 193-199 (2) DVMR97X 200-205 (2) DVMD97X 206-212 (2) DVPV97X 213-219 (2) DVVA97X 220-226 (2) DVCH97X 227-232 (2) DVOF97X 233-239 (2) DVSL97X 240-245 (2) DVWC97X 246-252 (2) DVOR97X 253-259 (2) DVOU97X 260-266 (2) DVOT97X 267-273 (2) DVXP97X 274-280 (2) DVTC97X 281-287 (2) IMPDVSLF 288-288 IMPDVMCR 289-289 IMPDVMCD 290-290 IMPDVPRV 291-291 IMPDVVA 292-292 IMPDVCHM 293-293 IMPDVOFD 294-294 IMPDVSTL 295-295 IMPDVWCP 296-296 IMPDVOPR 297-297 IMPDVOPU 298-298 IMPDVOTH 299-299 IMPDVCHG 300-300 WTDPER97 301-312 (6) VARSTR97 313-315 VARPSU97 316-317 . 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' DVDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' DVDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' DVDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' GENDENT 'GENERAL DENTIST SEEN' DENTHYG 'DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN' DENTTECH 'DENTAL TECHNICIAN SEEN' DENTSURG 'DENTAL SURGEON SEEN' ORTHODNT 'ORTHODONTIST SEEN' ENDODENT 'ENDODONTIST SEEN' PERIODNT 'PERIODONTIST SEEN' DENTYPE 'OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN' EXAMINE 'GENERAL EXAM OR CONSULTATION' CLENTETX 'EDITED CLENTETH' CLENTETH 'CLEANING,PROPHYLAXIS, OR POLISHING' JUSTXRAY 'X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS' FLUORIDE 'FLUORIDE TREATMENT' SEALANT 'SEALANT APPLICATION' FILLINGX 'EDITED FILLING' FILLING 'FILLINGS' INLAY 'INLAYS' CROWNSX 'EDITED CROWNS' CROWNS 'CROWNS OR CAPS' ROOTCANX 'EDITED ROOTCANL' ROOTCANL 'ROOT CANAL' GUMSURGX 'EDITED GUMSURG' GUMSURG 'PERDTL SCALING/ROOT PLANING OR GUM' RECLVISX 'EDITED RECLVIS' RECLVIS 'PERIODONTAL RECALL VISIT' EXTRACT 'EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED' IMPLANT 'IMPLANTS' ABSCESS 'ABCESS OR INFECTION TREATMENT' ORALSURX 'EDITED ORALSURG' ORALSURG 'ORAL SURGERY' BRIDGESX 'EDITED BRIDGES' BRIDGES 'BRIDGES' DENTUREX 'EDITED DENTURES' DENTURES 'DENTURES OR PARTIAL DENTURES' REPAIR 'REPAIR BRIDGES/DENTURES OR RELINING' ORTHDONX 'EDITED ORTHDONT' ORTHDONT 'ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS' WHITEN 'BONDING, WHITENING OR BLEACHING' TMDTMJ 'TREATMENT FOR TMD OR TMJ' DENTPROX 'EDITED DENTPROC' DENTPROC 'OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTOTHX 'EDITED DENTOTHR' DENTOTHR 'OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTINJ 'VISIT BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT OR INJURY' DENTMED 'RECEIVE MEDICINE INCLUDING FREE SAMPLE' NUMCOND 'TOTAL # COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVNT' FFDVTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF97 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1997' FFTOT98 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1997' DVSF97X 'AMOUNT PAID,FAMILY (IMPUTED)' DVMR97X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' DVMD97X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' DVPV97X 'AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVVA97X 'AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS (IMPUTED)' DVCH97X 'AMOUNT PAID,CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' DVOF97X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' DVSL97X 'AMOUNT PAID,STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' DVWC97X 'AMOUNT PAID,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' DVOR97X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER PRIVATE(IMPUTED)' DVOU97X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER PUBLIC(IMPUTED)' DVOT97X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVXP97X 'SUM OF DVSF97X-DVOT97X (IMPUTED)' DVTC97X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPDVSLF 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVSF97X' IMPDVMCR 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVMR97X' IMPDVMCD 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVMD97X' IMPDVPRV 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVPV97X' IMPDVVA 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVVA97X' IMPDVCHM 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVCH97X' IMPDVOFD 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOF97X' IMPDVSTL 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVSL97X' IMPDVWCP 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVWC97X' IMPDVOPR 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOR97X' IMPDVOPU 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOU97X' IMPDVOTH 'IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOT97X' IMPDVCHG 'IMPUTATION STATUS OF DVTC97X' WTDPER97 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERSON LEVL WGT-97' VARSTR97 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1997' VARPSU97 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1997' . VALUE LABELS ABSCESS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / BRIDGES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / BRIDGESX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / CLENTETH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / CLENTETX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / CROWNS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / CROWNSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTHYG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTINJ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTPROX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTTECH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTURES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTUREX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DENTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / DVCH97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1997 ' 1997' / DVMD97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVMR97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVOF97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVOR97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVOT97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVOU97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVPV97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVSF97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVSL97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVTC97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVVA97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVWC97X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / DVXP97X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / ENDODENT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / EVENTRN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 ' 1' 2 ' 2' 3 ' 3' 4 ' 4' 5 ' 5' / EXAMINE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / EXTRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / FFBEF97 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / FFDVTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 ' 2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT98 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 ' 0' / FILLING -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / FILLINGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / FLUORIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / GENDENT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / GUMSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / GUMSURGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / IMPDVCHG 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVCHM 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVMCD 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVMCR 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVOFD 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVOPR 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVOPU 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVOTH 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVPRV 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVSLF 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVSTL 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVVA 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPDVWCP 0 '0 UNIMPUTED' 1 '1 IMPUTED' / IMPLANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / INLAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / JUSTXRAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / NUMCOND 0 '0' 1 '1' 2 '2' / ORALSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / ORALSURX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / ORTHDONT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / ORTHDONX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / ORTHODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / PERIODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / RECLVIS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / RECLVISX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / REPAIR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / ROOTCANL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / ROOTCANX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / SEALANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / TMDTMJ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' / WHITEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 ' 1 YES' 2 ' 2 NO' . 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