/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC16DF2.DAT" /LRECL=228. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) HHSFFIDX 29-38 (A) IPSF97H 39-46 (2) IPMR97H 47-54 (2) IPMD97H 55-59 (2) IPPV97H 60-68 (2) IPVA97H 69-73 (2) IPCH97H 74-80 (2) IPOF97H 81-87 (2) IPSL97H 88-94 (2) IPWC97H 95-102 (2) IPOT97H 103-110 (2) IPUC97H 111-118 (2) IPTC97H 119-127 (2) IPSF97M 128-134 (2) IPMR97M 135-142 (2) IPMD97M 143-150 (2) IPPV97M 151-159 (2) IPVA97M 160-164 (2) IPCH97M 165-172 (2) IPOF97M 173-180 (2) IPSL97M 181-187 (2) IPWC97M 188-195 (2) IPOT97M 196-202 (2) IPTC97M 203-211 (2) WTDPER97 212-223 (6) VARPSU97 224-225 VARSTR97 226-228 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'NUMERIC PID' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTD FLAT FEE ID(UNEDITED)' IPSF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPMR97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPMD97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPPV97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPVA97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPCH97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHVA(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPOF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPSL97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE/LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPWC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPOT97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPUC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,UNCOL LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPTC97H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE(PRE-IMPUTED)' IPSF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY(UN-IMPUTED)' IPMR97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE(UN-IMPUTED)' IPMD97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID(UN-IMPUTED)' IPPV97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS(UN-IMPUTED)' IPVA97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS(UN-IMPUTED)' IPCH97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTED)' IPOF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(UN-IMPUTED)' IPSL97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, STATE & LOC(UN-IMPUTED)' IPWC97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMPU(UN-IMPUTED)' IPOT97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,OTH INSUR(UN-IMPUTED)' IPTC97M 'MPC REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE(UN-IMPUTED)' WTDPER97 'POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERSON LEVL WGT-97' VARPSU97 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 1997' VARSTR97 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 1997' . VALUE LABELS DUID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCH97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPCH97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMD97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMD97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMR97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPMR97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOF97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 5800 '$5800.00' / IPOF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOT97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPOT97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPPV97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPPV97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSF97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSL97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPSL97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPTC97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPTC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPUC97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPVA97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPVA97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPWC97H -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPWC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' . 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