/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC16EF2.DAT" /LRECL=209. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) HHSFFIDX 29-38 (A) ERSF97H 39-46 (2) ERMR97H 47-54 (2) ERMD97H 55-59 (2) ERPV97H 60-67 (2) ERVA97H 68-72 (2) ERCH97H 73-78 (2) EROF97H 79-84 (2) ERSL97H 85-90 (2) ERWC97H 91-96 (2) EROT97H 97-103 (2) ERTC97H 104-111 (2) ERUC97H 112-119 (2) ERSF97M 120-126 (2) ERMR97M 127-133 (2) ERMD97M 134-140 (2) ERPV97M 141-147 (2) ERVA97M 148-152 (2) ERCH97M 153-159 (2) EROF97M 160-165 (2) ERSL97M 166-171 (2) ERWC97M 172-178 (2) EROT97M 179-184 (2) ERTC97M 185-192 (2) WTDPER97 193-204 (6) VARPSU97 205-206 VARSTR97 207-209 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTED FLAT FEE ID (UNEDTED)' ERSF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERMR97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERMD97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERPV97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERVA97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERCH97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHVA(PRE-IMPUTED)' EROF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERSL97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE/LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERWC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)' EROT97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERTC97H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERUC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD,UNCOL LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)' ERSF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY(UN-IMPUTED)' ERMR97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE(UN-IMPUTED)' ERMD97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID(UN-IMPUTED)' ERPV97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS(UN-IMPUTED)' ERVA97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS(UN-IMPUTED)' ERCH97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTED)' EROF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(UN-IMPUTED)' ERSL97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, STATE & LOC(UN-IMPUTED)' ERWC97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMPU(UN-IMPUTED)' EROT97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,OTH INSUR(UN-IMPUTED)' ERTC97M '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' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERCH97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERCH97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERMD97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERMD97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERMR97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERMR97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EROF97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EROF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0' 133.11 '$133.11' / EROT97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EROT97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERPV97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERPV97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERSF97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERSF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERSL97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERSL97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERTC97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERTC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERUC97H -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERVA97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERVA97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERWC97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERWC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PID -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' . 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