/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="HC16FF2.DAT" /LRECL=210. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) HHSFFIDX 29-38 (A) OPSF97H 39-45 (2) OPMR97H 46-53 (2) OPMD97H 54-58 (2) OPPV97H 59-66 (2) OPVA97H 67-71 (2) OPCH97H 72-78 (2) OPOF97H 79-84 (2) OPSL97H 85-90 (2) OPWC97H 91-97 (2) OPOT97H 98-104 (2) OPTC97H 105-112 (2) OPUC97H 113-117 (2) OPSF97M 118-124 (2) OPMR97M 125-131 (2) OPMD97M 132-138 (2) OPPV97M 139-146 (2) OPVA97M 147-151 (2) OPCH97M 152-159 (2) OPOF97M 160-165 (2) OPSL97M 166-172 (2) OPWC97M 173-179 (2) OPOT97M 180-185 (2) OPTC97M 186-193 (2) WTDPER97 194-205 (6) VARPSU97 206-207 VARSTR97 208-210 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' HHSFFIDX 'HOUSEHOLD REPORTED FLAT FEE ID (UNEDTED)' OPSF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPMR97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPMD97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPPV97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPVA97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPCH97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHVA(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPOF97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPSL97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, STATE/LOC(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPWC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMP(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPOT97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, OTH INSUR(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPTC97H 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPUC97H 'HHLD RPTD AMT PD, UNC LIAB(PRE-IMPUTED)' OPSF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, FAMILY(UN-IMPUTED)' OPMR97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICARE(UN-IMPUTED)' OPMD97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, MEDICAID(UN-IMPUTED)' OPPV97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, PRIV INS(UN-IMPUTED)' OPVA97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, VETERANS(UN-IMPUTED)' OPCH97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, CHMP/CHMPVA(UN-IMPUTED)' OPOF97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, OTHER FED(UN-IMPUTED)' OPSL97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, STATE & LOC(UN-IMPUTED)' OPWC97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD, WORK COMPU(UN-IMPUTED)' OPOT97M 'MPC RPTD AMT PD,OTH INSUR(UN-IMPUTED)' OPTC97M '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' / OPCH97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPCH97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPMD97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPMD97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPMR97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPMR97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPOF97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPOF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPOT97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPOT97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPPV97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPPV97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPSF97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPSF97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPSL97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPSL97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPTC97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPTC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPUC97H -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 22 '$22.00' / OPVA97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPVA97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPWC97H -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPWC97M -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.