/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H173.DAT"  /LRECL=126.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
    DUID 1-5 (A)
    PID 6-8 (A)
    DUPERSID 9-16 (A)
    PANEL 17-18  
    AGE53X 19-20  
    DOBMM 21-22  
    DOBYY 23-26  
    SEX 27-27  
    PSAQAGE 28-29  
    MEDVISIT 30-31  
    FLUSHOT 32-33  
    WEIGHED 34-35  
    PSAQBMIX 36-39 (1)
    WGTLOSS 40-41  
    DRINKALC 42-43  
    DRINK5 44-45  
    DRINK4 46-47  
    STOPALC 48-49  
    TOBACCO 50-51  
    OFTTOBAC 52-53  
    QUITTBAC 54-55  
    QUITMEDS 56-57  
    QUITHELP 58-59  
    MOODQUEX 60-61  
    CHECKBP 62-63  
    CHECKCHL 64-65  
    HIVTEST 66-67  
    PNEUSHOT 68-69  
    SHINGLES 70-71  
    NOASPRIN 72-73  
    DISASPRN 74-75  
    COLONCR 76-77  
    COLONOSC 78-79  
    SIGMOID 80-81  
    BLDSTOOL 82-83  
    PROSCANC 84-85  
    AGEPSAT 86-87  
    UTREMCVC 88-89  
    PAPTEST 90-91  
    PAPAGE 92-93  
    BREASTRC 94-95  
    MAMMGRAM 96-97  
    OSTEOPOR 98-99  
    BNDENSTY 100-101  
    COMMM 102-103  
    COMYYYY 104-107  
    LANGUAGE 108-108  
    PSAQWT 109-121 (6)
    VARSTR 122-125  
    VARPSU 126-126   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)'
    PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER'
    AGE53X 'AGE - R5/3 (EDITED/IMPUTED)'
    DOBMM 'DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH'
    DOBYY 'DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR'
    SEX 'SEX'
    PSAQAGE 'PSAQ WHAT IS PERSON S AGE'
    MEDVISIT 'PSAQ HOW LONG AGO WAS LAST DR VISIT'
    FLUSHOT 'PSAQ DID PERSON HAVE FLU VACCINE PAST YR'
    WEIGHED 'PSAQ WAS PERSON WEIGHED IN PAST YEAR'
    PSAQBMIX 'PSAQ BODY MASS INDEX CALCULATED'
    WGTLOSS 'PSAQ DID DR ADVISE WGHT LOSS IN PAST YR'
    DRINKALC 'PSAQ DID DR ASK ABOUT ALCOHOL PAST YR'
    DRINK5 'PSAQ HAD 5+ DRINKS PER DAY IN PAST YR'
    DRINK4 'PSAQ HAD 4+ DRINKS PER DAY IN PAST YR'
    STOPALC 'PSAQ DID DR ADVISE DRINK LESS IN PAST YR'
    TOBACCO 'PSAQ DID DR ASK ABOUT SMOKING'
    OFTTOBAC 'PSAQ HOW OFTEN DID YOU SMOKE IN PAST YR'
    QUITTBAC 'PSAQ DID DR ADVISE SMOKE LESS IN PAST YR'
    QUITMEDS 'PSAQ DID DR ADVSE MED QUIT SMKNG PAST YR'
    QUITHELP 'PSAQ DR ADVSE OTH WAY QUIT SMKNG PAST YR'
    MOODQUEX 'PSAQ DID DR ASK ANXIOUS/DEPRSSED PAST YR'
    CHECKBP 'PSAQ DID DR CHECK BP PAST 2 YRS'
    CHECKCHL 'PSAQ DID DR CHECK CHOLESTEROL PAST 5 YRS'
    HIVTEST 'PSAQ DID DR TEST FOR HIV IN PAST 5 YRS'
    PNEUSHOT 'PSAQ HAVE YOU EVER HAD PNEUMONIA SHOT'
    SHINGLES 'PSAQ HAVE YOU EVER HAD SHINGLES VACCINE'
    NOASPRIN 'PSAQ CANT TAKE ASPRIN FOR MEDICAL REASON'
    DISASPRN 'PSAQ DR DISCUSS ASPIRIN PREVENTIVE USE'
    COLONCR 'PSAQ HAD COLON CANCER OR COLON REMOVED'
    COLONOSC 'PSAQ HAD COLONOSCOPY IN PAST 10 YRS'
    SIGMOID 'PSAQ HAD SIGMOIDOSCOPY IN PAST 5 YRS'
    BLDSTOOL 'PSAQ AT-HOME BLOOD STOOL TEST IN PAST YR'
    PROSCANC 'PSAQ HAS PERSON HAD PROSTATE CANCER'
    AGEPSAT 'PSAQ PERSON S AGE AT LAST PSA TEST'
    UTREMCVC 'PSAQ HAD HYSTERECTOMY OR CERVICAL CANCER'
    PAPTEST 'PSAQ HAD PAP SMEAR WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS'
    PAPAGE 'PSAQ WHAT AGE WAS PERSON LAST PAP SMEAR'
    BREASTRC 'PSAQ HAD BREASTS REMOVED/BREAST CANCER'
    MAMMGRAM 'PSAQ HAD MAMMOGRAM IN PAST 2 YRS'
    OSTEOPOR 'PSAQ DID DR DX PERSON WITH OSTEOPEROSIS'
    BNDENSTY 'PSAQ DID PERSON HAVE BONE DENSITY SCAN'
    COMMM 'PSAQ COMPLETION DATE MONTH'
    COMYYYY 'PSAQ COMPLETION DATE YEAR'
    LANGUAGE 'PSAQ LANGUAGE OF SURVEY'
    PSAQWT 'PSAQ PANEL 18 FINAL WEIGHT'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU' .
VALUE LABELS 
    AGEPSAT
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 NEVER HAD A PSA TEST'
         2 '2 UNDER AGE 50'
         3 '3 BETWEEN 51 AND 64'
         4 '4 BETWEEN 65 AND 74'
         5 '5 75 YEARS OR OLDER' /
    BLDSTOOL
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO, IT WAS OFFERED BUT PERSON DECLINED'
         3 '3 NO, FOR ANY OTHER REASON'
         4 '4 BOTH NO RESPONSES SELECTED' /
    BNDENSTY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    BREASTRC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    CHECKBP
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    CHECKCHL
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    COLONCR
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    COLONOSC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO, IT WAS OFFERED BUT PERSON DECLINED'
         3 '3 NO, FOR ANY OTHER REASON'
         4 '4 BOTH NO RESPONSES SELECTED' /
    COMMM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '01 JANUARY'
         10 '10 OCTOBER'
         11 '11 NOVEMBER'
         12 '12 DECEMBER'
         2 '02 FEBRUARY'
         3 '03 MARCH'
         4 '04 APRIL'
         5 '05 MAY'
         6 '06 JUNE'
         7 '07 JULY'
         8 '08 AUGUST'
         9 '09 SEPTEMBER' /
    COMYYYY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         2015 '2015 YEAR' /
    DISASPRN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DOBMM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 JANUARY'
         10 '10 OCTOBER'
         11 '11 NOVEMBER'
         12 '12 DECEMBER'
         2 '2 FEBRUARY'
         3 '3 MARCH'
         4 '4 APRIL'
         5 '5 MAY'
         6 '6 JUNE'
         7 '7 JULY'
         8 '8 AUGUST'
         9 '9 SEPTEMBER' /
    DOBYY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    DRINK4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DRINK5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DRINKALC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FLUSHOT
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    HIVTEST
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO, IT WAS OFFERED BUT PERSON DECLINED'
         3 '3 NO, FOR ANY OTHER REASON'
         4 '4 BOTH NO RESPONSES SELECTED' /
    LANGUAGE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 ENGLISH'
         2 '2 SPANISH' /
    MAMMGRAM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    MEDVISIT
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS'
         2 '2 WITHIN THE PAST 1 TO 2 YEARS'
         3 '3 WITHIN THE PAST 2 TO 5 YEARS'
         4 '4 MORE THAN 5 YEARS AGO'
         5 '5 NEVER' /
    MOODQUEX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    NOASPRIN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    OFTTOBAC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 EVERY DAY'
         2 '2 SOME DAYS'
         3 '3 NOT AT ALL' /
    OSTEOPOR
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PAPAGE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YOUNGER THAN 35'
         2 '2 35 TO 44 YEARS OLD'
         3 '3 45 TO 54 YEARS OLD'
         4 '4 55 TO 64 YEARS OLD'
         5 '5 65 TO 74 YEARS OLD'
         6 '6 75 YEARS OR OLDER' /
    PAPTEST
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PNEUSHOT
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO, IT WAS OFFERED BUT PERSON DECLINED'
         3 '3 NO, FOR ANY OTHER REASON'
         4 '4 BOTH NO RESPONSES SELECTED' /
    PROSCANC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PSAQAGE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    PSAQBMIX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    QUITHELP
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    QUITMEDS
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    QUITTBAC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MALE'
         2 '2 FEMALE' /
    SHINGLES
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO, IT WAS OFFERED BUT PERSON DECLINED'
         3 '3 NO, FOR ANY OTHER REASON'
         4 '4 BOTH NO RESPONSES SELECTED' /
    SIGMOID
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO, IT WAS OFFERED BUT PERSON DECLINED'
         3 '3 NO, FOR ANY OTHER REASON'
         4 '4 BOTH NO RESPONSES SELECTED' /
    STOPALC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    TOBACCO
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    UTREMCVC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    WEIGHED
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    WGTLOSS
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' .
EXECUTE.