/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H178E.DAT" /LRECL=342. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 ERHEVIDX 30-41 (A) FFEEIDX 42-53 (A) PANEL 54-55 MPCDATA 56-56 ERDATEYR 57-60 ERDATEMM 61-62 VSTCTGRY 63-64 VSTRELCN 65-66 LABTEST 67-68 SONOGRAM 69-70 XRAYS 71-72 MAMMOG 73-74 MRI 75-76 EKG 77-78 EEG 79-80 RCVVAC 81-82 ANESTH 83-84 THRTSWAB 85-86 OTHSVCE 87-88 SURGPROC 89-90 MEDPRESC 91-92 ERCCC1X 93-95 (A) ERCCC2X 96-98 (A) ERCCC3X 99-101 (A) ERCCC4X 102-104 (A) FFERTYPE 105-106 FFTOT16 107-108 ERXP15X 109-116 (2) ERTC15X 117-125 (2) ERFSF15X 126-133 (2) ERFMR15X 134-141 (2) ERFMD15X 142-149 (2) ERFPV15X 150-157 (2) ERFVA15X 158-164 (2) ERFTR15X 165-171 (2) ERFOF15X 172-178 (2) ERFSL15X 179-185 (2) ERFWC15X 186-192 (2) ERFOR15X 193-200 (2) ERFOU15X 201-207 (2) ERFOT15X 208-215 (2) ERFXP15X 216-223 (2) ERFTC15X 224-232 (2) ERDSF15X 233-239 (2) ERDMR15X 240-246 (2) ERDMD15X 247-253 (2) ERDPV15X 254-260 (2) ERDVA15X 261-266 (2) ERDTR15X 267-272 (2) ERDOF15X 273-276 (2) ERDSL15X 277-281 (2) ERDWC15X 282-288 (2) ERDOR15X 289-295 (2) ERDOU15X 296-302 (2) ERDOT15X 303-309 (2) ERDXP15X 310-316 (2) ERDTC15X 317-324 (2) IMPFLAG 325-325 PERWT15F 326-337 (6) VARSTR 338-341 VARPSU 342-342 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' ERHEVIDX 'EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' ERDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' ERDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT' VSTRELCN 'THIS VST RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION' LABTEST 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS' SONOGRAM 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD' XRAYS 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS' MAMMOG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM' MRI 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN' EKG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG' EEG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG' RCVVAC 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION' ANESTH 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA' THRTSWAB 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A THROAT SWAB' OTHSVCE 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM' SURGPROC 'WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT' MEDPRESC 'ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT' ERCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC4X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' FFERTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFTOT16 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2015' ERXP15X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP15X + ERDXP15X)' ERTC15X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC15X+ERDTC15X)' ERFSF15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERFMR15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERFMD15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERFPV15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFVA15X 'FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' ERFTR15X 'FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' ERFOF15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERFSL15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERFWC15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERFOR15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' ERFOU15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERFOT15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFXP15X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF15X-ERFOT15X' ERFTC15X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' ERDSF15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERDMR15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERDMD15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERDPV15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDVA15X 'DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' ERDTR15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' ERDOF15X 'DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERDSL15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERDWC15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERDOR15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' ERDOU15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERDOT15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDXP15X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF15X - ERDOT15X' ERDTC15X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT15F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2015' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2015' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2015' . VALUE LABELS ANESTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EEG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EKG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / ERCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2015 '2015' / ERDMD15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDMR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOT15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOU15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDPV15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSL15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDVA15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDWC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDXP15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMD15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOT15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOU15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFPV15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSL15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFVA15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFWC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFXP15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERTC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERXP15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFERTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT16 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1 '1' / IMPFLAG 0 '0 NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IMPUTATION' 1 '1 COMPLETE HC DATA' 2 '2 COMPLETE MPC DATA' 3 '3 FULLY IMPUTED' 4 '4 PARTIALLY IMPUTED' 5 '5 CAPITATION IMPUTATION' / LABTEST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MAMMOG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MEDPRESC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / MRI -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / PANEL 19 'PANEL 19' 20 'PANEL 20' / RCVVAC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SONOGRAM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / THRTSWAB -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / VSTCTGRY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT' 2 '2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)' 3 '3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING' 4 '4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT' 5 '5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS' 6 '6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)' 91 '91 OTHER' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / XRAYS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' . EXECUTE.