/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H178F.DAT" /LRECL=346. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) PANEL 42-43 MPCDATA 44-44 OPDATEYR 45-48 OPDATEMM 49-50 SEETLKPV 51-52 SEEDOC 53-54 DRSPLTY 55-56 MEDPTYPE 57-58 VSTCTGRY 59-60 VSTRELCN 61-62 LABTEST 63-64 SONOGRAM 65-66 XRAYS 67-68 MAMMOG 69-70 MRI 71-72 EKG 73-74 EEG 75-76 RCVVAC 77-78 ANESTH 79-80 THRTSWAB 81-82 OTHSVCE 83-84 SURGPROC 85-86 MEDPRESC 87-88 OPCCC1X 89-91 (A) OPCCC2X 92-94 (A) OPCCC3X 95-97 (A) OPCCC4X 98-100 (A) FFOPTYPE 101-102 FFTOT16 103-104 OPXP15X 105-112 (2) OPTC15X 113-121 (2) OPFSF15X 122-129 (2) OPFMR15X 130-137 (2) OPFMD15X 138-145 (2) OPFPV15X 146-153 (2) OPFVA15X 154-161 (2) OPFTR15X 162-169 (2) OPFOF15X 170-177 (2) OPFSL15X 178-184 (2) OPFWC15X 185-191 (2) OPFOR15X 192-198 (2) OPFOU15X 199-206 (2) OPFOT15X 207-213 (2) OPFXP15X 214-221 (2) OPFTC15X 222-230 (2) OPDSF15X 231-238 (2) OPDMR15X 239-245 (2) OPDMD15X 246-252 (2) OPDPV15X 253-260 (2) OPDVA15X 261-266 (2) OPDTR15X 267-273 (2) OPDOF15X 274-278 (2) OPDSL15X 279-284 (2) OPDWC15X 285-291 (2) OPDOR15X 292-298 (2) OPDOU15X 299-305 (2) OPDOT15X 306-312 (2) OPDXP15X 313-320 (2) OPDTC15X 321-328 (2) IMPFLAG 329-329 PERWT15F 330-341 (6) VARSTR 342-345 VARPSU 346-346 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' OPDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' OPDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' SEETLKPV 'DID P VISIT PROV IN PERSON OR TELEPHONE' SEEDOC 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT/PHONE CALL' DRSPLTY 'OPAT DOCTOR S SPECIALTY' MEDPTYPE 'TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT' VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT' VSTRELCN 'THIS VST/PHONE CALL RELATED TO SPEC COND' 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' OPCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' OPCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' OPCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' OPCCC4X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' FFOPTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFTOT16 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2015' OPXP15X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP15X + OPDXP15X)' OPTC15X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC15X+OPDTC15X)' OPFSF15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OPFMR15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OPFMD15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OPFPV15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' OPFVA15X 'FAC AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' OPFTR15X 'FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' OPFOF15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OPFSL15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' OPFWC15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OPFOR15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' OPFOU15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' OPFOT15X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' OPFXP15X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF15X-OPFOT15X' OPFTC15X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' OPDSF15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OPDMR15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OPDMD15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OPDPV15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)' OPDVA15X 'DR AMT PD,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' OPDTR15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD,TRICARE(IMPUTED)' OPDOF15X 'DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OPDSL15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' OPDWC15X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OPDOR15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OPDOU15X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OPDOT15X 'DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' OPDXP15X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF15X-OPDOT15X' OPDTC15X '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' / DRSPLTY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY' 10 '10 GERIATRICS (ELDERLY)' 11 '11 GYNECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS' 12 '12 HEMATOLOGY (BLOOD)' 13 '13 HOSPITAL RESIDENCE' 14 '14 INTERNAL MEDICINE' 15 '15 NEPHROLOGY (KIDNEYS)' 16 '16 NEUROLOGY' 18 '18 ONCOLOGY' 19 '19 OPHTHALMOLOGY' 2 '2 ANESTHESIOLOGY' 20 '20 ORTHOPEDICS' 21 '21 OSTEOPATHY' 22 '22 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY' 23 '23 PATHOLOGY' 24 '24 PEDIATRICIAN' 25 '25 PHYSICAL MEDICINE/REHAB' 26 '26 PLASTIC SURGERY' 27 '27 PROCTOLOGY' 28 '28 PSYCHIATRY' 29 '29 PULMONARY' 3 '3 CARDIOLOGY (HEART)' 30 '30 RADIOLOGY' 31 '31 RHEUMATOLOGY (ARTHRITIS)' 32 '32 THORACIC SURGERY' 33 '33 UROLOGY' 4 '4 DERMATOLOGY (SKIN)' 5 '5 ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM' 6 '6 FAMILY PRACTICE' 7 '7 GASTROENTEROLOGY' 8 '8 GENERAL PRACTICE' 9 '9 GENERAL SURGERY' 91 '91 OTHER DR SPECIALTY' / 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' / EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFOPTYPE -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' / MEDPTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 CHIROPRACTOR' 10 '10 PSYCHOLOGIST' 11 '11 SOCIAL WORKER' 12 '12 TECHNICIAN' 14 '14 ACUPUNCTURIST' 15 '15 MASSAGE THERAPIST' 16 '16 HOMEOPATHIC/NATURAPATHIC/HERBALIST' 17 '17 OTHER ALTERNATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY CARE PRO' 2 '2 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON' 3 '3 MIDWIFE' 4 '4 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER' 5 '5 OPTOMETRIST' 6 '6 PODIATRIST' 7 "7 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT" 8 '8 PHYSICAL THERAPIST' 9 '9 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST' 91 '91 OTHER' / 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' / OPCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OPCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OPCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OPCCC4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OPDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / OPDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2015 '2015' / OPDMD15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDMR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDOF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 33.47 '$1.00 - $33.47' / OPDOR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDOT15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDOU15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDPV15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDSF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDSL15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDTC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDTR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDVA15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDWC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPDXP15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFMD15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFMR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFOF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFOR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFOT15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFOU15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFPV15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFSF15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFSL15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFTC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFTR15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFVA15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFWC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPFXP15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPTC15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OPXP15X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / 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' / SEEDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEETLKPV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 SAW PROVIDER' 2 '2 TELEPHONE CALL' / 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 GENERAL CHECKUP' 10 '10 LASER EYE SURGERY' 2 '2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT' 3 '3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)' 4 '4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING' 5 '5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT' 6 '6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS' 7 '7 VISION EXAM' 8 '8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)' 9 '9 WELL CHILD EXAM' 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' . 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