/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H206B.DAT"  /LRECL=270.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
    DUID 1-7  
    PID 8-10  
    DUPERSID 11-20 (A)
    EVNTIDX 21-36 (A)
    EVENTRN 37-37  
    FFEEIDX 38-51 (A)
    PANEL 52-53  
    DVDATEYR 54-57  
    DVDATEMM 58-59  
    GENDENT_M18 60-61  
    DENTHYG_M18 62-63  
    DNSPCLST_M18 64-65  
    DENTYPE_M18 66-67  
    PEDDENT_M18 68-69  
    EXAMINE_M18 70-71  
    CLENTETX 72-73  
    CLENTETH_M18 74-75  
    JUSTXRYX 76-77  
    JUSTXRAY_M18 78-79  
    FLUORIDE_M18 80-81  
    SEALANTX 82-83  
    SEALANT_M18 84-85  
    FILLINGX 86-87  
    FILLING_M18 88-89  
    ROOTCANX 90-91  
    ROOTCANL_M18 92-93  
    GUMSURGX 94-95  
    GUMSURG_M18 96-97  
    IMPLANTX 98-99  
    IMPLANT_M18 100-101  
    ORALSURX 102-103  
    ORALSURG_M18 104-105  
    BRIDGESX 106-107  
    BRIDGES_M18 108-109  
    ORTHDONX 110-111  
    ORTHDONT_M18 112-113  
    DENTPROX 114-115  
    DENTPROC 116-117  
    DENTOTHX 118-142 (A)
    FFDVTYPE 143-144  
    FFBEF18 145-147  
    FFTOT19 148-150  
    DVSF18X 151-158 (2)
    DVMR18X 159-165 (2)
    DVMD18X 166-173 (2)
    DVPV18X 174-181 (2)
    DVVA18X 182-188 (2)
    DVTR18X 189-195 (2)
    DVOF18X 196-202 (2)
    DVSL18X 203-209 (2)
    DVWC18X 210-215 (2)
    DVOR18X 216-222 (2)
    DVOU18X 223-229 (2)
    DVOT18X 230-236 (2)
    DVXP18X 237-244 (2)
    DVTC18X 245-252 (2)
    IMPFLAG 253-253  
    PERWT18F 254-265 (6)
    VARSTR 266-269  
    VARPSU 270-270   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)'
    EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID'
    EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER'
    FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID'
    PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER'
    DVDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR'
    DVDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH'
    GENDENT_M18 'GENERAL DENTIST SEEN'
    DENTHYG_M18 'DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN'
    DNSPCLST_M18 'DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN'
    DENTYPE_M18 'OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN'
    PEDDENT_M18 'PEDIATRIC DENTIST SEEN'
    EXAMINE_M18 'GENERAL EXAM, CHECKUP OR CONSULTATION'
    CLENTETX 'EDITED CLENTETH_M18'
    CLENTETH_M18 'CLEANING, PROPHYLAXIS, POLISHING OR PERIODONTAL RECALL'
    JUSTXRYX 'EDITED JUSTXRAY_M18'
    JUSTXRAY_M18 'X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS'
    FLUORIDE_M18 'FLUORIDE TREATMENT'
    SEALANTX 'EDITED SEALANT_M18'
    SEALANT_M18 'SEALANT APPLICATION'
    FILLINGX 'EDITED FILLING_M18'
    FILLING_M18 'FILLINGS, INLAYS, CROWNS OR CAPS'
    ROOTCANX 'EDITED ROOTCANL_M18'
    ROOTCANL_M18 'ROOT CANAL'
    GUMSURGX 'EDITED GUMSURG_M18'
    GUMSURG_M18 'PERIODONTAL SCALING, ROOT PLANING OR GUM SURGERY'
    IMPLANTX 'EDITED IMPLANT_M18'
    IMPLANT_M18 'IMPLANTS'
    ORALSURX 'EDITED ORALSURG_M18'
    ORALSURG_M18 'EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED OR OTH ORAL SURGERY'
    BRIDGESX 'EDITED BRIDGES_M18'
    BRIDGES_M18 'FIXED OR RELINING/REPAIR OF BRIDGES/DENTURES, REMOVABLE DENTURES'
    ORTHDONX 'EDITED ORTHDONT_M18'
    ORTHDONT_M18 'ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS'
    DENTPROX 'EDITED DENTPROC'
    DENTPROC 'OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES'
    DENTOTHX 'OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES EDITED'
    FFDVTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE'
    FFBEF18 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2018'
    FFTOT19 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2018'
    DVSF18X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    DVMR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    DVMD18X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    DVPV18X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    DVVA18X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    DVTR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    DVOF18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    DVSL18X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    DVWC18X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    DVOR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    DVOU18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    DVOT18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    DVXP18X 'SUM OF DVSF18X-DVOT18X (IMPUTED)'
    DVTC18X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)'
    IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS'
    PERWT18F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2018'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2018'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2018' .
VALUE LABELS 
    BRIDGESX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    BRIDGES_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    CLENTETH_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    CLENTETX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DENTHYG_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DENTPROC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DENTPROX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DENTYPE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DNSPCLST_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DVDATEMM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK' /
    DVDATEYR
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         2018 '2018' /
    EVENTRN
         1 'ROUND 1'
         2 'ROUND 2'
         3 'ROUND 3'
         4 'ROUND 4'
         5 'ROUND 5' /
    EXAMINE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FFBEF18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         0 '0' /
    FFDVTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM'
         2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' /
    FFTOT19
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         0 '0' /
    FILLINGX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FILLING_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FLUORIDE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    GENDENT_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    GUMSURGX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    GUMSURG_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    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' /
    IMPLANTX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    IMPLANT_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    JUSTXRAY_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    JUSTXRYX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ORALSURG_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ORALSURX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ORTHDONT_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ORTHDONX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PANEL
         22 'PANEL 22'
         23 'PANEL 23' /
    PEDDENT_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ROOTCANL_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ROOTCANX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEALANTX
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEALANT_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' .
EXECUTE.