/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H206C.DAT"  /LRECL=164.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
    DUID 1-7  
    PID 8-10  
    DUPERSID 11-20 (A)
    EVNTIDX 21-36 (A)
    EVENTRN 37-37  
    PANEL 38-39  
    OMTYPE_M18 40-40  
    OMSF18X 41-47 (2)
    OMMR18X 48-55 (2)
    OMMD18X 56-63 (2)
    OMPV18X 64-71 (2)
    OMVA18X 72-78 (2)
    OMTR18X 79-86 (2)
    OMOF18X 87-94 (2)
    OMSL18X 95-101 (2)
    OMWC18X 102-109 (2)
    OMOR18X 110-116 (2)
    OMOU18X 117-123 (2)
    OMOT18X 124-130 (2)
    OMXP18X 131-138 (2)
    OMTC18X 139-146 (2)
    IMPFLAG 147-147  
    PERWT18F 148-159 (6)
    VARSTR 160-163  
    VARPSU 164-164   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)'
    EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID'
    EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER'
    PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER'
    OMTYPE_M18 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE'
    OMSF18X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    OMMR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    OMMD18X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    OMPV18X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OMVA18X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    OMTR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    OMOF18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    OMSL18X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    OMWC18X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    OMOR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    OMOU18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    OMOT18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    OMXP18X 'SUM OF OMSF18X-OMOT18X (IMPUTED)'
    OMTC18X '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 
    EVENTRN
         1 'ROUND 1'
         2 'ROUND 2'
         3 'ROUND 3'
         4 'ROUND 4'
         5 'ROUND 5' /
    IMPFLAG
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         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' /
    OMMD18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMMR18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMOF18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMOR18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMOT18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMOU18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMPV18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMSF18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMSL18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMTC18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMTR18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMTYPE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES'
         2 '2 AMBULANCE SERVICES'
         3 '3 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES'
         4 '4 LONG TERM MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' /
    OMVA18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMWC18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    OMXP18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    PANEL
         22 'PANEL 22'
         23 'PANEL 23' .
EXECUTE.