/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H206F.DAT"  /LRECL=334.
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  
    MPCDATA 54-54  
    OPDATEYR 55-58  
    OPDATEMM 59-60  
    SEEDOC_M18 61-62  
    DRSPLTY_M18 63-64  
    MEDPTYPE_M18 65-66  
    VSTCTGRY 67-69  
    VSTRELCN_M18 70-71  
    LABTEST_M18 72-73  
    SONOGRAM_M18 74-75  
    XRAYS_M18 76-77  
    MAMMOG_M18 78-79  
    MRI_M18 80-81  
    EKG_M18 82-83  
    RCVVAC_M18 84-85  
    SURGPROC 86-87  
    MEDPRESC 88-90  
    FFOPTYPE 91-92  
    FFBEF18 93-95  
    OPXP18X 96-103 (2)
    OPTC18X 104-112 (2)
    OPFSF18X 113-120 (2)
    OPFMR18X 121-128 (2)
    OPFMD18X 129-136 (2)
    OPFPV18X 137-144 (2)
    OPFVA18X 145-152 (2)
    OPFTR18X 153-159 (2)
    OPFOF18X 160-165 (2)
    OPFSL18X 166-172 (2)
    OPFWC18X 173-180 (2)
    OPFOR18X 181-187 (2)
    OPFOU18X 188-194 (2)
    OPFOT18X 195-202 (2)
    OPFXP18X 203-210 (2)
    OPFTC18X 211-219 (2)
    OPDSF18X 220-226 (2)
    OPDMR18X 227-233 (2)
    OPDMD18X 234-240 (2)
    OPDPV18X 241-248 (2)
    OPDVA18X 249-255 (2)
    OPDTR18X 256-262 (2)
    OPDOF18X 263-266 (2)
    OPDSL18X 267-272 (2)
    OPDWC18X 273-279 (2)
    OPDOR18X 280-286 (2)
    OPDOU18X 287-292 (2)
    OPDOT18X 293-300 (2)
    OPDXP18X 301-308 (2)
    OPDTC18X 309-316 (2)
    IMPFLAG 317-317  
    PERWT18F 318-329 (6)
    VARSTR 330-333  
    VARPSU 334-334   .
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'
    MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG'
    OPDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR'
    OPDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH'
    SEEDOC_M18 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT'
    DRSPLTY_M18 'OPAT DOCTOR S SPECIALTY'
    MEDPTYPE_M18 'TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT'
    VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT'
    VSTRELCN_M18 'THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND'
    LABTEST_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS'
    SONOGRAM_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD'
    XRAYS_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS'
    MAMMOG_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM'
    MRI_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN'
    EKG_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG'
    RCVVAC_M18 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION'
    SURGPROC 'WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT'
    MEDPRESC 'ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT'
    FFOPTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE'
    FFBEF18 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2018'
    OPXP18X 'TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (OPFXP18X + OPDXP18X)'
    OPTC18X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (OPFTC18X+OPDTC18X)'
    OPFSF18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    OPFMR18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    OPFMD18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    OPFPV18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)'
    OPFVA18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    OPFTR18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID,TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    OPFOF18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    OPFSL18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)'
    OPFWC18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    OPFOR18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)'
    OPFOU18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)'
    OPFOT18X 'FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)'
    OPFXP18X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS OPFSF18X-OPFOT18X'
    OPFTC18X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)'
    OPDSF18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    OPDMR18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    OPDMD18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    OPDPV18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSUR (IMPUTED)'
    OPDVA18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    OPDTR18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    OPDOF18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    OPDSL18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)'
    OPDWC18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    OPDOR18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)'
    OPDOU18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)'
    OPDOT18X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)'
    OPDXP18X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS OPDSF18X-OPDOT18X'
    OPDTC18X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)'
    IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS'
    PERWT18F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2018'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2018'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2018' .
VALUE LABELS 
    DRSPLTY_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         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' /
    EKG_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         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' /
    FFBEF18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         0 '0'
         3 '1 - 3' /
    FFOPTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM'
         2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' /
    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_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' /
    MAMMOG_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' /
    MEDPRESC
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    MEDPTYPE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 ACUPUNCTURIST'
         10 '10 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST'
         11 "11 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT"
         12 '12 PODIATRIST'
         13 '13 PSYCHOLOGIST'
         14 '14 SOCIAL WORKER'
         15 '15 TECHNICIAN'
         2 '2 CHIROPRACTOR'
         3 '3 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON'
         4 '4 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROVIDER'
         5 '5 MASSAGE THERAPIST'
         6 '6 MENTAL HLTH CNSLR/MARITAL OR FAM THERAPIST'
         7 '7 MIDWIFE'
         8 '8 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER'
         9 '9 OPTOMETRIST'
         91 '91 OTHER' /
    MPCDATA
         1 '1 HAS MPC DATA'
         2 '2 NO MPC DATA' /
    MRI_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' /
    OPDATEMM
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK' /
    OPDATEYR
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         2018 '2018' /
    PANEL
         22 'PANEL 22'
         23 'PANEL 23' /
    RCVVAC_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' /
    SEEDOC_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SONOGRAM_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' /
    SURGPROC
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    VSTCTGRY
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         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_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    XRAYS_M18
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' .
EXECUTE.