/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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."                                                */
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FILE HANDLE INFILE NAME="H206H.DAT"  /LRECL=214.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
    DUID 1-7  
    PID 8-10  
    DUPERSID 11-20 (A)
    EVNTIDX 21-36 (A)
    EVENTRN 37-37  
    PANEL 38-39  
    HHDATEYR 40-43  
    HHDATEMM 44-45  
    MPCELIG 46-46  
    SELFAGEN 47-48  
    HHTYPE 49-49  
    CNA_M18 50-51  
    DIETICN_M18 52-53  
    IVTHP_M18 54-55  
    MEDLDOC_M18 56-57  
    NURPRACT_M18 58-59  
    OCCUPTHP_M18 60-61  
    PHYSLTHP_M18 62-63  
    RESPTHP_M18 64-65  
    SOCIALW_M18 66-67  
    SPEECTHP_M18 68-69  
    HCarWrkrProfNone_M18 70-71  
    COMPANN_M18 72-73  
    HMEMAKER_M18 74-75  
    HHAIDE_M18 76-77  
    HOSPICE_M18 78-79  
    NURAIDE_M18 80-81  
    PERSONAL_M18 82-83  
    HCarWrkrNonProfNone_M18 84-85  
    VSTRELCN 86-87  
    FREQCY 88-89  
    DAYSPWK 90-91  
    DAYSPMO 92-93  
    SAMESVCE_M18 94-95  
    HHDAYS 96-98  
    HHSF18X 99-105 (2)
    HHMR18X 106-113 (2)
    HHMD18X 114-121 (2)
    HHPV18X 122-129 (2)
    HHVA18X 130-136 (2)
    HHTR18X 137-141 (2)
    HHOF18X 142-147 (2)
    HHSL18X 148-154 (2)
    HHWC18X 155-159 (2)
    HHOR18X 160-166 (2)
    HHOU18X 167-173 (2)
    HHOT18X 174-180 (2)
    HHXP18X 181-188 (2)
    HHTC18X 189-196 (2)
    IMPFLAG 197-197  
    PERWT18F 198-209 (6)
    VARSTR 210-213  
    VARPSU 214-214   .
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'
    HHDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR'
    HHDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH'
    MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG'
    SELFAGEN 'DOES PROVIDER WORK FOR AGENCY OR SELF'
    HHTYPE 'HOME HEALTH EVENT TYPE'
    CNA_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - CERT NURSE ASST'
    DIETICN_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - DIETITIAN/NUTRT'
    IVTHP_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - IV OR INFUSION THERAPIST'
    MEDLDOC_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - MEDICAL DOCTOR'
    NURPRACT_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE/PRACTR'
    OCCUPTHP_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - OCCUPATIONAL THERAP'
    PHYSLTHP_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - PHYSICAL THERAPY'
    RESPTHP_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - RESPIRA THERAPY'
    SOCIALW_M18 'TYPE OF PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOCIAL WORKER'
    SPEECTHP_M18 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SPEECH THERAPY'
    HCarWrkrProfNone_M18 'NONE OF THE LISTED PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS'
    COMPANN_M18 'TYPE OF NON PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - COMPANION'
    HMEMAKER_M18 'TYPE OF NON PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOMEMAKER/HOUSE CLEANER'
    HHAIDE_M18 'TYPE OF NON PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOME HEALTH / CARE AIDE'
    HOSPICE_M18 'TYPE OF NON PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOSPICE WORKER'
    NURAIDE_M18 'TYPE OF NON PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE S AIDE'
    PERSONAL_M18 'TYPE OF NON PROF HLTH CARE WRKR - PERS CARE ATTDT'
    HCarWrkrNonProfNone_M18 'NONE OF THE LISTED NON PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS'
    VSTRELCN 'ANY HH CARE SVCE RELATED TO HLTH COND'
    FREQCY 'PROVIDER HELPED EVERY WEEK/SOME WEEKS'
    DAYSPWK '# DAYS / WEEK PROVIDER CAME'
    DAYSPMO '# DAYS / MONTH PROVIDER CAME'
    SAMESVCE_M18 'ANY OTH MONS PER RECEIVED SAME SERVICES'
    HHDAYS 'DAYS PER MONTH IN HOME HEALTH, 2018'
    HHSF18X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    HHMR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    HHMD18X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    HHPV18X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    HHVA18X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)'
    HHTR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)'
    HHOF18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    HHSL18X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    HHWC18X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    HHOR18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    HHOU18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    HHOT18X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    HHXP18X 'SUM OF HHSF18X - HHOT18X (IMPUTED)'
    HHTC18X '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 
    CNA_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    COMPANN_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    DAYSPMO
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         0 '0' /
    DAYSPWK
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK' /
    DIETICN_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    EVENTRN
         1 'ROUND 1'
         2 'ROUND 2'
         3 'ROUND 3'
         4 'ROUND 4'
         5 'ROUND 5' /
    FREQCY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 EVERY WEEK'
         2 '2 SOME WEEKS'
         3 '3 ONLY CAME ONCE' /
    HCarWrkrNonProfNone_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    HCarWrkrProfNone_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    HHAIDE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    HHDATEMM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK' /
    HHDATEYR
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         2018 '2018' /
    HHDAYS
         -15 '-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED'
         0 '0' /
    HHMD18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHMR18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHOF18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHOR18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHOT18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHOU18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHPV18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHSF18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHSL18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHTC18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHTR18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHTYPE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 FRIEND/NEIGHBOR'
         2 '2 RELATIVE'
         3 '3 VOLUNTEER'
         4 '4 OTHER - PAID'
         5 '5 VOLUNTEERED: MEAL SERVICE DELIVERY' /
    HHVA18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHWC18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HHXP18X
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0' /
    HMEMAKER_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    HOSPICE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    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' /
    IVTHP_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    MEDLDOC_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    MPCELIG
         1 '1 MPC ELIGIBLE - AGENCY'
         2 '2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE - PAID INDEP'
         3 '3 NOT MPC ELIG - INFORMAL CARE' /
    NURAIDE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    NURPRACT_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    OCCUPTHP_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PANEL
         22 'PANEL 22'
         23 'PANEL 23' /
    PERSONAL_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PHYSLTHP_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    RESPTHP_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SAMESVCE_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SELFAGEN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 WORK FOR AGENCY, HOSP, NURS HOME'
         2 '2 WORK FOR SELF' /
    SOCIALW_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SPEECTHP_M18
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    VSTRELCN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' .
EXECUTE.