/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H213E.DAT" /LRECL=307. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-7 PID 8-10 DUPERSID 11-20 (A) EVNTIDX 21-36 (A) EVENTRN 37-37 ERHEVIDX 38-53 (A) FFEEIDX 54-65 (A) PANEL 66-67 MPCDATA 68-68 ERDATEYR 69-72 ERDATEMM 73-74 VSTCTGRY 75-76 VSTRELCN 77-78 LABTEST_M18 79-80 SONOGRAM_M18 81-82 XRAYS_M18 83-84 MAMMOG_M18 85-86 MRI_M18 87-88 EKG_M18 89-90 RCVVAC_M18 91-92 SURGPROC 93-94 MEDPRESC 95-96 FFERTYPE 97-98 ERXP19X 99-106 (2) ERTC19X 107-115 (2) ERFSF19X 116-122 (2) ERFMR19X 123-130 (2) ERFMD19X 131-138 (2) ERFPV19X 139-146 (2) ERFVA19X 147-154 (2) ERFTR19X 155-162 (2) ERFOF19X 163-169 (2) ERFSL19X 170-177 (2) ERFWC19X 178-184 (2) ERFOT19X 185-192 (2) ERFXP19X 193-200 (2) ERFTC19X 201-209 (2) ERDSF19X 210-216 (2) ERDMR19X 217-223 (2) ERDMD19X 224-230 (2) ERDPV19X 231-237 (2) ERDVA19X 238-244 (2) ERDTR19X 245-250 (2) ERDOF19X 251-254 (2) ERDSL19X 255-260 (2) ERDWC19X 261-267 (2) ERDOT19X 268-274 (2) ERDXP19X 275-281 (2) ERDTC19X 282-289 (2) IMPFLAG 290-290 PERWT19F 291-302 (6) VARSTR 303-306 VARPSU 307-307 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER" PID "PERSON NUMBER" DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)" EVNTIDX "EVENT ID" EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER" ERHEVIDX "EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY" FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID" PANEL "PANEL NUMBER" MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG" ERDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR" ERDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH" VSTCTGRY "BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT" VSTRELCN "THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION" 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" FFERTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE" ERXP19X "TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP19X + ERDXP19X)" ERTC19X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC19X + ERDTC19X)" ERFSF19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" ERFMR19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" ERFMD19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" ERFPV19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERFVA19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)" ERFTR19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)" ERFOF19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" ERFSL19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" ERFWC19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" ERFOT19X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERFXP19X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF19X - ERFOT19X" ERFTC19X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)" ERDSF19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" ERDMR19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" ERDMD19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" ERDPV19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERDVA19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)" ERDTR19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)" ERDOF19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" ERDSL19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" ERDWC19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" ERDOT19X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERDXP19X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF19X - ERDOT19X" ERDTC19X "TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT19F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2019" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2019" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2019" . VALUE LABELS EKG_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / ERDATEMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" / ERDATEYR -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 2019 "2019" / EVENTRN 1 "ROUND 1" 2 "ROUND 2" 3 "ROUND 3" 4 "ROUND 4" 5 "ROUND 5" / FFERTYPE -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 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / 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" / PANEL 23 "PANEL 23" 24 "PANEL 24" / RCVVAC_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / 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 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT" 2 "2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)" 3 "3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING" 4 "4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT" 5 "5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS" 6 "6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)" 91 "91 OTHER" / VSTRELCN -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" . 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