/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H254E.DAT" /LRECL=312. 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 75-77 VSTRELCN 78-79 LABTEST_M18 80-81 SONOGRAM_M18 82-83 XRAYS_M18 84-85 MAMMOG_M18 86-87 MRI_M18 88-89 EKG_M18 90-91 RCVVAC_M18 92-93 SURGPROC 94-95 MEDPRESC 96-97 FFERTYPE 98-99 ERXP24X 100-108 (2) ERTC24X 109-117 (2) ERFSF24X 118-125 (2) ERFMR24X 126-134 (2) ERFMD24X 135-142 (2) ERFPV24X 143-150 (2) ERFVA24X 151-158 (2) ERFTR24X 159-165 (2) ERFOF24X 166-172 (2) ERFSL24X 173-179 (2) ERFWC24X 180-186 (2) ERFOT24X 187-194 (2) ERFXP24X 195-203 (2) ERFTC24X 204-212 (2) ERDSF24X 213-219 (2) ERDMR24X 220-226 (2) ERDMD24X 227-233 (2) ERDPV24X 234-240 (2) ERDVA24X 241-247 (2) ERDTR24X 248-254 (2) ERDOF24X 255-258 (2) ERDSL24X 259-264 (2) ERDWC24X 265-271 (2) ERDOT24X 272-278 (2) ERDXP24X 279-286 (2) ERDTC24X 287-294 (2) IMPFLAG 295-295 PERWT24F 296-307 (6) VARSTR 308-311 VARPSU 312-312 . 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" ERXP24X "TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP24X + ERDXP24X)" ERTC24X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC24X + ERDTC24X)" ERFSF24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" ERFMR24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" ERFMD24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" ERFPV24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERFVA24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" ERFTR24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" ERFOF24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" ERFSL24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" ERFWC24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" ERFOT24X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERFXP24X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF24X - ERFOT24X" ERFTC24X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)" ERDSF24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" ERDMR24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" ERDMD24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" ERDPV24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERDVA24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" ERDTR24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" ERDOF24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" ERDSL24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" ERDWC24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" ERDOT24X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERDXP24X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF24X - ERDOT24X" ERDTC24X "TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT24F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2024" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2024" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2024" . VALUE LABELS EKG_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / ERDATEMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" / ERDATEYR -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 2024 "2024" / EVENTRN 1 "1 ROUND 1" 2 "2 ROUND 2" 3 "3 ROUND 3" 4 "4 ROUND 4" 5 "5 ROUND 5" / FFERTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 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 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MAMMOG_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MEDPRESC -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / MPCDATA 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" / MRI_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / PANEL 28 "28 PANEL 28" 29 "29 PANEL 29" / RCVVAC_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SONOGRAM_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SURGPROC -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / VSTCTGRY -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 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 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / XRAYS_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" . 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