/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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." */ /*****************************************************************************/ DATA LIST FILE="H26B.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) DVDATEYR 42-45 DVDATEMM 46-47 DVDATEDD 48-49 GENDENT 50-51 DENTHYG 52-53 DENTTECH 54-55 DENTSURG 56-57 ORTHODNT 58-59 ENDODENT 60-61 PERIODNT 62-63 DENTYPE 64-65 EXAMINE 66-67 CLENTETX 68-69 CLENTETH 70-71 JUSTXRAY 72-73 FLUORIDE 74-75 SEALANT 76-77 FILLINGX 78-79 FILLING 80-81 INLAY 82-83 CROWNSX 84-85 CROWNS 86-87 ROOTCANX 88-89 ROOTCANL 90-91 GUMSURGX 92-93 GUMSURG 94-95 RECLVISX 96-97 RECLVIS 98-99 EXTRACT 100-101 IMPLANT 102-103 ABSCESS 104-105 ORALSURX 106-107 ORALSURG 108-109 BRIDGESX 110-111 BRIDGES 112-113 DENTUREX 114-115 DENTURES 116-117 REPAIR 118-119 ORTHDONX 120-121 ORTHDONT 122-123 WHITEN 124-125 TMDTMJ 126-127 DENTPROX 128-129 DENTPROC 130-131 DENTOTHX 132-156 (A) DENTOTHR 157-181 (A) DENTINJ 182-183 DENTMED 184-185 FFDVTYPE 186-187 FFBEF98 188-189 FFTOT99 190-191 DVSF98X 192-198 (2) DVMR98X 199-204 (2) DVMD98X 205-211 (2) DVPV98X 212-218 (2) DVVA98X 219-225 (2) DVCH98X 226-231 (2) DVOF98X 232-238 (2) DVSL98X 239-245 (2) DVWC98X 246-251 (2) DVOR98X 252-258 (2) DVOU98X 259-265 (2) DVOT98X 266-272 (2) DVXP98X 273-279 (2) DVTC98X 280-286 (2) WTDPER98 287-298 (6) VARSTR98 299-301 VARPSU98 302-303 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' DVDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' DVDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' DVDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' GENDENT 'GENERAL DENTIST SEEN' DENTHYG 'DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN' DENTTECH 'DENTAL TECHNICIAN SEEN' DENTSURG 'DENTAL SURGEON SEEN' ORTHODNT 'ORTHODONTIST SEEN' ENDODENT 'ENDODONTIST SEEN' PERIODNT 'PERIODONTIST SEEN' DENTYPE 'OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN' EXAMINE 'GENERAL EXAM OR CONSULTATION' CLENTETX 'EDITED CLENTETH' CLENTETH 'CLEANING,PROPHYLAXIS, OR POLISHING' JUSTXRAY 'X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS' FLUORIDE 'FLUORIDE TREATMENT' SEALANT 'SEALANT APPLICATION' FILLINGX 'EDITED FILLING' FILLING 'FILLINGS' INLAY 'INLAYS' CROWNSX 'EDITED CROWNS' CROWNS 'CROWNS OR CAPS' ROOTCANX 'EDITED ROOTCANL' ROOTCANL 'ROOT CANAL' GUMSURGX 'EDITED GUMSURG' GUMSURG 'PERIODONTAL SCALING,ROOT PLANING OR GUM' RECLVISX 'EDITED RECLVIS' RECLVIS 'PERIODONTAL RECALL VISIT' EXTRACT 'EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED' IMPLANT 'IMPLANTS' ABSCESS 'ABCESS OR INFECTION TREATMENT' ORALSURX 'EDITED ORALSURG' ORALSURG 'ORAL SURGERY' BRIDGESX 'EDITED BRIDGES' BRIDGES 'BRIDGES' DENTUREX 'EDITED DENTURES' DENTURES 'DENTURES OR PARTIAL DENTURES' REPAIR 'REPAIR OF BRIDGES/DENTURES OR RELINING' ORTHDONX 'EDITED ORTHDONT' ORTHDONT 'ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS' WHITEN 'BONDING, WHITENING OR BLEACHING' TMDTMJ 'TREATMENT FOR TMD OR TMJ' DENTPROX 'EDITED DENTPROC' DENTPROC 'OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTOTHX 'EDITED DENTOTHR' DENTOTHR 'OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTINJ 'VISIT BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT OR INJURY' DENTMED 'RECEIVE MEDICINE INCLUDING FREE SAMPLE' FFDVTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF98 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998' FFTOT99 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998' DVSF98X 'AMOUNT PAID,FAMILY (IMPUTED)' DVMR98X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' DVMD98X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' DVPV98X 'AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVVA98X 'AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS (IMPUTED)' DVCH98X 'AMOUNT PAID,CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' DVOF98X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' DVSL98X 'AMOUNT PAID,STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' DVWC98X 'AMOUNT PAID,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' DVOR98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' DVOU98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' DVOT98X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVXP98X 'SUM OF DVSF98X-DVOT98X (IMPUTED)' DVTC98X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' WTDPER98 'POVERTY/MORTALITY/NH ADJ PERS LVL WGT 98' VARSTR98 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1998' VARPSU98 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1998' . VALUE LABELS ABSCESS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BRIDGES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BRIDGESX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CLENTETH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CLENTETX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CROWNS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CROWNSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTHYG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTINJ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTPROX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTTECH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTURES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTUREX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DVCH98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEYR -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1998 '1998' / DVMD98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVMR98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOF98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOR98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOT98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOU98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVPV98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVSF98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVSL98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVVA98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVWC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVXP98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ENDODENT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EVENTRN 1 '1' 2 '2' 3 '3' 4 '4' 5 '5' / EXAMINE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EXTRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FFBEF98 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' 0 '0' / FFDVTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT99 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' 0 '0' / FILLING -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FILLINGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FLUORIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GENDENT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GUMSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GUMSURGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / IMPLANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / INLAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JUSTXRAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORALSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORALSURX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHDONT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHDONX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PERIODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RECLVIS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RECLVISX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / REPAIR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ROOTCANL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ROOTCANX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEALANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TMDTMJ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / WHITEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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