/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H26C.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) OMTYPEX 42-43 OMTYPE 44-45 OMOTHOX 46-70 (A) OMOTHOS 71-95 (A) FFOMTYPE 96-97 FFBEF98 98-99 FFTOT99 100-101 OMSF98X 102-109 (2) OMMR98X 110-117 (2) OMMD98X 118-124 (2) OMPV98X 125-132 (2) OMVA98X 133-140 (2) OMCH98X 141-146 (2) OMOF98X 147-152 (2) OMSL98X 153-159 (2) OMWC98X 160-165 (2) OMOR98X 166-172 (2) OMOU98X 173-178 (2) OMOT98X 179-184 (2) OMXP98X 185-192 (2) OMTC98X 193-200 (2) WTDPER98 201-212 (6) VARSTR98 213-215 VARPSU98 216-217 . 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' OMTYPEX 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED' OMTYPE 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE' OMOTHOX 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY - EDITED' OMOTHOS 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY' FFOMTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF98 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998' FFTOT99 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998' OMSF98X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OMMR98X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OMMD98X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OMPV98X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMVA98X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' OMCH98X 'AMOUNT PAID, CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' OMOF98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OMSL98X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' OMWC98X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OMOR98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OMOU98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OMOT98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMXP98X 'SUM OF OMSF98X-OMOT98X (IMPUTED)' OMTC98X '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 DUID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DUPERSID '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-2' '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' '-3' '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / EVENTRN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1' 2 '2' 3 '3' 4 '4' 5 '5' / FFBEF98 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1 '1' / FFOMTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT99 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMCH98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMMD98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMMR98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOF98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOR98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOT98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOU98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMPV98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSF98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSL98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTC98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES' 10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES' 11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS' 2 '2 INSULIN' 3 '3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES' 4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES' 5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS' 6 '6 HEARING DEVICES' 7 '7 PROSTHESIS' 8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS' 9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' 91 '91 OTHER' / OMTYPEX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES' 10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES' 11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS' 2 '2 INSULIN' 3 '3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES' 4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES' 5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS' 6 '6 HEARING DEVICES' 7 '7 PROSTHESIS' 8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS' 9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' 91 '91 OTHER' / OMVA98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMWC98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMXP98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' . 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