/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H26E.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 ERHEVIDX 30-41 (A) FFEEIDX 42-53 (A) MPCDATA 54-54 ERDATEYR 55-58 ERDATEMM 59-60 ERDATEDD 61-62 SEEDOC 63-64 VSTCTGRY 65-66 VSTRELCN 67-68 LABTEST 69-70 SONOGRAM 71-72 XRAYS 73-74 MAMMOG 75-76 MRI 77-78 EKG 79-80 EEG 81-82 RCVVAC 83-84 ANESTH 85-86 OTHSVCE 87-88 SURGPROC 89-90 SURGNAME 91-92 MEDPRESC 93-94 DOCOUTF 95-96 VAPLACE 97-97 ERICD1X 98-100 (A) ERICD2X 101-103 (A) ERICD3X 104-106 (A) ERPRO1X 107-109 (A) ERCCC1X 110-112 (A) ERCCC2X 113-115 (A) ERCCC3X 116-118 (A) FFERTYPE 119-120 FFBEF98 121-122 FFTOT99 123-124 ERXP98X 125-132 (2) ERTC98X 133-140 (2) ERFSF98X 141-148 (2) ERFMR98X 149-155 (2) ERFMD98X 156-162 (2) ERFPV98X 163-170 (2) ERFVA98X 171-177 (2) ERFCH98X 178-183 (2) ERFOF98X 184-190 (2) ERFSL98X 191-197 (2) ERFWC98X 198-204 (2) ERFOR98X 205-211 (2) ERFOU98X 212-218 (2) ERFOT98X 219-225 (2) ERFXP98X 226-233 (2) ERFTC98X 234-241 (2) ERDSF98X 242-248 (2) ERDMR98X 249-255 (2) ERDMD98X 256-261 (2) ERDPV98X 262-268 (2) ERDVA98X 269-274 (2) ERDCH98X 275-280 (2) ERDOF98X 281-286 (2) ERDSL98X 287-292 (2) ERDWC98X 293-299 (2) ERDOR98X 300-305 (2) ERDOU98X 306-311 (2) ERDOT98X 312-318 (2) ERDXP98X 319-325 (2) ERDTC98X 326-332 (2) WTDPER98 333-344 (6) VARPSU98 345-346 VARSTR98 347-349 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' ERHEVIDX 'ER/HS LINK ID' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' ERDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' ERDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' ERDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' SEEDOC 'DID P SEE MEDICAL DR DURING THIS VISIT' VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATOEGORY FOR EROM CARE ON VISIT' VSTRELCN 'WAS VISIT RELATED TO SPECIAL HLTH COND' LABTEST 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS' SONOGRAM 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOG/ULTRS' XRAYS 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS' MAMMOG 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MAMMOGRAM' MRI 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE MRI/CATSCAN' EKG 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE EKG OR ECG' EEG 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG' RCVVAC 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE VACS' ANESTH 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTH' OTHSVCE 'DURING THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH TST/EXM' SURGPROC 'SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT' SURGNAME 'SURG PROC NAME IN CATEGORIES' MEDPRESC 'THIS VISIT WERE ANY MEDS PRESCR FOR P' DOCOUTF 'DID P SEE ANY ER DOCTORS OUTSIDE OF ER' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' ERICD1X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' ERICD2X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' ERICD3X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' ERPRO1X '2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE' ERCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' FFERTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF98 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998' FFTOT99 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998' ERXP98X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP98X + ERDXP98X)' ERTC98X 'TOT CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC98X + ERDTC98X)' ERFSF98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERFMR98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERFMD98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERFPV98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFVA98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' ERFCH98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' ERFOF98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERFSL98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERFWC98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERFOR98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' ERFOU98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERFOT98X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFXP98X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF98X-ERFOT98X' ERFTC98X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' ERDSF98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERDMR98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERDMD98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERDPV98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDVA98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' ERDCH98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMP)' ERDOF98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMP)' ERDSL98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTD)' ERDWC98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERDOR98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMP)' ERDOU98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMP)' ERDOT98X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMP)' ERDXP98X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF98X-ERDOT98X' ERDTC98X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' WTDPER98 'POVERTY/MORTALITY/NH ADJ PERS LVL WGT 98' VARPSU98 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1998' VARSTR98 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1998' . VALUE LABELS ANESTH -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / DOCOUTF -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' / 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' 0 '0' / DUPERSID '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-3' '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' '0' '0' / EEG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EKG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / ERCCC1X '-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' / ERCCC2X '-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' / ERCCC3X '-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' / ERDATEDD -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' / ERDATEMM -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' / ERDATEYR -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' 1998 '1998' / ERDMD98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDMR98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOR98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOT98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOU98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDPV98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSF98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDVA98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDWC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDXP98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFCH98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMD98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMR98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOF98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOR98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOT98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOU98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFPV98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSF98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSL98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFVA98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFWC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFXP98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERICD1X '-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' / ERICD2X '-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' / ERICD3X '-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' / ERPRO1X '-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' / ERTC98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERXP98X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EVENTRN 1 '1 ROUND 1' 2 '2 ROUND 2' 3 '3 ROUND 3' 4 '4 ROUND 4' 5 '5 ROUND 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' / FFERTYPE -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' / LABTEST -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MAMMOG -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MEDPRESC -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MPCDATA -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 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / MRI -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / OTHSVCE -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / 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' 0 '0' / RCVVAC -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SEEDOC -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SONOGRAM -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SURGNAME -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 CLEANING/TREATMT WOUND, INFECTION' 2 '2 STITCHES (WOUND)' 3 '3 SURGICAL SETTING OF BROKEN BONE' 91 '91 OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURE' / SURGPROC -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' / VAPLACE -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 NO' 1 '1 YES' / VSTCTGRY -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 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT' 2 '2 EMERGENCY (ACCIDNT/INJURY)' 3 '3 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MH COUNSELING' 4 '4 FOLLOW-UP/POST-OPERATIVE VISIT' 5 '5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS' 6 '6 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)' 91 '91 OTHER' / VSTRELCN -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' / XRAYS -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 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' . 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