/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H26H.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-7 DUPERSID 8-15 (A) EVNTIDX 16-27 (A) EVENTRN 28-28 FFEEIDX 29-40 (A) HHDATEYR 41-44 HHDATEMM 45-46 MPCELIG 47-47 SELFAGEN 48-49 HHTYPE 50-50 CNA 51-52 COMPANN 53-54 DIETICN 55-56 HHAIDE 57-58 HOSPICE 59-60 HMEMAKER 61-62 IVTHP 63-64 MEDLDOC 65-66 NURPRACT 67-68 NURAIDE 69-70 OCCUPTHP 71-72 PERSONAL 73-74 PHYSLTHP 75-76 RESPTHP 77-78 SOCIALW 79-80 SPEECTHP 81-82 OTHRHCW 83-84 NONSKILL 85-86 SKILLED 87-88 SKILLWOS 89-113 (A) OTHCW 114-115 OTHCWOS 116-140 (A) HOSPITAL 141-142 VSTRELCN 143-144 TREATMT 145-146 MEDEQUIP 147-148 DAILYACT 149-150 COMPANY 151-152 OTHSVCE 153-154 OTHSVCOS 155-179 (A) FREQCY 180-181 DAYSPWK 182-183 DAYSPMO 184-185 HOWOFTEN 186-187 TMSPDAY 188-189 HRSLONG 190-191 MINLONG 192-193 SAMESVCE 194-195 HHDAYS 196-197 FFHHTYPE 198-199 FFBEF98 200-201 FFTOT99 202-203 HHSF98X 204-210 (2) HHMR98X 211-218 (2) HHMD98X 219-226 (2) HHPV98X 227-233 (2) HHVA98X 234-239 (2) HHCH98X 240-244 (2) HHOF98X 245-250 (2) HHSL98X 251-257 (2) HHWC98X 258-262 (2) HHOR98X 263-269 (2) HHOU98X 270-275 (2) HHOT98X 276-280 (2) HHXP98X 281-288 (2) HHTC98X 289-296 (2) WTDPER98 297-308 (6) VARSTR98 309-311 VARPSU98 312-313 . 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' HHDATEYR 'EVENT START DATE - YEAR' HHDATEMM 'EVENT START DATE - MONTH' MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG' SELFAGEN 'DOES PROVIDER WORK FOR AGENCY OR SELF' HHTYPE 'HOME HEALTH EVENT TYPE' CNA 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - CERT NURSE ASST' COMPANN 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - COMPANION' DIETICN 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - DIETITIAN/NUTRT' HHAIDE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOME CARE AIDE' HOSPICE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOSPICE WORKER' HMEMAKER 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOMEMAKER' IVTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - IV THERAPIST' MEDLDOC 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - MEDICAL DOCTOR' NURPRACT 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE/PRACTR' NURAIDE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSES AIDE' OCCUPTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - OCCUP THERAP' PERSONAL 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - PERS CARE ATTDT' PHYSLTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - PHYSICL THERAPY' RESPTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - RESPIRA THERAPY' SOCIALW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOCIAL WORKER' SPEECTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SPEECH THERAPY' OTHRHCW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - OTHER' NONSKILL 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NON-SKILLED' SKILLED 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SKILLED' SKILLWOS 'SPECIFY TYPE OF SKILLED WORKER' OTHCW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOME OTHER' OTHCWOS 'SPECIFY OTHER TYPE HEALTH CARE WORKER' HOSPITAL 'ANY HH CARE SVCE DUE TO HOSPITALIZATION' VSTRELCN 'ANY HH CARE SVCE RELATED TO HLTH COND' TREATMT 'PERSON RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT' MEDEQUIP 'PERSON WAS TAUGHT USE OF MED EQUIPMT' DAILYACT 'PERSON WAS HELPED WI DAILY ACTIVITIES' COMPANY 'PERSON RECEIVED COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES' OTHSVCE 'PERSON RECEIVED OTH HOME CARE SERVICES' OTHSVCOS 'SPECIFY OTHER HOME CARE SRVCE RECEIVED' FREQCY 'PROVIDER HELPED EVERY WK/SOME WKS' DAYSPWK '# DAYS PER WEEK PROVIDER CAME (HA ONLY)' DAYSPMO '# DAYS PER MONTH PROVIDER CAME (HA ONLY)' HOWOFTEN 'PROV CAME ONCE PER DAY/MORE THAN ONCE' TMSPDAY 'TIMES/DAY PROVIDER CAME HOME TO HELP' HRSLONG 'HOURS EACH VISIT LASTED' MINLONG 'MINUTES EACH VISIT LASTED' SAMESVCE 'ANY OTH MONS PER RECEIVED SAME SERVICES' HHDAYS 'DAYS PER MONTH IN HOME HEALTH, 1998' FFHHTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE - STEM OR LEAF' FFBEF98 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1998' FFTOT99 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1998' HHSF98X 'AMOUNT PAID,FAMILY (IMPUTED)' HHMR98X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' HHMD98X 'AMOUNT PAID,MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' HHPV98X 'AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHVA98X 'AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS (IMPUTED)' HHCH98X 'AMOUNT PAID,CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' HHOF98X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' HHSL98X 'AMOUNT PAID,STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' HHWC98X 'AMOUNT PAID,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' HHOR98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' HHOU98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' HHOT98X 'AMOUNT PAID,OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHXP98X 'SUM OF HHSF98X-HHOT98X (IMPUTED)' HHTC98X '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 CNA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMPANN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMPANY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / DAILYACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / DAYSPMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DAYSPWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DIETICN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EVENTRN 1 '1 ROUND 1' 2 '2 ROUND 2' 3 '3 ROUND 3' 4 '4 ROUND 4' 5 '5 ROUND 5' / FREQCY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EVERY WEEK' 2 '2 SOME WEEKS' 3 '3 ONLY CAME ONCE' / HHAIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HHCH98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / HHDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1998 '1998' 1999 '1999' / HHDAYS -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMD98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMR98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOF98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOR98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOT98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOU98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 801 '$801.00 - $801.00' / HHPV98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSF98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSL98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTC98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FRIEND/NEIGHBOR' 2 '2 RELATIVE' 3 '3 VOLUNTEER' 4 '4 OTHER - PAID' 5 '5 VOLUNTEERED: MEAL SERVICE DELIVERY' / HHVA98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHWC98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 35 '$35.00-$35.00' / HHXP98X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HMEMAKER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOSPICE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOSPITAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOWOFTEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 ONCE PER DAY' 2 '2 MORE THAN ONCE PER DAY' 3 '3 24 HOURS PER DAY' / HRSLONG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IVTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MEDEQUIP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / MEDLDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MINLONG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / MPCELIG 1 '1 MPC ELIGIBLE - AGENCY' 2 '2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE HHP-PAID INDEP' 3 '3 NOT MPC ELIG HHI-INFORMAL' / NONSKILL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NURAIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NURPRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OCCUPTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHCW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHRHCW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / PERSONAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PHYSLTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RESPTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SAMESVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SELFAGEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 WORK FOR AGENCY, HOSP, NURS HOME' 2 '2 WORK FOR SELF' / SKILLED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SOCIALW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SPEECTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TMSPDAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / TREATMT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / WTDPER98 -1 '-1' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.