/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H32.DAT"  /LRECL=257.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
    JOBSIDX 1-11 (A)
    DUPERSID 12-19 (A)
    DUID 20-24  
    PID 25-27  
    RN 28-28  
    JOBSN 29-30  
    PANEL 31-31  
    JOBTYPE 32-33  
    JSTRTM 34-35  
    JSTRTD 36-37  
    JSTRTY 38-41  
    JSTOPM 42-43  
    JSTOPD 44-45  
    JSTOPY 46-49  
    RETIRJOB 50-51  
    SUBTYPE 52-52  
    MAIN_JOB 53-54  
    DIFFWAGE 55-56  
    WHY_DIFF 57-58  
    WORKSTAT 59-60  
    Y_CHANGE 61-62  
    STILLWRK 63-64  
    OFFTAKEI 65-66  
    NOWTAKEI 67-68  
    WHY_LEFT 69-70  
    NUMEMPS 71-75  
    ESTMATE1 76-77  
    MORELOC 78-79  
    BUSINC 80-81  
    PROPRIET 82-83  
    TYPEEMPL 84-85  
    YLEFT 86-87  
    YNOBUSN 88-89  
    RECALL 90-91  
    HRSPRWK 92-94  
    HRS35WK 95-96  
    APXHRDAY 97-98  
    SICKPAY 99-100  
    PAYDRVST 101-102  
    PAYVACTN 103-104  
    RETIRPLN 105-106  
    WKLYAMT 107-113 (2)
    EMPLINS 114-115  
    OFFRDINS 116-117  
    DIFFPLNS 118-119  
    INUNION 120-121  
    PROVDINS 122-123  
    HHMEMBER 124-125  
    NUMFMEMB 126-127  
    TOTLEMP 128-132  
    SALARIED 133-134  
    HOWPAID 135-136  
    DAYWAGE 137-142 (2)
    HRSPRDY 143-144  
    MAKEAMT 145-153 (2)
    PERUNIT 154-155  
    MORE10 156-157  
    MORE15 158-159  
    MOREMINM 160-161  
    OVRTIMHR 162-166 (2)
    GROSSPAY 167-175 (2)
    GROSSPER 176-177  
    SALRYWKS 178-179  
    OTHRTYPE 180-181  
    EARNTIPS 182-183  
    EARNBONS 184-185  
    EARNCOMM 186-187  
    OTHRWAGE 188-192 (2)
    TIPSUNIT 193-194  
    TIPSAMT 195-202 (2)
    BONSUNIT 203-204  
    BONSAMT 205-213 (2)
    COMMUNIT 214-215  
    COMMAMT 216-224 (2)
    HRLYWAGE 225-230 (2)
    JBEGHR 231-232  
    JENDHR 233-234  
    JBEGMIN 235-236  
    JENDMIN 237-238  
    JBEGAMPM 239-240 (A)
    JENDAMPM 241-242 (A)
    SHIFTWK 243-244  
    JOBHASHI 245-246  
    STILLAT 247-248  
    SHFTCHNG 249-250  
    HRSALBAS 251-253  
    INDTCODX 254-255  
    OCCPCODX 256-257   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    JOBSIDX 'JOB ID NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID+PID)'
    DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    RN 'ROUND'
    JOBSN 'JOB NUMBER'
    PANEL 'PANEL'
    JOBTYPE 'SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE'
    JSTRTM 'JOB START DATE - MONTH'
    JSTRTD 'JOB START DATE - DAY'
    JSTRTY 'JOB START DATE - YEAR'
    JSTOPM 'JOB STOP DATE - MONTH'
    JSTOPD 'JOB STOP DATE - DAY'
    JSTOPY 'JOB STOP DATE - YEAR'
    RETIRJOB 'PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB'
    SUBTYPE 'JOB SUB-TYPE'
    MAIN_JOB 'STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS'
    DIFFWAGE 'ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT'
    WHY_DIFF 'WHY WAGES CHANGED'
    WORKSTAT 'FULL OR PART TIME'
    Y_CHANGE 'WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS'
    STILLWRK 'STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT'
    OFFTAKEI 'OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE'
    NOWTAKEI 'NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE'
    WHY_LEFT 'REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW'
    NUMEMPS 'ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMP'
    ESTMATE1 'CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE'
    MORELOC 'MORE THAN ONE LOCATION'
    BUSINC 'BUSINESS INCORPORATED'
    PROPRIET 'PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP'
    TYPEEMPL 'EMPLOYEE TYPE'
    YLEFT 'NO JOB REASON'
    YNOBUSN 'WHY NO BUSINESS'
    RECALL 'RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS'
    HRSPRWK 'NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK'
    HRS35WK 'WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS'
    APXHRDAY 'APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY'
    SICKPAY 'DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE'
    PAYDRVST 'IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR S VISITS'
    PAYVACTN 'DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION'
    RETIRPLN 'DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN'
    WKLYAMT 'USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME'
    EMPLINS 'HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB'
    OFFRDINS 'OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE'
    DIFFPLNS 'CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS'
    INUNION 'BELONG TO LABOR UNION'
    PROVDINS 'WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE'
    HHMEMBER 'ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS'
    NUMFMEMB 'HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE'
    TOTLEMP 'ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMP'
    SALARIED 'IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.'
    HOWPAID 'HOW IS PERSON PAID'
    DAYWAGE 'PERSON S DAILY WAGE RATE'
    HRSPRDY 'NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY'
    MAKEAMT 'HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE'
    PERUNIT 'PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID'
    MORE10 'PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR'
    MORE15 'PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR'
    MOREMINM 'PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE'
    OVRTIMHR 'OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR'
    GROSSPAY 'PERSON S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)'
    GROSSPER 'PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED'
    SALRYWKS 'WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED ON'
    OTHRTYPE 'TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY'
    EARNTIPS 'DOES PERSON EARN TIPS'
    EARNBONS 'DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES'
    EARNCOMM 'DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION'
    OTHRWAGE 'OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR'
    TIPSUNIT 'PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON'
    TIPSAMT 'HOW MUCH ARE PERSON S TIPS'
    BONSUNIT 'PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON'
    BONSAMT 'HOW MUCH ARE PERSON S BONUSES'
    COMMUNIT 'PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON'
    COMMAMT 'HOW MUCH ARE PERSON S COMMISSIONS'
    HRLYWAGE 'HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES/HR'
    JBEGHR 'JOB BEGIN HOUR OF DAY'
    JENDHR 'JOB END HOUR OF DAY'
    JBEGMIN 'JOB BEGIN MINUTES'
    JENDMIN 'JOB END MINUTES'
    JBEGAMPM 'JOB BEGIN AM/PM'
    JENDAMPM 'JOB END AM/PM'
    SHIFTWK 'WORK ROTATING SHIFTS'
    JOBHASHI 'DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB'
    STILLAT 'STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT'
    SHFTCHNG 'HAS A CHANGE IN SHIFT OCCURRED'
    HRSALBAS 'HOURS SALARY BASED ON'
    INDTCODX 'CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE'
    OCCPCODX 'CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE' .