/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H33D.DAT" /LRECL=372. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 IPR2FLAG 30-31 ERHEVIDX 32-43 (A) FFEEIDX 44-53 (A) MPCDATA 54-54 IPBEGYR 55-58 IPBEGMM 59-60 IPBEGDD 61-62 IPENDYR 63-66 IPENDMM 67-68 IPENDDD 69-70 NUMNIGHX 71-73 NUMNIGHT 74-75 EMERROOM 76-77 SPECCOND 78-79 RSNINHOS 80-81 ANYOPER 82-83 SURGPROC 84-85 VAPLACE 86-86 IPICD1X 87-89 (A) IPICD2X 90-92 (A) IPICD3X 93-95 (A) IPICD4X 96-98 (A) IPPRO1X 99-101 (A) IPPRO2X 102-104 (A) IPCCC1X 105-107 (A) IPCCC2X 108-110 (A) IPCCC3X 111-113 (A) IPCCC4X 114-116 (A) DSCHPMED 117-118 DROUTSID 119-120 FFIPTYPE 121-122 IPXP99X 123-131 (2) IPTC99X 132-140 (2) IPFSF99X 141-148 (2) IPFMR99X 149-157 (2) IPFMD99X 158-165 (2) IPFPV99X 166-174 (2) IPFVA99X 175-183 (2) IPFCH99X 184-190 (2) IPFOF99X 191-198 (2) IPFSL99X 199-205 (2) IPFWC99X 206-213 (2) IPFOR99X 214-221 (2) IPFOU99X 222-229 (2) IPFOT99X 230-237 (2) IPFXP99X 238-246 (2) IPFTC99X 247-255 (2) IPDSF99X 256-262 (2) IPDMR99X 263-270 (2) IPDMD99X 271-278 (2) IPDPV99X 279-286 (2) IPDVA99X 287-292 (2) IPDCH99X 293-299 (2) IPDOF99X 300-303 (2) IPDSL99X 304-310 (2) IPDWC99X 311-317 (2) IPDOR99X 318-325 (2) IPDOU99X 326-332 (2) IPDOT99X 333-338 (2) IPDXP99X 339-346 (2) IPDTC99X 347-354 (2) IMPFLAG 355-355 PERWT99F 356-367 (6) VARPSU99 368-369 VARSTR99 370-372 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'NUMERIC PID' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID+PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' IPR2FLAG 'FLAG FOR PANEL 3 R2 EVENT IN 1999' ERHEVIDX 'ER/HS LINK ID' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' IPBEGYR 'EVENT START DATE - YEAR (4-DIGIT)' IPBEGMM 'EVENT START DATE - MONTH' IPBEGDD 'EVENT START DATE - DAY' IPENDYR 'EVENT END DATE - YEAR (4-DIGIT)' IPENDMM 'EVENT END DATE - MONTH' IPENDDD 'EVENT END DATE - DAY' NUMNIGHX '# NGTS IN HOSP - EDITED/IMPUTED' NUMNIGHT 'NUMBER OF NIGHTS STAYED AT PROVIDER' EMERROOM 'DID STAY BEGIN WITH EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT' SPECCOND 'HOSPITAL STAY RELATED TO CONDITION' RSNINHOS 'REASON ENTERED HOSPITAL' ANYOPER 'ANY OPERATIONS OR SURGERIES PERFORMED' SURGPROC 'MAIN SURGICAL PROCEDURE' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' IPICD1X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPICD2X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPICD3X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPICD4X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE' IPPRO1X '2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE' IPPRO2X '2 DIGIT ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE' IPCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' IPCCC4X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' DSCHPMED 'MEDICINES PRESCRIBED AT DISCHARGE' DROUTSID 'ANY OF THE DRS SEEN OUTSIDE THE PROVIDER' FFIPTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' IPXP99X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT(IPFXP99X+IPDXP99X)' IPTC99X 'TOT CHG FOR EVENT(IPFTC99X+IPDTC99X)' IPFSF99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPFCH99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' IPFOF99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT99X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP99X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF99X-IPFOT99X' IPFTC99X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE(IMPUTED)' IPDSF99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDVA99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPDCH99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, CHAMP/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' IPDOF99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPDSL99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPDWC99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPDOR99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPDOU99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPDOT99X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDXP99X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF99X-IPDOT99X' IPDTC99X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE(IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT99F 'FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 1999' VARPSU99 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1999' VARSTR99 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1999' . VALUE LABELS ANYOPER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DROUTSID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DSCHPMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DUID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DUPERSID '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / EMERROOM -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' / FFIPTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / IMPFLAG -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 NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IMPUTATION' 1 '1 COMPLETE HC DATA' 2 '2 COMPLETE MPC DATA' 3 '3 FULLY IMPUTED' 4 '4 PARTIALLY IMPUTED' 5 '5 CAPITATION IMPUTATION' / IPBEGDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPBEGMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPBEGYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1997 '1997' 1998 '1998' 1999 '1999' / IPCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPCCC4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPDOT99X 0 '0' 536 '$536.01 - $536.00' / IPENDDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPENDMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 95 '95 STILL IN HOSPITAL' / IPENDYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1997 '1997' 1998 '1998' 1999 '1999' / IPFCH99X 0 '0' 1166.68 '$1166.68 - $1166.68' / IPICD1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPICD2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPICD3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPICD4X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPPRO1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPPRO2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / IPR2FLAG -1 '-1 NO R2 CROSSOVER PROBLEM' -2 '-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND' -3 '-3 NO DATA IN ROUND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PANEL3 R2 EVENT IN 1999' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / NUMNIGHT -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' / NUMNIGHX -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' / PID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / RSNINHOS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 OPERATION OR SURGICAL PROCEDURE' 2 '2 TREATMENT/THERAPY' 3 '3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ONLY' 4 '4 GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY (MOTHER)' 5 '5 TO BE BORN (BABY)' 91 '91 OTHER SPECIFY' / SPECCOND -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 APPENDECTOMY' 10 '10 HERNIA REPAIR' 11 '11 HYSTERECTOMY' 12 '12 JOINT (HIP/KNEE) REPLACEMENT SURGERY' 13 '13 MASTECTOMY/LUMPECTOMY' 14 '14 PACEMAKER INSERTION' 15 '15 PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY' 16 '16 PROSTATE SURGERY (PROSTATECTOMY)' 17 '17 SPINAL DISC SURGERY (SLIPPED/PROLAPSED)' 18 '18 SURGICAL SETTING OF BROKEN BONE' 19 '19 THYROID SURGERY (THYROIDECTOMY)' 2 '2 ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY (VISUAL OF JOINTS)' 20 '20 TISSUE BIOPSY' 21 '21 TONSILLECTOMY' 3 '3 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION' 4 '4 CATARACT SURGERY' 5 '5 CIRCUMCISION' 6 '6 CORONARY BYPASS' 7 '7 D AND C (DILATION AND CURETTAGE)' 8 '8 DENTAL SURGERY' 9 '9 GALLBLADDER SURGERY (CHOLECYSTECTOMY)' 91 '91 OTHER' / VAPLACE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / VARPSU99 -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' / VARSTR99 -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' . 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