/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H40.DAT" /LRECL=255. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / JOBSIDX 1-11 (A) DUPERSID 12-19 (A) DUID 20-24 PID 25-27 RN 28-28 JOBSN 29-29 PANEL 30-30 JOBTYPE 31-32 JSTRTM 33-34 JSTRTD 35-36 JSTRTY 37-40 JSTOPM 41-42 JSTOPD 43-44 JSTOPY 45-48 RETIRJOB 49-49 SUBTYPE 50-50 MAIN_JOB 51-52 DIFFWAGE 53-54 WHY_DIFF 55-56 WORKSTAT 57-58 Y_CHANGE 59-60 STILLWRK 61-62 OFFTAKEI 63-64 NOWTAKEI 65-66 WHY_LEFT 67-68 NUMEMPS 69-73 ESTMATE1 74-75 MORELOC 76-77 BUSINC 78-79 PROPRIET 80-81 TYPEEMPL 82-83 YLEFT 84-85 YNOBUSN 86-87 RECALL 88-89 HRSPRWK 90-92 HRS35WK 93-94 APXHRDAY 95-96 SICKPAY 97-98 PAYDRVST 99-100 PAYVACTN 101-102 RETIRPLN 103-104 WKLYAMT 105-111 (2) EMPLINS 112-113 OFFRDINS 114-115 DIFFPLNS 116-117 INUNION 118-119 PROVDINS 120-121 HHMEMBER 122-123 NUMFMEMB 124-125 TOTLEMP 126-129 SALARIED 130-131 HOWPAID 132-133 DAYWAGE 134-139 (2) HRSPRDY 140-141 MAKEAMT 142-150 (2) PERUNIT 151-152 MORE10 153-154 MORE15 155-156 MOREMINM 157-158 OVRTIMHR 159-164 (2) GROSSPAY 165-173 (2) GROSSPER 174-175 SALRYWKS 176-177 OTHRTYPE 178-179 EARNTIPS 180-181 EARNBONS 182-183 EARNCOMM 184-185 OTHRWAGE 186-190 (2) TIPSUNIT 191-192 TIPSAMT 193-200 (2) BONSUNIT 201-202 BONSAMT 203-211 (2) COMMUNIT 212-213 COMMAMT 214-222 (2) HRLYWAGE 223-228 (2) JBEGHR 229-230 JENDHR 231-232 JBEGMIN 233-234 JENDMIN 235-236 JBEGAMPM 237-238 (A) JENDAMPM 239-240 (A) SHIFTWK 241-242 JOBHASHI 243-244 STILLAT 245-246 SHFTCHNG 247-248 HRSALBAS 249-251 INDTCODX 252-253 OCCPCODX 254-255 . 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' . VALUE LABELS BONSUNIT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PER HOUR' 2 '2 PER DAY' 3 '3 PER WEEK' 4 '4 PER TWO WKS' 5 '5 PER MONTH' 6 '6 PER YEAR' 91 '91 OTHER' / BUSINC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMMUNIT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PER HOUR' 2 '2 PER DAY' 3 '3 PER WEEK' 4 '4 PER TWO WKS' 5 '5 PER MONTH' 6 '6 PER YEAR' 91 '91 OTHER' / DIFFPLNS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, GT ONE' 2 '2 NO, ONLY ONE' / DIFFWAGE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EARNBONS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EARNCOMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EARNTIPS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EMPLINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ESTMATE1 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 1-9' 2 '2 10-25' 3 '3 26-49' 4 '4 50-100' 5 '5 101-500' 6 '6 501-1000' 7 '7 1001-5000' 8 '8 5001 OR MORE' / GROSSPER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PER YEAR' 2 '2 PER MONTH' 3 '3 PER TWO WKS' 4 '4 PER WEEK' 91 '91 OTHER' / HHMEMBER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOWPAID -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 BY THE DAY' 2 '2 PIECEWORK' 3 '3 COMMISSION' 4 '4 BONUS' 5 '5 BY JOB/MILE' 91 '91 OTHER' / HRS35WK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HRSALBAS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / HRSPRDY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HRSPRWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / INUNION -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JBEGAMPM '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 'AM' 'AM' 'PM' 'PM' / JENDAMPM '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 'AM' 'AM' 'PM' 'PM' / JOBHASHI -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JSTOPD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / JSTOPM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / JSTOPY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 STILL AT JOB' 2000 '2000' 2001 '2001' / JSTRTD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / JSTRTM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / JSTRTY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1994 '1994' 1995 '1995' 1996 '1996' 1997 '1997' 1998 '1998' 1999 '1999' 2000 '2000' / MAIN_JOB -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MORE10 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GE $10' 2 '2 LT $10' / MORE15 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GE $15' 2 '2 LT $15' / MORELOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MOREMINM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GE MINIMUM WAGE' 2 '2 LT MINIMUM WAGE' / NOWTAKEI -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NUMEMPS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -10 '-10 # OF EMP >= 12,000' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OFFRDINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OFFTAKEI -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PANEL 4 '4' 5 '5' / PAYDRVST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PAYVACTN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PERUNIT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PER HOUR' 2 '2 PER DAY' 3 '3 PER WEEK' 4 '4 PER TWO WKS' 5 '5 PER MONTH' 6 '6 PER YEAR' 91 '91 OTHER' / PROPRIET -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PROVDINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EMPLOYER' 2 '2 UNION' 3 '3 BOTH' / RECALL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RETIRJOB -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RETIRPLN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RN 1 '1' 2 '2' 3 '3' 4 '4' 5 '5' / SALARIED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 SALARIED' 2 '2 PAID BY HOUR' 3 '3 OTHER' / SHFTCHNG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SHIFTWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SICKPAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STILLAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STILLWRK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TIPSUNIT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PER HOUR' 2 '2 PER DAY' 3 '3 PER WEEK' 4 '4 PER TWO WKS' 5 '5 PER MONTH' 6 '6 PER YEAR' 91 '91 OTHER' / WORKSTAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GE 35 HRS' 2 '2 LT 35 HRS' . 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