/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H51C.DAT" /LRECL=210. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-7 DUPERSID 8-15 (A) EVNTIDX 16-27 (A) EVENTRN 28-28 FFEEIDX 29-40 (A) OMTYPEX 41-42 OMTYPE 43-44 OMOTHOX 45-69 (A) OMOTHOS 70-94 (A) FFOMTYPE 95-96 FFBEF00 97-98 OMSF00X 99-106 (2) OMMR00X 107-113 (2) OMMD00X 114-120 (2) OMPV00X 121-127 (2) OMVA00X 128-134 (2) OMTR00X 135-141 (2) OMOF00X 142-147 (2) OMSL00X 148-153 (2) OMWC00X 154-159 (2) OMOR00X 160-165 (2) OMOU00X 166-171 (2) OMOT00X 172-177 (2) OMXP00X 178-185 (2) OMTC00X 186-193 (2) IMPFLAG 194-194 PERWT00F 195-206 (6) VARSTR00 207-208 VARPSU00 209-210 . 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' OMTYPEX 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED' OMTYPE 'OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE' OMOTHOX 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY - EDITED' OMOTHOS 'OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY' FFOMTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF00 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2000' OMSF00X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OMMR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OMMD00X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OMPV00X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMVA00X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' OMTR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' OMOF00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OMSL00X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' OMWC00X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OMOR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OMOU00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OMOT00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMXP00X 'SUM OF OMSF00X-OMOT00X (IMPUTED)' OMTC00X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT00F 'FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 2000' VARSTR00 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2000' VARPSU00 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2000' . VALUE LABELS EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFBEF00 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 1 '1' / FFOMTYPE -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' 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' / OMMD00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMMR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOT00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOU00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMPV00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSL00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES' 10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES' 11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS' 2 '2 INSULIN' 3 '3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES' 4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES' 5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS' 6 '6 HEARING DEVICES' 7 '7 PROSTHESIS' 8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS' 9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' 91 '91 OTHER' / OMTYPEX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES' 10 '10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES' 11 '11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS' 2 '2 INSULIN' 3 '3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES' 4 '4 AMBULANCE SERVICES' 5 '5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS' 6 '6 HEARING DEVICES' 7 '7 PROSTHESIS' 8 '8 BATHROOM AIDS' 9 '9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT' 91 '91 OTHER' / OMVA00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMWC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMXP00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . 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