/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H51D.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 ERHEVIDX 30-41 (A) FFEEIDX 42-53 (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 MAINSURG 84-85 VAPLACE 86-86 IPICD1X 87-89 (A) IPICD2X 90-92 (A) IPICD3X 93-95 (A) IPICD4X 96-98 (A) IPPRO1X 99-100 (A) IPPRO2X 101-102 (A) IPCCC1X 103-105 (A) IPCCC2X 106-108 (A) IPCCC3X 109-111 (A) IPCCC4X 112-114 (A) DSCHPMED 115-116 FFIPTYPE 117-118 FFBEF00 119-120 FFTOT01 121-122 IPXP00X 123-131 (2) IPTC00X 132-140 (2) IPFSF00X 141-148 (2) IPFMR00X 149-157 (2) IPFMD00X 158-165 (2) IPFPV00X 166-174 (2) IPFVA00X 175-183 (2) IPFTR00X 184-190 (2) IPFOF00X 191-197 (2) IPFSL00X 198-205 (2) IPFWC00X 206-213 (2) IPFOR00X 214-221 (2) IPFOU00X 222-229 (2) IPFOT00X 230-236 (2) IPFXP00X 237-245 (2) IPFTC00X 246-254 (2) IPDSF00X 255-261 (2) IPDMR00X 262-269 (2) IPDMD00X 270-277 (2) IPDPV00X 278-285 (2) IPDVA00X 286-292 (2) IPDTR00X 293-299 (2) IPDOF00X 300-303 (2) IPDSL00X 304-310 (2) IPDWC00X 311-318 (2) IPDOR00X 319-325 (2) IPDOU00X 326-332 (2) IPDOT00X 333-338 (2) IPDXP00X 339-346 (2) IPDTC00X 347-354 (2) IMPFLAG 355-355 PERWT00F 356-367 (6) VARSTR00 368-369 VARPSU00 370-371 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' ERHEVIDX 'EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING EMER RM VISIT' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' IPBEGYR 'EVENT START DATE - YEAR' IPBEGMM 'EVENT START DATE - MONTH' IPBEGDD 'EVENT START DATE - DAY' IPENDYR 'EVENT END DATE - YEAR' IPENDMM 'EVENT END DATE - MONTH' IPENDDD 'EVENT END DATE - DAY' NUMNIGHX '# OF NIGHTS IN HOSPITAL - 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' MAINSURG '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' FFIPTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF00 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2000' FFTOT01 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2000' IPXP00X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP00X+IPDXP00X)' IPTC00X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC00X+IPDTC00X)' IPFSF00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPFTR00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFOF00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT00X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP00X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF00X-IPFOT00X' IPFTC00X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IPDSF00X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR00X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD00X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV00X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDVA00X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPDTR00X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDOF00X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPDSL00X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPDWC00X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPDOR00X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' IPDOU00X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPDOT00X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDXP00X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF00X-IPDOT00X' IPDTC00X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT00F 'FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 2000' VARSTR00 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2000' VARPSU00 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2000' . VALUE LABELS ANYOPER -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' / EMERROOM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / 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' / FFIPTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT01 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IMPFLAG 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' 1999 '1999' 2000 '2000' / 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' / IPDMD00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOT00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOU00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDPV00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSL00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDVA00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDWC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDXP00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / 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' / IPENDYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1999 '1999' 2000 '2000' / IPFMD00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOT00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOU00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFPV00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSL00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFVA00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFWC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFXP00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / 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' / IPTC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPXP00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / MAINSURG -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' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / NUMNIGHT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / NUMNIGHX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NUMBER OF NIGHTS' / 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' / VAPLACE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' . EXECUTE.