/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H51H.DAT" /LRECL=301. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 HHDATEYR 30-33 HHDATEMM 34-35 MPCELIG 36-36 SELFAGEN 37-38 HHTYPE 39-39 CNA 40-41 COMPANN 42-43 DIETICN 44-45 HHAIDE 46-47 HOSPICE 48-49 HMEMAKER 50-51 IVTHP 52-53 MEDLDOC 54-55 NURPRACT 56-57 NURAIDE 58-59 OCCUPTHP 60-61 PERSONAL 62-63 PHYSLTHP 64-65 RESPTHP 66-67 SOCIALW 68-69 SPEECTHP 70-71 OTHRHCW 72-73 NONSKILL 74-75 SKILLED 76-77 SKILLWOS 78-102 (A) OTHCW 103-104 OTHCWOS 105-129 (A) HOSPITAL 130-131 VSTRELCN 132-133 TREATMT 134-135 MEDEQUIP 136-137 DAILYACT 138-139 COMPANY 140-141 OTHSVCE 142-143 OTHSVCOS 144-168 (A) FREQCY 169-170 DAYSPWK 171-172 DAYSPMO 173-174 HOWOFTEN 175-176 TMSPDAY 177-178 HRSLONG 179-180 MINLONG 181-182 SAMESVCE 183-184 HHDAYS 185-186 HHSF00X 187-194 (2) HHMR00X 195-202 (2) HHMD00X 203-210 (2) HHPV00X 211-217 (2) HHVA00X 218-224 (2) HHTR00X 225-230 (2) HHOF00X 231-237 (2) HHSL00X 238-244 (2) HHWC00X 245-249 (2) HHOR00X 250-256 (2) HHOU00X 257-262 (2) HHOT00X 263-268 (2) HHXP00X 269-276 (2) HHTC00X 277-284 (2) IMPFLAG 285-285 PERWT00F 286-297 (6) VARSTR00 298-299 VARPSU00 300-301 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID' PID 'PERSON NUMBER' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' EVNTIDX 'EVENT ID' EVENTRN 'EVENT ROUND NUMBER' HHDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' HHDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' MPCELIG 'MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG' SELFAGEN 'DOES PROVIDER WORK FOR AGENCY OR SELF' HHTYPE 'HOME HEALTH EVENT TYPE' CNA 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - CERT NURSE ASST' COMPANN 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - COMPANION' DIETICN 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - DIETITIAN/NUTRT' HHAIDE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOME CARE AIDE' HOSPICE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOSPICE WORKER' HMEMAKER 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - HOMEMAKER' IVTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - IV THERAPIST' MEDLDOC 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - MEDICAL DOCTOR' NURPRACT 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE/PRACTR' NURAIDE 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NURSE S AIDE' OCCUPTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - OCCUP THERAP' PERSONAL 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - PERS CARE ATTDT' PHYSLTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - PHYSICL THERAPY' RESPTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - RESPIRA THERAPY' SOCIALW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOCIAL WORKER' SPEECTHP 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SPEECH THERAPY' OTHRHCW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - OTHER' NONSKILL 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - NON-SKILLED' SKILLED 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SKILLED' SKILLWOS 'SPECIFY TYPE OF SKILLED WORKER' OTHCW 'TYPE OF HLTH CARE WRKR - SOME OTHER' OTHCWOS 'SPECIFY OTHER TYPE HEALTH CARE WORKER' HOSPITAL 'ANY HH CARE SVCE DUE TO HOSPITALIZATION' VSTRELCN 'ANY HH CARE SVCE RELATED TO HLTH COND' TREATMT 'PERSON RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT' MEDEQUIP 'PERSON WAS TAUGHT USE OF MED EQUIPMENT' DAILYACT 'PERSON WAS HELPED WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES' COMPANY 'PERSON RECEIVED COMPANIONSHIP SERVICES' OTHSVCE 'PERSON RECEIVED OTH HOME CARE SERVICES' OTHSVCOS 'SPECIFY OTHER HOME CARE SRVCE RECEIVED' FREQCY 'PROVIDER HELPED EVERY WEEK/SOME WEEKS' DAYSPWK '# DAYS / WK PROVIDER CAME (AGENCY ONLY)' DAYSPMO '# DAYS / MTH PROVIDER CAME (AGENCY ONLY)' HOWOFTEN 'PROV CAME ONCE PER DAY/MORE THAN ONCE' TMSPDAY 'TIMES/DAY PROVIDER CAME HOME TO HELP' HRSLONG 'HOURS EACH VISIT LASTED' MINLONG 'MINUTES EACH VISIT LASTED' SAMESVCE 'ANY OTH MONS PER RECEIVED SAME SERVICES' HHDAYS 'DAYS PER MONTH IN HOME HEALTH, 2000' HHSF00X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' HHMR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' HHMD00X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' HHPV00X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHVA00X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' HHTR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' HHOF00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' HHSL00X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' HHWC00X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' HHOR00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' HHOU00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' HHOT00X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' HHXP00X 'SUM OF HHSF00X - HHOT00X (IMPUTED)' HHTC00X '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 CNA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMPANN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COMPANY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / DAILYACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / DAYSPMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 0' / DAYSPWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DIETICN -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' / FREQCY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EVERY WEEK' 2 '2 SOME WEEKS' 3 '3 ONLY CAME ONCE' / HHAIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HHDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / HHDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2000 '2000' / HHDAYS -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 0' / HHMD00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHMR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOT00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHOU00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHPV00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSF00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHSL00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTR00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FRIEND/NEIGHBOR' 2 '2 RELATIVE' 3 '3 VOLUNTEER' 4 '4 OTHER - PAID' 5 '5 VOLUNTEERED: MEAL SERVICE DELIVERY' / HHVA00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHWC00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHXP00X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HMEMAKER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOSPICE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOSPITAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / HOWOFTEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 ONCE PER DAY' 2 '2 MORE THAN ONCE PER DAY' 3 '3 24 HOURS PER DAY' / HRSLONG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / 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' / IVTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MEDEQUIP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / MEDLDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MINLONG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / MPCELIG 1 '1 MPC ELIGIBLE - AGENCY' 2 '2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE - PAID INDEP' 3 '3 NOT MPC ELIG - INFORMAL CARE' / NONSKILL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NURAIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NURPRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OCCUPTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHCW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHRHCW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / PERSONAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PHYSLTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RESPTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SAMESVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SELFAGEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 WORK FOR AGENCY, HOSP, NURS HOME' 2 '2 WORK FOR SELF' / SKILLED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SOCIALW -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SPEECTHP -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TMSPDAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / TREATMT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES, AT LEAST ONCE' 2 '2 NO' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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