Readme File for H56 Data
Below are technical specifications and programming information for the H56 data file. Users are strongly encouraged to read the documentation file provided in this release for additional information on the content of this file. H56DAT: This file contains the H56 data in ASCII format. It contains 61,265 records with 83 variables. This file has a logical record length of 247 with an additional 2-byte carriage return/line feed at the end of each record. The content of this file is described in the file H56DOC.PDF.
H56SSP: This file contains the H56 data in SAS Transport format. See the H56SU.TXT file for information applicable to SAS users of the H56 data.
Note: For users' convenience, both of these data files (i.e., the ASCII data files and the SAS Transport data files) are provided in two compressed formats: 1) a compressed ZIP file and 2) a self-extracting executable file. See the related link for information on information on uncompressing these files.
H56SU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SAS users of the H56 data. This includes information on the SAS Transport version of the H56 data, H56.SSP, as well as SAS statements for converting the ASCII data file H56.DAT into a SAS data set (in lieu of using the SAS Transport file) and for creating and using SAS formats. This file also includes helpful information for inexperienced SAS users, such as sample SAS program code.
H56DOC.PDF: This PDF (Portable Document Format) file contains the document describing the contents of the H56.DAT file.
H56CB.PDF: This PDF file contains the codebook for the for the H56 data file. It indicates the record layout (i.e., the start and end position of each variable) of the file. The codebook also includes listings of the variables in both alphabetical and position order, as well as the following information for each variable: 8 character name, 40 character description, format (length), type (character or numeric), start and end position, and unweighted frequencies.
Suggested Citation:
Readme File for H56 Data. September 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville,
MD.
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h56/h56rm.shtml
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