Readme File for H59B Data
Below are technical specifications and programming information for the H59B data file. Users are strongly encouraged to read the documentation file provided in this release for additional information on the content of this file.
H59BDAT: This file contains the H59B data in ASCII format. It contains 30927 records with 73 variables. This file has a logical record length of 302 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 H59BDOC.PDF.
H59BSSP: This file contains the H59B data in SAS Transport format. See the H59BSU.TXT file for information applicable to SAS users of the H59B 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 Notes on Viewing and Downloading Files for information on uncompressing
these files.
H59BSU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SAS users of the H59B data. This includes information on the SAS Transport version of the H59B data, H59B.SSP, as well as SAS statements for converting the ASCII data file H59B.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.
H59BDOC.PDF: This PDF (Portable Document Format) file contains the document describing the contents of the H59B.DAT file.
H59BCB.PDF: This PDF file contains the codebook for the H59B 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 weighted and unweighted frequencies.
Suggested Citation:
Readme File for H59B Data. December 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville,
MD.
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h59b/h59brm.shtml
|
|