/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H59C.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) OMTYPEX 42-43 OMTYPE 44-45 OMOTHOX 46-70 (A) OMOTHOS 71-95 (A) FFOMTYPE 96-97 FFBEF01 98-99 OMSF01X 100-107 (2) OMMR01X 108-114 (2) OMMD01X 115-121 (2) OMPV01X 122-128 (2) OMVA01X 129-135 (2) OMTR01X 136-141 (2) OMOF01X 142-148 (2) OMSL01X 149-155 (2) OMWC01X 156-162 (2) OMOR01X 163-169 (2) OMOU01X 170-175 (2) OMOT01X 176-181 (2) OMXP01X 182-189 (2) OMTC01X 190-197 (2) IMPFLAG 198-198 PERWT01F 199-210 (6) VARSTR01 211-213 VARPSU01 214-215 . 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' FFBEF01 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2001' OMSF01X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' OMMR01X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' OMMD01X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' OMPV01X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMVA01X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' OMTR01X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' OMOF01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' OMSL01X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' OMWC01X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' OMOR01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' OMOU01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' OMOT01X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' OMXP01X 'SUM OF OMSF01X-OMOT01X (IMPUTED)' OMTC01X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT01F 'FINAL PERSON LEVEL WEIGHT, 2001' VARSTR01 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2001' VARPSU01 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2001' . VALUE LABELS EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFBEF01 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / 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' / OMMD01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMMR01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOF01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOR01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOT01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMOU01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMPV01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSF01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMSL01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTC01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMTR01X -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' / OMVA01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMWC01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OMXP01X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.