/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H67D.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 74-76 EMERROOM 77-78 SPECCOND 79-80 RSNINHOS 81-82 ANYOPER 83-84 VAPLACE 85-85 IPICD1X 86-88 (A) IPICD2X 89-91 (A) IPICD3X 92-94 (A) IPICD4X 95-97 (A) IPPRO1X 98-99 (A) IPPRO2X 100-101 (A) IPCCC1X 102-104 (A) IPCCC2X 105-107 (A) IPCCC3X 108-110 (A) IPCCC4X 111-113 (A) DSCHPMED 114-115 FFIPTYPE 116-117 FFBEF02 118-119 IPXP02X 120-128 (2) IPTC02X 129-137 (2) IPFSF02X 138-145 (2) IPFMR02X 146-154 (2) IPFMD02X 155-163 (2) IPFPV02X 164-172 (2) IPFVA02X 173-181 (2) IPFTR02X 182-190 (2) IPFOF02X 191-198 (2) IPFSL02X 199-206 (2) IPFWC02X 207-214 (2) IPFOR02X 215-223 (2) IPFOU02X 224-231 (2) IPFOT02X 232-239 (2) IPFXP02X 240-248 (2) IPFTC02X 249-257 (2) IPDSF02X 258-264 (2) IPDMR02X 265-272 (2) IPDMD02X 273-279 (2) IPDPV02X 280-287 (2) IPDVA02X 288-293 (2) IPDTR02X 294-300 (2) IPDOF02X 301-306 (2) IPDSL02X 307-313 (2) IPDWC02X 314-321 (2) IPDOR02X 322-329 (2) IPDOU02X 330-336 (2) IPDOT02X 337-343 (2) IPDXP02X 344-351 (2) IPDTC02X 352-360 (2) IMPFLAG 361-361 PERWT02F 362-373 (6) VARSTR 374-376 VARPSU 377-377 . 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' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' IPICD1X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPICD2X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPICD3X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPICD4X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' IPPRO1X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' IPPRO2X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM 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' FFBEF02 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2002' IPXP02X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP02X+IPDXP02X)' IPTC02X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC02X+IPDTC02X)' IPFSF02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPFTR02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFOF02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT02X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP02X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF02X-IPFOT02X' IPFTC02X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IPDSF02X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR02X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD02X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV02X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDVA02X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPDTR02X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDOF02X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPDSL02X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPDWC02X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPDOR02X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' IPDOU02X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPDOT02X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDXP02X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF02X-IPDOT02X' IPDTC02X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT02F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2002' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2002' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2002' . 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' / FFBEF02 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 2 '2' / FFIPTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / 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' 2001 '2001' 2002 '2002' / 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' / IPDMD02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMR02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOF02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOR02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOT02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOU02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDPV02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSF02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSL02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTC02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTR02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDVA02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDWC02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDXP02X -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' 2001 '2001' 2002 '2002' / IPFMD02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMR02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOF02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOR02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOT02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOU02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFPV02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSF02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSL02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTC02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTR02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFVA02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFWC02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFXP02X -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' / IPTC02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPXP02X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / 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' . 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