Readme File for H77B Data
Below are technical specifications and programming
information for the H77B data file. Users are strongly
encouraged to read the documentation file provided in this
release for additional information on the content of this
file.
H77BDAT: This file contains the H77B data in ASCII format. It
contains 29,473 records with 77 variables. This file has a
logical record length of 312 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
H77BDOC.PDF.
H77BSSP: This file contains the H77B data in SAS Transport
format. See the H77BSU.TXT file for information applicable to
SAS users of the H77B 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.
H77BSU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SAS
users of the H77B data. This includes information on the SAS
Transport version of the H77B data, H77B.SSP, as well as SAS
statements for converting the ASCII data file H77B.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.
H77BSPU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SPSS users
of the H77B data, including statements for use in converting the
ASCII data file into a SPSS data set.
H77BDOC.PDF: This PDF (Portable Document Format) file
contains the document describing the contents of the H77B.DAT
file.
H77BCB.PDF: This PDF file contains the codebook for the for
the H77B 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 H77B Data. August 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville,
MD.
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h77b/h77brm.shtml
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