/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H77B.DAT" / DUID 1-5 PID 6-8 DUPERSID 9-16 (A) EVNTIDX 17-28 (A) EVENTRN 29-29 FFEEIDX 30-41 (A) DVDATEYR 42-45 DVDATEMM 46-47 DVDATEDD 48-49 GENDENT 50-51 DENTHYG 52-53 DENTTECH 54-55 DENTSURG 56-57 ORTHODNT 58-59 ENDODENT 60-61 PERIODNT 62-63 DENTYPE 64-65 EXAMINE 66-67 CLENTETH 68-69 JUSTXRYX 70-71 JUSTXRAY 72-73 FLUORIDE 74-75 SEALANTX 76-77 SEALANT 78-79 FILLINGX 80-81 FILLING 82-83 INLAY 84-85 CROWNSX 86-87 CROWNS 88-89 ROOTCANX 90-91 ROOTCANL 92-93 GUMSURGX 94-95 GUMSURG 96-97 RECLVISX 98-99 RECLVIS 100-101 EXTRACT 102-103 IMPLANT 104-105 ABSCESS 106-107 ORALSURX 108-109 ORALSURG 110-111 BRIDGESX 112-113 BRIDGES 114-115 DENTUREX 116-117 DENTURES 118-119 REPAIRX 120-121 REPAIR 122-123 ORTHDONX 124-125 ORTHDONT 126-127 WHITENX 128-129 WHITEN 130-131 TMDTMJ 132-133 DENTPROX 134-135 DENTPROC 136-137 DENTOTHX 138-162 (A) DENTOTHR 163-187 (A) DENTMED 188-189 FFDVTYPE 190-191 FFBEF03 192-193 FFTOT04 194-195 DVSF03X 196-202 (2) DVMR03X 203-209 (2) DVMD03X 210-216 (2) DVPV03X 217-223 (2) DVVA03X 224-230 (2) DVTR03X 231-237 (2) DVOF03X 238-244 (2) DVSL03X 245-251 (2) DVWC03X 252-258 (2) DVOR03X 259-265 (2) DVOU03X 266-272 (2) DVOT03X 273-279 (2) DVXP03X 280-287 (2) DVTC03X 288-295 (2) IMPFLAG 296-296 PERWT03F 297-308 (6) VARSTR 309-311 VARPSU 312-312 . 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' DVDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' DVDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' DVDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' GENDENT 'GENERAL DENTIST SEEN' DENTHYG 'DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN' DENTTECH 'DENTAL TECHNICIAN SEEN' DENTSURG 'DENTAL SURGEON SEEN' ORTHODNT 'ORTHODONTIST SEEN' ENDODENT 'ENDODONTIST SEEN' PERIODNT 'PERIODONTIST SEEN' DENTYPE 'OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN' EXAMINE 'GENERAL EXAM OR CONSULTATION' CLENTETH 'CLEANING, PROPHYLAXIS, OR POLISHING' JUSTXRYX 'EDITED JUSTXRAY' JUSTXRAY 'X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS' FLUORIDE 'FLUORIDE TREATMENT' SEALANTX 'EDITED SEALANT' SEALANT 'SEALANT APPLICATION' FILLINGX 'EDITED FILLING' FILLING 'FILLINGS' INLAY 'INLAYS' CROWNSX 'EDITED CROWNS' CROWNS 'CROWNS OR CAPS' ROOTCANX 'EDITED ROOTCANL' ROOTCANL 'ROOT CANAL' GUMSURGX 'EDITED GUMSURG' GUMSURG 'PERIODONTAL SCALING, ROOT PLANING OR GUM' RECLVISX 'EDITED RECLVIS' RECLVIS 'PERIODONTAL RECALL VISIT' EXTRACT 'EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED' IMPLANT 'IMPLANTS' ABSCESS 'ABSCESS OR INFECTION TREATMENT' ORALSURX 'EDITED ORALSURG' ORALSURG 'ORAL SURGERY' BRIDGESX 'EDITED BRIDGES' BRIDGES 'BRIDGES' DENTUREX 'EDITED DENTURES' DENTURES 'DENTURES OR PARTIAL DENTURES' REPAIRX 'EDITED REPAIR' REPAIR 'REPAIR OF BRIDGES/DENTURES OR RELINING' ORTHDONX 'EDITED ORTHDONT' ORTHDONT 'ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS' WHITENX 'EDITED WHITEN' WHITEN 'BONDING, WHITENING, OR BLEACHING' TMDTMJ 'TREATMENT FOR TMD OR TMJ' DENTPROX 'EDITED DENTPROC' DENTPROC 'OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTOTHX 'EDITED DENTOTHR' DENTOTHR 'OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES' DENTMED 'RECEIVED MEDICINE INCLUDING FREE SAMPLE' FFDVTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' FFBEF03 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2003' FFTOT04 'TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2003' DVSF03X 'AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' DVMR03X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' DVMD03X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' DVPV03X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVVA03X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' DVTR03X 'AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' DVOF03X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' DVSL03X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)' DVWC03X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' DVOR03X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' DVOU03X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)' DVOT03X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)' DVXP03X 'SUM OF DVSF03X-DVOT03X (IMPUTED)' DVTC03X 'HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT03F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2003' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2003' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2003' . VALUE LABELS ABSCESS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BRIDGES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BRIDGESX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CLENTETH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CROWNS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CROWNSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTHYG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTMED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTPROX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTTECH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTURES -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTUREX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DVDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / DVDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2003 '2003' / DVMD03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVMR03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOF03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOR03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOT03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVOU03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVPV03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVSF03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVSL03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTC03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTR03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVVA03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVWC03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVXP03X -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ENDODENT -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' / EXAMINE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EXTRACT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FFBEF03 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / FFDVTYPE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FLAT FEE STEM' 2 '2 FLAT FEE LEAF' / FFTOT04 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / FILLING -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FILLINGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / FLUORIDE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GENDENT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GUMSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GUMSURGX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / 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' / IMPLANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / INLAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JUSTXRAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JUSTXRYX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORALSURG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORALSURX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHDONT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHDONX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ORTHODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PERIODNT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RECLVIS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / RECLVISX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / REPAIR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / REPAIRX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ROOTCANL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / ROOTCANX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEALANT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SEALANTX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TMDTMJ -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / WHITEN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / WHITENX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . EXECUTE.