/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H85D.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 74-75 EMERROOM 76-77 SPECCOND 78-79 RSNINHOS 80-81 ANYOPER 82-83 VAPLACE 84-84 IPICD1X 85-87 (A) IPICD2X 88-90 (A) IPICD3X 91-93 (A) IPICD4X 94-96 (A) IPPRO1X 97-98 (A) IPPRO2X 99-100 (A) IPCCC1X 101-103 (A) IPCCC2X 104-106 (A) IPCCC3X 107-109 (A) IPCCC4X 110-112 (A) DSCHPMED 113-114 FFIPTYPE 115-116 IPXP04X 117-125 (2) IPTC04X 126-135 (2) IPFSF04X 136-143 (2) IPFMR04X 144-152 (2) IPFMD04X 153-161 (2) IPFPV04X 162-170 (2) IPFVA04X 171-178 (2) IPFTR04X 179-186 (2) IPFOF04X 187-194 (2) IPFSL04X 195-202 (2) IPFWC04X 203-210 (2) IPFOR04X 211-218 (2) IPFOU04X 219-226 (2) IPFOT04X 227-234 (2) IPFXP04X 235-243 (2) IPFTC04X 244-252 (2) IPDSF04X 253-260 (2) IPDMR04X 261-268 (2) IPDMD04X 269-276 (2) IPDPV04X 277-284 (2) IPDVA04X 285-291 (2) IPDTR04X 292-298 (2) IPDOF04X 299-304 (2) IPDSL04X 305-311 (2) IPDWC04X 312-318 (2) IPDOR04X 319-325 (2) IPDOU04X 326-332 (2) IPDOT04X 333-338 (2) IPDXP04X 339-346 (2) IPDTC04X 347-354 (2) IMPFLAG 355-355 PERWT04F 356-367 (6) VARSTR 368-370 VARPSU 371-371 . 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' IPXP04X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP04X+IPDXP04X)' IPTC04X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC04X+IPDTC04X)' IPFSF04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPFMR04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFMD04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPFPV04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFVA04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPFTR04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' IPFOF04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPFSL04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPFWC04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPFOR04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' IPFOU04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPFOT04X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPFXP04X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF04X-IPFOT04X' IPFTC04X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IPDSF04X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' IPDMR04X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDMD04X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' IPDPV04X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDVA04X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' IPDTR04X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)' IPDOF04X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' IPDSL04X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' IPDWC04X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' IPDOR04X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' IPDOU04X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' IPDOT04X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' IPDXP04X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF04X-IPDOT04X' IPDTC04X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT04F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2004' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2004' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2004' . 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' / 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' 2003 '2003' 2004 '2004' / 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' / IPDMD04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDMR04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOF04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 250 '$250.00' / IPDOR04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOT04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDOU04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDPV04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSF04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDSL04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTC04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDTR04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDVA04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDWC04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPDXP04X -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' 2004 '2004' / IPFMD04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFMR04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOF04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOR04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOT04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFOU04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFPV04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSF04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFSL04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTC04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFTR04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFVA04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFWC04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPFXP04X -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' / IPTC04X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / IPXP04X -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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