/************************************************************************************************/ /* Stata User File for H85D Data */ /* */ /* This file contains information and a sample Stata program to create a permanent */ /* Stata dataset for users who want to use Stata in processing the MEPS data provided */ /* in this PUF release. Stata (StataCorp) has the capability to produce */ /* appropriate standard errors for estimates from a survey with a complex sample */ /* design such as the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). */ /* The input file for creating a permanent Stata dataset is the ASCII data file */ /* (H85D.DAT) supplied in this PUF release, which in turn can be extracted from the */ /* .EXE file. After entering the Stata interactive environment access the Stata DO-File */ /* editor by clicking on the appropriate icon in the command line at the top of the */ /* screen. Copy and paste the following Stata commands into the editor and save as a */ /* DO file. A DO file is a Stata program which may then be executed using the DO command. */ /* For example, if the DO file is named H85D.DO and is located in the directory */ /* C:\MEPS\PROG, then the file may be executed by typing the following command into */ /* the Stata command line: */ /* do C:\MEPS\PROG\H85D.DO */ /* The program below will output the Stata dataset H85D.DTA */ /************************************************************************************************/ #delimit ; cd C:\MEPS\DATA; log using H85D.log, replace; clear; * INPUT ALL VARIABLES; infix long DUID 1-5 int PID 6-8 str DUPERSID 9-16 str EVNTIDX 17-28 byte EVENTRN 29-29 str ERHEVIDX 30-41 str FFEEIDX 42-53 byte MPCDATA 54-54 int IPBEGYR 55-58 byte IPBEGMM 59-60 byte IPBEGDD 61-62 int IPENDYR 63-66 byte IPENDMM 67-68 byte IPENDDD 69-70 int NUMNIGHX 71-73 byte NUMNIGHT 74-75 byte EMERROOM 76-77 byte SPECCOND 78-79 byte RSNINHOS 80-81 byte ANYOPER 82-83 byte VAPLACE 84-84 str IPICD1X 85-87 str IPICD2X 88-90 str IPICD3X 91-93 str IPICD4X 94-96 str IPPRO1X 97-98 str IPPRO2X 99-100 str IPCCC1X 101-103 str IPCCC2X 104-106 str IPCCC3X 107-109 str IPCCC4X 110-112 byte DSCHPMED 113-114 byte FFIPTYPE 115-116 double IPXP04X 117-125 double IPTC04X 126-135 double IPFSF04X 136-143 double IPFMR04X 144-152 double IPFMD04X 153-161 double IPFPV04X 162-170 double IPFVA04X 171-178 double IPFTR04X 179-186 double IPFOF04X 187-194 double IPFSL04X 195-202 double IPFWC04X 203-210 double IPFOR04X 211-218 double IPFOU04X 219-226 double IPFOT04X 227-234 double IPFXP04X 235-243 double IPFTC04X 244-252 double IPDSF04X 253-260 double IPDMR04X 261-268 double IPDMD04X 269-276 double IPDPV04X 277-284 double IPDVA04X 285-291 double IPDTR04X 292-298 double IPDOF04X 299-304 double IPDSL04X 305-311 double IPDWC04X 312-318 double IPDOR04X 319-325 double IPDOU04X 326-332 double IPDOT04X 333-338 double IPDXP04X 339-346 double IPDTC04X 347-354 byte IMPFLAG 355-355 double PERWT04F 356-367 int VARSTR 368-370 byte VARPSU 371-371 using H85D.dat; *DEFINE VARIABLE LABELS; label variable DUID "DWELLING UNIT ID"; label variable PID "PERSON NUMBER"; label variable DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)"; label variable EVNTIDX "EVENT ID"; label variable EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER"; label variable ERHEVIDX "EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING EMER RM VISIT"; label variable FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID"; label variable MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG"; label variable IPBEGYR "EVENT START DATE - YEAR"; label variable IPBEGMM "EVENT START DATE - MONTH"; label variable IPBEGDD "EVENT START DATE - DAY"; label variable IPENDYR "EVENT END DATE - YEAR"; label variable IPENDMM "EVENT END DATE - MONTH"; label variable IPENDDD "EVENT END DATE - DAY"; label variable NUMNIGHX "# OF NIGHTS IN HOSPITAL - EDITED/IMPUTED"; label variable NUMNIGHT "NUMBER OF NIGHTS STAYED AT PROVIDER"; label variable EMERROOM "DID STAY BEGIN WITH EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT"; label variable SPECCOND "HOSPITAL STAY RELATED TO CONDITION"; label variable RSNINHOS "REASON ENTERED HOSPITAL"; label variable ANYOPER "ANY OPERATIONS OR SURGERIES PERFORMED"; label variable VAPLACE "VA FACILITY FLAG"; label variable IPICD1X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable IPICD2X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable IPICD3X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable IPICD4X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable IPPRO1X "2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE"; label variable IPPRO2X "2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE"; label variable IPCCC1X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable IPCCC2X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable IPCCC3X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable IPCCC4X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable DSCHPMED "MEDICINES PRESCRIBED AT DISCHARGE"; label variable FFIPTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE"; label variable IPXP04X "TOT EXP FOR EVENT (IPFXP04X+IPDXP04X)"; label variable IPTC04X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (IPFTC04X+IPDTC04X)"; label variable IPFSF04X "FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFMR04X "FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFMD04X "FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFPV04X "FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFVA04X "FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFTR04X "FACILITY AMT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFOF04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFSL04X "FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFWC04X "FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFOR04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFOU04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFOT04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPFXP04X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS IPFSF04X-IPFOT04X"; label variable IPFTC04X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDSF04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDMR04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDMD04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDPV04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDVA04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDTR04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDOF04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDSL04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDWC04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDOR04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDOU04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDOT04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable IPDXP04X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS IPDSF04X-IPDOT04X"; label variable IPDTC04X "TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)"; label variable IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS"; label variable PERWT04F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2004"; label variable VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2004"; label variable VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2004"; *DEFINE VALUE LABELS FOR REPORTS; label define H85D0001X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85D0002X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85D0003X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85D0004X 1 "ROUND 1" 2 "ROUND 2" 3 "ROUND 3" 4 "ROUND 4" 5 "ROUND 5" ; label define H85D0005X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 FLAT FEE STEM" 2 "2 FLAT FEE LEAF" ; label define H85D0006X 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" ; label define H85D0007X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85D0008X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85D0009X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 2003 "2003" 2004 "2004" ; label define H85D0010X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0011X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0012X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" 250 "$250.00" ; label define H85D0013X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0014X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0015X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0016X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0017X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0018X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0019X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0020X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0021X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0022X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0023X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0024X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85D0025X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85D0026X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 2004 "2004" ; label define H85D0027X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0028X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0029X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0030X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0031X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0032X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0033X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0034X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0035X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0036X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0037X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0038X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0039X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0040X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0041X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0042X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85D0043X 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" ; label define H85D0044X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85D0045X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0 NUMBER OF NIGHTS" ; label define H85D0046X -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)" ; label define H85D0047X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85D0048X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; * ASSOCIATE VARIABLES WITH VALUE LABEL DEFINITIONS; label value ANYOPER H85D0001X; label value DSCHPMED H85D0002X; label value EMERROOM H85D0003X; label value EVENTRN H85D0004X; label value FFIPTYPE H85D0005X; label value IMPFLAG H85D0006X; label value IPBEGDD H85D0007X; label value IPBEGMM H85D0008X; label value IPBEGYR H85D0009X; label value IPDMD04X H85D0010X; label value IPDMR04X H85D0011X; label value IPDOF04X H85D0012X; label value IPDOR04X H85D0013X; label value IPDOT04X H85D0014X; label value IPDOU04X H85D0015X; label value IPDPV04X H85D0016X; label value IPDSF04X H85D0017X; label value IPDSL04X H85D0018X; label value IPDTC04X H85D0019X; label value IPDTR04X H85D0020X; label value IPDVA04X H85D0021X; label value IPDWC04X H85D0022X; label value IPDXP04X H85D0023X; label value IPENDDD H85D0024X; label value IPENDMM H85D0025X; label value IPENDYR H85D0026X; label value IPFMD04X H85D0027X; label value IPFMR04X H85D0028X; label value IPFOF04X H85D0029X; label value IPFOR04X H85D0030X; label value IPFOT04X H85D0031X; label value IPFOU04X H85D0032X; label value IPFPV04X H85D0033X; label value IPFSF04X H85D0034X; label value IPFSL04X H85D0035X; label value IPFTC04X H85D0036X; label value IPFTR04X H85D0037X; label value IPFVA04X H85D0038X; label value IPFWC04X H85D0039X; label value IPFXP04X H85D0040X; label value IPTC04X H85D0041X; label value IPXP04X H85D0042X; label value MPCDATA H85D0043X; label value NUMNIGHT H85D0044X; label value NUMNIGHX H85D0045X; label value RSNINHOS H85D0046X; label value SPECCOND H85D0047X; label value VAPLACE H85D0048X; *DISPLAY A DESCRIPTION OF STATA FILE; describe; *LIST FIRST 20 OBSERVATIONS IN THE FILE; list in 1/20; save H85D, replace; #delimit cr * data file is stored in H85D.dta * log file is stored in H85D.log log close /************************************************************************************************ NOTES: 1. This program has been tested on Stata Version 10 (for Windows). 2. This program will create a permanent Stata dataset. All additional analyses can be run using this dataset. In addition to the dataset, this program creates a log file named H85D.LOG and a data file named H85D.DTA. If these files (H85D.DTA and H85D.LOG) already exist in the working directory, they will be replaced when this program is executed. 3. If the program ends prematurely, the log file will remain open. Before running this program again, the user should enter the following Stata command: log close 4. The cd command assigns C:\MEPS\DATA as the working directory and location of the input ASCII and output .DTA and .LOG files and can be modified by the user as necessary. 5. Stata commands end with a carriage return by default. The command #delimit ; temporarily changes the command ending delimiter from a carriage return to a semicolon. 6. The infix command assumes that the input variables are numeric unless the variable name is prefaced by str. For example, DUPERSID is the a string (or character) variable. ************************************************************************************************/