/************************************************************************************************/ /* Stata User File for H85E 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 */ /* (H85E.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 H85E.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\H85E.DO */ /* The program below will output the Stata dataset H85E.DTA */ /************************************************************************************************/ #delimit ; cd C:\MEPS\DATA; log using H85E.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 ERDATEYR 55-58 byte ERDATEMM 59-60 byte ERDATEDD 61-62 byte SEEDOC 63-64 byte VSTCTGRY 65-66 byte VSTRELCN 67-68 byte LABTEST 69-70 byte SONOGRAM 71-72 byte XRAYS 73-74 byte MAMMOG 75-76 byte MRI 77-78 byte EKG 79-80 byte EEG 81-82 byte RCVVAC 83-84 byte ANESTH 85-86 byte OTHSVCE 87-88 byte SURGPROC 89-90 byte MEDPRESC 91-92 byte VAPLACE 93-93 str ERICD1X 94-96 str ERICD2X 97-99 str ERICD3X 100-102 str ERPRO1X 103-104 str ERPRO2X 105-106 str ERCCC1X 107-109 str ERCCC2X 110-112 str ERCCC3X 113-115 byte FFERTYPE 116-117 byte FFBEF04 118-119 double ERXP04X 120-127 double ERTC04X 128-135 double ERFSF04X 136-143 double ERFMR04X 144-151 double ERFMD04X 152-159 double ERFPV04X 160-167 double ERFVA04X 168-174 double ERFTR04X 175-181 double ERFOF04X 182-188 double ERFSL04X 189-195 double ERFWC04X 196-203 double ERFOR04X 204-211 double ERFOU04X 212-219 double ERFOT04X 220-227 double ERFXP04X 228-235 double ERFTC04X 236-243 double ERDSF04X 244-250 double ERDMR04X 251-257 double ERDMD04X 258-264 double ERDPV04X 265-271 double ERDVA04X 272-277 double ERDTR04X 278-283 double ERDOF04X 284-287 double ERDSL04X 288-293 double ERDWC04X 294-300 double ERDOR04X 301-306 double ERDOU04X 307-312 double ERDOT04X 313-318 double ERDXP04X 319-325 double ERDTC04X 326-332 byte IMPFLAG 333-333 double PERWT04F 334-345 int VARSTR 346-348 byte VARPSU 349-349 using H85E.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 HOSPITAL STAY"; label variable FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID"; label variable MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG"; label variable ERDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR"; label variable ERDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH"; label variable ERDATEDD "EVENT DATE - DAY"; label variable SEEDOC "DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT"; label variable VSTCTGRY "BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT"; label variable VSTRELCN "THIS VST RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION"; label variable LABTEST "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS"; label variable SONOGRAM "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD"; label variable XRAYS "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS"; label variable MAMMOG "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM"; label variable MRI "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN"; label variable EKG "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG"; label variable EEG "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG"; label variable RCVVAC "THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION"; label variable ANESTH "THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA"; label variable OTHSVCE "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM"; label variable SURGPROC "WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT"; label variable MEDPRESC "ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT"; label variable VAPLACE "VA FACILITY FLAG"; label variable ERICD1X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable ERICD2X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable ERICD3X "3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE"; label variable ERPRO1X "2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE"; label variable ERPRO2X "2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE"; label variable ERCCC1X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable ERCCC2X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable ERCCC3X "MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE"; label variable FFERTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE"; label variable FFBEF04 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2004"; label variable ERXP04X "TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP04X + ERDXP04X)"; label variable ERTC04X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC04X+ERDTC04X)"; label variable ERFSF04X "FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFMR04X "FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFMD04X "FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFPV04X "FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFVA04X "FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFTR04X "FACILITY AMT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFOF04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFSL04X "FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFWC04X "FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFOR04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFOU04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFOT04X "FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERFXP04X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF04X-ERFOT04X"; label variable ERFTC04X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDSF04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDMR04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDMD04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDPV04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDVA04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDTR04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, TRICARE (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDOF04X "DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDSL04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDWC04X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDOR04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDOU04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDOT04X "DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)"; label variable ERDXP04X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF04X - ERDOT04X"; label variable ERDTC04X "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 H85E0001X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0002X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0003X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0004X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85E0005X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" ; label define H85E0006X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 2004 "2004" ; label define H85E0007X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0008X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0009X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0010X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0011X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0012X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0013X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0014X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0015X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0016X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0017X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0018X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0019X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0020X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0021X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0022X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0023X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0024X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0025X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0026X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0027X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0028X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0029X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0030X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0031X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0032X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0033X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0034X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0035X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0036X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" ; label define H85E0037X 1 "ROUND 1" 2 "ROUND 2" 3 "ROUND 3" 4 "ROUND 4" 5 "ROUND 5" ; label define H85E0038X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 0 "0" 1 "1" ; label define H85E0039X -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 H85E0040X 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 H85E0041X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0042X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0043X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85E0044X 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" ; label define H85E0045X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0046X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0047X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0048X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85E0049X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0050X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; label define H85E0051X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" 0 "0 NO" 1 "1 YES" ; label define H85E0052X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT" 2 "2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)" 3 "3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING" 4 "4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT" 5 "5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS" 6 "6 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)" 91 "91 OTHER" ; label define H85E0053X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" ; label define H85E0054X -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DK" -9 "-9 NOT ASCERTAINED" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" ; * ASSOCIATE VARIABLES WITH VALUE LABEL DEFINITIONS; label value ANESTH H85E0001X; label value EEG H85E0002X; label value EKG H85E0003X; label value ERDATEDD H85E0004X; label value ERDATEMM H85E0005X; label value ERDATEYR H85E0006X; label value ERDMD04X H85E0007X; label value ERDMR04X H85E0008X; label value ERDOF04X H85E0009X; label value ERDOR04X H85E0010X; label value ERDOT04X H85E0011X; label value ERDOU04X H85E0012X; label value ERDPV04X H85E0013X; label value ERDSF04X H85E0014X; label value ERDSL04X H85E0015X; label value ERDTC04X H85E0016X; label value ERDTR04X H85E0017X; label value ERDVA04X H85E0018X; label value ERDWC04X H85E0019X; label value ERDXP04X H85E0020X; label value ERFMD04X H85E0021X; label value ERFMR04X H85E0022X; label value ERFOF04X H85E0023X; label value ERFOR04X H85E0024X; label value ERFOT04X H85E0025X; label value ERFOU04X H85E0026X; label value ERFPV04X H85E0027X; label value ERFSF04X H85E0028X; label value ERFSL04X H85E0029X; label value ERFTC04X H85E0030X; label value ERFTR04X H85E0031X; label value ERFVA04X H85E0032X; label value ERFWC04X H85E0033X; label value ERFXP04X H85E0034X; label value ERTC04X H85E0035X; label value ERXP04X H85E0036X; label value EVENTRN H85E0037X; label value FFBEF04 H85E0038X; label value FFERTYPE H85E0039X; label value IMPFLAG H85E0040X; label value LABTEST H85E0041X; label value MAMMOG H85E0042X; label value MEDPRESC H85E0043X; label value MPCDATA H85E0044X; label value MRI H85E0045X; label value OTHSVCE H85E0046X; label value RCVVAC H85E0047X; label value SEEDOC H85E0048X; label value SONOGRAM H85E0049X; label value SURGPROC H85E0050X; label value VAPLACE H85E0051X; label value VSTCTGRY H85E0052X; label value VSTRELCN H85E0053X; label value XRAYS H85E0054X; *DISPLAY A DESCRIPTION OF STATA FILE; describe; *LIST FIRST 20 OBSERVATIONS IN THE FILE; list in 1/20; save H85E, replace; #delimit cr * data file is stored in H85E.dta * log file is stored in H85E.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 H85E.LOG and a data file named H85E.DTA. If these files (H85E.DTA and H85E.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. ************************************************************************************************/