/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H88.DAT" / EPCPIDX 1-28 (A) DUPERSID 29-36 (A) PHLDRIDX 37-44 (A) ESTBIDX 45-55 (A) EPRSIDX 56-75 (A) PANEL 76-76 RN 77-77 JOBSIDX 78-88 (A) JOBSINFR 89-90 JOBSFILE 91-92 PUF75FLG 93-93 PUF82FLG 94-94 CMJINS 95-96 EMPLSTAT 97-98 PHOLDER 99-99 DEPNDNT 100-100 EVALCOVR 101-102 STATUS1 103-104 STATUS2 105-106 STATUS3 107-108 STATUS4 109-110 STATUS5 111-112 STATUS6 113-114 STATUS7 115-116 STATUS8 117-118 STATUS9 119-120 STATUS10 121-122 STATUS11 123-124 STATUS12 125-126 STATUS13 127-128 STATUS14 129-130 STATUS15 131-132 STATUS16 133-134 STATUS17 135-136 STATUS18 137-138 STATUS19 139-140 STATUS20 141-142 STATUS21 143-144 STATUS22 145-146 STATUS23 147-148 STATUS24 149-150 DECPHLDR 151-151 OUTPHLDR 152-152 NOPUFLG 153-153 TYPEFLAG 154-155 PRIVCAT 156-157 HOSPINSX 158-159 MSUPINSX 160-161 DENTLINS 162-163 VISIONIN 164-165 PMEDINS 166-167 COBRA 168-169 COVTYPIN 170-170 OOPELIG 171-171 OOPPREM 172-179 (2) OOPPREMX 180-186 (2) OOPX12X 187-194 (2) OOPFLAG 195-196 PREMLEVX 197-198 BYFED 199-200 BYSTATE 201-202 BYLOCAL 203-204 BYSOMGOV 205-206 BYEMPL 207-208 BYUNION 209-210 BYOTHER 211-212 UPRHMO 213-214 UPRMNC 215-216 DRLIST 217-218 VISITPAY 219-220 NAMECHNG 221-222 SATELIG 223-223 GTDOCPRB 224-225 APRVTRET 226-227 APRVDLAY 228-229 LOOKINF 230-231 PRBFDINF 232-233 CUSTSERV 234-235 PRBCSTSV 236-237 PAPRWRK 238-239 PRBPPRWK 240-241 RATEPLAN 242-243 . VARIABLE LABEL EPCPIDX 'UNIQUE RECORD ID (EPRSIDX + DUPERSID)' DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)' PHLDRIDX 'POLICYHOLDER S DUPERSID' ESTBIDX 'ESTABLISHMENT ID' EPRSIDX 'ESTABLISHMENT ID + POLICYHOLDER ID + RN' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' RN 'ROUND NUMBER' JOBSIDX 'JOB IDENTIFIER' JOBSINFR 'JOBSIDX INFERRED RATHER THAN REPORTED ID' JOBSFILE 'PUF NUMBER WITH JOBSIDX' PUF75FLG '1=IN PUF 75, ELSE 0' PUF82FLG '1=IN PUF 82, ELSE 0' CMJINS 'CMJ AS THE SOURCE OF PLAN: 1 YES, 2 NO' EMPLSTAT 'POLICYHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS' PHOLDER 'POLICY HOLDER' DEPNDNT 'DEPENDENT OF POLICY HOLDER' EVALCOVR 'COVERED @ INTERVIEW DATE OR 12/31' STATUS1 'STATUS - MONTH 1' STATUS2 'STATUS - MONTH 2' STATUS3 'STATUS - MONTH 3' STATUS4 'STATUS - MONTH 4' STATUS5 'STATUS - MONTH 5' STATUS6 'STATUS - MONTH 6' STATUS7 'STATUS - MONTH 7' STATUS8 'STATUS - MONTH 8' STATUS9 'STATUS - MONTH 9' STATUS10 'STATUS - MONTH 10' STATUS11 'STATUS - MONTH 11' STATUS12 'STATUS - MONTH 12' STATUS13 'STATUS - MONTH 13' STATUS14 'STATUS - MONTH 14' STATUS15 'STATUS - MONTH 15' STATUS16 'STATUS - MONTH 16' STATUS17 'STATUS - MONTH 17' STATUS18 'STATUS - MONTH 18' STATUS19 'STATUS - MONTH 19' STATUS20 'STATUS - MONTH 20' STATUS21 'STATUS - MONTH 21' STATUS22 'STATUS - MONTH 22' STATUS23 'STATUS - MONTH 23' STATUS24 'STATUS - MONTH 24' DECPHLDR 'DECEASED POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES,2 NO' OUTPHLDR 'OUT-OF-RU POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES,2 NO' NOPUFLG 'PHLDR NOT IN HC075 OR HC082, OTH REASON' TYPEFLAG 'TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT' PRIVCAT 'CATEGORY OF PRIVATE COVERAGE' HOSPINSX 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: HOSPITAL/HMO (EDITED)' MSUPINSX 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: MEDIGAP (EDITED)' DENTLINS 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: DENTAL' VISIONIN 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: VISION' PMEDINS 'TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUG' COBRA 'COBRA COVERAGE: 1=YES, 2=NO' COVTYPIN 'COVERAGE @INTVW: 1=SINGLE, 2=FAMILY' OOPELIG 'FLAG: POLICYHOLDER ESTB HAS PREMIUM' OOPPREM 'MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM' OOPPREMX 'MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)' OOPX12X 'ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)' OOPFLAG '1=OOPPREMX ED/IMP, ELSE 0' PREMLEVX 'EDITED PREMLEVL' BYFED 'FEDERAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYSTATE 'STATE GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYLOCAL 'LOCAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYSOMGOV 'SOME GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYEMPL 'EMPLOYER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYUNION 'UNION PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' BYOTHER 'OTHER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM' UPRHMO 'HMO COVERAGE (FROM PRPL)' UPRMNC 'PLAN REQRD COVRD PERS USE GATEKEEPER' DRLIST 'DOES PLAN HAVE A BOOK/LIST OF DOCTORS?' VISITPAY 'PLAN PAY FOR NON-REFER DR VISIT' NAMECHNG 'HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE IN PLAN NAME' SATELIG 'ELIG. FOR SATIS. PLAN QUEST: 1=YES, 2=NO' GTDOCPRB 'HOW MUCH PROBLEM GETTING PERSONAL DOC' APRVTRET 'NEED APPROVAL FOR TREATMENT' APRVDLAY 'DELAY WAITING FOR APPROVAL' LOOKINF 'INFORMATION ON HOW PLAN WORKS' PRBFDINF 'PROBLEM FINDING INFORMATION' CUSTSERV 'HAS CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE/ADMIN OFFICE' PRBCSTSV 'PROBLEM GETTING HELP FROM CUST SERVICE' PAPRWRK 'FILL OUT ANY PAPERWORK FOR PLAN' PRBPPRWK 'PROBLEM WITH PLAN PAPERWORK' RATEPLAN 'RATE EXPERIENCE WITH PLAN' . VALUE LABELS APRVDLAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' 95 '95 NO VISITS IN LAST 12 MONTHS' / APRVTRET -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYEMPL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYFED -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYLOCAL -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYOTHER -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYSOMGOV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYSTATE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / BYUNION -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / CMJINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COBRA -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / COVTYPIN 1 '1 SINGLE' 2 '2 FAMILY' / CUSTSERV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DECPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DENTLINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / DEPNDNT 0 '0 POLICYHOLDER' 1 '1 DEPENDENT' / DRLIST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / EMPLSTAT -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -2 '-2 ED IN PREV RND' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 CURRENTLY EMPLOYED' 2 '2 RETIRED' 3 '3 PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED' 4 '4 DECEASED' 91 '91 OTHER' / EVALCOVR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / GTDOCPRB -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' 95 "95 DON'T HAVE PERSONAL DOCTOR OR NURSE" / HOSPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / JOBSFILE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 74 '74 2003 JOBSFILE' 83 '83 2004 JOBSFILE' / JOBSINFR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / LOOKINF -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MSUPINSX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NAMECHNG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / NOPUFLG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OOPELIG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / OOPFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / OOPPREM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OOPPREMX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OOPX12X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION' / OUTPHLDR 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PANEL 8 '8' 9 '9' / PAPRWRK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PHOLDER 0 '0 DEPENDENT' 1 '1 POLICYHOLDER' / PMEDINS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / PRBCSTSV -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' / PRBFDINF -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' / PRBPPRWK -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 A BIG PROBLEM' 2 '2 A SMALL PROBLEM' 3 '3 NOT A PROBLEM' / PREMLEVX -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 FAMILY PAYS ALL PREMIUM COST' 2 '2 FAMILY PAYS SOME PREMIUM COST' 3 '3 FAMILY DOES NOT KNOW' 4 '4 FAMILY DOES NOT PAY PREMIUM COST' / PRIVCAT 0 '0 NOT HOSP/PHYS OR MEDIGAP COVERAGE' 1 '1 EMPLOYER/UNION' 2 '2 NONGROUP' 3 '3 OTHER GROUP' 4 '4 OUT OF HOUSEHOLD' 5 '5 SELF-EMPLOYED' 99 '99 DONT KNOW WHAT KIND PRIV COV' / PUF75FLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / PUF82FLG 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / RATEPLAN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / RN 1 '1' 2 '2' 3 '3' 4 '4' 5 '5' / SATELIG 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS1 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS10 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS11 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS12 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS13 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS14 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS15 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS16 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS17 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS18 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS19 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS2 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS20 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS21 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS22 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS23 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS24 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS3 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS4 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS5 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS6 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS7 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS8 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / STATUS9 -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / TYPEFLAG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 EMPLOYER' 10 '10 SPOUSE PREVIOUS EMPLOYER' 11 '11 SCHOOL' 12 '12 UNKNOWN TYPE-OUTSIDE RU' 13 '13 UNKNOWN TYPE-COLLECTED AT OTHER' 2 '2 UNION' 3 '3 GROUP' 4 '4 HEALTH ALLIANCE' 5 '5 INSURANCE COMPANY-FROM AN AGENT' 6 '6 INSURANCE COMPANY' 7 '7 HMO' 8 '8 COBRA' 9 '9 PREVIOUS EMPLOYER-NOT COBRA' / UPRHMO -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 PRIVATE PLAN IS HMO' 2 '2 PRIVATE PLAN IS NOT HMO' / UPRMNC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / VISIONIN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / VISITPAY -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' . 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