/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H94E.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) PANEL 54-55 MPCDATA 56-56 ERDATEYR 57-60 ERDATEMM 61-62 ERDATEDD 63-64 SEEDOC 65-66 VSTCTGRY 67-68 VSTRELCN 69-70 LABTEST 71-72 SONOGRAM 73-74 XRAYS 75-76 MAMMOG 77-78 MRI 79-80 EKG 81-82 EEG 83-84 RCVVAC 85-86 ANESTH 87-88 OTHSVCE 89-90 SURGPROC 91-92 MEDPRESC 93-94 VAPLACE 95-95 ERICD1X 96-98 (A) ERICD2X 99-101 (A) ERICD3X 102-104 (A) ERPRO1X 105-106 (A) ERPRO2X 107-108 (A) ERCCC1X 109-111 (A) ERCCC2X 112-114 (A) ERCCC3X 115-117 (A) FFERTYPE 118-119 ERXP05X 120-127 (2) ERTC05X 128-135 (2) ERFSF05X 136-143 (2) ERFMR05X 144-150 (2) ERFMD05X 151-157 (2) ERFPV05X 158-165 (2) ERFVA05X 166-172 (2) ERFTR05X 173-180 (2) ERFOF05X 181-187 (2) ERFSL05X 188-194 (2) ERFWC05X 195-201 (2) ERFOR05X 202-208 (2) ERFOU05X 209-215 (2) ERFOT05X 216-222 (2) ERFXP05X 223-230 (2) ERFTC05X 231-238 (2) ERDSF05X 239-245 (2) ERDMR05X 246-251 (2) ERDMD05X 252-258 (2) ERDPV05X 259-265 (2) ERDVA05X 266-271 (2) ERDTR05X 272-277 (2) ERDOF05X 278-283 (2) ERDSL05X 284-289 (2) ERDWC05X 290-295 (2) ERDOR05X 296-302 (2) ERDOU05X 303-308 (2) ERDOT05X 309-315 (2) ERDXP05X 316-322 (2) ERDTC05X 323-330 (2) IMPFLAG 331-331 PERWT05F 332-343 (6) VARSTR 344-346 VARPSU 347-347 . 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 HOSPITAL STAY' FFEEIDX 'FLAT FEE ID' PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER' MPCDATA 'MPC DATA FLAG' ERDATEYR 'EVENT DATE - YEAR' ERDATEMM 'EVENT DATE - MONTH' ERDATEDD 'EVENT DATE - DAY' SEEDOC 'DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT' VSTCTGRY 'BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT' VSTRELCN 'THIS VST RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION' LABTEST 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS' SONOGRAM 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD' XRAYS 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS' MAMMOG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM' MRI 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN' EKG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG OR ECG' EEG 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EEG' RCVVAC 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION' ANESTH 'THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE ANESTHESIA' OTHSVCE 'THIS VISIT DID P HAVE OTH DIAG TEST/EXAM' SURGPROC 'WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT' MEDPRESC 'ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT' VAPLACE 'VA FACILITY FLAG' ERICD1X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' ERICD2X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' ERICD3X '3-DIGIT ICD-9-CM CONDITION CODE' ERPRO1X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' ERPRO2X '2-DIGIT ICD-9-CM PROCEDURE CODE' ERCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' ERCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE' FFERTYPE 'FLAT FEE BUNDLE' ERXP05X 'TOT EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP05X + ERDXP05X)' ERTC05X 'TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC05X+ERDTC05X)' ERFSF05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERFMR05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERFMD05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERFPV05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFVA05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' ERFTR05X 'FACILITY AMT PD,TRICARE/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)' ERFOF05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERFSL05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERFWC05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERFOR05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PRIV (IMPUTED)' ERFOU05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERFOT05X 'FACILITY AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERFXP05X 'FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF05X-ERFOT05X' ERFTC05X 'TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)' ERDSF05X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)' ERDMR05X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)' ERDMD05X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)' ERDPV05X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDVA05X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)' ERDTR05X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, TRICARE/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)' ERDOF05X 'DOCTOR AMT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)' ERDSL05X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)' ERDWC05X 'DOCTOR AMOUNT PD, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)' ERDOR05X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PRIVATE (IMPUTED)' ERDOU05X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH PUB (IMPUTED)' ERDOT05X 'DOCTOR AMT PD, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)' ERDXP05X 'DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF05X - ERDOT05X' ERDTC05X 'TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)' IMPFLAG 'IMPUTATION STATUS' PERWT05F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2005' VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2005' VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2005' . VALUE LABELS ANESTH -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EEG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / EKG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / ERCCC1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERCCC3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEDD -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEMM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERDATEYR -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 2005 '2005' / ERDMD05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDMR05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOF05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' 100.46 '$1.00 - $100.46' / ERDOR05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOT05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDOU05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDPV05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSF05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDSL05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTC05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDTR05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDVA05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDWC05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERDXP05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMD05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFMR05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOF05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOR05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOT05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFOU05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFPV05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSF05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFSL05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTC05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFTR05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFVA05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFWC05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERFXP05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERICD1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERICD2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERICD3X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERPRO1X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERPRO2X '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE' '-7' '-7 REFUSED' '-8' '-8 DK' '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' / ERTC05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / ERXP05X -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / EVENTRN 1 'ROUND 1' 2 'ROUND 2' 3 'ROUND 3' 4 'ROUND 4' 5 'ROUND 5' / FFERTYPE -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' / LABTEST -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MAMMOG -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / MEDPRESC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / MPCDATA 1 '1 HAS MPC DATA' 2 '2 NO MPC DATA' / MRI -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / OTHSVCE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / PANEL 10 'PANEL 10' 9 'PANEL 9' / RCVVAC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SEEDOC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / SONOGRAM -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / SURGPROC -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' / VAPLACE -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' 0 '0 NO' 1 '1 YES' / VSTCTGRY -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' / VSTRELCN -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' / XRAYS -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE' -7 '-7 REFUSED' -8 '-8 DK' -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 1 '1 YES' 2 '2 NO' 95 '95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED' . EXECUTE.