/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR03.DAT" / DUPERIDX 1-8 (A) AGESTUB 9-10 SEX 11-11 RACE7P 12-12 INSCOV_A 13-13 INSCOV_B 14-15 MCDHMO 16-16 PRVHMO 17-17 POVCAT 18-18 TOTEXP03 19-27 (2) TOTSLF03 28-35 (2) TOTPHI03 36-44 (2) TOTMCR03 45-53 (2) TOTMCD03 54-62 (2) TOTTRI03 63-71 (2) TOTVA03 72-80 (2) TOTWC03 81-89 (2) TOTOTP03 90-97 (2) TOTOSR03 98-105 (2) HOSEXP03 106-114 (2) HOSSLF03 115-122 (2) HOSPHI03 123-131 (2) HOSMCR03 132-140 (2) HOSMCD03 141-149 (2) HOSTRI03 150-157 (2) HOSVA03 158-166 (2) HOSWC03 167-175 (2) HOSOTP03 176-183 (2) HOSOSR03 184-191 (2) PHYEXP03 192-200 (2) PHYSLF03 201-208 (2) PHYPHI03 209-216 (2) PHYMCR03 217-224 (2) PHYMCD03 225-232 (2) PHYTRI03 233-240 (2) PHYVA03 241-247 (2) PHYWC03 248-255 (2) PHYOTP03 256-263 (2) PHYOSR03 264-271 (2) DVTEXP03 272-279 (2) DVTSLF03 280-287 (2) DVTPHI03 288-295 (2) DVTMCR03 296-302 (2) DVTMCD03 303-310 (2) DVTTRI03 311-314 (2) DVTVA03 315-320 (2) DVTWC03 321-324 (2) DVTOTP03 325-331 (2) DVTOSR03 332-338 (2) OBOEXP03 339-346 (2) OBOSLF03 347-354 (2) OBOPHI03 355-362 (2) OBOMCR03 363-370 (2) OBOMCD03 371-378 (2) OBOTRI03 379-382 (2) OBOVA03 383-389 (2) OBOWC03 390-397 (2) OBOOTP03 398-404 (2) OBOOSR03 405-412 (2) HHCEXP03 413-421 (2) HHCSLF03 422-429 (2) HHCPHI03 430-438 (2) HHCMCR03 439-446 (2) HHCMCD03 447-455 (2) HHCTRI03 456-462 (2) HHCVA03 463-470 (2) HHCWC03 471-478 (2) HHCOTP03 479-486 (2) HHCOSR03 487-493 (2) RXEXP03 494-502 (2) RXSLF03 503-510 (2) RXPHI03 511-518 (2) RXMCR03 519-526 (2) RXMCD03 527-535 (2) RXTRI03 536-543 (2) RXVA03 544-550 (2) RXWC03 551-558 (2) RXOTP03 559-566 (2) RXOSR03 567-573 (2) OTHEXP03 574-581 (2) OTHSLF03 582-589 (2) OTHPHI03 590-597 (2) OTHMCR03 598-605 (2) OTHMCD03 606-609 (2) OTHTRI03 610-613 (2) OTHVA03 614-617 (2) OTHWC03 618-625 (2) OTHOTP03 626-632 (2) OTHOSR03 633-639 (2) WTADJ03 640-651 (6) . VARIABLE LABEL DUPERIDX 'PERSON ID' AGESTUB 'AGE' SEX 'SEX' RACE7P 'RACE/ETHNICITY' INSCOV_A 'INSURANCE STATUS DURING YEAR - UNDER 65' INSCOV_B 'INSURANCE STATUS DURING YEAR - 65 & OVER' MCDHMO 'MEDICAID/SCHIP HMO DURING YEAR' PRVHMO 'PRIVATE HMO COVERAGE DURING YEAR' POVCAT 'FAMILY INCOME AS PERCENT OF POVERTY LINE' TOTEXP03 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' TOTSLF03 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' TOTPHI03 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' TOTMCR03 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' TOTMCD03 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' TOTTRI03 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' TOTVA03 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2003' TOTWC03 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' TOTOTP03 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' TOTOSR03 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' HOSEXP03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' HOSSLF03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' HOSPHI03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' HOSMCR03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' HOSMCD03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' HOSTRI03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' HOSVA03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2003' HOSWC03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' HOSOTP03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' HOSOSR03 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' PHYEXP03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' PHYSLF03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' PHYPHI03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' PHYMCR03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' PHYMCD03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' PHYTRI03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' PHYVA03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2003' PHYWC03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' PHYOTP03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' PHYOSR03 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' DVTEXP03 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' DVTSLF03 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' DVTPHI03 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' DVTMCR03 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' DVTMCD03 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' DVTTRI03 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' DVTVA03 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2003' DVTWC03 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' DVTOTP03 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' DVTOSR03 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' OBOEXP03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' OBOSLF03 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' OBOPHI03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' OBOMCR03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' OBOMCD03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' OBOTRI03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' OBOVA03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2003' OBOWC03 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' OBOOTP03 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' OBOOSR03 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' HHCEXP03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' HHCSLF03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' HHCPHI03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' HHCMCR03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' HHCMCD03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' HHCTRI03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' HHCVA03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2003' HHCWC03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' HHCOTP03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' HHCOSR03 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' RXEXP03 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' RXSLF03 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' RXPHI03 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' RXMCR03 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' RXMCD03 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' RXTRI03 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' RXVA03 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2003' RXWC03 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' RXOTP03 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2003' RXOSR03 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' OTHEXP03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2003' OTHSLF03 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2003' OTHPHI03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2003' OTHMCR03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2003' OTHMCD03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2003' OTHTRI03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2003' OTHVA03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2003' OTHWC03 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2003' OTHOTP03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2003' OTHOSR03 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2003' WTADJ03 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2003' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / INSCOV_A 1 '1 Any Private, employment related or TRICARE' 2 '2 Any Private, not employment related' 3 '3 Any Public (Medicaid, SCHIP, Medicare)' 4 '4 Uninsured for entire year' 5 '5 Age 65 or older' / INSCOV_B -1 '-1 Inapplicable (under age 65)' 1 '1 Held Medicaid and Medicare at same time' 2 '2 Held Mcare & Priv via emplymnt at same time' 3 '3 Held Mcare & Priv-nonemplmnt at same time' 4 '4 Held Medicare alone during the year' 5 '5 Held no Medicare during the year' / MCDHMO 0 '0 No' 1 '1 Yes' / OBOEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / POVCAT 1 '1 Less than 1.00 times poverty line' 2 '2 1.01 to 1.24 times poverty line' 3 '3 1.25 to 1.99 times poverty line' 4 '4 2.0 to 3.99 times poverty line' 5 '5 4.00 or more times poverty line' / PRVHMO 0 '0 No' 1 '1 Yes' / RACE7P 1 '1 Hispanic' 2 '2 White Alone, NH' 3 '3 Black Alone, NH' 4 '4 American Indian and Alaska Native Alone, NH' 5 '5 Asian Alone, NH' 6 '6 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Alone, NH' 7 '7 Two or more Races, NH' / RXEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC03 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.