/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR04.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 TOTEXP04 19-27 (2) TOTSLF04 28-35 (2) TOTPHI04 36-44 (2) TOTMCR04 45-53 (2) TOTMCD04 54-62 (2) TOTTRI04 63-71 (2) TOTVA04 72-80 (2) TOTWC04 81-89 (2) TOTOTP04 90-97 (2) TOTOSR04 98-105 (2) HOSEXP04 106-114 (2) HOSSLF04 115-122 (2) HOSPHI04 123-131 (2) HOSMCR04 132-140 (2) HOSMCD04 141-149 (2) HOSTRI04 150-158 (2) HOSVA04 159-167 (2) HOSWC04 168-176 (2) HOSOTP04 177-184 (2) HOSOSR04 185-192 (2) PHYEXP04 193-201 (2) PHYSLF04 202-209 (2) PHYPHI04 210-217 (2) PHYMCR04 218-225 (2) PHYMCD04 226-233 (2) PHYTRI04 234-241 (2) PHYVA04 242-248 (2) PHYWC04 249-256 (2) PHYOTP04 257-264 (2) PHYOSR04 265-272 (2) DVTEXP04 273-280 (2) DVTSLF04 281-288 (2) DVTPHI04 289-296 (2) DVTMCR04 297-303 (2) DVTMCD04 304-311 (2) DVTTRI04 312-315 (2) DVTVA04 316-321 (2) DVTWC04 322-325 (2) DVTOTP04 326-332 (2) DVTOSR04 333-340 (2) OBOEXP04 341-348 (2) OBOSLF04 349-356 (2) OBOPHI04 357-364 (2) OBOMCR04 365-372 (2) OBOMCD04 373-380 (2) OBOTRI04 381-384 (2) OBOVA04 385-391 (2) OBOWC04 392-399 (2) OBOOTP04 400-406 (2) OBOOSR04 407-414 (2) HHCEXP04 415-423 (2) HHCSLF04 424-431 (2) HHCPHI04 432-440 (2) HHCMCR04 441-448 (2) HHCMCD04 449-457 (2) HHCTRI04 458-464 (2) HHCVA04 465-472 (2) HHCWC04 473-480 (2) HHCOTP04 481-488 (2) HHCOSR04 489-495 (2) RXEXP04 496-504 (2) RXSLF04 505-512 (2) RXPHI04 513-520 (2) RXMCR04 521-528 (2) RXMCD04 529-537 (2) RXTRI04 538-545 (2) RXVA04 546-553 (2) RXWC04 554-561 (2) RXOTP04 562-569 (2) RXOSR04 570-576 (2) OTHEXP04 577-584 (2) OTHSLF04 585-592 (2) OTHPHI04 593-600 (2) OTHMCR04 601-608 (2) OTHMCD04 609-612 (2) OTHTRI04 613-616 (2) OTHVA04 617-620 (2) OTHWC04 621-628 (2) OTHOTP04 629-635 (2) OTHOSR04 636-642 (2) WTADJ04 643-654 (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' TOTEXP04 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' TOTSLF04 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' TOTPHI04 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' TOTMCR04 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' TOTMCD04 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' TOTTRI04 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' TOTVA04 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2004' TOTWC04 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' TOTOTP04 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' TOTOSR04 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' HOSEXP04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' HOSSLF04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' HOSPHI04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' HOSMCR04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' HOSMCD04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' HOSTRI04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' HOSVA04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2004' HOSWC04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' HOSOTP04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' HOSOSR04 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' PHYEXP04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' PHYSLF04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' PHYPHI04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' PHYMCR04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' PHYMCD04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' PHYTRI04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' PHYVA04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2004' PHYWC04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' PHYOTP04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' PHYOSR04 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' DVTEXP04 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' DVTSLF04 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' DVTPHI04 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' DVTMCR04 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' DVTMCD04 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' DVTTRI04 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' DVTVA04 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2004' DVTWC04 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' DVTOTP04 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' DVTOSR04 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' OBOEXP04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' OBOSLF04 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' OBOPHI04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' OBOMCR04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' OBOMCD04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' OBOTRI04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' OBOVA04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2004' OBOWC04 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' OBOOTP04 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' OBOOSR04 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' HHCEXP04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' HHCSLF04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' HHCPHI04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' HHCMCR04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' HHCMCD04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' HHCTRI04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' HHCVA04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2004' HHCWC04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' HHCOTP04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' HHCOSR04 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' RXEXP04 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' RXSLF04 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' RXPHI04 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' RXMCR04 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' RXMCD04 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' RXTRI04 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' RXVA04 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2004' RXWC04 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' RXOTP04 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2004' RXOSR04 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' OTHEXP04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2004' OTHSLF04 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2004' OTHPHI04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2004' OTHMCR04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2004' OTHMCD04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2004' OTHTRI04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2004' OTHVA04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2004' OTHWC04 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2004' OTHOTP04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2004' OTHOSR04 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2004' WTADJ04 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2004' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC04 -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' / OBOEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC04 -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' / RXEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC04 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.