/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR06.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 TOTEXP06 19-27 (2) TOTSLF06 28-36 (2) TOTPHI06 37-45 (2) TOTMCR06 46-54 (2) TOTMCD06 55-63 (2) TOTTRI06 64-72 (2) TOTVA06 73-81 (2) TOTWC06 82-90 (2) TOTOTP06 91-98 (2) TOTOSR06 99-106 (2) HOSEXP06 107-115 (2) HOSSLF06 116-123 (2) HOSPHI06 124-132 (2) HOSMCR06 133-141 (2) HOSMCD06 142-150 (2) HOSTRI06 151-159 (2) HOSVA06 160-168 (2) HOSWC06 169-177 (2) HOSOTP06 178-185 (2) HOSOSR06 186-193 (2) PHYEXP06 194-202 (2) PHYSLF06 203-210 (2) PHYPHI06 211-218 (2) PHYMCR06 219-226 (2) PHYMCD06 227-234 (2) PHYTRI06 235-243 (2) PHYVA06 244-250 (2) PHYWC06 251-258 (2) PHYOTP06 259-266 (2) PHYOSR06 267-274 (2) DVTEXP06 275-282 (2) DVTSLF06 283-290 (2) DVTPHI06 291-298 (2) DVTMCR06 299-305 (2) DVTMCD06 306-313 (2) DVTTRI06 314-317 (2) DVTVA06 318-323 (2) DVTWC06 324-327 (2) DVTOTP06 328-334 (2) DVTOSR06 335-342 (2) OBOEXP06 343-350 (2) OBOSLF06 351-358 (2) OBOPHI06 359-366 (2) OBOMCR06 367-374 (2) OBOMCD06 375-382 (2) OBOTRI06 383-386 (2) OBOVA06 387-392 (2) OBOWC06 393-400 (2) OBOOTP06 401-407 (2) OBOOSR06 408-415 (2) HHCEXP06 416-424 (2) HHCSLF06 425-432 (2) HHCPHI06 433-441 (2) HHCMCR06 442-449 (2) HHCMCD06 450-458 (2) HHCTRI06 459-465 (2) HHCVA06 466-473 (2) HHCWC06 474-481 (2) HHCOTP06 482-489 (2) HHCOSR06 490-496 (2) RXEXP06 497-505 (2) RXSLF06 506-513 (2) RXPHI06 514-521 (2) RXMCR06 522-530 (2) RXMCD06 531-539 (2) RXTRI06 540-547 (2) RXVA06 548-555 (2) RXWC06 556-563 (2) RXOTP06 564-571 (2) RXOSR06 572-578 (2) OTHEXP06 579-586 (2) OTHSLF06 587-594 (2) OTHPHI06 595-602 (2) OTHMCR06 603-610 (2) OTHMCD06 611-614 (2) OTHTRI06 615-618 (2) OTHVA06 619-622 (2) OTHWC06 623-630 (2) OTHOTP06 631-637 (2) OTHOSR06 638-644 (2) WTADJ06 645-656 (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' TOTEXP06 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' TOTSLF06 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' TOTPHI06 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' TOTMCR06 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' TOTMCD06 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' TOTTRI06 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' TOTVA06 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2006' TOTWC06 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' TOTOTP06 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' TOTOSR06 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' HOSEXP06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' HOSSLF06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' HOSPHI06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' HOSMCR06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' HOSMCD06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' HOSTRI06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' HOSVA06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2006' HOSWC06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' HOSOTP06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' HOSOSR06 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' PHYEXP06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' PHYSLF06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' PHYPHI06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' PHYMCR06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' PHYMCD06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' PHYTRI06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' PHYVA06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2006' PHYWC06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' PHYOTP06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' PHYOSR06 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' DVTEXP06 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' DVTSLF06 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' DVTPHI06 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' DVTMCR06 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' DVTMCD06 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' DVTTRI06 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' DVTVA06 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2006' DVTWC06 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' DVTOTP06 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' DVTOSR06 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' OBOEXP06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' OBOSLF06 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' OBOPHI06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' OBOMCR06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' OBOMCD06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' OBOTRI06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' OBOVA06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2006' OBOWC06 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' OBOOTP06 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' OBOOSR06 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' HHCEXP06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' HHCSLF06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' HHCPHI06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' HHCMCR06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' HHCMCD06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' HHCTRI06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' HHCVA06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2006' HHCWC06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' HHCOTP06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' HHCOSR06 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' RXEXP06 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' RXSLF06 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' RXPHI06 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' RXMCR06 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' RXMCD06 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' RXTRI06 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' RXVA06 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2006' RXWC06 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' RXOTP06 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2006' RXOSR06 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' OTHEXP06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2006' OTHSLF06 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2006' OTHPHI06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2006' OTHMCR06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2006' OTHMCD06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2006' OTHTRI06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2006' OTHVA06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2006' OTHWC06 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2006' OTHOTP06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2006' OTHOSR06 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2006' WTADJ06 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2006' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC06 -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' / OBOEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC06 -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' / RXEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC06 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.