/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR08.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 TOTEXP08 19-27 (2) TOTSLF08 28-36 (2) TOTPHI08 37-45 (2) TOTMCR08 46-54 (2) TOTMCD08 55-63 (2) TOTTRI08 64-72 (2) TOTVA08 73-81 (2) TOTWC08 82-90 (2) TOTOTP08 91-98 (2) TOTOSR08 99-106 (2) HOSEXP08 107-115 (2) HOSSLF08 116-124 (2) HOSPHI08 125-133 (2) HOSMCR08 134-142 (2) HOSMCD08 143-151 (2) HOSTRI08 152-160 (2) HOSVA08 161-169 (2) HOSWC08 170-178 (2) HOSOTP08 179-186 (2) HOSOSR08 187-194 (2) PHYEXP08 195-203 (2) PHYSLF08 204-211 (2) PHYPHI08 212-220 (2) PHYMCR08 221-228 (2) PHYMCD08 229-236 (2) PHYTRI08 237-245 (2) PHYVA08 246-252 (2) PHYWC08 253-260 (2) PHYOTP08 261-268 (2) PHYOSR08 269-276 (2) DVTEXP08 277-284 (2) DVTSLF08 285-292 (2) DVTPHI08 293-300 (2) DVTMCR08 301-307 (2) DVTMCD08 308-315 (2) DVTTRI08 316-319 (2) DVTVA08 320-325 (2) DVTWC08 326-329 (2) DVTOTP08 330-336 (2) DVTOSR08 337-344 (2) OBOEXP08 345-352 (2) OBOSLF08 353-360 (2) OBOPHI08 361-368 (2) OBOMCR08 369-376 (2) OBOMCD08 377-384 (2) OBOTRI08 385-388 (2) OBOVA08 389-394 (2) OBOWC08 395-402 (2) OBOOTP08 403-409 (2) OBOOSR08 410-417 (2) HHCEXP08 418-426 (2) HHCSLF08 427-434 (2) HHCPHI08 435-443 (2) HHCMCR08 444-451 (2) HHCMCD08 452-460 (2) HHCTRI08 461-467 (2) HHCVA08 468-475 (2) HHCWC08 476-483 (2) HHCOTP08 484-491 (2) HHCOSR08 492-498 (2) RXEXP08 499-507 (2) RXSLF08 508-515 (2) RXPHI08 516-523 (2) RXMCR08 524-532 (2) RXMCD08 533-541 (2) RXTRI08 542-549 (2) RXVA08 550-557 (2) RXWC08 558-565 (2) RXOTP08 566-573 (2) RXOSR08 574-580 (2) OTHEXP08 581-588 (2) OTHSLF08 589-596 (2) OTHPHI08 597-604 (2) OTHMCR08 605-612 (2) OTHMCD08 613-616 (2) OTHTRI08 617-620 (2) OTHVA08 621-624 (2) OTHWC08 625-632 (2) OTHOTP08 633-639 (2) OTHOSR08 640-646 (2) WTADJ08 647-658 (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' TOTEXP08 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' TOTSLF08 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' TOTPHI08 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' TOTMCR08 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' TOTMCD08 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' TOTTRI08 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' TOTVA08 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2008' TOTWC08 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' TOTOTP08 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' TOTOSR08 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' HOSEXP08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' HOSSLF08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' HOSPHI08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' HOSMCR08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' HOSMCD08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' HOSTRI08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' HOSVA08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2008' HOSWC08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' HOSOTP08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' HOSOSR08 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' PHYEXP08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' PHYSLF08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' PHYPHI08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' PHYMCR08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' PHYMCD08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' PHYTRI08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' PHYVA08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2008' PHYWC08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' PHYOTP08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' PHYOSR08 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' DVTEXP08 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' DVTSLF08 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' DVTPHI08 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' DVTMCR08 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' DVTMCD08 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' DVTTRI08 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' DVTVA08 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2008' DVTWC08 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' DVTOTP08 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' DVTOSR08 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' OBOEXP08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' OBOSLF08 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' OBOPHI08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' OBOMCR08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' OBOMCD08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' OBOTRI08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' OBOVA08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2008' OBOWC08 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' OBOOTP08 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' OBOOSR08 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' HHCEXP08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' HHCSLF08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' HHCPHI08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' HHCMCR08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' HHCMCD08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' HHCTRI08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' HHCVA08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2008' HHCWC08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' HHCOTP08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' HHCOSR08 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' RXEXP08 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' RXSLF08 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' RXPHI08 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' RXMCR08 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' RXMCD08 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' RXTRI08 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' RXVA08 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2008' RXWC08 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' RXOTP08 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2008' RXOSR08 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' OTHEXP08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2008' OTHSLF08 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2008' OTHPHI08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2008' OTHMCR08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2008' OTHMCD08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2008' OTHTRI08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2008' OTHVA08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2008' OTHWC08 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2008' OTHOTP08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2008' OTHOSR08 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2008' WTADJ08 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2008' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC08 -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' / OBOEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC08 -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' / RXEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC08 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.