/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR11.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 TOTEXP11 19-28 (2) TOTSLF11 29-37 (2) TOTPHI11 38-47 (2) TOTMCR11 48-56 (2) TOTMCD11 57-65 (2) TOTTRI11 66-74 (2) TOTVA11 75-83 (2) TOTWC11 84-92 (2) TOTOTP11 93-100 (2) TOTOSR11 101-109 (2) HOSEXP11 110-118 (2) HOSSLF11 119-127 (2) HOSPHI11 128-136 (2) HOSMCR11 137-145 (2) HOSMCD11 146-154 (2) HOSTRI11 155-163 (2) HOSVA11 164-172 (2) HOSWC11 173-181 (2) HOSOTP11 182-189 (2) HOSOSR11 190-197 (2) PHYEXP11 198-206 (2) PHYSLF11 207-214 (2) PHYPHI11 215-223 (2) PHYMCR11 224-232 (2) PHYMCD11 233-240 (2) PHYTRI11 241-249 (2) PHYVA11 250-256 (2) PHYWC11 257-264 (2) PHYOTP11 265-272 (2) PHYOSR11 273-281 (2) DVTEXP11 282-289 (2) DVTSLF11 290-297 (2) DVTPHI11 298-305 (2) DVTMCR11 306-312 (2) DVTMCD11 313-320 (2) DVTTRI11 321-324 (2) DVTVA11 325-330 (2) DVTWC11 331-334 (2) DVTOTP11 335-341 (2) DVTOSR11 342-349 (2) OBOEXP11 350-357 (2) OBOSLF11 358-365 (2) OBOPHI11 366-373 (2) OBOMCR11 374-381 (2) OBOMCD11 382-389 (2) OBOTRI11 390-393 (2) OBOVA11 394-399 (2) OBOWC11 400-407 (2) OBOOTP11 408-414 (2) OBOOSR11 415-422 (2) HHCEXP11 423-431 (2) HHCSLF11 432-439 (2) HHCPHI11 440-448 (2) HHCMCR11 449-456 (2) HHCMCD11 457-465 (2) HHCTRI11 466-472 (2) HHCVA11 473-480 (2) HHCWC11 481-488 (2) HHCOTP11 489-496 (2) HHCOSR11 497-503 (2) RXEXP11 504-512 (2) RXSLF11 513-520 (2) RXPHI11 521-528 (2) RXMCR11 529-537 (2) RXMCD11 538-546 (2) RXTRI11 547-554 (2) RXVA11 555-562 (2) RXWC11 563-570 (2) RXOTP11 571-578 (2) RXOSR11 579-585 (2) OTHEXP11 586-593 (2) OTHSLF11 594-601 (2) OTHPHI11 602-609 (2) OTHMCR11 610-617 (2) OTHMCD11 618-621 (2) OTHTRI11 622-625 (2) OTHVA11 626-629 (2) OTHWC11 630-637 (2) OTHOTP11 638-644 (2) OTHOSR11 645-651 (2) WTADJ11 652-663 (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' TOTEXP11 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' TOTSLF11 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' TOTPHI11 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' TOTMCR11 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' TOTMCD11 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' TOTTRI11 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' TOTVA11 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2011' TOTWC11 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' TOTOTP11 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' TOTOSR11 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' HOSEXP11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' HOSSLF11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' HOSPHI11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' HOSMCR11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' HOSMCD11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' HOSTRI11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' HOSVA11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2011' HOSWC11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' HOSOTP11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' HOSOSR11 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' PHYEXP11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' PHYSLF11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' PHYPHI11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' PHYMCR11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' PHYMCD11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' PHYTRI11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' PHYVA11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2011' PHYWC11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' PHYOTP11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' PHYOSR11 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' DVTEXP11 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' DVTSLF11 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' DVTPHI11 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' DVTMCR11 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' DVTMCD11 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' DVTTRI11 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' DVTVA11 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2011' DVTWC11 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' DVTOTP11 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' DVTOSR11 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' OBOEXP11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' OBOSLF11 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' OBOPHI11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' OBOMCR11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' OBOMCD11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' OBOTRI11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' OBOVA11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2011' OBOWC11 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' OBOOTP11 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' OBOOSR11 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' HHCEXP11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' HHCSLF11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' HHCPHI11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' HHCMCR11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' HHCMCD11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' HHCTRI11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' HHCVA11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2011' HHCWC11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' HHCOTP11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' HHCOSR11 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' RXEXP11 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' RXSLF11 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' RXPHI11 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' RXMCR11 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' RXMCD11 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' RXTRI11 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' RXVA11 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2011' RXWC11 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' RXOTP11 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2011' RXOSR11 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' OTHEXP11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2011' OTHSLF11 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2011' OTHPHI11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2011' OTHMCR11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2011' OTHMCD11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2011' OTHTRI11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2011' OTHVA11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2011' OTHWC11 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2011' OTHOTP11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2011' OTHOSR11 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2011' WTADJ11 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2011' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC11 -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' / OBOEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC11 -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' / RXEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC11 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.