/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="PROJYR12.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  
    TOTEXP12 19-28 (2)
    TOTSLF12 29-37 (2)
    TOTPHI12 38-47 (2)
    TOTMCR12 48-56 (2)
    TOTMCD12 57-65 (2)
    TOTTRI12 66-74 (2)
    TOTVA12 75-83 (2)
    TOTWC12 84-92 (2)
    TOTOTP12 93-100 (2)
    TOTOSR12 101-109 (2)
    HOSEXP12 110-118 (2)
    HOSSLF12 119-127 (2)
    HOSPHI12 128-136 (2)
    HOSMCR12 137-145 (2)
    HOSMCD12 146-154 (2)
    HOSTRI12 155-163 (2)
    HOSVA12 164-172 (2)
    HOSWC12 173-181 (2)
    HOSOTP12 182-189 (2)
    HOSOSR12 190-197 (2)
    PHYEXP12 198-206 (2)
    PHYSLF12 207-214 (2)
    PHYPHI12 215-223 (2)
    PHYMCR12 224-232 (2)
    PHYMCD12 233-240 (2)
    PHYTRI12 241-249 (2)
    PHYVA12 250-256 (2)
    PHYWC12 257-264 (2)
    PHYOTP12 265-272 (2)
    PHYOSR12 273-281 (2)
    DVTEXP12 282-289 (2)
    DVTSLF12 290-297 (2)
    DVTPHI12 298-305 (2)
    DVTMCR12 306-312 (2)
    DVTMCD12 313-320 (2)
    DVTTRI12 321-324 (2)
    DVTVA12 325-330 (2)
    DVTWC12 331-334 (2)
    DVTOTP12 335-341 (2)
    DVTOSR12 342-349 (2)
    OBOEXP12 350-357 (2)
    OBOSLF12 358-365 (2)
    OBOPHI12 366-373 (2)
    OBOMCR12 374-381 (2)
    OBOMCD12 382-389 (2)
    OBOTRI12 390-393 (2)
    OBOVA12 394-399 (2)
    OBOWC12 400-407 (2)
    OBOOTP12 408-414 (2)
    OBOOSR12 415-422 (2)
    HHCEXP12 423-431 (2)
    HHCSLF12 432-439 (2)
    HHCPHI12 440-448 (2)
    HHCMCR12 449-456 (2)
    HHCMCD12 457-465 (2)
    HHCTRI12 466-472 (2)
    HHCVA12 473-480 (2)
    HHCWC12 481-488 (2)
    HHCOTP12 489-496 (2)
    HHCOSR12 497-503 (2)
    RXEXP12 504-512 (2)
    RXSLF12 513-520 (2)
    RXPHI12 521-528 (2)
    RXMCR12 529-537 (2)
    RXMCD12 538-546 (2)
    RXTRI12 547-554 (2)
    RXVA12 555-562 (2)
    RXWC12 563-570 (2)
    RXOTP12 571-578 (2)
    RXOSR12 579-585 (2)
    OTHEXP12 586-593 (2)
    OTHSLF12 594-601 (2)
    OTHPHI12 602-609 (2)
    OTHMCR12 610-617 (2)
    OTHMCD12 618-621 (2)
    OTHTRI12 622-625 (2)
    OTHVA12 626-629 (2)
    OTHWC12 630-637 (2)
    OTHOTP12 638-644 (2)
    OTHOSR12 645-651 (2)
    WTADJ12 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'
    TOTEXP12 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    TOTSLF12 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    TOTPHI12 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    TOTMCR12 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    TOTMCD12 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    TOTTRI12 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    TOTVA12 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    TOTWC12 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    TOTOTP12 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    TOTOSR12 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    HOSEXP12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    HOSSLF12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    HOSPHI12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    HOSMCR12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    HOSMCD12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    HOSTRI12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    HOSVA12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    HOSWC12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    HOSOTP12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    HOSOSR12 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    PHYEXP12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    PHYSLF12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    PHYPHI12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    PHYMCR12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    PHYMCD12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    PHYTRI12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    PHYVA12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    PHYWC12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    PHYOTP12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    PHYOSR12 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    DVTEXP12 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    DVTSLF12 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    DVTPHI12 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    DVTMCR12 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    DVTMCD12 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    DVTTRI12 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    DVTVA12 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    DVTWC12 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    DVTOTP12 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    DVTOSR12 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    OBOEXP12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    OBOSLF12 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    OBOPHI12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    OBOMCR12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    OBOMCD12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    OBOTRI12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    OBOVA12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    OBOWC12 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    OBOOTP12 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    OBOOSR12 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    HHCEXP12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    HHCSLF12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    HHCPHI12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    HHCMCR12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    HHCMCD12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    HHCTRI12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    HHCVA12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    HHCWC12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    HHCOTP12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    HHCOSR12 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    RXEXP12 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    RXSLF12 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    RXPHI12 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    RXMCR12 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    RXMCD12 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    RXTRI12 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    RXVA12 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    RXWC12 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    RXOTP12 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2012'
    RXOSR12 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    OTHEXP12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2012'
    OTHSLF12 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2012'
    OTHPHI12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2012'
    OTHMCR12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2012'
    OTHMCD12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2012'
    OTHTRI12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2012'
    OTHVA12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2012'
    OTHWC12 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2012'
    OTHOTP12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2012'
    OTHOSR12 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2012'
    WTADJ12 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2012' .
VALUE LABELS 
    DVTEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    DVTVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCTRI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HHCVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSTRI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    HOSWC12
         -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' /
    OBOEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OBOWC12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    OTHWC12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYTRI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    PHYWC12
         -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' /
    RXEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXTRI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXWC12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    SEX
         1 '1 Male'
         2 '2 Female' /
    TOTEXP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTMCD12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTMCR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTOSR12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTOTP12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTPHI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTSLF12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTTRI12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTVA12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    TOTWC12
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' .
EXECUTE.