/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H26a.DAT"  /
    DUID 1-5  
    PID 6-8  
    DUPERSID 9-16 (A)
    RXRECIDX 17-31 (A)
    LINKIDX 32-43 (A)
    PURCHRD 44-44  
    RXBEGDD 45-46  
    RXBEGMM 47-48  
    RXBEGYR 49-52  
    RXNAME 53-102 (A)
    RXHHNAME 103-132 (A)
    RXNDC 133-143 (A)
    RXQUANTY 144-150 (2)
    RXFORM 151-200 (A)
    RXSTRENG 201-212 (A)
    RXUNIT 213-214  
    RXUNITOS 215-264 (A)
    PHARTP1 265-266  
    PHARTP2 267-268  
    PHARTP3 269-270  
    PHARTP4 271-272  
    PHARTP5 273-274  
    PHARTP6 275-276  
    PHARTP7 277-278  
    RXFLG 279-279  
    PCIMPFLG 280-280  
    SELFFLG 281-281  
    INPCFLG 282-282  
    SAMPLE 283-283  
    RXICD1X 284-286 (A)
    RXICD2X 287-289 (A)
    RXICD3X 290-292 (A)
    RXCCC1X 293-295 (A)
    RXCCC2X 296-298 (A)
    RXCCC3X 299-301 (A)
    RXSF98X 302-308  (2)
    RXMR98X 309-314  (2)
    RXMD98X 315-320  (2)
    RXPV98X 321-327  (2)
    RXVA98X 328-333  (2) 
    RXCH98X 334-339  (2)
    RXOF98X 340-345  (2)
    RXSL98X 346-351  (2)
    RXWC98X 352-357  (2)
    RXOT98X 358-363  (2)
    RXOR98X 364-369  (2)
    RXOU98X 370-374  (2)
    RXXP98X 375-381  (2)
    WTDPER98 382-393 (6)
    VARSTR98 394-396  
    VARPSU98 397-398   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)'
    RXRECIDX 'UNIQUE Rx/PRESCRIBED MEDICINE IDENTIFIER'
    LINKIDX 'ID FOR LINKAGE TO COND/OTH EVENT FILES'
    PURCHRD 'ROUND Rx/PRESCR MED OBTAINED/PURCHASED'
    RXBEGDD 'DAY PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE'
    RXBEGMM 'MONTH PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE'
    RXBEGYR 'YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE'
    RXNAME 'MEDICATION NAME (IMPUTED)'
    RXHHNAME 'HC REPORTED MEDICATION NAME'
    RXNDC 'NATIONAL DRUG CODE (IMPUTED)'
    RXQUANTY 'QUANTITY OF Rx/PRESCR MED (IMPUTED)'
    RXFORM 'FORM OF Rx/PRESCRIBED MEDICINE (IMPUTED)'
    RXSTRENG 'STRENGTH OF Rx/PRESCR MED DOSE (IMPUTED)'
    RXUNIT 'UNIT OF MEAS Rx/PRESC MED DOSE (IMPUTED)'
    RXUNITOS 'OTH SPEC UNIT MEAS Rx MED DOSE (IMPUTED)'
    PHARTP1 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 1ST'
    PHARTP2 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 2ND'
    PHARTP3 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 3RD'
    PHARTP4 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 4TH'
    PHARTP5 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 5TH'
    PHARTP6 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 6TH'
    PHARTP7 'TYPE OF PHARMACY PROV - 7TH'
    RXFLG 'NDC IMPUTATION SOURCE ON PC DONOR REC'
    PCIMPFLG 'TYPE OF HC TO PC PRESCRIPTION MATCH'
    SELFFLG 'EVENT IS A SELF-FILER EVENT'
    INPCFLG 'PID HAS AT LEAST 1 RECORD IN PC'
    SAMPLE 'HOUSEHLD RCVD FREE SAMPLE OF Rx IN ROUND'
    RXICD1X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE'
    RXICD2X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE'
    RXICD3X '3 DIGIT ICD-9 CONDITION CODE'
    RXCCC1X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASS CODE'
    RXCCC2X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASS CODE'
    RXCCC3X 'MODIFIED CLINICAL CLASS CODE'
    RXSF98X 'AMOUNT PAID, SELF OR FAMILY (IMPUTED)'
    RXMR98X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)'
    RXMD98X 'AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)'
    RXPV98X 'AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    RXVA98X 'AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS (IMPUTED)'
    RXCH98X 'AMOUNT PAID, CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)'
    RXOF98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)'
    RXSL98X 'AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)'
    RXWC98X 'AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)'
    RXOT98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)'
    RXOR98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PRIVATE (IMPUTED)'
    RXOU98X 'AMOUNT PAID, OTHER PUBLIC (IMPUTED)'
    RXXP98X 'SUM OF PAYMENTS RXSF98X-RXOU98X(IMPUTED)'
    WTDPER98 'POVERTY/MORTALITY/NH ADJ PERS LVL WGT 98'
    VARSTR98 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 1998'
    VARPSU98 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 1998' .
VALUE LABELS 
    INPCFLG
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    PCIMPFLG
         0 '0 NONE'
         1 '1 EXACT MATCH TO PC Rx FOR PID'
         2 '2 REFILL OF EXACT MATCH TO PC Rx FOR PID'
         3 '3 NOT EXACT MATCH TO PC Rx FOR PID' /
    PHARTP1
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PHARTP2
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PHARTP3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PHARTP4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PHARTP5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PHARTP6
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PHARTP7
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MAIL-ORDER'
         2 '2 IN ANOTHER STORE'
         3 '3 IN HMO/CLINIC/HOSPITAL'
         4 '4 DRUG STORE' /
    PURCHRD
         1 '1'
         2 '2'
         3 '3'
         4 '4'
         5 '5' /
    RXBEGDD
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    RXBEGMM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    RXBEGYR
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -14 '-14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         99 '99 HAS NOT YET TAKEN/USED' /
    RXCCC1X
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-8' '-8 DK' /
    RXCCC2X
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-8' '-8 DK' /
    RXCCC3X
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-8' '-8 DK' /
    RXCH98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXFLG
         1 '1 NO IMPUTATION'
         2 '2 IMPUTED FROM OTHER PC RECORD'
         3 '3 IMPUTED FR SECONDARY SRC, BUT ORIG REPORTED' /
    RXICD1X
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-8' '-8 DK' /
    RXICD2X
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-8' '-8 DK' /
    RXICD3X
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-8' '-8 DK' /
    RXMD98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXMR98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXOF98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXOR98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXOT98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXOU98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0'
         34.65 '$34.65 - $34.65' /
    RXPV98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXQUANTY
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXSF98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXSL98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXUNIT
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 MG'
         10 '10 MG/MCG'
         11 '11 MG/MG'
         12 '12 MG/HR'
         13 '13 MEG/ML'
         14 '14 MCG/ML'
         15 '15 U/GM'
         16 '16 U/ML'
         17 '17 IU'
         2 '2 MCG'
         3 '3 MEG'
         4 '4 MG/ML'
         5 '5 GM'
         6 '6 GR'
         7 '7 %'
         8 '8 ML'
         9 '9 COMPOUNDS'
         91 '91 OTHER SPECIFY' /
    RXVA98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXWC98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    RXXP98X
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0' /
    SAMPLE
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    SELFFLG
         0 '0 NON-SELF-FILER'
         1 '1 SELF-FILER' .
EXECUTE.