/*****************************************************************************/
/*  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="H112.DAT"  /
    DUID 1-5 (A)
    PID 6-8  
    DUPERSID 9-16 (A)
    CONDN 17-19  
    CONDIDX 20-31 (A)
    PANEL 32-33  
    CONDRN 34-34  
    PRIOLIST 35-35  
    CONDBEGD 36-37  
    CONDBEGM 38-39  
    CONDBEGY 40-43  
    SEEDREV3 44-45  
    SEEDREV4 46-47  
    SEEDREV5 48-49  
    STILTR3 50-51  
    STILTR4 52-53  
    STILTR5 54-55  
    OVRALL3 56-57  
    OVRALL4 58-59  
    OVRALL5 60-61  
    FURTCA3 62-63  
    FURTCA4 64-65  
    FURTCA5 66-67  
    FOLOCA3 68-69  
    FOLOCA4 70-71  
    FOLOCA5 72-73  
    SEEDREF3 74-75  
    SEEDREF4 76-77  
    SEEDREF5 78-79  
    AGEDIAG 80-81  
    REMISSN 82-83  
    CRND1 84-85  
    CRND2 86-87  
    CRND3 88-88  
    CRND4 89-90  
    CRND5 91-92  
    PRIORFLG 93-93  
    INJURY 94-95  
    ACCDENTD 96-97  
    ACCDENTM 98-99  
    ACCDENTY 100-103  
    ACCDNJAN 104-105  
    ACCDNWRK 106-107  
    ACDNTLOC 108-109  
    INOUTHH 110-111  
    VEHICLE 112-113  
    WEAPON 114-115  
    POISON 116-117  
    FIREBURN 118-119  
    DROWN 120-121  
    SPORTS 122-123  
    FALL 124-125  
    ACDNTOTH 126-127  
    RECOVER 128-129  
    INJURFLG 130-130  
    MISSWORK 131-132  
    MISSSCHL 133-134  
    INBEDFLG 135-136  
    ICD9CODX 137-139 (A)
    ICD9PROX 140-141 (A)
    CCCODEX 142-144 (A)
    HHNUM 145-146  
    IPNUM 147-147  
    OPNUM 148-150  
    OBNUM 151-153  
    ERNUM 154-155  
    RXNUM 156-157  
    PERWT07F 158-169 (6)
    VARSTR 170-173  
    VARPSU 174-174   .
VARIABLE LABEL 
    DUID 'DWELLING UNIT ID'
    PID 'PERSON NUMBER'
    DUPERSID 'PERSON ID (DUID + PID)'
    CONDN 'CONDITION NUMBER'
    CONDIDX 'CONDITION ID'
    PANEL 'PANEL NUMBER'
    CONDRN 'CONDITION ROUND NUMBER'
    PRIOLIST 'IS CONDITION ON PRIORITY LIST'
    CONDBEGD 'DATE CONDITION STARTED -- DAY'
    CONDBEGM 'DATE CONDITION STARTED -- MONTH'
    CONDBEGY 'DATE CONDITION STARTED -- YEAR'
    SEEDREV3 'RD3: EVER SEEN DR FOR COND'
    SEEDREV4 'RD4: EVER SEEN DR FOR COND'
    SEEDREV5 'RD5: EVER SEEN DR FOR COND'
    STILTR3 'RD3: IS PERS STILL TREATED FOR COND'
    STILTR4 'RD4: IS PERS STILL TREATED FOR COND'
    STILTR5 'RD5: IS PERS STILL TREATED FOR COND'
    OVRALL3 'RD3: HOW COND AFFECT OVERALL HEALTH'
    OVRALL4 'RD4: HOW COND AFFECT OVERALL HEALTH'
    OVRALL5 'RD5: HOW COND AFFECT OVERALL HEALTH'
    FURTCA3 'RD3: FURTHER TREATMENT RECOMMENDED'
    FURTCA4 'RD4: FURTHER TREATMENT RECOMMENDED'
    FURTCA5 'RD5: FURTHER TREATMENT RECOMMENDED'
    FOLOCA3 'RD3: RCV FOLLOWUP CARE FOR CONDITION'
    FOLOCA4 'RD4: RCV FOLLOWUP CARE FOR CONDITION'
    FOLOCA5 'RD5: RCV FOLLOWUP CARE FOR CONDITION'
    SEEDREF3 'RD3: SAW DR IN REFERENCE PERIOD'
    SEEDREF4 'RD4: SAW DR IN REFERENCE PERIOD'
    SEEDREF5 'RD5: SAW DR IN REFERENCE PERIOD'
    AGEDIAG 'AGE WHEN DIAGNOSED'
    REMISSN 'IS CANCER IN REMISSION/UNDER CONTROL'
    CRND1 'HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND'
    CRND2 'HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND'
    CRND3 'HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND'
    CRND4 'HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND'
    CRND5 'HAS CONDITION INFORMATION IN ROUND'
    PRIORFLG 'LOCATION OF RND SPECIFIC PRIORITY INFO'
    INJURY 'WAS CONDITION DUE TO ACCIDENT/INJURY'
    ACCDENTD 'DATE OF ACCIDENT -- DAY'
    ACCDENTM 'DATE OF ACCIDENT -- MONTH'
    ACCDENTY 'DATE OF ACCIDENT -- YEAR'
    ACCDNJAN 'ACCIDENT/INJURY OCCUR BEFORE/AFTER JAN 1'
    ACCDNWRK 'DID ACCIDENT OCCUR AT WORK'
    ACDNTLOC 'WHERE DID ACCIDENT HAPPEN'
    INOUTHH 'WAS ACCIDENT INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE HOUSE'
    VEHICLE 'WAS A MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED'
    WEAPON 'WAS SOME OTHER WEAPON INVOLVED'
    POISON 'WAS POISON/POISONOUS SUBSTANCE INVOLVED'
    FIREBURN 'WAS FIRE/BURNING INVOLVED'
    DROWN 'WAS DROWNING/NEAR-DROWNING INVOLVED'
    SPORTS 'WAS IT A SPORTS INJURY'
    FALL 'WAS IT A FALL'
    ACDNTOTH 'WAS SOMETHING ELSE INVOLVED'
    RECOVER 'FULLY RECOVERED FROM CONDITION'
    INJURFLG 'LOCATION OF RND SPECIFIC INJURY INFO'
    MISSWORK 'FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH MISSED WORK DAYS'
    MISSSCHL 'FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH MISSED SCHOOL DAYS'
    INBEDFLG 'FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH BED DAYS'
    ICD9CODX 'ICD-9-CM CODE FOR CONDITION - EDITED'
    ICD9PROX 'ICD-9-CM CODE FOR PROCEDURE - EDITED'
    CCCODEX 'CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE - EDITED'
    HHNUM '# HOME HEALTH EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION'
    IPNUM '# INPATIENT EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION'
    OPNUM '# OUTPATIENT EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION'
    OBNUM '# OFFICE-BASED EVENTS ASSOC W/ CONDITION'
    ERNUM '# ER EVENTS ASSOC. W/ CONDITION'
    RXNUM '# PRESCRIBED MEDICINES ASSOC. W/ COND.'
    PERWT07F 'EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2007'
    VARSTR 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2007'
    VARPSU 'VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2007' .
VALUE LABELS 
    ACCDENTD
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    ACCDENTM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    ACCDENTY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         2005 '2005'
         2006 '2006'
         2007 '2007'
         2008 '2008' /
    ACCDNJAN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 BEFORE'
         2 '2 AFTER' /
    ACCDNWRK
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO'
         3 '3 DOES NOT WORK' /
    ACDNTLOC
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 AT HOME (OWN OR SOMEONE ELSE)'
         2 '2 ON PUBLIC ST/RD/HWAY/SIDEWLK'
         3 '3 ON FARM (OWN OR SOMEONE ELSE)'
         4 '4 SCHOOL (IN BLD/ON GRND/FIELD)'
         5 '5 STORE OR RESTAURANT (INCL MALL)'
         6 '6 OFFICE (ANY PART OF BLD)'
         7 '7 FACTORY, INDUSTRY SITE'
         8 '8 MILITARY FACILITY'
         9 '9 RECREATIONAL PLACE OR FACIL'
         91 '91 OTHER' /
    ACDNTOTH
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    AGEDIAG
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    CCCODEX
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    CONDBEGD
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    CONDBEGM
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    CONDBEGY
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         2005 '2005'
         2006 '2006'
         2007 '2007'
         2008 '2008' /
    CONDRN
         1 '1 ROUND 1'
         2 '2 ROUND 2'
         3 '3 ROUND 3'
         4 '4 ROUND 4'
         5 '5 ROUND 5' /
    CRND1
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    CRND2
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    CRND3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    CRND4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    CRND5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    DROWN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FALL
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FIREBURN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FOLOCA3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 ALL FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         2 '2 SOME FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         3 '3 NO FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         4 '4 STILL BEING TREATED' /
    FOLOCA4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 ALL FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         2 '2 SOME FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         3 '3 NO FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         4 '4 STILL BEING TREATED' /
    FOLOCA5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 ALL FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         2 '2 SOME FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         3 '3 NO FOLLOWUP CARE RECEIVED'
         4 '4 STILL BEING TREATED' /
    FURTCA3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FURTCA4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    FURTCA5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    ICD9CODX
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    ICD9PROX
         '-1' '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         '-9' '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' /
    INBEDFLG
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    INJURFLG
         0 '0 NOT AN INJURY CONDITION'
         1 '1 ADD. INJURY INFO ON 2006 COND. FILE'
         2 '2 ALL INJURY INFO ON 2007 COND. FILE' /
    INJURY
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    INOUTHH
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 INSIDE'
         2 '2 OUTSIDE' /
    MISSSCHL
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    MISSWORK
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         0 '0 NO'
         1 '1 YES' /
    OVRALL3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 VERY SERIOUS'
         2 '2 SOMEWHAT SERIOUS'
         3 '3 NOT VERY SERIOUS'
         4 '4 NOT AT ALL' /
    OVRALL4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 VERY SERIOUS'
         2 '2 SOMEWHAT SERIOUS'
         3 '3 NOT VERY SERIOUS'
         4 '4 NOT AT ALL' /
    OVRALL5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 VERY SERIOUS'
         2 '2 SOMEWHAT SERIOUS'
         3 '3 NOT VERY SERIOUS'
         4 '4 NOT AT ALL' /
    PANEL
         11 '11 PANEL 11'
         12 '12 PANEL 12' /
    POISON
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PRIOLIST
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    PRIORFLG
         0 '0 NOT A PRIORITY CONDITION'
         1 '1 ADD. PRIORITY INFO ON 2006 COND. FILE'
         2 '2 ALL PRIORITY INFO ON 2007 COND. FILE' /
    RECOVER
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 FULLY RECOVERED'
         2 '2 STILL HAVE IT'
         3 '3 COND IS PERSIST/PERMNT' /
    REMISSN
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEEDREF3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEEDREF4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEEDREF5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEEDREV3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEEDREV4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SEEDREV5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    SPORTS
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    STILTR3
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    STILTR4
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    STILTR5
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    VEHICLE
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' /
    WEAPON
         -1 '-1 INAPPLICABLE'
         -7 '-7 REFUSED'
         -8 '-8 DK'
         -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED'
         1 '1 YES'
         2 '2 NO' .
EXECUTE.