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/* 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." */
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FILE HANDLE INFILE NAME="H213G.DAT" /LRECL=213.
DATA LIST FILE=INFILE /
DUID 1-7
PID 8-10
DUPERSID 11-20 (A)
EVNTIDX 21-36 (A)
EVENTRN 37-37
FFEEIDX 38-51 (A)
PANEL 52-53
MPCELIG 54-54
MPCDATA 55-55
OBDATEYR 56-59
OBDATEMM 60-61
SEEDOC_M18 62-63
DRSPLTY_M18 64-65
MEDPTYPE_M18 66-67
DOCATLOC 68-69
VSTCTGRY 70-72
VSTRELCN_M18 73-74
LABTEST_M18 75-76
SONOGRAM_M18 77-78
XRAYS_M18 79-80
MAMMOG_M18 81-82
MRI_M18 83-84
EKG_M18 85-86
RCVVAC_M18 87-88
SURGPROC 89-90
MEDPRESC 91-93
FFOBTYPE 94-95
FFBEF19 96-98
FFTOT20 99-101
OBSF19X 102-109 (2)
OBMR19X 110-117 (2)
OBMD19X 118-125 (2)
OBPV19X 126-133 (2)
OBVA19X 134-141 (2)
OBTR19X 142-148 (2)
OBOF19X 149-155 (2)
OBSL19X 156-163 (2)
OBWC19X 164-170 (2)
OBOT19X 171-178 (2)
OBXP19X 179-186 (2)
OBTC19X 187-195 (2)
IMPFLAG 196-196
PERWT19F 197-208 (6)
VARSTR 209-212
VARPSU 213-213 .
VARIABLE LABEL
DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER"
PID "PERSON NUMBER"
DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)"
EVNTIDX "EVENT ID"
EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER"
FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID"
PANEL "PANEL NUMBER"
MPCELIG "MPC ELIGIBILITY FLAG"
MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG"
OBDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR"
OBDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH"
SEEDOC_M18 "DID P TALK TO MD THIS VISIT"
DRSPLTY_M18 "MVIS DOCTOR S SPECIALTY"
MEDPTYPE_M18 "TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VISIT DT"
DOCATLOC "ANY MD WORK AT LOCATION WHERE P SAW PROV"
VSTCTGRY "BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT"
VSTRELCN_M18 "THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC COND"
LABTEST_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE LAB TESTS"
SONOGRAM_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE SONOGRAM OR ULTRSD"
XRAYS_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE X-RAYS"
MAMMOG_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE A MAMMOGRAM"
MRI_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN MRI/CATSCAN"
EKG_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P HAVE AN EKG, EEG OR ECG"
RCVVAC_M18 "THIS VISIT DID P RECEIVE A VACCINATION"
SURGPROC "WAS SURG PROC PERFORMED ON P THIS VISIT"
MEDPRESC "ANY MEDICINE PRESCRIBED FOR P THIS VISIT"
FFOBTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE"
FFBEF19 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2019"
FFTOT20 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2019"
OBSF19X "AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)"
OBMR19X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)"
OBMD19X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)"
OBPV19X "AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)"
OBVA19X "AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA(IMPUTED)"
OBTR19X "AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE(IMPUTED)"
OBOF19X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)"
OBSL19X "AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)"
OBWC19X "AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)"
OBOT19X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)"
OBXP19X "SUM OF OBSF19X - OBOT19X (IMPUTED)"
OBTC19X "HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)"
IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS"
PERWT19F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2019"
VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2019"
VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2019" .
VALUE LABELS
DOCATLOC
-1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO" /
DRSPLTY_M18
-1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY"
10 "10 GERIATRICS (ELDERLY)"
11 "11 GYNECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS"
12 "12 HEMATOLOGY (BLOOD)"
13 "13 HOSPITAL RESIDENCE"
14 "14 INTERNAL MEDICINE (INTERNIST)"
15 "15 NEPHROLOGY (KIDNEYS)"
16 "16 NEUROLOGY"
18 "18 ONCOLOGY (TUMORS, CANCER)"
19 "19 OPHTHALMOLOGY (EYES)"
2 "2 ANESTHESIOLOGY"
20 "20 ORTHOPEDICS"
21 "21 OSTEOPATHY (DO)"
22 "22 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (EAR, NOSE, THROAT)"
23 "23 PATHOLOGY"
24 "24 PEDIATRICIAN"
25 "25 PHYSICAL MEDICINE/REHAB"
26 "26 PLASTIC SURGERY"
27 "27 PROCTOLOGY"
28 "28 PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHIATRIST"
29 "29 PULMONARY"
3 "3 CARDIOLOGY (HEART)"
30 "30 RADIOLOGY"
31 "31 RHEUMATOLOGY (ARTHRITIS)"
32 "32 THORACIC SURGERY (CHEST)"
33 "33 UROLOGY"
4 "4 DERMATOLOGY (SKIN)"
5 "5 ENDOCRINOLOGY/METABOLISM (DIABETES, THYROID)"
6 "6 FAMILY PRACTICE"
7 "7 GASTROENTEROLOGY"
8 "8 GENERAL PRACTICE"
9 "9 GENERAL SURGERY"
91 "91 OTHER DR SPECIALTY" /
EKG_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" /
EVENTRN
1 "ROUND 1"
2 "ROUND 2"
3 "ROUND 3"
4 "ROUND 4"
5 "ROUND 5" /
FFBEF19
-1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE"
-15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
0 "0" /
FFOBTYPE
-1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 FLAT FEE STEM"
2 "2 FLAT FEE LEAF" /
FFTOT20
-1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE"
-15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
0 "0" /
IMPFLAG
0 "0 NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IMPUTATION"
1 "1 COMPLETE HC DATA"
2 "2 COMPLETE MPC DATA"
3 "3 FULLY IMPUTED"
4 "4 PARTIALLY IMPUTED"
5 "5 CAPITATION IMPUTATION" /
LABTEST_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" /
MAMMOG_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" /
MEDPRESC
-15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO" /
MEDPTYPE_M18
-1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE"
-15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 ACUPUNCTURIST"
10 "10 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST"
11 "11 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT"
12 "12 PODIATRIST"
13 "13 PSYCHOLOGIST"
14 "14 SOCIAL WORKER"
15 "15 TECHNICIAN"
2 "2 CHIROPRACTOR"
3 "3 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON"
4 "4 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROVIDER"
5 "5 MASSAGE THERAPIST"
6 "6 MENTAL HLTH CNSLR/MARITAL OR FAM THERAPIST"
7 "7 MIDWIFE"
8 "8 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER"
9 "9 OPTOMETRIST"
91 "91 OTHER" /
MPCDATA
1 "1 HAS MPC DATA"
2 "2 NO MPC DATA" /
MPCELIG
1 "1 MPC ELIGIBLE"
2 "2 NOT MPC ELIGIBLE" /
MRI_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" /
OBDATEMM
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK" /
OBDATEYR
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
2019 "2019" /
PANEL
23 "PANEL 23"
24 "PANEL 24" /
RCVVAC_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" /
SEEDOC_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO" /
SONOGRAM_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" /
SURGPROC
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO" /
VSTCTGRY
-15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED"
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 GENERAL CHECKUP"
10 "10 LASER EYE SURGERY"
2 "2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT"
3 "3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)"
4 "4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING"
5 "5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT"
6 "6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS"
7 "7 VISION EXAM"
8 "8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)"
9 "9 WELL CHILD EXAM"
91 "91 OTHER" /
VSTRELCN_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO" /
XRAYS_M18
-7 "-7 REFUSED"
-8 "-8 DK"
1 "1 YES"
2 "2 NO"
95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" .
EXECUTE.