/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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." */ /*****************************************************************************/ FILE HANDLE INFILE NAME="H248B.DAT" /LRECL=233. 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 DVDATEYR 54-57 DVDATEMM 58-59 GENDENT_M18 60-61 DENTHYG_M18 62-63 DNSPCLST_M18 64-65 DENTYPE_M18 66-67 PEDDENT_M18 68-69 EXAMINEX 70-71 CLENTETX 72-73 JUSTXRYX 74-75 FLUORIDX 76-77 SEALANTX 78-79 FILLINGX 80-81 ROOTCANX 82-83 GUMSURGX 84-85 IMPLANTX 86-87 ORALSURX 88-89 BRIDGESX 90-91 ORTHDONX 92-93 DENTPROX 94-95 DENTOTHX 96-120 (A) FFDVTYPE 121-122 FFBEF23 123-125 FFTOT24 126-128 DVSF23X 129-136 (2) DVMR23X 137-144 (2) DVMD23X 145-151 (2) DVPV23X 152-159 (2) DVVA23X 160-166 (2) DVTR23X 167-173 (2) DVOF23X 174-179 (2) DVSL23X 180-185 (2) DVWC23X 186-191 (2) DVOT23X 192-198 (2) DVXP23X 199-206 (2) DVTC23X 207-214 (2) IMPFLAG 215-215 PERWT23F 216-228 (6) VARSTR 229-232 VARPSU 233-233 . 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" DVDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR" DVDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH" GENDENT_M18 "GENERAL DENTIST SEEN" DENTHYG_M18 "DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN" DNSPCLST_M18 "DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN" DENTYPE_M18 "OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN" PEDDENT_M18 "PEDIATRIC DENTIST SEEN" EXAMINEX "GENERAL EXAM, CHECKUP OR CONSULTATION - EDITED" CLENTETX "CLEANING, PROPHYLAXIS, POLISHING OR PERIODONTAL RECALL - EDITED" JUSTXRYX "X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS - EDITED" FLUORIDX "FLUORIDE TREATMENT - EDITED" SEALANTX "SEALANT APPLICATION - EDITED" FILLINGX "FILLINGS, INLAYS, CROWNS OR CAPS - EDITED" ROOTCANX "ROOT CANAL - EDITED" GUMSURGX "PERIODONTAL SCALING, ROOT PLANING OR GUM SURGERY - EDITED" IMPLANTX "IMPLANTS - EDITED" ORALSURX "EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED OR OTH ORAL SURGERY - EDITED" BRIDGESX "FIXED OR RELINING/REPAIR OF BRIDGES/DENTURES, REMOVABLE DENTURES - EDITED" ORTHDONX "ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS - EDITED" DENTPROX "OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES - EDITED" DENTOTHX "OTHER SPECIFY DENTAL PROCEDURES - EDITED" FFDVTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE" FFBEF23 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 2023" FFTOT24 "TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 2023" DVSF23X "AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" DVMR23X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" DVMD23X "AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" DVPV23X "AMOUNT PAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED)" DVVA23X "AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" DVTR23X "AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" DVOF23X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" DVSL23X "AMOUNT PAID, STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED)" DVWC23X "AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" DVOT23X "AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED)" DVXP23X "SUM OF DVSF23X - DVOT23X (IMPUTED)" DVTC23X "HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT23F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2023" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2023" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2023" . VALUE LABELS BRIDGESX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / CLENTETX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DENTHYG_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DENTPROX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DENTYPE_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DNSPCLST_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / DVDATEMM -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" / DVDATEYR -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 2023 "2023" / EVENTRN 1 "1 ROUND 1" 2 "2 ROUND 2" 3 "3 ROUND 3" 4 "4 ROUND 4" 5 "5 ROUND 5" / EXAMINEX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / FFBEF23 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 0 "0" / FFDVTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 FLAT FEE STEM" 2 "2 FLAT FEE LEAF" / FFTOT24 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 0 "0" / FILLINGX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / FLUORIDX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / GENDENT_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / GUMSURGX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / 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" / IMPLANTX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / JUSTXRYX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / ORALSURX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / ORTHDONX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / PANEL 27 "27 PANEL 27" 28 "28 PANEL 28" / PEDDENT_M18 -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / ROOTCANX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / SEALANTX -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" . 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