/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="H248E.DAT" /LRECL=309. DATA LIST FILE=INFILE / DUID 1-7 PID 8-10 DUPERSID 11-20 (A) EVNTIDX 21-36 (A) EVENTRN 37-37 ERHEVIDX 38-53 (A) FFEEIDX 54-65 (A) PANEL 66-67 MPCDATA 68-68 ERDATEYR 69-72 ERDATEMM 73-74 VSTCTGRY 75-77 VSTRELCN 78-79 LABTEST_M18 80-81 SONOGRAM_M18 82-83 XRAYS_M18 84-85 MAMMOG_M18 86-87 MRI_M18 88-89 EKG_M18 90-91 RCVVAC_M18 92-93 SURGPROC 94-95 MEDPRESC 96-97 FFERTYPE 98-99 ERXP23X 100-108 (2) ERTC23X 109-117 (2) ERFSF23X 118-125 (2) ERFMR23X 126-133 (2) ERFMD23X 134-140 (2) ERFPV23X 141-149 (2) ERFVA23X 150-157 (2) ERFTR23X 158-164 (2) ERFOF23X 165-171 (2) ERFSL23X 172-177 (2) ERFWC23X 178-184 (2) ERFOT23X 185-192 (2) ERFXP23X 193-201 (2) ERFTC23X 202-210 (2) ERDSF23X 211-217 (2) ERDMR23X 218-224 (2) ERDMD23X 225-231 (2) ERDPV23X 232-238 (2) ERDVA23X 239-245 (2) ERDTR23X 246-252 (2) ERDOF23X 253-256 (2) ERDSL23X 257-262 (2) ERDWC23X 263-268 (2) ERDOT23X 269-275 (2) ERDXP23X 276-282 (2) ERDTC23X 283-290 (2) IMPFLAG 291-291 PERWT23F 292-304 (6) VARSTR 305-308 VARPSU 309-309 . VARIABLE LABEL DUID "PANEL # + ENCRYPTED DU IDENTIFIER" PID "PERSON NUMBER" DUPERSID "PERSON ID (DUID + PID)" EVNTIDX "EVENT ID" EVENTRN "EVENT ROUND NUMBER" ERHEVIDX "EVENT ID FOR CORRESPONDING HOSPITAL STAY" FFEEIDX "FLAT FEE ID" PANEL "PANEL NUMBER" MPCDATA "MPC DATA FLAG" ERDATEYR "EVENT DATE - YEAR" ERDATEMM "EVENT DATE - MONTH" VSTCTGRY "BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VISIT DT" VSTRELCN "THIS VISIT RELATED TO SPEC CONDITION" 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" FFERTYPE "FLAT FEE BUNDLE" ERXP23X "TOTAL EXP FOR EVENT (ERFXP23X + ERDXP23X)" ERTC23X "TOTAL CHG FOR EVENT (ERFTC23X + ERDTC23X)" ERFSF23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" ERFMR23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" ERFMD23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" ERFPV23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERFVA23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" ERFTR23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" ERFOF23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" ERFSL23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" ERFWC23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" ERFOT23X "FACILITY AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERFXP23X "FACILITY SUM PAYMENTS ERFSF23X - ERFOT23X" ERFTC23X "TOTAL FACILITY CHARGE (IMPUTED)" ERDSF23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, FAMILY (IMPUTED)" ERDMR23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICARE (IMPUTED)" ERDMD23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, MEDICAID (IMPUTED)" ERDPV23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, PRIV INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERDVA23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, VETERANS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED)" ERDTR23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, TRICARE (IMPUTED)" ERDOF23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH FEDERAL (IMPUTED)" ERDSL23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, STATE/LOC GOV (IMPUTED)" ERDWC23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED)" ERDOT23X "DOCTOR AMOUNT PAID, OTH INSUR (IMPUTED)" ERDXP23X "DOCTOR SUM PAYMENTS ERDSF23X - ERDOT23X" ERDTC23X "TOTAL DOCTOR CHARGE (IMPUTED)" IMPFLAG "IMPUTATION STATUS" PERWT23F "EXPENDITURE FILE PERSON WEIGHT, 2023" VARSTR "VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2023" VARPSU "VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2023" . VALUE LABELS EKG_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / ERDATEMM -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" / ERDATEYR -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" / FFERTYPE -1 "-1 INAPPLICABLE" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 FLAT FEE STEM" 2 "2 FLAT FEE LEAF" / 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 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MAMMOG_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / MEDPRESC -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / MPCDATA 1 "1 HAS MPC DATA" 2 "2 NO MPC DATA" / MRI_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / PANEL 27 "27 PANEL 27" 28 "28 PANEL 28" / RCVVAC_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SONOGRAM_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" / SURGPROC -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / VSTCTGRY -15 "-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED" -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT" 2 "2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)" 3 "3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING" 4 "4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT" 5 "5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS" 6 "6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/DELV)" 91 "91 OTHER" / VSTRELCN -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" / XRAYS_M18 -7 "-7 REFUSED" -8 "-8 DON'T KNOW" 1 "1 YES" 2 "2 NO" 95 "95 NO SERVICES RECEIVED" . 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