Readme
File for Projected 2002-2016 Data
Below are technical specifications and programming
information for the PROJYR16
data file. Users are strongly encouraged to read the documentation
file (PROJYR16DOC.PDF or PROJYR16DOC.HTM) provided in
this release for additional information on the content
of this file.
PROJYR16.DAT: This file contains the PROJYR16 data in ASCII format.
It contains 73,380 records with 90 variables. This file
has a logical record length of 671 with an additional 2-byte carriage return/line feed
at
the end of each record.
PROJYR16.SSP: This file contains the PROJYR16 data in SAS Transport format.
See the PROJYR16SU.TXT file for information applicable to SAS users
of the PROJYR16 data.
Note: For users' convenience, both of these data files (i.e., the
ASCII data files and the SAS Transport data files) are
provided in two compressed formats: 1) a compressed ZIP file and 2) a self-extracting executable
file.
See Notes on Viewing and Downloading Files for information on uncompressing these files.
PROJYR16SU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SAS
users of the PROJYR16 data. This includes information on the SAS
Transport version of the PROJYR16 data, as well as SAS
statements for converting the ASCII data file into a SAS
data set (in lieu of using the SAS Transport file) and
for creating and using SAS formats. This file also includes helpful
information for inexperienced SAS users, such as sample SAS program code.
PROJYR16SPU.TXT: This ASCII file contains information for SPSS users
of the PROJYR16 data, including statements for use in
converting the ASCII data file (PROJYR16.DAT) into an SPSS data set.
PROJYR16CB.PDF: This PDF file contains the codebook for the PROJYR16
data file. It indicates the record layout (i.e., the start
and end position of each variable) of the file. The codebook
also includes listings of the variables in both alphabetical
and position order, as well as the following information
for each variable: 8 character name, 40 character description, format
(length), type (character or numeric), start and end positions, and unweighted and weighted frequencies.
The codebook is also available as an active page PROJYR16CB.ASP
and an HTML page. The active page allows users to link
directly to the frequencies portion of the codebook from the listing of variables section.
Suggested
Citation:
Readme File for Projected
2002-2016 Data. July 2009. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/projected/readme_yr16.shtml
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