/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="BASEYR02.DAT" / DUPERIDX 1-8 (A) AGESTUB 9-10 SEX 11-11 RACE7P 12-12 INSCOV_A 13-13 INSCOV_B 14-15 MCDHMO 16-16 PRVHMO 17-17 POVCAT 18-18 TOTEXP02 19-27 (2) TOTSLF02 28-35 (2) TOTPHI02 36-44 (2) TOTMCR02 45-53 (2) TOTMCD02 54-62 (2) TOTTRI02 63-70 (2) TOTVA02 71-79 (2) TOTWC02 80-88 (2) TOTOTP02 89-96 (2) TOTOSR02 97-104 (2) HOSEXP02 105-113 (2) HOSSLF02 114-121 (2) HOSPHI02 122-130 (2) HOSMCR02 131-139 (2) HOSMCD02 140-148 (2) HOSTRI02 149-156 (2) HOSVA02 157-165 (2) HOSWC02 166-174 (2) HOSOTP02 175-182 (2) HOSOSR02 183-190 (2) PHYEXP02 191-198 (2) PHYSLF02 199-206 (2) PHYPHI02 207-214 (2) PHYMCR02 215-222 (2) PHYMCD02 223-230 (2) PHYTRI02 231-238 (2) PHYVA02 239-245 (2) PHYWC02 246-253 (2) PHYOTP02 254-261 (2) PHYOSR02 262-269 (2) DVTEXP02 270-277 (2) DVTSLF02 278-285 (2) DVTPHI02 286-293 (2) DVTMCR02 294-300 (2) DVTMCD02 301-308 (2) DVTTRI02 309-312 (2) DVTVA02 313-318 (2) DVTWC02 319-322 (2) DVTOTP02 323-329 (2) DVTOSR02 330-336 (2) OBOEXP02 337-344 (2) OBOSLF02 345-352 (2) OBOPHI02 353-360 (2) OBOMCR02 361-368 (2) OBOMCD02 369-376 (2) OBOTRI02 377-380 (2) OBOVA02 381-387 (2) OBOWC02 388-395 (2) OBOOTP02 396-402 (2) OBOOSR02 403-410 (2) HHCEXP02 411-419 (2) HHCSLF02 420-427 (2) HHCPHI02 428-436 (2) HHCMCR02 437-444 (2) HHCMCD02 445-453 (2) HHCTRI02 454-460 (2) HHCVA02 461-468 (2) HHCWC02 469-476 (2) HHCOTP02 477-484 (2) HHCOSR02 485-491 (2) RXEXP02 492-500 (2) RXSLF02 501-508 (2) RXPHI02 509-516 (2) RXMCR02 517-524 (2) RXMCD02 525-533 (2) RXTRI02 534-541 (2) RXVA02 542-548 (2) RXWC02 549-555 (2) RXOTP02 556-563 (2) RXOSR02 564-570 (2) OTHEXP02 571-578 (2) OTHSLF02 579-586 (2) OTHPHI02 587-594 (2) OTHMCR02 595-602 (2) OTHMCD02 603-606 (2) OTHTRI02 607-610 (2) OTHVA02 611-614 (2) OTHWC02 615-622 (2) OTHOTP02 623-629 (2) OTHOSR02 630-636 (2) PERWTP 637-648 (6) . VARIABLE LABEL DUPERIDX 'PERSON ID' AGESTUB 'AGE' SEX 'SEX' RACE7P 'RACE/ETHNICITY' INSCOV_A 'INSURANCE STATUS DURING YEAR - UNDER 65' INSCOV_B 'INSURANCE STATUS DURING YEAR - 65 & OVER' MCDHMO 'MEDICAID/SCHIP HMO DURING YEAR' PRVHMO 'PRIVATE HMO COVERAGE DURING YEAR' POVCAT 'FAMILY INCOME AS PERCENT OF POVERTY LINE' TOTEXP02 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' TOTSLF02 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' TOTPHI02 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' TOTMCR02 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' TOTMCD02 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' TOTTRI02 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' TOTVA02 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2002' TOTWC02 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' TOTOTP02 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' TOTOSR02 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' HOSEXP02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' HOSSLF02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' HOSPHI02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' HOSMCR02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' HOSMCD02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' HOSTRI02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' HOSVA02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2002' HOSWC02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' HOSOTP02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' HOSOSR02 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' PHYEXP02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' PHYSLF02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' PHYPHI02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' PHYMCR02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' PHYMCD02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' PHYTRI02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' PHYVA02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2002' PHYWC02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' PHYOTP02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' PHYOSR02 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' DVTEXP02 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' DVTSLF02 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' DVTPHI02 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' DVTMCR02 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' DVTMCD02 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' DVTTRI02 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' DVTVA02 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2002' DVTWC02 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' DVTOTP02 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' DVTOSR02 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' OBOEXP02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' OBOSLF02 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' OBOPHI02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' OBOMCR02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' OBOMCD02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' OBOTRI02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' OBOVA02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2002' OBOWC02 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' OBOOTP02 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' OBOOSR02 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' HHCEXP02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' HHCSLF02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' HHCPHI02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' HHCMCR02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' HHCMCD02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' HHCTRI02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' HHCVA02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2002' HHCWC02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' HHCOTP02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' HHCOSR02 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' RXEXP02 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' RXSLF02 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' RXPHI02 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' RXMCR02 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' RXMCD02 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' RXTRI02 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' RXVA02 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2002' RXWC02 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' RXOTP02 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2002' RXOSR02 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' OTHEXP02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2002' OTHSLF02 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2002' OTHPHI02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2002' OTHMCR02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2002' OTHMCD02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2002' OTHTRI02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2002' OTHVA02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2002' OTHWC02 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2002' OTHOTP02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2002' OTHOSR02 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2002' PERWTP 'BASE WEIGHT' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / INSCOV_A 1 '1 Any Private, employment related or TRICARE' 2 '2 Any Private, not employment related' 3 '3 Any Public (Medicaid, SCHIP, Medicare)' 4 '4 Uninsured for entire year' 5 '5 Age 65 or older' / INSCOV_B -1 '-1 Inapplicable (under age 65)' 1 '1 Held Medicaid and Medicare at same time' 2 '2 Held Mcare & Priv via emplymnt at same time' 3 '3 Held Mcare & Priv-nonemplmnt at same time' 4 '4 Held Medicare alone during the year' 5 '5 Held no Medicare during the year' / MCDHMO 0 '0 No' 1 '1 Yes' / OBOEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / POVCAT 1 '1 Less than 1.00 times poverty line' 2 '2 1.01 to 1.24 times poverty line' 3 '3 1.25 to 1.99 times poverty line' 4 '4 2.0 to 3.99 times poverty line' 5 '5 4.00 or more times poverty line' / PRVHMO 0 '0 No' 1 '1 Yes' / RACE7P 1 '1 Hispanic' 2 '2 White Alone, NH' 3 '3 Black Alone, NH' 4 '4 American Indian and Alaska Native Alone, NH' 5 '5 Asian Alone, NH' 6 '6 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Alone, NH' 7 '7 Two or more Races, NH' / RXEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC02 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.