/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR09.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 TOTEXP09 19-27 (2) TOTSLF09 28-36 (2) TOTPHI09 37-45 (2) TOTMCR09 46-54 (2) TOTMCD09 55-63 (2) TOTTRI09 64-72 (2) TOTVA09 73-81 (2) TOTWC09 82-90 (2) TOTOTP09 91-98 (2) TOTOSR09 99-107 (2) HOSEXP09 108-116 (2) HOSSLF09 117-125 (2) HOSPHI09 126-134 (2) HOSMCR09 135-143 (2) HOSMCD09 144-152 (2) HOSTRI09 153-161 (2) HOSVA09 162-170 (2) HOSWC09 171-179 (2) HOSOTP09 180-187 (2) HOSOSR09 188-195 (2) PHYEXP09 196-204 (2) PHYSLF09 205-212 (2) PHYPHI09 213-221 (2) PHYMCR09 222-229 (2) PHYMCD09 230-237 (2) PHYTRI09 238-246 (2) PHYVA09 247-253 (2) PHYWC09 254-261 (2) PHYOTP09 262-269 (2) PHYOSR09 270-278 (2) DVTEXP09 279-286 (2) DVTSLF09 287-294 (2) DVTPHI09 295-302 (2) DVTMCR09 303-309 (2) DVTMCD09 310-317 (2) DVTTRI09 318-321 (2) DVTVA09 322-327 (2) DVTWC09 328-331 (2) DVTOTP09 332-338 (2) DVTOSR09 339-346 (2) OBOEXP09 347-354 (2) OBOSLF09 355-362 (2) OBOPHI09 363-370 (2) OBOMCR09 371-378 (2) OBOMCD09 379-386 (2) OBOTRI09 387-390 (2) OBOVA09 391-396 (2) OBOWC09 397-404 (2) OBOOTP09 405-411 (2) OBOOSR09 412-419 (2) HHCEXP09 420-428 (2) HHCSLF09 429-436 (2) HHCPHI09 437-445 (2) HHCMCR09 446-453 (2) HHCMCD09 454-462 (2) HHCTRI09 463-469 (2) HHCVA09 470-477 (2) HHCWC09 478-485 (2) HHCOTP09 486-493 (2) HHCOSR09 494-500 (2) RXEXP09 501-509 (2) RXSLF09 510-517 (2) RXPHI09 518-525 (2) RXMCR09 526-534 (2) RXMCD09 535-543 (2) RXTRI09 544-551 (2) RXVA09 552-559 (2) RXWC09 560-567 (2) RXOTP09 568-575 (2) RXOSR09 576-582 (2) OTHEXP09 583-590 (2) OTHSLF09 591-598 (2) OTHPHI09 599-606 (2) OTHMCR09 607-614 (2) OTHMCD09 615-618 (2) OTHTRI09 619-622 (2) OTHVA09 623-626 (2) OTHWC09 627-634 (2) OTHOTP09 635-641 (2) OTHOSR09 642-648 (2) WTADJ09 649-660 (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' TOTEXP09 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' TOTSLF09 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' TOTPHI09 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' TOTMCR09 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' TOTMCD09 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' TOTTRI09 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' TOTVA09 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2009' TOTWC09 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' TOTOTP09 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' TOTOSR09 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' HOSEXP09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' HOSSLF09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' HOSPHI09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' HOSMCR09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' HOSMCD09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' HOSTRI09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' HOSVA09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2009' HOSWC09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' HOSOTP09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' HOSOSR09 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' PHYEXP09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' PHYSLF09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' PHYPHI09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' PHYMCR09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' PHYMCD09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' PHYTRI09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' PHYVA09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2009' PHYWC09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' PHYOTP09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' PHYOSR09 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' DVTEXP09 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' DVTSLF09 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' DVTPHI09 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' DVTMCR09 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' DVTMCD09 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' DVTTRI09 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' DVTVA09 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2009' DVTWC09 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' DVTOTP09 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' DVTOSR09 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' OBOEXP09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' OBOSLF09 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' OBOPHI09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' OBOMCR09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' OBOMCD09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' OBOTRI09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' OBOVA09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2009' OBOWC09 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' OBOOTP09 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' OBOOSR09 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' HHCEXP09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' HHCSLF09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' HHCPHI09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' HHCMCR09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' HHCMCD09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' HHCTRI09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' HHCVA09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2009' HHCWC09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' HHCOTP09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' HHCOSR09 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' RXEXP09 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' RXSLF09 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' RXPHI09 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' RXMCR09 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' RXMCD09 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' RXTRI09 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' RXVA09 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2009' RXWC09 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' RXOTP09 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2009' RXOSR09 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' OTHEXP09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2009' OTHSLF09 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2009' OTHPHI09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2009' OTHMCR09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2009' OTHMCD09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2009' OTHTRI09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2009' OTHVA09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2009' OTHWC09 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2009' OTHOTP09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2009' OTHOSR09 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2009' WTADJ09 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2009' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC09 -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' / OBOEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC09 -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' / RXEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC09 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.