/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR10.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 TOTEXP10 19-27 (2) TOTSLF10 28-36 (2) TOTPHI10 37-45 (2) TOTMCR10 46-54 (2) TOTMCD10 55-63 (2) TOTTRI10 64-72 (2) TOTVA10 73-81 (2) TOTWC10 82-90 (2) TOTOTP10 91-98 (2) TOTOSR10 99-107 (2) HOSEXP10 108-116 (2) HOSSLF10 117-125 (2) HOSPHI10 126-134 (2) HOSMCR10 135-143 (2) HOSMCD10 144-152 (2) HOSTRI10 153-161 (2) HOSVA10 162-170 (2) HOSWC10 171-179 (2) HOSOTP10 180-187 (2) HOSOSR10 188-195 (2) PHYEXP10 196-204 (2) PHYSLF10 205-212 (2) PHYPHI10 213-221 (2) PHYMCR10 222-229 (2) PHYMCD10 230-237 (2) PHYTRI10 238-246 (2) PHYVA10 247-253 (2) PHYWC10 254-261 (2) PHYOTP10 262-269 (2) PHYOSR10 270-278 (2) DVTEXP10 279-286 (2) DVTSLF10 287-294 (2) DVTPHI10 295-302 (2) DVTMCR10 303-309 (2) DVTMCD10 310-317 (2) DVTTRI10 318-321 (2) DVTVA10 322-327 (2) DVTWC10 328-331 (2) DVTOTP10 332-338 (2) DVTOSR10 339-346 (2) OBOEXP10 347-354 (2) OBOSLF10 355-362 (2) OBOPHI10 363-370 (2) OBOMCR10 371-378 (2) OBOMCD10 379-386 (2) OBOTRI10 387-390 (2) OBOVA10 391-396 (2) OBOWC10 397-404 (2) OBOOTP10 405-411 (2) OBOOSR10 412-419 (2) HHCEXP10 420-428 (2) HHCSLF10 429-436 (2) HHCPHI10 437-445 (2) HHCMCR10 446-453 (2) HHCMCD10 454-462 (2) HHCTRI10 463-469 (2) HHCVA10 470-477 (2) HHCWC10 478-485 (2) HHCOTP10 486-493 (2) HHCOSR10 494-500 (2) RXEXP10 501-509 (2) RXSLF10 510-517 (2) RXPHI10 518-525 (2) RXMCR10 526-534 (2) RXMCD10 535-543 (2) RXTRI10 544-551 (2) RXVA10 552-559 (2) RXWC10 560-567 (2) RXOTP10 568-575 (2) RXOSR10 576-582 (2) OTHEXP10 583-590 (2) OTHSLF10 591-598 (2) OTHPHI10 599-606 (2) OTHMCR10 607-614 (2) OTHMCD10 615-618 (2) OTHTRI10 619-622 (2) OTHVA10 623-626 (2) OTHWC10 627-634 (2) OTHOTP10 635-641 (2) OTHOSR10 642-648 (2) WTADJ10 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' TOTEXP10 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' TOTSLF10 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' TOTPHI10 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' TOTMCR10 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' TOTMCD10 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' TOTTRI10 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' TOTVA10 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2010' TOTWC10 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' TOTOTP10 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' TOTOSR10 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' HOSEXP10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' HOSSLF10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' HOSPHI10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' HOSMCR10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' HOSMCD10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' HOSTRI10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' HOSVA10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2010' HOSWC10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' HOSOTP10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' HOSOSR10 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' PHYEXP10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' PHYSLF10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' PHYPHI10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' PHYMCR10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' PHYMCD10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' PHYTRI10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' PHYVA10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2010' PHYWC10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' PHYOTP10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' PHYOSR10 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' DVTEXP10 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' DVTSLF10 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' DVTPHI10 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' DVTMCR10 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' DVTMCD10 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' DVTTRI10 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' DVTVA10 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2010' DVTWC10 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' DVTOTP10 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' DVTOSR10 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' OBOEXP10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' OBOSLF10 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' OBOPHI10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' OBOMCR10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' OBOMCD10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' OBOTRI10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' OBOVA10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2010' OBOWC10 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' OBOOTP10 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' OBOOSR10 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' HHCEXP10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' HHCSLF10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' HHCPHI10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' HHCMCR10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' HHCMCD10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' HHCTRI10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' HHCVA10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2010' HHCWC10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' HHCOTP10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' HHCOSR10 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' RXEXP10 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' RXSLF10 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' RXPHI10 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' RXMCR10 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' RXMCD10 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' RXTRI10 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' RXVA10 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2010' RXWC10 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' RXOTP10 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2010' RXOSR10 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' OTHEXP10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2010' OTHSLF10 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2010' OTHPHI10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2010' OTHMCR10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2010' OTHMCD10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2010' OTHTRI10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2010' OTHVA10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2010' OTHWC10 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2010' OTHOTP10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2010' OTHOSR10 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2010' WTADJ10 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2010' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC10 -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' / OBOEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC10 -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' / RXEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC10 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.