/*****************************************************************************/ /* 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="PROJYR15.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 TOTEXP15 19-28 (2) TOTSLF15 29-37 (2) TOTPHI15 38-47 (2) TOTMCR15 48-56 (2) TOTMCD15 57-65 (2) TOTTRI15 66-74 (2) TOTVA15 75-83 (2) TOTWC15 84-92 (2) TOTOTP15 93-100 (2) TOTOSR15 101-109 (2) HOSEXP15 110-119 (2) HOSSLF15 120-128 (2) HOSPHI15 129-138 (2) HOSMCR15 139-147 (2) HOSMCD15 148-156 (2) HOSTRI15 157-165 (2) HOSVA15 166-174 (2) HOSWC15 175-183 (2) HOSOTP15 184-191 (2) HOSOSR15 192-199 (2) PHYEXP15 200-208 (2) PHYSLF15 209-216 (2) PHYPHI15 217-225 (2) PHYMCR15 226-234 (2) PHYMCD15 235-242 (2) PHYTRI15 243-251 (2) PHYVA15 252-258 (2) PHYWC15 259-266 (2) PHYOTP15 267-274 (2) PHYOSR15 275-283 (2) DVTEXP15 284-291 (2) DVTSLF15 292-299 (2) DVTPHI15 300-307 (2) DVTMCR15 308-314 (2) DVTMCD15 315-322 (2) DVTTRI15 323-326 (2) DVTVA15 327-332 (2) DVTWC15 333-336 (2) DVTOTP15 337-343 (2) DVTOSR15 344-351 (2) OBOEXP15 352-360 (2) OBOSLF15 361-368 (2) OBOPHI15 369-376 (2) OBOMCR15 377-384 (2) OBOMCD15 385-393 (2) OBOTRI15 394-397 (2) OBOVA15 398-403 (2) OBOWC15 404-411 (2) OBOOTP15 412-418 (2) OBOOSR15 419-426 (2) HHCEXP15 427-435 (2) HHCSLF15 436-443 (2) HHCPHI15 444-452 (2) HHCMCR15 453-461 (2) HHCMCD15 462-470 (2) HHCTRI15 471-477 (2) HHCVA15 478-485 (2) HHCWC15 486-493 (2) HHCOTP15 494-501 (2) HHCOSR15 502-508 (2) RXEXP15 509-517 (2) RXSLF15 518-525 (2) RXPHI15 526-534 (2) RXMCR15 535-543 (2) RXMCD15 544-552 (2) RXTRI15 553-560 (2) RXVA15 561-568 (2) RXWC15 569-576 (2) RXOTP15 577-584 (2) RXOSR15 585-591 (2) OTHEXP15 592-599 (2) OTHSLF15 600-607 (2) OTHPHI15 608-615 (2) OTHMCR15 616-623 (2) OTHMCD15 624-627 (2) OTHTRI15 628-631 (2) OTHVA15 632-635 (2) OTHWC15 636-643 (2) OTHOTP15 644-650 (2) OTHOSR15 651-657 (2) WTADJ15 658-669 (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' TOTEXP15 'TOTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' TOTSLF15 'TOTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' TOTPHI15 'TOTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' TOTMCR15 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' TOTMCD15 'TOTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' TOTTRI15 'TOTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' TOTVA15 'TOTAL, PAID BY VA, 2015' TOTWC15 'TOTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' TOTOTP15 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' TOTOSR15 'TOTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' HOSEXP15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' HOSSLF15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' HOSPHI15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' HOSMCR15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' HOSMCD15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' HOSTRI15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' HOSVA15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY VA, 2015' HOSWC15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' HOSOTP15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' HOSOSR15 'HOSPITAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' PHYEXP15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' PHYSLF15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' PHYPHI15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' PHYMCR15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' PHYMCD15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' PHYTRI15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' PHYVA15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY VA, 2015' PHYWC15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' PHYOTP15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' PHYOSR15 'PHYSICIAN, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' DVTEXP15 'DENTAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' DVTSLF15 'DENTAL, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' DVTPHI15 'DENTAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' DVTMCR15 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' DVTMCD15 'DENTAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' DVTTRI15 'DENTAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' DVTVA15 'DENTAL, PAID BY VA, 2015' DVTWC15 'DENTAL, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' DVTOTP15 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' DVTOSR15 'DENTAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' OBOEXP15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' OBOSLF15 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' OBOPHI15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' OBOMCR15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' OBOMCD15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' OBOTRI15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' OBOVA15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY VA, 2015' OBOWC15 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' OBOOTP15 'OTHER PROVIDER, BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' OBOOSR15 'OTHER PROVIDER, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' HHCEXP15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' HHCSLF15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' HHCPHI15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' HHCMCR15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' HHCMCD15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' HHCTRI15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' HHCVA15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY VA, 2015' HHCWC15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' HHCOTP15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' HHCOSR15 'HOME HEALTH, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' RXEXP15 'RX, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' RXSLF15 'RX, PAID BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' RXPHI15 'RX, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' RXMCR15 'RX, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' RXMCD15 'RX, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' RXTRI15 'RX, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' RXVA15 'RX, PAID BY VA, 2015' RXWC15 'RX, PAID BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' RXOTP15 'RX, PAID BY OTHER PUBLIC, 2015' RXOSR15 'RX, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' OTHEXP15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TOTAL, 2015' OTHSLF15 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY OUT OF POCKET, 2015' OTHPHI15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY PRIV INSU, 2015' OTHMCR15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICARE, 2015' OTHMCD15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY MEDICAID, 2015' OTHTRI15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY TRICARE, 2015' OTHVA15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY VA, 2015' OTHWC15 'OTHER MEDICAL, BY WORKERS COMP, 2015' OTHOTP15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHR PUBLIC, 2015' OTHOSR15 'OTHER MEDICAL, PAID BY OTHER, 2015' WTADJ15 'GROWTH/FERTILITY/MORTALITY ADJ WGT,2015' . VALUE LABELS DVTEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / DVTVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCTRI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HHCVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSTRI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / HOSWC15 -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' / OBOEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OBOWC15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / OTHWC15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYTRI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / PHYWC15 -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' / RXEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXTRI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / RXWC15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / SEX 1 '1 Male' 2 '2 Female' / TOTEXP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCD15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTMCR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOSR15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTOTP15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTPHI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTSLF15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTTRI15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTVA15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' / TOTWC15 -9 '-9 NOT ASCERTAINED' 0 '0' . EXECUTE.