/*******************************************************************            
*   NIS_1998_HOSPITAL.SAS:                                                      
*      THE SAS CODE SHOWN BELOW WILL CONVERT THE ASCII NIS                      
*      INPATIENT STAY HOSPITAL FILE INTO SAS                                    
*******************************************************************/            
                                                                                
                                                                                
***********************************************;                                
*  Create SAS informats for missing values     ;                                
***********************************************;                                
PROC FORMAT;                                                                    
  INVALUE N2PF                                                                  
    '-9' = .                                                                    
    '-8' = .A                                                                   
    '-6' = .C                                                                   
    '-5' = .N                                                                   
    OTHER = (|2.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N3PF                                                                  
    '-99' = .                                                                   
    '-88' = .A                                                                  
    '-66' = .C                                                                  
    OTHER = (|3.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N4PF                                                                  
    '-999' = .                                                                  
    '-888' = .A                                                                 
    '-666' = .C                                                                 
    OTHER = (|4.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N5PF                                                                  
    '-9999' = .                                                                 
    '-8888' = .A                                                                
    '-6666' = .C                                                                
    OTHER = (|5.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N6PF                                                                  
    '-99999' = .                                                                
    '-88888' = .A                                                               
    '-66666' = .C                                                               
    OTHER = (|6.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N6P2F                                                                 
    '-99.99' = .                                                                
    '-88.88' = .A                                                               
    '-66.66' = .C                                                               
    OTHER = (|6.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N7P2F                                                                 
    '-999.99' = .                                                               
    '-888.88' = .A                                                              
    '-666.66' = .C                                                              
    OTHER = (|7.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N8PF                                                                  
    '-9999999' = .                                                              
    '-8888888' = .A                                                             
    '-6666666' = .C                                                             
    OTHER = (|8.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10PF                                                                 
    '-999999999' = .                                                            
    '-888888888' = .A                                                           
    '-666666666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10P4F                                                                
    '-9999.9999' = .                                                            
    '-8888.8888' = .A                                                           
    '-6666.6666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.4|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE DATE10F                                                               
    '-999999999' = .                                                            
    '-888888888' = .A                                                           
    '-666666666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|MMDDYY10.|)                                                       
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N12P2F                                                                
    '-99999999.99' = .                                                          
    '-88888888.88' = .A                                                         
    '-66666666.66' = .C                                                         
    OTHER = (|12.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N15P2F                                                                
    '-99999999999.99' = .                                                       
    '-88888888888.88' = .A                                                      
    '-66666666666.66' = .C                                                      
    OTHER = (|15.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  RUN;                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
*******************************;                                                
*  Data Step                  *;                                                
*******************************;                                                
DATA NIS_1998_HOSPITAL;                                                         
INFILE 'NIS_1998_HOSPITAL.ASC' LRECL = 173;                                     
                                                                                
*** Variable attribute ***;                                                     
ATTRIB                                                                          
  AHAID              LENGTH=$7                                                  
  LABEL="AHA hospital identifier with the leading 6"                            
  DISCWT             LENGTH=8                                                   
  LABEL="Weight to discharges in AHA Universe"                                  
  HOSPADDR           LENGTH=$30                                                 
  LABEL="Hospital address from AHA Survey (Z011)"                               
  HOSPCITY           LENGTH=$20                                                 
  LABEL="Hospital city from AHA Survey (Z012)"                                  
  HOSPID             LENGTH=4                                                   
  LABEL="HCUP hospital identification number"                      FORMAT=Z5.   
  HOSPNAME           LENGTH=$30                                                 
  LABEL="Hospital name from AHA Survey (Z000)"                                  
  HOSPST             LENGTH=$2                                                  
  LABEL="Hospital state postal code"                                            
  HOSPWT             LENGTH=8                                                   
  LABEL="Weight to hospitals in AHA Universe"                                   
  HOSPZIP            LENGTH=$5                                                  
  LABEL="Hospital zip code from AHA Survey (Z014)"                              
  HOSP_BEDSIZE       LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Bedsize of hospital"                                      FORMAT=1.    
  HOSP_CONTROL       LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Control/ownership of hospital"                            FORMAT=1.    
  HOSP_LOCATION      LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Location (urban/rural) of hospital"                       FORMAT=1.    
  HOSP_LOCTEACH      LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Location/teaching status of hospital"                     FORMAT=1.    
  HOSP_REGION        LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Region of hospital"                                       FORMAT=1.    
  HOSP_TEACH         LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Teaching status of hospital"                              FORMAT=1.    
  IDNUMBER           LENGTH=$6                                                  
  LABEL="AHA hospital identifier without the leading 6"                         
  NIS_STRATUM        LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Stratum used to sample hospital"                          FORMAT=4.    
  N_DISC_U           LENGTH=4                                                   
  LABEL="Number of AHA universe discharges in NIS_STRATUM"                      
  N_HOSP_U           LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Number of AHA universe hospitals in NIS_STRATUM"                       
  S_DISC_U           LENGTH=4                                                   
  LABEL="Number of sample discharges in NIS_STRATUM"                            
  S_HOSP_U           LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Number of sample hospitals in NIS_STRATUM"                             
  TOTAL_DISC         LENGTH=4                                                   
  LABEL="Total number of discharges from this hospital in the NIS"              
  YEAR               LENGTH=3                                                   
  LABEL="Calendar Year"                                                         
;                                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
*** Input the variables from the ASCII file ***;                                
INPUT                                                                           
      @1      AHAID               $CHAR7.                                       
      @8      DISCWT              N10P4F.                                       
      @18     HOSPADDR            $CHAR30.                                      
      @48     HOSPCITY            $CHAR20.                                      
      @68     HOSPID              5.                                            
      @73     HOSPNAME            $CHAR30.                                      
      @103    HOSPST              $CHAR2.                                       
      @105    HOSPWT              N10P4F.                                       
      @115    HOSPZIP             $CHAR5.                                       
      @120    HOSP_BEDSIZE        N2PF.                                         
      @122    HOSP_CONTROL        N2PF.                                         
      @124    HOSP_LOCATION       N2PF.                                         
      @126    HOSP_LOCTEACH       N2PF.                                         
      @128    HOSP_REGION         N2PF.                                         
      @130    HOSP_TEACH          N2PF.                                         
      @132    IDNUMBER            $CHAR6.                                       
      @138    NIS_STRATUM         N4PF.                                         
      @142    N_DISC_U            N8PF.                                         
      @150    N_HOSP_U            N4PF.                                         
      @154    S_DISC_U            N6PF.                                         
      @160    S_HOSP_U            N4PF.                                         
      @164    TOTAL_DISC          N6PF.                                         
      @170    YEAR                N4PF.                                         
;                                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
RUN;