/******************************************************************* * NIS_1999_HOSPITAL.SPS: * THE SPSS CODE SHOWN BELOW WILL CONVERT THE ASCII NIS * INPATIENT STAY HOSPITAL FILE INTO SPSS *******************************************************************/ *******************************. * Define the data file *. *******************************. DATA LIST FILE = 'NIS_1999_HOSPITAL.ASC' FIXED / AHAID 1- 7 (A) DISCWT 8- 17 HOSPADDR 18- 47 (A) HOSPCITY 48- 67 (A) HOSPID 68- 72 HOSPNAME 73-102 (A) HOSPST 103-104 (A) HOSPWT 105-114 HOSPZIP 115-119 (A) HOSP_BED 120-121 HOSP_CON 122-123 HOSP_LOC 124-125 HOSP_LT 126-127 HOSP_REG 128-129 HOSP_TEA 130-131 IDNUMBER 132-137 (A) NIS_STRA 138-141 N_DISC_U 142-149 N_HOSP_U 150-153 S_DISC_U 154-159 S_HOSP_U 160-163 TOTAL_DI 164-169 YEAR 170-173. *** Specify write formats ***. FORMATS DISCWT (F8.4) / HOSPID (F4.0) / HOSPWT (F8.4) / HOSP_BED (F3.0) / HOSP_CON (F3.0) / HOSP_LOC (F3.0) / HOSP_LT (F3.0) / HOSP_REG (F3.0) / HOSP_TEA (F3.0) / NIS_STRA (F3.0) / N_DISC_U (F4.0) / N_HOSP_U (F3.0) / S_DISC_U (F4.0) / S_HOSP_U (F3.0) / TOTAL_DI (F4.0) / YEAR (F3.0) . *** Assign labels to the variables ***. VARIABLE LABELS AHAID "AHA hospital identifier with the leading 6" DISCWT "Weight to discharges in AHA Universe" HOSPADDR "Hospital address from AHA Survey (Z011)" HOSPCITY "Hospital city from AHA Survey (Z012)" HOSPID "HCUP hospital identification number" HOSPNAME "Hospital name from AHA Survey (Z000)" HOSPST "Hospital state postal code" HOSPWT "Weight to hospitals in AHA Universe" HOSPZIP "Hospital zip code from AHA Survey (Z014)" HOSP_BED "Bedsize of hospital" HOSP_CON "Control/ownership of hospital" HOSP_LOC "Location (urban/rural) of hospital" HOSP_LT "Location/teaching status of hospital" HOSP_REG "Region of hospital" HOSP_TEA "Teaching status of hospital" IDNUMBER "AHA hospital identifier without the leading 6" NIS_STRA "Stratum used to sample hospital" N_DISC_U "Number of AHA universe discharges in NIS_STRATUM" N_HOSP_U "Number of AHA universe hospitals in NIS_STRATUM" S_DISC_U "Number of sample discharges in NIS_STRATUM" S_HOSP_U "Number of sample hospitals in NIS_STRATUM" TOTAL_DI "Total number of discharges from this hospital in the NIS" YEAR "Calendar Year". **********************************************************. * Convert missing data to system missing values *. **********************************************************. RECODE DISCWT (-9999.9999,-8888.8888,-6666.6666,-5555.5555=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSPWT (-9999.9999,-8888.8888,-6666.6666,-5555.5555=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSP_BED (-9,-8,-6,-5=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSP_CON (-9,-8,-6,-5=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSP_LOC (-9,-8,-6,-5=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSP_LT (-9,-8,-6,-5=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSP_REG (-9,-8,-6,-5=SYSMIS). RECODE HOSP_TEA (-9,-8,-6,-5=SYSMIS). RECODE NIS_STRA (-999,-888,-666,-555=SYSMIS). RECODE N_DISC_U (-9999999,-8888888,-6666666,-5555555=SYSMIS). RECODE N_HOSP_U (-999,-888,-666,-555=SYSMIS). RECODE S_DISC_U (-99999,-88888,-66666,-55555=SYSMIS). RECODE S_HOSP_U (-999,-888,-666,-555=SYSMIS). RECODE TOTAL_DI (-99999,-88888,-66666,-55555=SYSMIS). SAVE OUTFILE = 'NIS_1999_HOSPITAL.SAV' /COMPRESSED.