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* Creation Date: 10/01/2018                                                     
*   NM_SID_2016_CORE.SAS:                                                       
*      THE SAS CODE SHOWN BELOW WILL LOAD THE ASCII                             
*      INPATIENT STAY CORE FILE INTO SAS                                        
*******************************************************************/            
                                                                                
                                                                                
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* ----------------------------------------------------------- *;                
* |  NOTICE: Use of HCUP data constitutes acceptance of the | *;                
* |  terms and conditions of the HCUP Data Use Agreement.   | *;                
* ----------------------------------------------------------- *;                
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*  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 N4P1F                                                                 
    '-9.9' = .                                                                  
    '-8.8' = .A                                                                 
    '-6.6' = .C                                                                 
    OTHER = (|4.1|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N5PF                                                                  
    '-9999' = .                                                                 
    '-8888' = .A                                                                
    '-6666' = .C                                                                
    OTHER = (|5.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N5P2F                                                                 
    '-9.99' = .                                                                 
    '-8.88' = .A                                                                
    '-6.66' = .C                                                                
    OTHER = (|5.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  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 N7P4F                                                                 
    '-9.9999' = .                                                               
    '-8.8888' = .A                                                              
    '-6.6666' = .C                                                              
    OTHER = (|7.4|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N8PF                                                                  
    '-9999999' = .                                                              
    '-8888888' = .A                                                             
    '-6666666' = .C                                                             
    OTHER = (|8.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N8P2F                                                                 
    '-9999.99' = .                                                              
    '-8888.88' = .A                                                             
    '-6666.66' = .C                                                             
    OTHER = (|8.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N9PF                                                                  
    '-99999999' = .                                                             
    '-88888888' = .A                                                            
    '-66666666' = .C                                                            
    OTHER = (|9.|)                                                              
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N9P2F                                                                 
    '-99999.99' = .                                                             
    '-88888.88' = .A                                                            
    '-66666.66' = .C                                                            
    OTHER = (|9.2|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10PF                                                                 
    '-999999999' = .                                                            
    '-888888888' = .A                                                           
    '-666666666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10P4F                                                                
    '-9999.9999' = .                                                            
    '-8888.8888' = .A                                                           
    '-6666.6666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.4|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N10P5F                                                                
    '-999.99999' = .                                                            
    '-888.88888' = .A                                                           
    '-666.66666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|10.5|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE DATE10F                                                               
    '-999999999' = .                                                            
    '-888888888' = .A                                                           
    '-666666666' = .C                                                           
    OTHER = (|MMDDYY10.|)                                                       
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N11PF                                                                 
    '-9999999999' = .                                                           
    '-8888888888' = .A                                                          
    '-6666666666' = .C                                                          
    OTHER = (|11.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N11P2F                                                                
    '-9999999.99' = .                                                           
    '-8888888.88' = .A                                                          
    '-6666666.66' = .C                                                          
    OTHER = (|11.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N12P2F                                                                
    '-99999999.99' = .                                                          
    '-88888888.88' = .A                                                         
    '-66666666.66' = .C                                                         
    OTHER = (|12.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N12P5F                                                                
    '-99999.99999' = .                                                          
    '-88888.88888' = .A                                                         
    '-66666.66666' = .C                                                         
    OTHER = (|12.5|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N13PF                                                                 
    '-999999999999' = .                                                         
    '-888888888888' = .A                                                        
    '-666666666666' = .C                                                        
    OTHER = (|13.|)                                                             
  ;                                                                             
  INVALUE N15P2F                                                                
    '-99999999999.99' = .                                                       
    '-88888888888.88' = .A                                                      
    '-66666666666.66' = .C                                                      
    OTHER = (|15.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  RUN;                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
*******************************;                                                
*  Data Step                  *;                                                
*******************************;                                                
DATA NM_SIDC_2016_CORE;                                                         
INFILE 'NM_SID_2016_CORE.ASC' FIRSTOBS=3 LRECL = 580;                           
                                                                                
*** Variable attribute ***;                                                     
ATTRIB                                                                          
  AGE                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age in years at admission"                                             
                                                                                
  AGEDAY                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age in days (when age < 1 year)"                                       
                                                                                
  AGEMONTH                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Age in months (when age < 11 years)"                                   
                                                                                
  AHOUR                      LENGTH=3                      FORMAT=Z4.           
  LABEL="Admission Hour"                                                        
                                                                                
  AMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission month"                                                       
                                                                                
  ATYPE                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission type"                                                        
                                                                                
  AWEEKEND                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission day is a weekend"                                            
                                                                                
  BWT                        LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Birth weight in grams"                                                 
                                                                                
  DaysToEvent                LENGTH=8                                           
  LABEL="Days from 'start date' to admission"                                   
                                                                                
  DHOUR                      LENGTH=3                      FORMAT=Z4.           
  LABEL="Discharge Hour"                                                        
                                                                                
  DIED                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Died during hospitalization"                                           
                                                                                
  DISP_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  DISPUB04                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (UB-04 standard coding)"                        
                                                                                
  DISPUNIFORM                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  DMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge month"                                                       
                                                                                
  DQTR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge quarter"                                                     
                                                                                
  DRG                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG in effect on discharge date"                                       
                                                                                
  DRG_NoPOA                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without POA"                  
                                                                                
  DRGVER                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="DRG grouper version used on discharge date"                            
                                                                                
  DXPOA1                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 1, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA2                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 2, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA3                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 3, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA4                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 4, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA5                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 5, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA6                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 6, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA7                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 7, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA8                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 8, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA9                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 9, present on admission indicator"                           
                                                                                
  DXPOA10                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 10, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA11                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 11, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA12                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 12, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA13                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 13, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA14                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 14, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA15                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 15, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA16                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 16, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA17                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 17, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXPOA18                    LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 18, present on admission indicator"                          
                                                                                
  DXVER                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Diagnosis Version"                                                     
                                                                                
  E_POA1                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 1, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  E_POA2                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 2, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  E_POA3                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 3, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  E_POA4                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 4, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  E_POA5                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 5, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  E_POA6                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 6, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  E_POA7                     LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="External cause 7, present on admission indicator"                      
                                                                                
  FEMALE                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator of sex"                                                      
                                                                                
  HCUP_ED                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Emergency Department service indicator"                           
                                                                                
  HCUP_OS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Observation Stay service indicator"                               
                                                                                
  HISPANIC                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hispanic ethnicity (uniform)"                                          
                                                                                
  HISPANIC_X                 LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Hispanic ethnicity (as received from source)"                          
                                                                                
  HOSPST                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Hospital state postal code"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_DX_Admitting           LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Admitting Diagnosis Code"                                    
                                                                                
  I10_DX1                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 1"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX2                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 2"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX3                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 3"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX4                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 4"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX5                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 5"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX6                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 6"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX7                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 7"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX8                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 8"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX9                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 9"                                                 
                                                                                
  I10_DX10                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 10"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX11                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 11"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX12                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 12"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX13                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 13"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX14                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 14"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX15                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 15"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX16                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 16"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX17                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 17"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_DX18                   LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Diagnosis 18"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE1                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 1"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE2                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 2"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE3                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 3"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE4                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 4"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE5                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 5"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE6                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 6"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_ECAUSE7                LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM External cause 7"                                            
                                                                                
  I10_NDX                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Number of diagnoses on this record"                          
                                                                                
  I10_NECAUSE                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="ICD-10-CM Number of External cause codes on this record"               
                                                                                
  I10_NPR                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Number of procedures on this record"                        
                                                                                
  I10_PR1                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure 1"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_PR2                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure 2"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_PR3                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure 3"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_PR4                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure 4"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_PR5                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure 5"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_PR6                    LENGTH=$7                                          
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure 6"                                                
                                                                                
  I10_PROCTYPE               LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="ICD-10-PCS Procedure type indicator"                                   
                                                                                
  KEY                        LENGTH=8                      FORMAT=Z15.          
  LABEL="HCUP record identifier"                                                
                                                                                
  LOS                        LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (cleaned)"                                              
                                                                                
  LOS_X                      LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (as received from source)"                              
                                                                                
  MDC                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="MDC in effect on discharge date"                                       
                                                                                
  MDC_NoPOA                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA"                  
                                                                                
  MDNUM1_R                   LENGTH=5                                           
  LABEL="Physician 1 number (re-identified)"                                    
                                                                                
  MDNUM2_R                   LENGTH=5                                           
  LABEL="Physician 2 number (re-identified)"                                    
                                                                                
  MEDINCSTQ                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income state quartile for patient ZIP Code"           
                                                                                
  OS_TIME                    LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Observation stay time summed from UNITS"                               
                                                                                
  PAY1                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  PAY1_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  PAY2                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Secondary expected payer (uniform)"                                    
                                                                                
  PAY2_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Secondary expected payer (as received from source)"                    
                                                                                
  PAY3                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Tertiary expected payer (uniform)"                                     
                                                                                
  PAY3_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Tertiary expected payer (as received from source)"                     
                                                                                
  PL_CBSA                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA)"                  
                                                                                
  PL_NCHS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code"                               
                                                                                
  PL_RUCC                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes(RUCC)"                   
                                                                                
  PL_UIC                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Urban Influence Codes"                               
                                                                                
  PL_UR_CAT4                 LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories"                            
                                                                                
  POA_Disch_Edit1            LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge has POA missing on all nonexempt diagnoses"                  
                                                                                
  POA_Disch_Edit2            LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge has POA missing on all nonexempt secondary diagnoses"        
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit1             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hospital reported POA as Y on all diagnoses on all discharges"         
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit2             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Hospital reported POA as missing on all non-Medicare discharges"       
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit3             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL=                                                                        
                                                                                
"Hospital reported POA as missing on all nonexempt diagnoses for 15% or more of 
discharges"                                                                     
                                                                                
  POA_Hosp_Edit3_Value       LENGTH=8                                           
  LABEL=                                                                        
  "Percentage of discharges with all nonexempt diagnoses missing POA indicators"
                                                                                
  PointOfOrigin_X            LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Point of origin for admission or visit, as received from source"       
                                                                                
  PointOfOriginUB04          LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Point of origin for admission or visit, UB-04 standard coding"         
                                                                                
  PRDAY1                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to I10_PR1"                              
                                                                                
  PRDAY2                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to I10_PR2"                              
                                                                                
  PRDAY3                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to I10_PR3"                              
                                                                                
  PRDAY4                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to I10_PR4"                              
                                                                                
  PRDAY5                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to I10_PR5"                              
                                                                                
  PRDAY6                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to I10_PR6"                              
                                                                                
  PRVER                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Procedure Version"                                                     
                                                                                
  PSTATE                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Patient State postal code"                                             
                                                                                
  PSTCO                      LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=Z5.           
  LABEL="Patient state/county FIPS code"                                        
                                                                                
  PSTCO2                     LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=Z5.           
  LABEL="Patient state/county FIPS code, possibly derived from ZIP Code"        
                                                                                
  RACE                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Race (uniform)"                                                        
                                                                                
  RACE_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Race (as received from source)"                                        
                                                                                
  TOTCHG                     LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (cleaned)"                                               
                                                                                
  TOTCHG_X                   LENGTH=7                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (as received from source)"                               
                                                                                
  TRAN_IN                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Transfer in indicator"                                                 
                                                                                
  TRAN_OUT                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Transfer out indicator"                                                
                                                                                
  VisitLink                  LENGTH=8                                           
  LABEL="Visit linkage variable"                                                
                                                                                
  YEAR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Calendar year"                                                         
                                                                                
  ZIP3                       LENGTH=$3                                          
  LABEL="Patient ZIP Code, first 3 digits"                                      
                                                                                
  ZIPINC_QRTL                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code"        
                                                                                
  HOSPID                     LENGTH=4                      FORMAT=Z5.           
  LABEL="HCUP hospital identification number"                                   
                                                                                
  AYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission year"                                                        
                                                                                
  BMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Birth month"                                                           
                                                                                
  BYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Birth year"                                                            
                                                                                
  PRMONTH1                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 1"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH2                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 2"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH3                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 3"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH4                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 4"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH5                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 5"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH6                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 6"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRYEAR1                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 1"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR2                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 2"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR3                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 3"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR4                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 4"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR5                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 5"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR6                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 6"                                                   
  ;                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
*** Input the variables from the ASCII file ***;                                
INPUT                                                                           
      @1      AGE                           N3PF.                               
      @4      AGEDAY                        N3PF.                               
      @7      AGEMONTH                      N3PF.                               
      @10     AHOUR                         N4PF.                               
      @14     AMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @16     ATYPE                         N2PF.                               
      @18     AWEEKEND                      N2PF.                               
      @20     BWT                           N4PF.                               
      @24     DaysToEvent                   N6PF.                               
      @30     DHOUR                         N4PF.                               
      @34     DIED                          N2PF.                               
      @36     DISP_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @38     DISPUB04                      N2PF.                               
      @40     DISPUNIFORM                   N2PF.                               
      @42     DMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @44     DQTR                          N2PF.                               
      @46     DRG                           N3PF.                               
      @49     DRG_NoPOA                     N3PF.                               
      @52     DRGVER                        N2PF.                               
      @54     DXPOA1                        $CHAR1.                             
      @55     DXPOA2                        $CHAR1.                             
      @56     DXPOA3                        $CHAR1.                             
      @57     DXPOA4                        $CHAR1.                             
      @58     DXPOA5                        $CHAR1.                             
      @59     DXPOA6                        $CHAR1.                             
      @60     DXPOA7                        $CHAR1.                             
      @61     DXPOA8                        $CHAR1.                             
      @62     DXPOA9                        $CHAR1.                             
      @63     DXPOA10                       $CHAR1.                             
      @64     DXPOA11                       $CHAR1.                             
      @65     DXPOA12                       $CHAR1.                             
      @66     DXPOA13                       $CHAR1.                             
      @67     DXPOA14                       $CHAR1.                             
      @68     DXPOA15                       $CHAR1.                             
      @69     DXPOA16                       $CHAR1.                             
      @70     DXPOA17                       $CHAR1.                             
      @71     DXPOA18                       $CHAR1.                             
      @72     DXVER                         N3PF.                               
      @75     E_POA1                        $CHAR1.                             
      @76     E_POA2                        $CHAR1.                             
      @77     E_POA3                        $CHAR1.                             
      @78     E_POA4                        $CHAR1.                             
      @79     E_POA5                        $CHAR1.                             
      @80     E_POA6                        $CHAR1.                             
      @81     E_POA7                        $CHAR1.                             
      @82     FEMALE                        N2PF.                               
      @84     HCUP_ED                       N2PF.                               
      @86     HCUP_OS                       N2PF.                               
      @88     HISPANIC                      N2PF.                               
      @90     HISPANIC_X                    $CHAR2.                             
      @92     HOSPST                        $CHAR2.                             
      @94     I10_DX_Admitting              $CHAR7.                             
      @101    I10_DX1                       $CHAR7.                             
      @108    I10_DX2                       $CHAR7.                             
      @115    I10_DX3                       $CHAR7.                             
      @122    I10_DX4                       $CHAR7.                             
      @129    I10_DX5                       $CHAR7.                             
      @136    I10_DX6                       $CHAR7.                             
      @143    I10_DX7                       $CHAR7.                             
      @150    I10_DX8                       $CHAR7.                             
      @157    I10_DX9                       $CHAR7.                             
      @164    I10_DX10                      $CHAR7.                             
      @171    I10_DX11                      $CHAR7.                             
      @178    I10_DX12                      $CHAR7.                             
      @185    I10_DX13                      $CHAR7.                             
      @192    I10_DX14                      $CHAR7.                             
      @199    I10_DX15                      $CHAR7.                             
      @206    I10_DX16                      $CHAR7.                             
      @213    I10_DX17                      $CHAR7.                             
      @220    I10_DX18                      $CHAR7.                             
      @227    I10_ECAUSE1                   $CHAR7.                             
      @234    I10_ECAUSE2                   $CHAR7.                             
      @241    I10_ECAUSE3                   $CHAR7.                             
      @248    I10_ECAUSE4                   $CHAR7.                             
      @255    I10_ECAUSE5                   $CHAR7.                             
      @262    I10_ECAUSE6                   $CHAR7.                             
      @269    I10_ECAUSE7                   $CHAR7.                             
      @276    I10_NDX                       N3PF.                               
      @279    I10_NECAUSE                   N2PF.                               
      @281    I10_NPR                       N3PF.                               
      @284    I10_PR1                       $CHAR7.                             
      @291    I10_PR2                       $CHAR7.                             
      @298    I10_PR3                       $CHAR7.                             
      @305    I10_PR4                       $CHAR7.                             
      @312    I10_PR5                       $CHAR7.                             
      @319    I10_PR6                       $CHAR7.                             
      @326    I10_PROCTYPE                  N3PF.                               
      @329    KEY                           15.                                 
      @344    LOS                           N5PF.                               
      @349    LOS_X                         N6PF.                               
      @355    MDC                           N2PF.                               
      @357    MDC_NoPOA                     N2PF.                               
      @359    MDNUM1_R                      N9PF.                               
      @368    MDNUM2_R                      N9PF.                               
      @377    MEDINCSTQ                     N2PF.                               
      @379    OS_TIME                       N11P2F.                             
      @390    PAY1                          N2PF.                               
      @392    PAY1_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @394    PAY2                          N2PF.                               
      @396    PAY2_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @398    PAY3                          N2PF.                               
      @400    PAY3_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @402    PL_CBSA                       N3PF.                               
      @405    PL_NCHS                       N2PF.                               
      @407    PL_RUCC                       N2PF.                               
      @409    PL_UIC                        N2PF.                               
      @411    PL_UR_CAT4                    N2PF.                               
      @413    POA_Disch_Edit1               N2PF.                               
      @415    POA_Disch_Edit2               N2PF.                               
      @417    POA_Hosp_Edit1                N2PF.                               
      @419    POA_Hosp_Edit2                N2PF.                               
      @421    POA_Hosp_Edit3                N2PF.                               
      @423    POA_Hosp_Edit3_Value          N8P2F.                              
      @431    PointOfOrigin_X               $CHAR1.                             
      @432    PointOfOriginUB04             $CHAR1.                             
      @433    PRDAY1                        N5PF.                               
      @438    PRDAY2                        N5PF.                               
      @443    PRDAY3                        N5PF.                               
      @448    PRDAY4                        N5PF.                               
      @453    PRDAY5                        N5PF.                               
      @458    PRDAY6                        N5PF.                               
      @463    PRVER                         N3PF.                               
      @466    PSTATE                        $CHAR2.                             
      @468    PSTCO                         N5PF.                               
      @473    PSTCO2                        N5PF.                               
      @478    RACE                          N2PF.                               
      @480    RACE_X                        $CHAR2.                             
      @482    TOTCHG                        N10PF.                              
      @492    TOTCHG_X                      N15P2F.                             
      @507    TRAN_IN                       N2PF.                               
      @509    TRAN_OUT                      N2PF.                               
      @511    VisitLink                     N9PF.                               
      @520    YEAR                          N4PF.                               
      @524    ZIP3                          $CHAR3.                             
      @527    ZIPINC_QRTL                   N3PF.                               
      @530    HOSPID                        N5PF.                               
      @535    AYEAR                         N4PF.                               
      @539    BMONTH                        N2PF.                               
      @541    BYEAR                         N4PF.                               
      @545    PRMONTH1                      N2PF.                               
      @547    PRMONTH2                      N2PF.                               
      @549    PRMONTH3                      N2PF.                               
      @551    PRMONTH4                      N2PF.                               
      @553    PRMONTH5                      N2PF.                               
      @555    PRMONTH6                      N2PF.                               
      @557    PRYEAR1                       N4PF.                               
      @561    PRYEAR2                       N4PF.                               
      @565    PRYEAR3                       N4PF.                               
      @569    PRYEAR4                       N4PF.                               
      @573    PRYEAR5                       N4PF.                               
      @577    PRYEAR6                       N4PF.                               
      ;                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
RUN;
