HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
                      Release 1, 1988-1992
                    Recode Layout Information

This sub-directory contains electronic copies of the record
layouts for the inpatient (INPALOCS.TXT) and weights
(WGHTLOCS.TXT) files. Information is provided in the following
format:

             Variable Number (Order)       1- 3
             Variable Name                 5-11
             Starting Position            14-16
             Ending Position              18-20
             Number of Decimal Places        22
             Variable Type                24-27
             Variable Label               29-68