/*******************************************************************            
*   ME_SASD_2002_CORE.SAS:                                                      
*      THE SAS CODE SHOWN BELOW WILL LOAD THE ASCII                             
*      OUTPATIENT CORE 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 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 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 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 N15P2F                                                                
    '-99999999999.99' = .                                                       
    '-88888888888.88' = .A                                                      
    '-66666666666.66' = .C                                                      
    OTHER = (|15.2|)                                                            
  ;                                                                             
  RUN;                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
*******************************;                                                
*  Data Step                  *;                                                
*******************************;                                                
DATA ME_SASDC_2002_CORE;                                                        
INFILE 'ME_SASD_2002_CORE.ASC' LRECL = 359;                                     
                                                                                
*** Variable attribute ***;                                                     
ATTRIB                                                                          
  KEY                        LENGTH=8                 FORMAT=Z14.               
  LABEL="HCUP record identifier"                                                
                                                                                
  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)"                                   
                                                                                
  AMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission month"                                                       
                                                                                
  ASOURCE                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission source (uniform)"                                            
                                                                                
  ASOURCE_X                  LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Admission source (as received from source)"                            
                                                                                
  ASOURCEUB92                LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Admission source (UB-92 standard coding)"                              
                                                                                
  AWEEKEND                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission day is a weekend"                                            
                                                                                
  DIED                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Died during hospitalization"                                           
                                                                                
  DISP_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  DISPUB92                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (UB-92 standard coding)"                        
                                                                                
  DISPUNIFORM                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  DQTR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge quarter"                                                     
                                                                                
  DSHOSPID                   LENGTH=$13                                         
  LABEL="Data source hospital identifier"                                       
                                                                                
  DX1                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Principal diagnosis"                                                   
                                                                                
  DX2                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 2"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX3                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 3"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX4                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 4"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX5                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 5"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX6                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 6"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX7                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 7"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX8                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 8"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX9                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 9"                                                           
                                                                                
  DX10                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 10"                                                          
                                                                                
  DXCCS1                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: principal diagnosis"                                              
                                                                                
  DXCCS2                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 2"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS3                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 3"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS4                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 4"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS5                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 5"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS6                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 6"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS7                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 7"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS8                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 8"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS9                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 9"                                                      
                                                                                
  DXCCS10                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 10"                                                     
                                                                                
  FEMALE                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator of sex"                                                      
                                                                                
  HOSPST                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Hospital state postal code"                                            
                                                                                
  LOS                        LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (cleaned)"                                              
                                                                                
  LOS_X                      LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (as received from source)"                              
                                                                                
  MDSPEC1                    LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Physician 1 specialty (as received from source)"                       
                                                                                
  MDSPEC2                    LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Physician 2 specialty (as received from source)"                       
                                                                                
  MRN_S                      LENGTH=$18                                         
  LABEL="Medical record number (synthetic)"                                     
                                                                                
  NDX                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of diagnoses on this record"                                    
                                                                                
  NEOMAT                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Neonatal and/or maternal DX and/or PR"                                 
                                                                                
  NPR                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of procedures on this record"                                   
                                                                                
  PAY1                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  PAY1_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Primary expected payer (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  PL_CBSA                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA)"                  
                                                                                
  PL_MSA1993                 LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), 1993"           
                                                                                
  PL_RUCA4                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes, four levels"
                                                                                
  PL_UIC                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Urban Influence Codes"                               
                                                                                
  PR1                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Principal procedure"                                                   
                                                                                
  PR2                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 2"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR3                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 3"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR4                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 4"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR5                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 5"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR6                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 6"                                                           
                                                                                
  PRCCS1                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: principal procedure"                                              
                                                                                
  PRCCS2                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 2"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS3                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 3"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS4                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 4"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS5                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 5"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS6                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 6"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRDAY1                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR1"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY2                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR2"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY3                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR3"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY4                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR4"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY5                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR5"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY6                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR6"                                  
                                                                                
  PSTCO                      LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Patient state/county FIPS code"                                        
                                                                                
  PSTCO2                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Patient state/county FIPS code, possibly derived from ZIP Code"        
                                                                                
  TOTCHG                     LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (cleaned)"                                               
                                                                                
  TOTCHG_X                   LENGTH=7                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (as received from source)"                               
                                                                                
  YEAR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Calendar year"                                                         
                                                                                
  ZIP_S                      LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Patient ZIP Code (synthetic)"                                          
                                                                                
  AYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission year"                                                        
                                                                                
  DMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge month"                                                       
                                                                                
  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      KEY                      14.                                      
      @15     AGE                      N3PF.                                    
      @18     AGEDAY                   N3PF.                                    
      @21     AGEMONTH                 N3PF.                                    
      @24     AMONTH                   N2PF.                                    
      @26     ASOURCE                  N2PF.                                    
      @28     ASOURCE_X                $CHAR1.                                  
      @29     ASOURCEUB92              $CHAR1.                                  
      @30     AWEEKEND                 N2PF.                                    
      @32     DIED                     N2PF.                                    
      @34     DISP_X                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @36     DISPUB92                 N2PF.                                    
      @38     DISPUNIFORM              N2PF.                                    
      @40     DQTR                     N2PF.                                    
      @42     DSHOSPID                 $CHAR13.                                 
      @55     DX1                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @60     DX2                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @65     DX3                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @70     DX4                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @75     DX5                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @80     DX6                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @85     DX7                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @90     DX8                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @95     DX9                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @100    DX10                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @105    DXCCS1                   N4PF.                                    
      @109    DXCCS2                   N4PF.                                    
      @113    DXCCS3                   N4PF.                                    
      @117    DXCCS4                   N4PF.                                    
      @121    DXCCS5                   N4PF.                                    
      @125    DXCCS6                   N4PF.                                    
      @129    DXCCS7                   N4PF.                                    
      @133    DXCCS8                   N4PF.                                    
      @137    DXCCS9                   N4PF.                                    
      @141    DXCCS10                  N4PF.                                    
      @145    FEMALE                   N2PF.                                    
      @147    HOSPST                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @149    LOS                      N5PF.                                    
      @154    LOS_X                    N6PF.                                    
      @160    MDSPEC1                  $CHAR2.                                  
      @162    MDSPEC2                  $CHAR2.                                  
      @164    MRN_S                    $CHAR18.                                 
      @182    NDX                      N2PF.                                    
      @184    NEOMAT                   N2PF.                                    
      @186    NPR                      N2PF.                                    
      @188    PAY1                     N2PF.                                    
      @190    PAY1_X                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @192    PL_CBSA                  N3PF.                                    
      @195    PL_MSA1993               N3PF.                                    
      @198    PL_RUCA4                 N2PF.                                    
      @200    PL_UIC                   N2PF.                                    
      @202    PR1                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @206    PR2                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @210    PR3                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @214    PR4                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @218    PR5                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @222    PR6                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @226    PRCCS1                   N3PF.                                    
      @229    PRCCS2                   N3PF.                                    
      @232    PRCCS3                   N3PF.                                    
      @235    PRCCS4                   N3PF.                                    
      @238    PRCCS5                   N3PF.                                    
      @241    PRCCS6                   N3PF.                                    
      @244    PRDAY1                   N5PF.                                    
      @249    PRDAY2                   N5PF.                                    
      @254    PRDAY3                   N5PF.                                    
      @259    PRDAY4                   N5PF.                                    
      @264    PRDAY5                   N5PF.                                    
      @269    PRDAY6                   N5PF.                                    
      @274    PSTCO                    N5PF.                                    
      @279    PSTCO2                   N5PF.                                    
      @284    TOTCHG                   N10PF.                                   
      @294    TOTCHG_X                 N15P2F.                                  
      @309    YEAR                     N4PF.                                    
      @313    ZIP_S                    $CHAR5.                                  
      @318    AYEAR                    N4PF.                                    
      @322    DMONTH                   N2PF.                                    
      @324    PRMONTH1                 N2PF.                                    
      @326    PRMONTH2                 N2PF.                                    
      @328    PRMONTH3                 N2PF.                                    
      @330    PRMONTH4                 N2PF.                                    
      @332    PRMONTH5                 N2PF.                                    
      @334    PRMONTH6                 N2PF.                                    
      @336    PRYEAR1                  N4PF.                                    
      @340    PRYEAR2                  N4PF.                                    
      @344    PRYEAR3                  N4PF.                                    
      @348    PRYEAR4                  N4PF.                                    
      @352    PRYEAR5                  N4PF.                                    
      @356    PRYEAR6                  N4PF.                                    
      ;                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
RUN;
