/*******************************************************************            
*   NY_SASD_2007_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 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 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 NY_SASDC_2007_CORE;                                                        
INFILE 'NY_SASD_2007_CORE.ASC' LRECL = 697;                                     
                                                                                
*** 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"                                                       
                                                                                
  ANESTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Method of anesthesia"                                                  
                                                                                
  AWEEKEND                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission day is a weekend"                                            
                                                                                
  BILLTYPE                   LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="UB-92 bill type"                                                       
                                                                                
  DHOUR                      LENGTH=3                 FORMAT=Z4.                
  LABEL="Discharge Hour"                                                        
                                                                                
  DIED                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Died during hospitalization"                                           
                                                                                
  DISPUB04                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (UB-04 standard coding)"                        
                                                                                
  DISPUNIFORM                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (uniform)"                                      
                                                                                
  DISP_X                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Disposition of patient (as received from source)"                      
                                                                                
  DQTR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge quarter"                                                     
                                                                                
  DSHOSPID                   LENGTH=$13                                         
  LABEL="Data source hospital identifier"                                       
                                                                                
  DX1                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 1"                                                           
                                                                                
  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"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX11                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 11"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX12                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 12"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX13                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 13"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX14                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 14"                                                          
                                                                                
  DX15                       LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Diagnosis 15"                                                          
                                                                                
  DXCCS1                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 1"                                                      
                                                                                
  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"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS11                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 11"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS12                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 12"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS13                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 13"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS14                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 14"                                                     
                                                                                
  DXCCS15                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="CCS: diagnosis 15"                                                     
                                                                                
  DX_Visit_Reason1           LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Reason for visit diagnosis 1"                                          
                                                                                
  ECODE1                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 1"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE2                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 2"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE3                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 3"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE4                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 4"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE5                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 5"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE6                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 6"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE7                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 7"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE8                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 8"                                                              
                                                                                
  ECODE9                     LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="E code 9"                                                              
                                                                                
  E_CCS1                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 1"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS2                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 2"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS3                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 3"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS4                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 4"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS5                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 5"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS6                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 6"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS7                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 7"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS8                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 8"                                                         
                                                                                
  E_CCS9                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: E Code 9"                                                         
                                                                                
  FEMALE                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator of sex"                                                      
                                                                                
  HCUP_AS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Ambulatory Surgery service indicator"                             
                                                                                
  HCUP_ED                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Emergency Department service indicator"                           
                                                                                
  HCUP_OS                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="HCUP Observation Stay service indicator"                               
                                                                                
  HISPANIC_X                 LENGTH=$1                                          
  LABEL="Hispanic ethnicity (as received from source)"                          
                                                                                
  HOSPBRTH                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator of birth in this hospital"                                   
                                                                                
  HOSPST                     LENGTH=$2                                          
  LABEL="Hospital state postal code"                                            
                                                                                
  Homeless                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Indicator that patient is homeless"                                    
                                                                                
  KEY                        LENGTH=8                 FORMAT=Z14.               
  LABEL="HCUP record identifier"                                                
                                                                                
  LOS                        LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (cleaned)"                                              
                                                                                
  LOS_X                      LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Length of stay (as received from source)"                              
                                                                                
  MEDINCSTQ                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income state quartile for patient ZIP Code"           
                                                                                
  NDX                        LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of diagnoses on this record"                                    
                                                                                
  NECODE                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Number of E codes 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"                                   
                                                                                
  ORTIME                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Operating room time"                                                   
                                                                                
  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_NCHS2006                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code (V2006)"                       
                                                                                
  PL_RUCA10_2005             LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes, ten levels" 
                                                                                
  PL_RUCA2005                LENGTH=4                 FORMAT=4.1                
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes"             
                                                                                
  PL_RUCA4_2005              LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes, four levels"
                                                                                
  PL_RUCC2003                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes(RUCC), 2003"             
                                                                                
  PL_UIC2003                 LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient location: Urban Influence Codes, 2003"                         
                                                                                
  PL_UR_CAT4                 LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories"                            
                                                                                
  PR1                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 1"                                                           
                                                                                
  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"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR7                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 7"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR8                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 8"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR9                        LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 9"                                                           
                                                                                
  PR10                       LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 10"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR11                       LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 11"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR12                       LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 12"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR13                       LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 13"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR14                       LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 14"                                                          
                                                                                
  PR15                       LENGTH=$4                                          
  LABEL="Procedure 15"                                                          
                                                                                
  PRCCS1                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 1"                                                      
                                                                                
  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"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS7                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 7"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS8                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 8"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS9                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 9"                                                      
                                                                                
  PRCCS10                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 10"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS11                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 11"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS12                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 12"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS13                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 13"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS14                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 14"                                                     
                                                                                
  PRCCS15                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="CCS: procedure 15"                                                     
                                                                                
  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"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY7                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR7"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY8                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR8"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY9                     LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR9"                                  
                                                                                
  PRDAY10                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR10"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY11                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR11"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY12                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR12"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY13                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR13"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY14                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR14"                                 
                                                                                
  PRDAY15                    LENGTH=4                                           
  LABEL="Number of days from admission to PR15"                                 
                                                                                
  PROCTYPE                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Procedure type indicator"                                              
                                                                                
  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)"                                        
                                                                                
  STATE_AS                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="State Ambulatory Surgery service indicator"                            
                                                                                
  STATE_ED                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="State Emergency Department service indicator"                          
                                                                                
  STATE_OS                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="State Observation Stay service indicator"                              
                                                                                
  TOTCHG                     LENGTH=6                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (cleaned)"                                               
                                                                                
  TOTCHG_X                   LENGTH=7                                           
  LABEL="Total charges (as received from source)"                               
                                                                                
  YEAR                       LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Calendar year"                                                         
                                                                                
  ZIPINC_QRTL                LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code"        
                                                                                
  ZIP                        LENGTH=$5                                          
  LABEL="Patient ZIP Code"                                                      
                                                                                
  AYEAR                      LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Admission year"                                                        
                                                                                
  DMONTH                     LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Discharge month"                                                       
                                                                                
  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"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH7                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 7"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH8                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 8"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH9                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 9"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRMONTH10                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 10"                                                 
                                                                                
  PRMONTH11                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 11"                                                 
                                                                                
  PRMONTH12                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 12"                                                 
                                                                                
  PRMONTH13                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 13"                                                 
                                                                                
  PRMONTH14                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 14"                                                 
                                                                                
  PRMONTH15                  LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Month of procedure 15"                                                 
                                                                                
  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"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR7                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 7"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR8                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 8"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR9                    LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 9"                                                   
                                                                                
  PRYEAR10                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 10"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRYEAR11                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 11"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRYEAR12                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 12"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRYEAR13                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 13"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRYEAR14                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 14"                                                  
                                                                                
  PRYEAR15                   LENGTH=3                                           
  LABEL="Year of procedure 15"                                                  
  ;                                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
*** Input the variables from the ASCII file ***;                                
INPUT                                                                           
      @1      AGE                      N3PF.                                    
      @4      AGEDAY                   N3PF.                                    
      @7      AGEMONTH                 N3PF.                                    
      @10     AHOUR                    N4PF.                                    
      @14     AMONTH                   N2PF.                                    
      @16     ANESTH                   N3PF.                                    
      @19     AWEEKEND                 N2PF.                                    
      @21     BILLTYPE                 $CHAR4.                                  
      @25     DHOUR                    N4PF.                                    
      @29     DIED                     N2PF.                                    
      @31     DISPUB04                 N2PF.                                    
      @33     DISPUNIFORM              N2PF.                                    
      @35     DISP_X                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @37     DQTR                     N2PF.                                    
      @39     DSHOSPID                 $CHAR13.                                 
      @52     DX1                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @57     DX2                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @62     DX3                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @67     DX4                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @72     DX5                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @77     DX6                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @82     DX7                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @87     DX8                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @92     DX9                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @97     DX10                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @102    DX11                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @107    DX12                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @112    DX13                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @117    DX14                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @122    DX15                     $CHAR5.                                  
      @127    DXCCS1                   N4PF.                                    
      @131    DXCCS2                   N4PF.                                    
      @135    DXCCS3                   N4PF.                                    
      @139    DXCCS4                   N4PF.                                    
      @143    DXCCS5                   N4PF.                                    
      @147    DXCCS6                   N4PF.                                    
      @151    DXCCS7                   N4PF.                                    
      @155    DXCCS8                   N4PF.                                    
      @159    DXCCS9                   N4PF.                                    
      @163    DXCCS10                  N4PF.                                    
      @167    DXCCS11                  N4PF.                                    
      @171    DXCCS12                  N4PF.                                    
      @175    DXCCS13                  N4PF.                                    
      @179    DXCCS14                  N4PF.                                    
      @183    DXCCS15                  N4PF.                                    
      @187    DX_Visit_Reason1         $CHAR5.                                  
      @192    ECODE1                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @197    ECODE2                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @202    ECODE3                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @207    ECODE4                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @212    ECODE5                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @217    ECODE6                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @222    ECODE7                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @227    ECODE8                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @232    ECODE9                   $CHAR5.                                  
      @237    E_CCS1                   N4PF.                                    
      @241    E_CCS2                   N4PF.                                    
      @245    E_CCS3                   N4PF.                                    
      @249    E_CCS4                   N4PF.                                    
      @253    E_CCS5                   N4PF.                                    
      @257    E_CCS6                   N4PF.                                    
      @261    E_CCS7                   N4PF.                                    
      @265    E_CCS8                   N4PF.                                    
      @269    E_CCS9                   N4PF.                                    
      @273    FEMALE                   N2PF.                                    
      @275    HCUP_AS                  N2PF.                                    
      @277    HCUP_ED                  N2PF.                                    
      @279    HCUP_OS                  N2PF.                                    
      @281    HISPANIC_X               $CHAR1.                                  
      @282    HOSPBRTH                 N3PF.                                    
      @285    HOSPST                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @287    Homeless                 N2PF.                                    
      @289    KEY                      14.                                      
      @303    LOS                      N5PF.                                    
      @308    LOS_X                    N6PF.                                    
      @314    MEDINCSTQ                N2PF.                                    
      @316    NDX                      N2PF.                                    
      @318    NECODE                   N2PF.                                    
      @320    NEOMAT                   N2PF.                                    
      @322    NPR                      N2PF.                                    
      @324    ORTIME                   N4PF.                                    
      @328    PAY1                     N2PF.                                    
      @330    PAY1_X                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @332    PL_CBSA                  N3PF.                                    
      @335    PL_MSA1993               N3PF.                                    
      @338    PL_NCHS2006              N2PF.                                    
      @340    PL_RUCA10_2005           N2PF.                                    
      @342    PL_RUCA2005              N4P1F.                                   
      @346    PL_RUCA4_2005            N2PF.                                    
      @348    PL_RUCC2003              N2PF.                                    
      @350    PL_UIC2003               N2PF.                                    
      @352    PL_UR_CAT4               N2PF.                                    
      @354    PR1                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @358    PR2                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @362    PR3                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @366    PR4                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @370    PR5                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @374    PR6                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @378    PR7                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @382    PR8                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @386    PR9                      $CHAR4.                                  
      @390    PR10                     $CHAR4.                                  
      @394    PR11                     $CHAR4.                                  
      @398    PR12                     $CHAR4.                                  
      @402    PR13                     $CHAR4.                                  
      @406    PR14                     $CHAR4.                                  
      @410    PR15                     $CHAR4.                                  
      @414    PRCCS1                   N3PF.                                    
      @417    PRCCS2                   N3PF.                                    
      @420    PRCCS3                   N3PF.                                    
      @423    PRCCS4                   N3PF.                                    
      @426    PRCCS5                   N3PF.                                    
      @429    PRCCS6                   N3PF.                                    
      @432    PRCCS7                   N3PF.                                    
      @435    PRCCS8                   N3PF.                                    
      @438    PRCCS9                   N3PF.                                    
      @441    PRCCS10                  N3PF.                                    
      @444    PRCCS11                  N3PF.                                    
      @447    PRCCS12                  N3PF.                                    
      @450    PRCCS13                  N3PF.                                    
      @453    PRCCS14                  N3PF.                                    
      @456    PRCCS15                  N3PF.                                    
      @459    PRDAY1                   N5PF.                                    
      @464    PRDAY2                   N5PF.                                    
      @469    PRDAY3                   N5PF.                                    
      @474    PRDAY4                   N5PF.                                    
      @479    PRDAY5                   N5PF.                                    
      @484    PRDAY6                   N5PF.                                    
      @489    PRDAY7                   N5PF.                                    
      @494    PRDAY8                   N5PF.                                    
      @499    PRDAY9                   N5PF.                                    
      @504    PRDAY10                  N5PF.                                    
      @509    PRDAY11                  N5PF.                                    
      @514    PRDAY12                  N5PF.                                    
      @519    PRDAY13                  N5PF.                                    
      @524    PRDAY14                  N5PF.                                    
      @529    PRDAY15                  N5PF.                                    
      @534    PROCTYPE                 N3PF.                                    
      @537    PSTATE                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @539    PSTCO                    N5PF.                                    
      @544    PSTCO2                   N5PF.                                    
      @549    RACE                     N2PF.                                    
      @551    RACE_X                   $CHAR2.                                  
      @553    STATE_AS                 N2PF.                                    
      @555    STATE_ED                 N2PF.                                    
      @557    STATE_OS                 N2PF.                                    
      @559    TOTCHG                   N10PF.                                   
      @569    TOTCHG_X                 N15P2F.                                  
      @584    YEAR                     N4PF.                                    
      @588    ZIPINC_QRTL              N3PF.                                    
      @591    ZIP                      $CHAR5.                                  
      @596    AYEAR                    N4PF.                                    
      @600    DMONTH                   N2PF.                                    
      @602    BMONTH                   N2PF.                                    
      @604    BYEAR                    N4PF.                                    
      @608    PRMONTH1                 N2PF.                                    
      @610    PRMONTH2                 N2PF.                                    
      @612    PRMONTH3                 N2PF.                                    
      @614    PRMONTH4                 N2PF.                                    
      @616    PRMONTH5                 N2PF.                                    
      @618    PRMONTH6                 N2PF.                                    
      @620    PRMONTH7                 N2PF.                                    
      @622    PRMONTH8                 N2PF.                                    
      @624    PRMONTH9                 N2PF.                                    
      @626    PRMONTH10                N2PF.                                    
      @628    PRMONTH11                N2PF.                                    
      @630    PRMONTH12                N2PF.                                    
      @632    PRMONTH13                N2PF.                                    
      @634    PRMONTH14                N2PF.                                    
      @636    PRMONTH15                N2PF.                                    
      @638    PRYEAR1                  N4PF.                                    
      @642    PRYEAR2                  N4PF.                                    
      @646    PRYEAR3                  N4PF.                                    
      @650    PRYEAR4                  N4PF.                                    
      @654    PRYEAR5                  N4PF.                                    
      @658    PRYEAR6                  N4PF.                                    
      @662    PRYEAR7                  N4PF.                                    
      @666    PRYEAR8                  N4PF.                                    
      @670    PRYEAR9                  N4PF.                                    
      @674    PRYEAR10                 N4PF.                                    
      @678    PRYEAR11                 N4PF.                                    
      @682    PRYEAR12                 N4PF.                                    
      @686    PRYEAR13                 N4PF.                                    
      @690    PRYEAR14                 N4PF.                                    
      @694    PRYEAR15                 N4PF.                                    
      ;                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
RUN;
