_dta: 1. drg_drgdesc1998 data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 16 Aug 2014 2. Source drg drgdesc link : DRG Format Progam . Accessed 16 Aug 2014. 3. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddbdocumentation.jsp 4. drg_mdc1998 data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 16 Aug 2014 5. Source drg mdc link : DRG Format Progam . Accessed 16 Aug 2014. 6. drg_medsurg1998 data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 16 Aug 2014 7. Source drg medsurg link : DRG Format Progam . Accessed 16 Aug 2014. 8. mdc_mdcdesc1998 data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 16 Aug 2014 9. Source mdc mdcdesc link : DRG Format Progam . Accessed 16 Aug 2014. 10. drg1998 data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 16 Aug 2014 obs: 503 vars: 15 16 Aug 2014 22:22 size: 93,055 (_dta has notes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- storage display value variable name type format label variable label ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- drg str3 %9s Diagnosis-related Group (DRG) drgnum int %10.0g Diagnosis-related Group (DRG) Numeric drgweight double %10.0g Diagnosis-related Group (DRG) Weight drgdesc str73 %73s Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Description drgsys str3 %9s DRG System - MS-DRG System Begins FY2008 drgvers byte %9.0g DRG Version -- FY 1984 seems to be Version 1 glos float %10.0g Geometric Mean Length of Stay trim int %10.0g Trim low str1 %9s Low Volume alos float %10.0g Average Length of Stay mdc byte %10.0g Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) medsurg str4 %9s Medical/Surgical Flag fydate int %td Fiscal Year Start Date fyear int %9.0g Fiscal Year, Usually Begins October 1 of Previous Year mdcdesc str75 %75s Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorted by: drg