Instructions for Analyzing Data from CAHPS Surveys

CAHPS ® Surveys and Instructions
Examples of using these arguments with the TEST data set are listed below.
* Executes CAHPS macro with global rating scale variable, no adjusters and
combining strata.
%cahps(var = q38,
vartype = 2,
name = Rating Health Plan,
adjuster = ,
adultkid = 3,
visits = 1,
wgtdata = 2,
dataset = test,
outname = rplan ) ;
* Executes CAHPS macro with “How Often” composite variables and the
recode option = yes, item weighting option = yes and 2 adjusters;
%cahps(var = q15 q17 q19 q24,
vartype = 3,
recode = 1,
name = Getting Care Quickly,
adjuster = age ghr,
impute = 1,
adultkid = 3,
wgtdata = 2,
dataset = test,
outname = quick ) ;
* Executes CAHPS macro with global rating scale variable, age and ghr
adjusters, combining strata, and smoothing variances. Note: smoothing =
25 is as an example. For a detailed explanation of how this value is
determined, see the section called Explanation of Statistical Calculations.
%cahps(var = q38,
vartype = 2,
name = Rating Health Plan,
adjuster = age ghr,
adultkid = 3,
visits = 1,
wgtdata = 2,
smoothing = 25,
dataset = test,
outname = rplan ) ;
Instructions for Analyzing Data from CAHPS Surveys
Document No. 2015
Updated 4/2/12
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