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File Attribute Attribute Value
File Name  HC016BF1
File Type  Events
Title  HC-016B:1997 Dental Visits File
Description  This public use data file is one in a series of event-level public use data files drawn from the 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (HC) Released as an ASCII file with SAS format statements and in SAS transport format, the Dental Visits File provides detailed information on dental events for a nationally representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United Sates during the 1997 calendar year. This file consists of 1997 data obtained in the 1997 portion of round 3, and rounds 4 and 5 for Panel 1, as well as rounds 1, 2, and the 1997 portion of round 3 for Panel 2 of the survey and contains variables pertaining to household reported dental visits.

The file includes the date of the dental event, type of provider seen, if the visit was due to an accident, reason for the dental event, number of condition(s) and procedure(s) associated with the dental event; and whether or not medicines were prescribed.

The Dental Visits Public Use Data File con
Data Year(s)  1997
Records  31194
Population 
Status  Complete
Web Page http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-016B


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Name Position Label Category
ABSCESS 266 ABCESS OR INFECTION TREATMENT Event Description
BRIDGES 293 BRIDGES Event Description
BRIDGESX 290 EDITED BRIDGES Event Description
CLENTETH 155 CLEANING,PROPHYLAXIS, OR POLISHING Event Description
CLENTETX 152 EDITED CLENTETH Event Description
CROWNS 209 CROWNS OR CAPS Event Description
CROWNSX 206 EDITED CROWNS Event Description
DENTHYG 88 DENTAL HYGIENIST SEEN Event Description
DENTINJ 408 VISIT BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT OR INJURY Event Description
DENTMED 416 RECEIVE MEDICINE INCLUDING FREE SAMPLE Event Description
DENTOTHR 383 OTHER SPECIFIED DENTAL PROCEDURES Event Description
DENTOTHX 358 EDITED DENTOTHR Event Description
DENTPROC 350 OTHER DENTAL PROCEDURES Event Description
DENTPROX 347 EDITED DENTPROC Event Description
DENTSURG 104 DENTAL SURGEON SEEN Event Description
DENTTECH 96 DENTAL TECHNICIAN SEEN Event Description
DENTURES 304 DENTURES OR PARTIAL DENTURES Event Description
DENTUREX 301 EDITED DENTURES Event Description
DENTYPE 136 OTHER DENTAL SPECIALIST SEEN Event Description
DUID 0 DWELLING UNIT ID Identifiers
DUPERSID 16 PERSON ID (DUID+PID) Identifiers
DVCH97X 491 AMOUNT PAID,CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVDATEDD 72 EVENT DATE - DAY Event Description
DVDATEMM 64 EVENT DATE - MONTH Event Description
DVDATEYR 56 EVENT DATE - YEAR Event Description
DVMD97X 467 AMOUNT PAID,MEDICAID (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVMR97X 459 AMOUNT PAID,MEDICARE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVOF97X 499 AMOUNT PAID,OTHER FEDERAL (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVOR97X 523 AMOUNT PAID,OTHER PRIVATE(IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVOT97X 539 AMOUNT PAID, OTHER INSURANCE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVOU97X 531 AMOUNT PAID,OTHER PUBLIC(IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVPV97X 475 AMOUNT PAID,PRIVATE INSURANCE (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVSF97X 451 AMOUNT PAID,FAMILY (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVSL97X 507 AMOUNT PAID,STATE & LOCAL GOV (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVTC97X 555 HHLD REPORTED TOTAL CHARGE (IMPUTED) Event Description
DVVA97X 483 AMOUNT PAID,VETERANS (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVWC97X 515 AMOUNT PAID,WORKERS COMP (IMPUTED) Event-level Expenditures
DVXP97X 547 SUM OF DVSF97X-DVOT97X (IMPUTED) Event Description
ENDODENT 120 ENDODONTIST SEEN Event Description
EVENTRN 36 EVENT ROUND NUMBER Survey Administration and Eligibility Status
EVNTIDX 24 EVENT ID Identifiers
EXAMINE 144 GENERAL EXAM OR CONSULTATION Event Description
EXTRACT 250 EXTRACTION, TOOTH PULLED Event Description
FFBEF97 435 TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1997 Flat Fees
FFDVTYPE 427 FLAT FEE BUNDLE Flat Fees
FFEEIDX 44 FLAT FEE ID Identifiers
FFTOT98 443 TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF AFTER 1997 Flat Fees
FILLING 190 FILLINGS Event Description
FILLINGX 187 EDITED FILLING Event Description
FLUORIDE 171 FLUORIDE TREATMENT Event Description
GENDENT 80 GENERAL DENTIST SEEN Event Description
GUMSURG 231 PERDTL SCALING/ROOT PLANING OR GUM Event Description
GUMSURGX 228 EDITED GUMSURG Event Description
IMPDVCHG 659 IMPUTATION STATUS OF DVTC97X Event Description
IMPDVCHM 603 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVCH97X Event Description
IMPDVMCD 579 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVMD97X Event Description
IMPDVMCR 571 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVMR97X Event Description
IMPDVOFD 611 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOF97X Event Description
IMPDVOPR 635 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOR97X Event Description
IMPDVOPU 643 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOU97X Event Description
IMPDVOTH 651 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVOT97X Event Description
IMPDVPRV 587 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVPV97X Event Description
IMPDVSLF 563 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVSF97X Event Description
IMPDVSTL 619 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVSL97X Event Description
IMPDVVA 595 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVVA97X Event Description
IMPDVWCP 627 IMPUTATION FLAG FOR DVWC97X Event Description
IMPLANT 258 IMPLANTS Event Description
INLAY 198 INLAYS Event Description
JUSTXRAY 163 X-RAYS, RADIOGRAPHS OR BITEWINGS Event Description
NUMCOND 424 TOTAL # COND RECORDS LINKED TO THIS EVNT Conditions
ORALSURG 282 ORAL SURGERY Event Description
ORALSURX 274 EDITED ORALSURG Event Description
ORTHDONT 323 ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS Event Description
ORTHDONX 320 EDITED ORTHDONT Event Description
ORTHODNT 112 ORTHODONTIST SEEN Event Description
PERIODNT 128 PERIODONTIST SEEN Event Description
PID 8 PERSON NUMBER Identifiers
RECLVIS 242 PERIODONTAL RECALL VISIT Event Description
RECLVISX 239 EDITED RECLVIS Event Description
REPAIR 312 REPAIR BRIDGES/DENTURES OR RELINING Event Description
ROOTCANL 220 ROOT CANAL Event Description
ROOTCANX 217 EDITED ROOTCANL Event Description
SEALANT 179 SEALANT APPLICATION Event Description
TMDTMJ 339 TREATMENT FOR TMD OR TMJ Event Description
VARPSU97 679 VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU,1997 Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
VARSTR97 671 VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM,1997 Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation
WHITEN 331 BONDING, WHITENING OR BLEACHING Event Description
WTDPER97 663 POVERTY/MORTALITY ADJ PERSON LEVL WGT-97 Sampling Weights and Variance Estimation

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