| MEPS H26GF1 CODEBOOK |
| 1998 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS FILE |
| DATE: August 22, 2005 |
| Variable Name: |
MEDPTYPE |
| Description: |
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT |
| Format: |
2.0 |
| Type: |
NUM |
| Start: |
58 |
| End: |
59 |
|
|
|
| -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |
1,061 |
11,863,875 |
| -8 DK |
162 |
2,061,898 |
| -7 REFUSED |
32 |
561,345 |
| -1 INAPPLICABLE |
74,175 |
885,208,678 |
| 1 CHIROPRACTOR |
6,131 |
89,526,839 |
| 2 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON |
67 |
816,588 |
| 3 MIDWIFE |
117 |
1,614,367 |
| 4 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER |
6,624 |
82,090,949 |
| 5 OPTOMETRIST |
1,193 |
15,675,036 |
| 6 PODIATRIST |
294 |
3,605,895 |
| 7 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT |
590 |
7,816,226 |
| 8 PHYSICAL THERAPIST |
4,370 |
53,804,763 |
| 9 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST |
355 |
2,404,254 |
| 10 PSYCHOLOGIST |
2,731 |
32,044,046 |
| 11 SOCIAL WORKER |
822 |
10,485,926 |
| 12 TECHNICIAN |
3,556 |
42,965,050 |
| 13 RECEPTIONIST/CLERK/SECRETARY |
135 |
1,652,118 |
| 91 OTHER |
2,325 |
29,533,758 |
| TOTAL |
104,740 |
1,273,731,612 |
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