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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC010C CODEBOOK
1996 Other Medical Expenses File
DATE:September 19, 2005

Variable Name: OMOTHOX
Description: OMTYPE OTHER SPECIFY, EDITED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 45
End: 69

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER96
-1 INAPPLICABLE
6,362
80,711,613
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
10,801
A LIGHT BOX
1
13,790
ACUPUNTURE
1
11,242
ARM SLING
1
0
BATTERIES FOR HEARING AID
1
21,773
CANE
2
24,262
CANE FOR THE BLIND
1
0
CANE/CRUTCHES
1
11,126
CAR AIDS HEADRESRT
1
19,603
CHAIR CUSHIONS
1
6,886
DIAM
1
8,148
ELASTIC STOCKINGS
1
10,041
EXERCISE BANDS
1
33,082
FLU SHOT BY VISITING NURS
1
7,851
HIGHER CHAIRS
1
15,781
IBUPROFIN MAIL ORDERED
1
15,813
KY JELLY, CREAMS
1
3,602
LIFT CHAIR
1
17,003
MAGNIFY.GLASS/VISUAL AIDE
1
16,107
MED COMPRESSION STOCKINGS
1
25,606
MOLDED EAR PLUGS SEE NOTE
1
20,529
OME FOR PROSTATE
1
4,730
OPTIVISOR
1
12,708
RETAINER
1
5,737
SHOE INSERTS
1
7,599
SPECIAL CLOTHING
1
0
SURGICAL HOSE
1
13,622
SURGICAL STOCKINGS
1
12,327
TELEPHONE LIFELINE
1
16,884
VAPORIZER, BANDAIDS
1
6,026
WALKER
3
35,268
WALKER WITH WHEELS
1
2,212
WHEEL CHAIR
2
43,522
WHEELCHAIR
3
44,584
TOTAL
6,402
81,209,879


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