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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: OMTYPE1X
Description: OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 41
End: 42

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER96
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
2
43,885
1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES
3,864
49,575,659
2 INSULIN
488
5,933,769
3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES
443
5,368,283
4 AMBULANCE SERVICES
184
2,216,758
5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS
525
6,875,587
6 HEARING DEVICES
78
946,720
7 PROSTHESIS
13
172,152
8 BATHROOM AIDS
143
1,816,069
9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
259
3,264,894
10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES
323
4,019,759
11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS
40
478,079
91 OTHER
40
498,266
TOTAL
6,402
81,209,879


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