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            | MEPS HC010G CODEBOOK |  
            | 1996 Office Based Provider Visits |  
            | DATE:September 19, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 63 |  
            | End: | 64 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 1,018 | 14,651,916 |  
            | -8 DK | 61 | 1,088,691 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 3 | 55,315 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 3,551 | 48,883,718 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP | 17,362 | 215,421,154 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT | 45,699 | 596,770,964 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G.,ACCIDENT OR JURY) | 949 | 11,725,212 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING | 6,422 | 85,156,254 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT | 8,496 | 113,161,103 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS | 3,713 | 47,960,594 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM | 3,038 | 39,249,330 |  
            | 8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL) | 3,122 | 34,006,395 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM | 793 | 10,565,995 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 6,093 | 78,013,727 |  
            | TOTAL | 100,320 | 1,296,710,368 |  
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