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            | MEPS HC012 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1996 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 19, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | DISCAL96 |  
            | Description: | DISCUSSED ALT CARE WITH REGULAR MD '96 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1821 |  
            | End: | 1822 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 8 | 117,703 |  
            | -8 DK | 8 | 106,614 |  
            | -3 NO DATA IN ROUND | 339 | 2,733,806 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 21,283 | 253,219,319 |  
            | 1 YES | 261 | 3,553,061 |  
            | 2 NO | 627 | 8,103,548 |  
            | 3 HAVE NO REGULAR DOCTOR | 46 | 674,343 |  
            | 4 ALTERNATIVE CARE PRACTITIONER | 29 | 397,096 |  
            | TOTAL | 22,601 | 268,905,490 |  
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