Skip to main content
U.S. flag
Health and Human Services Logo

An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services

menu-iconMore mobile-close-icon
mobile-back-btn-icon Back
  • menu-iconMenu
  • mobile-search-icon
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Search All AHRQ Sites
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Español
  • FAQs
  • Email Updates
MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Font Size:
Contact MEPS FAQ Site Map  
S
M
L
XL
 
 
 
Download Data Files — Codebook

MEPS HC016C CODEBOOK
1997 Other Medical Expenses File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Variable Name: OMTYPE
Description: OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 44
End: 45

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
1 GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES
4,779
41,874,003
2 INSULIN
611
4,262,347
3 DIABETIC EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES
614
4,705,632
4 AMBULANCE SERVICES
323
2,510,950
5 ORTHOPEDIC ITEMS
709
5,850,491
6 HEARING DEVICES
117
1,103,516
7 PROSTHESIS
12
168,652
8 BATHROOM AIDS
209
1,457,767
9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
363
2,752,293
10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES
486
4,151,960
11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS
48
340,408
91 OTHER
94
809,632
TOTAL
8,365
69,987,651


Return to list of variables

""