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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC016C CODEBOOK
1997 Other Medical Expenses File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Variable Name: OMTYPEX
Description: OTHER MEDICAL EXPENSE TYPE - EDITED
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 42
End: 43

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
725
5,964,326
6 HEARING DEVICES
117
1,103,516
7 PROSTHESIS
12
168,652
8 BATHROOM AIDS
210
1,465,218
9 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
387
2,983,134
10 DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES
492
4,214,647
11 ALTERATIONS/MODIFICATIONS
50
358,268
91 OTHER
45
376,957
TOTAL
8,365
69,987,651


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