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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC016F CODEBOOK
1997 Outpatient Visits File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Variable Name: TIMESPNT
Description: TIME P SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 57
End: 58

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
489
3,571,320
-8 DK
308
1,703,791
-1 INAPPLICABLE
50
434,814
1 5 MINUTES OR LESS
1,291
11,538,668
2 6-10 MINUTES
1,425
12,670,133
3 11-15 MINUTES
1,561
12,546,112
4 16-25 MINUTES
1,475
12,684,902
5 26-40 MINUTES
2,464
19,811,308
6 41 MINUTES OR MORE
6,972
54,247,145
TOTAL
16,035
129,208,193


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