| MEPS HC016F CODEBOOK |
| 1997 Outpatient Visits File |
| DATE:September 20, 2005 |
| Variable Name: |
MEDPTYPE |
| Description: |
TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT |
| Format: |
2.0 |
| Type: |
NUM |
| Start: |
55 |
| End: |
56 |
|
|
|
| -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |
280 |
1,882,139 |
| -8 DK |
43 |
298,490 |
| -7 REFUSED |
1 |
34,279 |
| -1 INAPPLICABLE |
6,306 |
48,733,140 |
| 1 CHIROPRACTOR |
21 |
382,043 |
| 2 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON |
3 |
28,355 |
| 3 MIDWIFE |
16 |
84,055 |
| 4 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER |
1,249 |
9,660,828 |
| 5 OPTOMETRIST |
23 |
128,188 |
| 6 PODIATRIST |
9 |
20,240 |
| 7 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT |
90 |
649,314 |
| 8 PHYSICAL THERAPIST |
2,359 |
19,092,562 |
| 9 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST |
305 |
1,941,122 |
| 10 PSYCHOLOGIST |
145 |
1,333,470 |
| 11 SOCIAL WORKER |
137 |
1,163,773 |
| 12 TECHNICIAN |
4,333 |
38,066,155 |
| 91 OTHER |
715 |
5,710,040 |
| TOTAL |
16,035 |
129,208,193 |
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