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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 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -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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