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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC016G CODEBOOK
1997 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Variable Name: TIMESPNT
Description: TIME SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 60
End: 61

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
2,966
24,032,221
-8 DK
2,083
16,359,423
-7 REFUSED
31
170,074
-1 INAPPLICABLE
3,499
33,173,607
1 5 MINUTES OR LESS
13,430
116,706,520
2 6-10 MINUTES
20,533
176,335,821
3 11-15 MINUTES
28,633
243,004,603
4 16-25 MINUTES
25,878
216,236,647
5 26-40 MINUTES
23,247
189,625,385
6 41 MINUTES OR MORE
28,535
232,518,294
TOTAL
148,835
1,248,162,595


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