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

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 64
End: 65

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1,301
9,687,042
-8 DK
101
725,307
-7 REFUSED
8
73,815
-1 INAPPLICABLE
3,497
33,163,554
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
25,167
206,052,281
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
70,741
597,746,286
3 EMERGENCY (E.G.,ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,042
8,337,789
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
9,744
81,716,853
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
12,506
107,375,330
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
5,523
48,253,519
7 VISION EXAM
4,646
40,811,223
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
4,550
32,967,139
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,578
13,843,059
91 OTHER
8,431
67,409,397
TOTAL
148,835
1,248,162,595


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