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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 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -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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