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MEPS HC-102G CODEBOOK
2006 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: August 8, 2008

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 66
End: 67

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT06F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
378
3,138,477
-8 DK
179
1,794,127
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,149
12,600,908
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
30,562
293,491,210
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
78,244
778,511,302
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
903
9,283,721
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
7,593
74,749,726
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
15,295
150,234,379
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,343
32,229,133
7 VISION EXAM
3,776
39,616,901
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
3,868
34,707,518
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,844
16,353,217
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
204
1,861,169
91 OTHER
8,164
82,827,565
TOTAL
155,502
1,531,399,353


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