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MEPS HC-115
2008 FULL YEAR POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: April 23, 2010

Variable Name: YNOUSC42
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 966
End: 967

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT08P
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
12
110,529
-8 DK
25
137,683
-7 REFUSED
8
70,369
-1 INAPPLICABLE
25,570
240,048,747
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
4,592
39,719,507
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
405
3,611,616
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
123
1,100,470
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
157
1,814,949
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
17
129,094
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
218
2,171,490
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
131
1,256,046
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
186
1,920,530
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
1,294
9,455,053
10 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
153
989,693
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
6
75,502
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
33
342,501
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
13
101,418
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
7
95,142
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
8
40,006
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
6
20,515
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
17
175,341
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
4
48,567
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
2
13,793
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
9
110,483
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
13
145,052
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
1
14,720
91 OTHER REASON
56
657,128
TOTAL
33,066
304,375,942


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