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MEPS HC-118G CODEBOOK
2008 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: October 28, 2010

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 PERWT08F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
562
6,257,025
-8 DK
147
1,599,930
-7 REFUSED
9
202,347
-1 INAPPLICABLE
894
11,668,524
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
27,806
301,311,026
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
63,076
732,647,482
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
798
8,889,279
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
7,298
86,927,074
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
14,004
155,868,804
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,710
42,286,186
7 VISION EXAM
3,607
41,066,472
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
4,274
36,360,322
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
2,051
19,325,404
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
102
1,327,971
91 OTHER
8,122
89,279,195
TOTAL
136,460
1,535,017,041


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