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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 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -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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