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MEPS HC-126F CODEBOOK
2009 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS (FINAL)
DATE: October 18, 2011

Variable Name: MEDPTYPE
Description: TYPE OF MED PERSON P TALKED TO ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 59
End: 60

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT09F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
503
7,498,212
-8 DK
65
710,627
-7 REFUSED
2
22,330
-1 INAPPLICABLE
6,079
53,955,433
1 CHIROPRACTOR
18
155,864
2 DENTIST/DENTAL CARE PERSON
31
233,336
3 MIDWIFE
2
0
4 NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER
839
7,396,986
5 OPTOMETRIST
19
153,744
6 PODIATRIST
20
206,789
7 PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT
100
1,277,622
8 PHYSICAL THERAPIST
1,222
14,306,209
9 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
85
577,788
10 PSYCHOLOGIST
82
494,515
11 SOCIAL WORKER
42
136,763
12 TECHNICIAN
3,674
40,704,090
14 ACUPUNCTURIST
7
18,889
15 MASSAGE THERAPIST
15
115,430
17 OTHER ALTERNATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY CARE PRO
17
135,468
91 OTHER
311
3,373,320
TOTAL
13,133
131,473,413


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