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MEPS HC-126G CODEBOOK
2009 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS (FINAL)
DATE: October 12, 2011

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 PERWT09F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
577
5,301,154
-8 DK
145
1,385,793
-7 REFUSED
3
18,693
-1 INAPPLICABLE
907
9,927,034
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
31,669
311,705,755
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
72,314
748,825,628
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
759
7,845,877
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
8,224
83,080,646
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
15,065
149,229,275
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,804
50,771,602
7 VISION EXAM
3,923
40,165,034
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
4,401
31,380,844
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
2,275
20,507,125
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
164
1,387,033
91 OTHER
9,369
94,239,914
TOTAL
154,599
1,555,771,408


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