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MEPS HC-130
PANEL 13 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: October 23, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC4
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2360
End: 2361

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
4
21,197
-8 DK
18
261,890
-1 INAPPLICABLE
14,224
248,758,250
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
2,426
38,040,849
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
168
3,428,242
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
45
552,095
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
38
867,366
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
3
30,404
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
148
2,770,055
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
37
475,302
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
109
1,872,438
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
389
4,946,436
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
587
7,150,143
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
2
47,064
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
21
363,517
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
9
135,855
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
13
226,155
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
3
52,113
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
3
26,553
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
5
86,385
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
2
43,189
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
2
30,733
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
12
267,459
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
3
71,254
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
5
68,925
91 OTHER REASON
11
198,649
TOTAL
18,287
310,792,518


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