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MEPS HC-135G CODEBOOK
2010 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: June 12, 2012

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 PERWT10F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
552
6,665,143
-8 DK
130
1,373,377
-7 REFUSED
8
154,460
-1 INAPPLICABLE
670
9,040,911
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
27,107
308,813,118
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
59,562
756,100,604
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
687
7,574,472
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
6,769
83,034,914
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
13,337
153,742,705
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,468
41,257,453
7 VISION EXAM
3,428
41,783,194
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
3,479
33,836,934
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,824
20,248,924
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
119
1,526,867
91 OTHER
7,106
89,802,616
TOTAL
128,246
1,554,955,691


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