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MEPS HC-139
PANEL 14 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: October 19, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC2
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2088
End: 2089

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
5
107,727
-8 DK
17
142,568
-7 REFUSED
1
14,649
-1 INAPPLICABLE
12,605
249,160,876
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
2,136
37,390,352
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
156
3,506,606
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
50
791,141
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
65
1,422,060
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
3
59,798
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
130
2,634,325
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
64
1,023,575
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
49
1,051,239
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
346
5,128,312
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
513
8,121,726
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
1
19,185
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
19
397,542
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
6
117,376
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
7
108,584
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
5
115,586
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
1
9,473
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
12
218,749
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
1
23,040
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
4
83,342
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
6
99,867
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
7
159,918
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
2
50,755
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
7
98,834
91 OTHER REASON
3
84,505
TOTAL
16,221
312,141,711


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