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            | MEPS HC-144G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2011 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE:     June 11, 2013 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 66 |  
            | End: | 67 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            544 |      5,392,853 |  
            | -8 DK |            157 |      1,451,133 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              4 |         45,693 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            563 |      6,385,166 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |         30,732 |    336,804,544 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |         60,650 |    758,129,018 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            801 |      8,299,653 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |          7,412 |     84,250,884 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |         13,830 |    160,461,287 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |          3,119 |     38,485,747 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |          3,509 |     42,425,162 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |          3,399 |     33,114,308 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |          1,757 |     17,199,761 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |            121 |      1,396,496 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          7,713 |     94,088,090 |  
            | TOTAL |        134,311 |  1,587,929,795 |  
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