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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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT11F
-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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