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MEPS HC-148
PANEL 15 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: 2410
End: 2411

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
9,624
-8 DK
6
43,231
-1 INAPPLICABLE
11,212
252,491,731
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
1,980
36,463,482
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
162
3,795,680
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
57
1,150,304
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
36
942,418
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
3
44,796
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
131
2,658,052
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
41
861,131
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
67
1,467,448
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
245
4,053,282
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
526
8,933,199
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
5
74,021
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
18
579,532
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
5
57,542
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
3
55,867
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
5
176,173
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
1
5,180
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
3
66,879
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
1
57,552
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
1
12,717
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
13
325,700
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
3
51,538
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
5
129,251
91 OTHER REASON
11
403,047
TOTAL
14,541
314,909,377


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