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MEPS H149 CODEBOOK
2012 FULL YEAR POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: February 21, 2014

Variable Name: YNOUSC42
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 954
End: 955

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT12P
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
20
156,744
-8 DK
19
97,042
-1 INAPPLICABLE
29,754
246,679,350
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
5,449
39,914,386
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
374
3,164,966
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
134
968,603
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
115
1,383,122
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
8
62,669
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
356
3,490,318
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
85
674,344
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
171
1,470,793
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
702
4,049,400
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
1,533
9,017,619
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
7
43,413
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
51
531,311
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
9
46,667
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
18
143,489
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
14
129,476
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
3
69,613
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
9
120,730
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
3
17,999
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
4
75,774
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
14
110,494
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
16
75,950
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
5
36,429
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
26
263,877
91 OTHER REASON
75
695,274
TOTAL
38,974
313,489,853


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