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MEPS HC-152G CODEBOOK
2012 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: July 2, 2014

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 PERWT12F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
468
4,303,634
-8 DK
157
1,491,705
-7 REFUSED
16
191,128
-1 INAPPLICABLE
705
8,711,021
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
33,699
344,479,987
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
65,646
773,768,797
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
892
8,799,146
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
8,359
91,825,042
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
13,810
147,294,552
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,303
36,210,666
7 VISION EXAM
3,833
41,124,145
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
3,751
35,089,274
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,994
17,770,998
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
146
1,967,280
91 OTHER
7,976
85,469,670
TOTAL
144,755
1,598,497,046


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