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MEPS HC-156
PANEL 16 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: 2347
End: 2348

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
16
205,237
-8 DK
7
88,287
-1 INAPPLICABLE
14,286
252,073,347
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
2,547
39,289,887
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
205
3,993,833
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
69
1,270,524
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
39
734,331
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
4
53,693
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
138
2,473,476
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
37
544,052
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
66
1,175,807
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
298
3,559,952
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
708
9,125,889
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
2
50,141
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
15
375,045
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
3
54,153
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
3
30,176
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
3
115,187
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
1
20,373
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
3
43,270
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
3
93,242
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
8
616,712
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
7
141,060
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
5
57,721
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
5
82,099
91 OTHER REASON
34
514,284
TOTAL
18,512
316,781,778


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