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MEPS HC-156
PANEL 16 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: October 19, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC4
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2349
End: 2350

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
9
171,237
-8 DK
5
51,557
-1 INAPPLICABLE
14,488
254,335,212
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
2,403
37,418,064
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
157
3,018,581
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
62
908,220
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
48
1,271,076
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
3
43,700
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
164
3,276,383
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
43
750,675
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
79
1,567,864
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
269
3,360,715
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
669
8,546,248
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
4
76,651
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
27
576,767
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
7
92,466
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
8
134,512
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
5
71,297
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
3
92,588
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
1
17,254
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
3
112,661
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
5
99,303
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
8
62,259
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
4
36,785
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
9
148,022
91 OTHER REASON
29
541,683
TOTAL
18,512
316,781,778


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