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            | MEPS HC-168G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2014 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE:      June 3, 2016 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 62 |  
            | End: | 63 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            418 |      4,804,185 |  
            | -8 DK |            234 |      2,739,954 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |             22 |        331,100 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |          1,306 |     17,640,152 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |         36,063 |    381,705,558 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |         72,690 |    886,411,955 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |          1,039 |     11,191,667 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |         12,428 |    134,530,857 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |         15,379 |    165,976,163 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |          5,567 |     67,173,317 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |          4,883 |     57,822,920 |  
            | 8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV) |          3,908 |     33,736,702 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |          1,865 |     18,053,195 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |            144 |      1,683,573 |  
            | 91 OTHER |         10,059 |    110,206,175 |  
            | TOTAL |        166,005 |  1,894,007,471 |  
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