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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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT14F
-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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