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MEPS HC-172
PANEL 18 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: October 23, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC4
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1734
End: 1735

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
3
47,762
-8 DK
28
434,432
-7 REFUSED
1
10,837
-1 INAPPLICABLE
13,229
261,287,145
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
1,913
34,009,686
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
213
4,811,445
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
51
743,489
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
57
1,623,523
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
2
39,405
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
103
1,670,744
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
89
1,409,545
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
87
1,887,310
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
181
2,681,180
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
605
7,794,481
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
1
63,037
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
31
860,960
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
11
139,955
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
4
44,654
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
4
101,283
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
1
8,437
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
5
146,186
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
1
32,368
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
10
133,609
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
9
297,148
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
5
58,049
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
1
6,110
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
11
95,681
91 OTHER REASON
58
1,171,165
TOTAL
16,714
321,609,625


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