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MEPS HC-174
2015 FULL YEAR POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: February 8, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC42
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 806
End: 807

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT15P
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
18
186,722
-8 DK
49
321,565
-7 REFUSED
2
20,130
-1 INAPPLICABLE
27,921
258,946,151
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
4,403
37,025,182
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
469
4,555,573
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
195
1,453,899
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
149
1,444,546
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
20
145,302
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
256
2,048,667
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
127
1,089,758
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
213
2,097,204
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
288
2,116,437
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
970
6,546,822
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
9
81,850
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
71
679,794
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
15
166,170
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
18
131,873
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
15
150,297
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
2
16,216
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
22
256,591
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
14
227,035
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
26
245,591
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
36
357,870
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
16
215,856
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
2
13,362
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
20
150,018
91 OTHER REASON
81
732,769
TOTAL
35,427
321,423,251


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