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MEPS HC-178E CODEBOOK
2015 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2017

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 63
End: 64

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT15F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
22
218,277
-8 DK
7
40,123
1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
3,055
27,122,542
2 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
3,814
35,917,342
3 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
26
317,021
4 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
76
479,298
5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
8
74,551
6 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
109
768,117
91 OTHER
46
341,063
TOTAL
7,163
65,278,334


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