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MEPS HC-178G CODEBOOK
2015 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 5, 2017

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 PERWT15F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
716
6,326,837
-8 DK
186
1,723,265
-7 REFUSED
5
36,984
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,342
15,513,698
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
36,773
378,798,691
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
78,752
901,735,265
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
936
10,488,593
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
11,888
129,585,822
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
16,225
172,103,902
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,936
57,208,940
7 VISION EXAM
5,042
55,996,771
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
3,243
30,721,561
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,897
19,658,287
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
116
1,370,985
91 OTHER
10,331
104,295,666
TOTAL
172,388
1,885,565,269


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