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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 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -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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