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MEPS HC-183
PANEL 19 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: September 7, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC4
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1708
End: 1709

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
11
285,249
-8 DK
23
381,837
-7 REFUSED
2
39,550
-1 INAPPLICABLE
12,683
264,939,347
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
1,857
34,607,486
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
166
4,113,497
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
102
1,702,009
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
69
1,621,577
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
7
69,544
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
125
1,967,935
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
58
1,013,330
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
89
1,871,203
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
122
2,024,464
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
440
6,363,000
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
6
120,136
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
35
583,864
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
2
44,453
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
6
88,082
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
6
168,021
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
7
254,828
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
8
319,043
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
13
317,409
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
12
353,572
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
9
293,205
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
1
26,157
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
8
133,810
91 OTHER REASON
31
875,475
TOTAL
15,898
324,578,082


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