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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-188F CODEBOOK
2016 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: February 20, 2019

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 59
End: 60

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT16F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
29
345,539
-8 DK
27
336,928
-1 INAPPLICABLE
70
718,653
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
2,140
21,697,336
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
7,911
94,506,905
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
147
1,477,170
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
365
3,385,587
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
1,064
12,107,188
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
267
2,905,399
7 VISION EXAM
63
691,004
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
256
2,023,764
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
45
384,891
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
32
286,639
91 OTHER
1,417
15,027,737
TOTAL
13,833
155,894,739


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