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MEPS HC-188G CODEBOOK
2016 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: February 20, 2019

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 PERWT16F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
577
5,090,994
-8 DK
185
2,221,080
-7 REFUSED
73
314,643
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,333
16,336,704
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
35,124
369,266,148
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
75,057
864,293,042
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
973
9,657,265
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
11,788
128,266,745
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
16,469
167,233,287
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,820
52,850,827
7 VISION EXAM
5,059
56,600,683
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
3,252
30,175,330
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,867
19,639,414
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
133
1,278,492
91 OTHER
8,293
86,200,269
TOTAL
165,003
1,809,424,924


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