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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: YNOUSC4_M18
Description: MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2193
End: 2194

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
24
977,460
-7 REFUSED
1
12,811
-1 INAPPLICABLE
6,886
262,300,042
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
981
41,143,794
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
108
4,085,361
3 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
58
2,264,610
4 NO HEALTH INSURANCE, OTH INSURANCE-RELATED ISSUE
237
8,831,428
5 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
36
1,807,035
6 USC IN AREA NO LONGER AVAILABLE
73
3,313,159
7 LIKES TO GO DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS
98
3,768,570
8 DON'T USE DOCTORS/TREAT SELF
65
2,706,417
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
57
2,182,202
91 OTHER REASON
248
10,138,821
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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