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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS H26GF1 CODEBOOK
1998 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS FILE
DATE: August 22, 2005

Variable Name: TIMESPNT
Description: TIME SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 60
End: 61

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER98
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
2,028
22,774,183
-8 DK
1,426
15,641,666
-7 REFUSED
10
169,393
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,826
24,562,498
1 5 MINUTES OR LESS
8,841
115,122,255
2 6-10 MINUTES
14,356
184,620,310
3 11-15 MINUTES
20,275
252,238,364
4 16-25 MINUTES
18,761
229,613,013
5 26-40 MINUTES
17,089
199,427,627
6 41 MINUTES OR MORE
20,128
229,562,305
TOTAL
104,740
1,273,731,612


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