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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 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -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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