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            | MEPS H26GF1 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 22, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 64 |  
            | End: | 65 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 185 | 2,325,946 |  
            | -8 DK | 58 | 640,578 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 6 | 124,329 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 1,824 | 24,539,795 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP | 17,509 | 210,424,420 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT | 51,938 | 632,068,445 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G.,ACCIDENT OR INJURY) | 701 | 8,278,230 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING | 7,179 | 82,056,580 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT | 8,475 | 106,131,471 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS | 3,863 | 48,018,399 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM | 3,093 | 40,473,840 |  
            | 8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL) | 3,245 | 34,603,707 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM | 1,148 | 14,664,546 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 5,516 | 69,381,327 |  
            | TOTAL | 104,740 | 1,273,731,612 |  
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