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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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER98
-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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