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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS H33F CODEBOOK
1999 Outpatient Visits File
DATE: August 16, 2005

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 63
End: 64

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT99F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
17
229,270
-8 DK
2
15,581
-7 REFUSED
1
29,271
-1 INAPPLICABLE
24
315,217
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
608
6,961,284
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
5,072
64,367,043
3 EMERGENCY (E.G.,ACCIDENT OR JURY)
61
707,600
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSEL
441
5,542,405
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
587
7,301,888
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
116
1,317,492
7 VISION EXAM
20
155,219
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
142
1,448,520
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
22
185,832
91 OTHER
2,452
29,921,427
TOTAL
9,565
118,498,049


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