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MEPS H33G CODEBOOK
1999 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS FILE
DATE: August 16, 2005

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P HAVE ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 66
End: 67

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT99F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
175
1,711,037
-8 DK
44
526,943
-7 REFUSED
4
49,321
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,417
18,643,817
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
17,898
213,260,998
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
49,311
611,134,342
3 EMERGENCY (E.G.,ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
645
8,002,440
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
6,480
88,440,362
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
8,008
96,807,222
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,214
40,329,900
7 VISION EXAM
3,137
40,376,555
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
3,341
36,230,075
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,145
14,230,773
91 OTHER
5,493
68,153,050
TOTAL
100,312
1,237,896,836


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