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            | MEPS H33G CODEBOOK |  
            | 1999 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 16, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | TIMESPNT |  
            | Description: | TIME SPENT WITH DOCTOR/MEDICAL PERSON |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 62 |  
            | End: | 63 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 1,645 | 20,410,313 |  
            | -8 DK | 1,421 | 16,138,520 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 4 | 19,669 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 1,417 | 18,643,817 |  
            | 1 5 MINUTES OR LESS | 7,141 | 90,282,561 |  
            | 2 6-10 MINUTES | 14,084 | 180,575,882 |  
            | 3 11-15 MINUTES | 20,994 | 259,167,221 |  
            | 4 16-25 MINUTES | 18,474 | 223,607,515 |  
            | 5 26-40 MINUTES | 16,515 | 201,742,422 |  
            | 6 41 MINUTES OR MORE | 18,617 | 227,308,915 |  
            | TOTAL | 100,312 | 1,237,896,836 |  
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