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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS H43 CODEBOOK
1998 SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLIC USE FILE
FILE 1
DATE: August 15, 2005

Variable Name: MAINPR42
Description: AC25A MAIN REASON EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 490
End: 491

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
21,128
1 COULD NOT AFFORD CARE
1,969
2 INS CO WOULD NOT APPROVE/COVER/PAY
277
3 PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
15
4 INS CO REQUIRED REFERRL-COULD NOT GET
54
5 DOCTOR REFUSED FAMILY INS PLAN
51
6 MEDICAL CARE TOO FAR AWAY
19
7 CAN NOT DRIVE/NO CAR/NO PUBLIC TRANSP
87
8 TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET THERE
34
10 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
18
14 COULD NOT GET TIME OFF WORK
65
15 DK WHERE TO GO TO GET CARE
26
16 WAS REFUSED SERVICES
60
18 DID NOT HAVE TIME OR TOOK TOO LONG
57
91 OTHER
212
TOTAL
24,072


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