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MEPS H48 CODEBOOK
PANEL 3 LONGITUDINAL DATA FILE
DATE: May 23, 2013

Variable Name: YGOTOU4
Description: MAIN REASON PERS GOES TO HOSP USC,R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2765
End: 2766

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
3
140,617
-8 DK
2
53,472
-1 INAPPLICABLE
8,892
249,146,749
1 PREFERS/LIKES THIS USC
510
11,838,255
2 DK WHERE ELSE TO GO
23
561,798
3 CANT AFFORD GO ELSEWHERE
104
2,453,026
4 OWN DOC HAS OFFICE HERE
180
4,691,091
5 ONLY CARE AVAIL WHEN TIME
26
610,941
6 CONVENIENCE
159
4,656,121
7 BEST FOR MY CONDITION
58
1,440,163
8 MILITARY/VA
23
675,027
10 INSURANCE RELATED REASON
86
2,137,416
91 OTHER REASON
56
1,476,769
TOTAL
10,122
279,881,445


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