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MEPS H51G CODEBOOK
2000 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER 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: 64
End: 65

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT00F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
183
1,848,247
-8 DK
61
757,247
-7 REFUSED
1
16,706
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,164
15,086,738
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
18,442
216,137,523
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
50,377
612,204,740
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
648
7,409,879
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
6,048
79,219,965
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
9,318
111,027,672
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,239
37,746,623
7 VISION EXAM
2,938
36,478,889
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
3,382
36,853,342
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,235
15,310,234
91 OTHER
5,494
66,799,678
TOTAL
102,530
1,236,897,482


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