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MEPS HC-059G CODEBOOK
2001 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: December 12, 2003

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 60
End: 61

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT01F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
531
4,795,898
-8 DK
104
852,617
-7 REFUSED
3
39,746
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,785
18,528,474
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
26,909
245,408,515
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
71,977
670,863,436
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
951
8,378,865
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
7,871
79,498,919
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
14,689
134,768,270
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,876
46,472,976
7 VISION EXAM
4,130
40,496,298
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
4,101
35,429,130
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,737
15,670,525
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
27
237,543
91 OTHER
7,799
71,203,753
TOTAL
147,490
1,372,644,966


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