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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-067F CODEBOOK
2002 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: September 9, 2004

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 59
End: 60

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT02F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
55
452,525
-8 DK
19
123,914
-1 INAPPLICABLE
58
446,614
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
1,620
12,899,443
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
12,121
96,223,485
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
134
1,269,152
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
576
3,328,657
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
1,724
13,352,143
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
222
1,583,557
7 VISION EXAM
60
530,042
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
170
1,175,809
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
20
118,291
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
88
796,601
91 OTHER
3,668
28,978,485
TOTAL
20,535
161,278,717


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