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MEPS HC-067G CODEBOOK
2002 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE:September 10, 2004

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 PERWT02F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
515
3,756,202
-8 DK
102
818,259
-7 REFUSED
2
24,255
-1 INAPPLICABLE
2,089
20,699,808
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
35,039
285,125,192
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
87,336
729,621,144
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,123
9,502,075
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
9,302
77,496,110
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
17,521
144,310,116
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
5,497
48,289,457
7 VISION EXAM
4,065
36,040,492
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
4,613
31,542,152
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,983
14,940,481
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
190
1,684,175
91 OTHER
10,368
89,224,902
TOTAL
179,745
1,493,074,820


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