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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-077F CODEBOOK
2003 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: August 15, 2005

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 PERWT03F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
31
244,419
-8 DK
4
46,520
-7 REFUSED
1
7,505
-1 INAPPLICABLE
52
553,373
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
1,485
14,026,545
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
9,503
93,564,744
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
102
1,037,740
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
488
4,118,372
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
1,364
13,041,039
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
210
2,609,661
7 VISION EXAM
37
303,779
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
192
1,750,171
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
16
75,889
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
63
540,565
91 OTHER
2,784
26,675,520
TOTAL
16,332
158,595,842


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