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MEPS HC-077G CODEBOOK
2003 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: August 15, 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 PERWT03F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
258
2,261,279
-8 DK
81
874,850
-7 REFUSED
7
71,404
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,526
16,992,197
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
28,962
272,875,562
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
78,289
782,040,076
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,016
9,822,428
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
7,869
73,301,397
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
14,775
143,255,544
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,302
40,592,383
7 VISION EXAM
3,763
39,071,701
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
4,279
33,879,875
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,683
13,940,147
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
211
2,077,537
91 OTHER
7,832
80,170,606
TOTAL
154,853
1,511,226,987


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