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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 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -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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