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MEPS H79 CODEBOOK
2003 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE
DATE: November 28, 2005

Variable Name: YNOUSC42
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1092
End: 1093

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT03F
-8 DK
19
113,633
-7 REFUSED
2
6,989
-1 INAPPLICABLE
26,854
236,533,737
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
4,854
35,579,991
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
407
3,080,880
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
89
704,234
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
121
1,124,394
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
15
107,584
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
236
1,619,828
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
112
957,803
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
138
1,088,432
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
1,036
6,928,763
10 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
114
895,522
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
14
113,376
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
35
318,222
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
3
45,948
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
25
272,824
17 SELF/RELATIVE/FRIEND/COWORKER IS DR
16
138,865
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
11
125,777
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
10
105,489
91 OTHER REASON
104
742,147
TOTAL
34,215
290,604,436


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