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            | MEPS HC-085G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2004 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE:    August 2, 2006 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 64 |  
            | End: | 65 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            420 |      3,093,785 |  
            | -8 DK |             88 |        801,219 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              5 |         42,188 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |          1,455 |     15,335,754 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP |         29,672 |    281,948,125 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT |         78,919 |    794,124,075 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) |            817 |      7,881,884 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |          8,600 |     78,902,698 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT |         15,502 |    153,111,105 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS |          3,753 |     36,645,112 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM |          4,009 |     42,407,728 |  
            | 8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL) |          4,194 |     33,719,980 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM |          1,845 |     15,826,007 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY |            168 |      1,667,389 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          8,089 |     81,458,571 |  
            | TOTAL |        157,536 |  1,546,965,619 |  
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