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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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT04F
-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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