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MEPS HC-094G CODEBOOK
2005 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: August 13, 2007

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 66
End: 67

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT05F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
354
2,322,538
-8 DK
136
1,384,157
-7 REFUSED
2
23,387
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,107
11,802,241
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
29,012
285,776,379
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
75,981
794,464,489
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
775
7,494,796
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
8,369
86,685,103
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
16,175
158,653,601
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
3,562
37,430,223
7 VISION EXAM
3,697
39,718,278
8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL)
3,958
34,372,037
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,764
15,412,367
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
167
1,850,295
91 OTHER
7,689
77,766,509
TOTAL
152,748
1,555,156,402


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