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MEPS H97 CODEBOOK
2005 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE
DATE: May 22, 2008

Variable Name: YNOUSC42
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1087
End: 1088

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT05F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
3
45,591
-8 DK
11
74,841
-1 INAPPLICABLE
26,599
239,202,405
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
4,599
36,044,625
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
494
4,403,343
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
111
922,229
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
121
1,101,377
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
12
118,491
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
233
2,032,266
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
123
954,247
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
143
1,187,725
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
1,204
7,390,105
10 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
109
753,724
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
10
78,246
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
22
213,459
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
16
99,991
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
24
260,267
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
11
166,740
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
2
19,221
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
16
227,355
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
9
110,312
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
13
127,092
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
15
156,078
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
12
104,795
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
9
47,373
91 OTHER REASON
40
343,104
TOTAL
33,961
296,185,002


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