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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-98
PANEL 9 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: October 24, 2017

Variable Name: YNOUSC2
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2081
End: 2082

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
40,224
-8 DK
3
49,126
-1 INAPPLICABLE
12,773
242,903,364
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
2,173
37,942,792
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
152
2,835,405
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
49
1,104,715
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
49
1,031,703
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
4
63,293
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
121
2,081,973
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
39
654,517
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
72
1,447,425
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
528
6,831,124
10 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
69
1,170,981
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
5
104,422
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
14
255,282
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
5
150,449
17 SELF/RELATIVE/FRIEND/COWORKER IS DR
9
205,664
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
7
86,181
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
1
47,986
91 OTHER REASON
38
906,646
TOTAL
16,112
299,913,273


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