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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: YNOUSC4
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2083
End: 2084

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-8 DK
3
42,912
-1 INAPPLICABLE
12,879
245,178,444
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
2,023
34,812,302
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
215
3,904,308
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
50
915,793
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
62
1,230,026
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
3
26,044
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
105
1,951,952
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
42
677,364
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
58
1,269,674
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
538
7,166,113
10 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
56
866,091
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
3
46,942
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
8
172,792
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
10
64,325
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
11
302,659
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
6
230,953
17 SELF/RELATIVE/FRIEND/COWORKER IS DR
7
218,363
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
4
139,405
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
7
179,860
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
4
137,518
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
4
88,032
91 OTHER REASON
14
291,401
TOTAL
16,112
299,913,273


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