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MEPS H121 CODEBOOK
2008 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE
DATE: March 25, 2013

Variable Name: YNOUSC42
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1343
End: 1344

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT08F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
12
103,533
-8 DK
25
137,217
-7 REFUSED
8
68,743
-1 INAPPLICABLE
25,570
241,105,156
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
4,592
39,406,161
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
405
3,567,019
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
123
1,101,061
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
157
1,799,665
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
17
135,267
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
218
2,151,877
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
131
1,298,752
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
186
1,859,597
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
1,294
8,836,369
10 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
153
942,795
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
6
80,189
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
33
364,853
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
13
96,514
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
7
91,487
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
8
39,105
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
6
21,676
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
17
196,973
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
4
46,355
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
2
14,092
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
9
98,907
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
13
144,366
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
1
15,071
91 OTHER REASON
56
653,141
TOTAL
33,066
304,375,942


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