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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-126F CODEBOOK
2009 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS (FINAL)
DATE: October 18, 2011

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 61
End: 62

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT09F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
319
6,242,242
-8 DK
14
172,152
-1 INAPPLICABLE
28
225,494
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
1,200
10,621,254
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
7,617
76,172,099
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
101
805,384
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
299
1,963,214
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
1,166
11,349,349
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
127
1,231,894
7 VISION EXAM
37
252,528
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
249
1,759,484
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
35
242,660
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
32
315,804
91 OTHER
1,909
20,119,855
TOTAL
13,133
131,473,413


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