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MEPS HC-144F CODEBOOK
2011 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISITS
DATE: June 11, 2013

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 PERWT11F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
56
708,903
-8 DK
13
144,106
-7 REFUSED
1
8,173
-1 INAPPLICABLE
27
295,938
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
1,376
13,385,931
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
6,568
75,104,118
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
139
1,342,341
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
313
3,885,322
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
935
11,760,994
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
137
1,162,254
7 VISION EXAM
59
624,805
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
233
1,982,261
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
32
209,375
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
30
332,841
91 OTHER
1,624
19,873,975
TOTAL
11,543
130,821,340


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