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MEPS HC-197G CODEBOOK
2017 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS
DATE: May 7, 2019

Variable Name: VSTCTGRY
Description: BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 62
End: 63

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT17F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
288
3,470,602
-8 DK
241
2,269,692
-7 REFUSED
18
187,134
-1 INAPPLICABLE
805
9,320,462
1 GENERAL CHECKUP
36,671
396,140,842
2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT
76,368
857,449,242
3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY)
1,018
10,569,805
4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
14,112
147,470,682
5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT
16,703
179,229,048
6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS
4,911
58,706,915
7 VISION EXAM
5,406
62,315,063
8 PREGNANCY-RELATED (INC PRENATAL/ DELV)
2,626
26,924,976
9 WELL CHILD EXAM
1,623
19,268,438
10 LASER EYE SURGERY
173
2,048,532
91 OTHER
9,528
103,190,152
TOTAL
170,491
1,878,561,585


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