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MEPS HC-202
PANEL 21 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 22, 2019

Variable Name: YNOUSC2
Description: AC07 MAIN REAS PERS DOESNT HAVE USC-R2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1993
End: 1994

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
3
45,907
-8 DK
20
455,722
-7 REFUSED
2
36,014
-1 INAPPLICABLE
12,281
263,020,048
1 SELDOM OR NEVER SICK
1,982
39,413,339
2 RECENTLY MOVED TO AREA
184
4,874,733
3 DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO
79
1,473,813
4 USC IN AREA NOT AVAILABLE
76
2,043,875
5 CAN'T FIND PROVIDER WHO SPEAKS LANGUAGE
7
72,305
6 GOES DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFF NEEDS
145
2,811,401
7 JUST CHANGED INSURANCE PLANS
73
1,524,714
8 DON'T USE DOCS/TREAT SELF
87
1,869,927
9 COST OF MEDICAL CARE
102
1,479,184
10 NO HEALTH INSURANCE
410
6,279,248
11 JOB-RELATED REASONS
2
22,032
12 LOOKING FOR A NEW DOCTOR/NO DOCTOR YET
47
984,737
13 USC DOCTOR IS SOMEWHERE ELSE
10
200,553
14 DON'T LIKE/DON'T TRUST DOCTORS
9
215,646
15 HEALTH-RELATED REASONS
5
68,015
16 NEWBORN - NO DOCTOR YET
1
6,227
17 SELF, RELATIVE, OR FRIEND IS A DOCTOR
10
154,832
19 CARE AVAILABLE ON JOB
5
90,446
20 WILL NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
11
246,142
21 PROBLEMS WITH TIME AND TRANSPORTATION
6
130,057
22 GOES TO HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY ROOM/CLINIC
13
319,375
23 USES ALTERNATIVE CARE
2
33,868
24 INSURANCE-RELATED REASONS
4
124,234
91 OTHER REASON
41
910,181
TOTAL
15,617
328,906,576


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