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MEPS H60 CODEBOOK
2001 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE
DATE: March 26, 2004

Variable Name: MAINPR42
Description: AC25A MAIN REASON EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1776
End: 1777

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT01F
-8 DK
4
34,057
-1 INAPPLICABLE
29,479
252,617,574
1 COULD NOT AFFORD CARE
2,457
18,218,119
2 INS CO WOULD NOT APPROVE/COVER/PAY
403
3,652,938
3 PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
43
326,755
4 INS CO REQUIRED REFERRL-COULD NOT GET
135
1,098,292
5 DOCTOR REFUSED FAMILY INS PLAN
97
825,860
6 MEDICAL CARE TOO FAR AWAY
11
98,606
7 CAN NOT DRIVE/NO CAR/NO PUBLIC TRANSP
150
892,703
8 TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET THERE
16
153,710
10 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
22
190,782
14 COULD NOT GET TIME OFF WORK
164
1,297,407
15 DK WHERE TO GO TO GET CARE
41
360,922
16 WAS REFUSED SERVICES
55
465,212
18 DID NOT HAVE TIME OR TOOK TOO LONG
133
1,131,895
91 OTHER
346
2,882,493
TOTAL
33,556
284,247,327


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