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USCPRAPPTWLK
Make an appointment or walk-in to see usual medical provider

Description

For all persons eligible for the Access to Care section (ACCESSELIG) with a usual source of care (USUALPL) that is not a hospital emergency room (USCMEDTYP), USCPRAPPTWLK reports whether the respondent usually makes an appointment, just walks in, or sometimes makes an appointment and sometimes just walks in to see their usual source of care provider.

USCPRAPPTWLK is collected as part of the Access to Care section, which gathers information on usual source of care for all family members, characteristics of usual source of care health providers, and barriers family members have faced in obtaining needed health care. Please see USCPRNGTWKD for all variables pertaining to the accessibility of the respondent's usual source of care and ACCESSELIG for more information about the Access to Care section.

IPUMS MEPS reports the universe for each variable based on a thorough review of the original MEPS documentation. Investigating the data may reveal cases that do not meet the stated universe. Users are encouraged to validate universes for their analyses.