Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC 251

2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name:	FOODVL23
Description:	MONTHLY VALUE OF FOOD STAMPS
Format:	4.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	1306
End:	1309

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW	143	1,985,620
-7 REFUSED	26	326,829
-1 INAPPLICABLE	16,323	297,184,679
$12 - $176	607	7,681,042
$177 - $295	613	8,615,605
$296 - $535	612	10,129,598
$536 - $3,600	595	8,606,900
TOTAL	18,919	334,530,273

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