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MEPS HC 256
2024 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 6, 2026

Variable Name: REFRL53X
Description: RELATION TO REF PERS- R5/3 (EDIT/IMP)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 268
End: 269

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW
5
85,219
-7 REFUSED
6
83,069
-1 INAPPLICABLE
161
2,998,984
1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON
9,153
148,789,022
2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE)
3,480
61,212,170
3 UNMARRIED PARTNER
410
6,921,103
4 CHILD - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
4,819
101,206,997
5 CHILD OF PARTNER
46
840,724
6 GRANDCHILD
369
6,521,322
7 PARENT - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
198
3,169,798
8 SIBLING - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
150
2,418,202
9 GRANDPARENT
13
114,173
10 AUNT/UNCLE
10
170,178
11 NIECE/NEPHEW
89
1,383,724
91 OTHER RELATED
231
3,882,944
TOTAL
19,140
339,797,630


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