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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026
Variable Name:
BEGRFM5
Description:
R5 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
Format:
2.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
226
End:
227
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
173
6,637,922
7 JULY
1,809
62,334,097
8 AUGUST
3,067
113,843,351
9 SEPTEMBER
2,082
85,486,300
10 OCTOBER
1,059
46,019,075
11 NOVEMBER
540
23,357,454
12 DECEMBER
142
5,853,512
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710
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