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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: EQPAIN5
Description: ESAQ: PAIN/DISCOMFORT HEALTH TODAY R5
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1993
End: 1995

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
100
3,597,090
-1 INAPPLICABLE
3,154
139,601,804
1 I HAVE NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT
2,669
105,816,552
2 I HAVE SLIGHT PAIN OR DISCOMFORT
1,869
63,173,256
3 I HAVE MODERATE PAIN OR DISCOMFORT
810
23,672,750
4 I HAVE SEVERE PAIN OR DISCOMFORT
217
6,135,130
5 I HAVE EXTREME PAIN OR DISCOMFORT
53
1,535,129
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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