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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-252
PANEL 27 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE:September 10, 2025

Variable Name: RTHLTH1
Description: PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS R1
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 767
End: 768

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-8 DK
5
188,257
-7 REFUSED
17
756,693
-1 INAPPLICABLE
146
7,823,613
1 EXCELLENT
2,317
103,699,519
2 VERY GOOD
2,509
102,565,399
3 GOOD
2,177
84,942,787
4 FAIR
875
30,357,431
5 POOR
246
8,263,622
TOTAL
8,292
338,597,320


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