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

Variable Name: PHNREG42
Description: HOW DIFF CONTACT USC BY PHONE-R4/2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1524
End: 1525

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW
634
10,648,687
-7 REFUSED
11
236,311
-1 INAPPLICABLE
5,384
99,126,973
1 VERY DIFFICULT
772
12,945,742
2 SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT
1,718
28,863,250
3 NOT TOO DIFFICULT
4,176
73,809,850
4 NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT
6,445
114,166,818
TOTAL
19,140
339,797,630


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