Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	CAOTHEY1
Description:	CANCER DIAGNOSED - OTHER (>17) 23
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	631
End:	632

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DK	3	69,294
-1 INAPPLICABLE	7,824	313,274,427
1 YES	195	6,134,067
2 NO	850	24,053,923
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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