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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: EQCRLG5
Description: ESAQ: HOW LONG PROVIDED CARE R5
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2149
End: 2151

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
1
18,112
-1 INAPPLICABLE
7,925
311,909,912
1 LESS THAN 30 DAYS
180
6,288,053
2 1 MONTH TO LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
84
2,801,697
3 6 MONTHS TO LESS THAN 1 YEAR
79
2,975,551
4 1 YEAR TO LESS THAN 2 YEARS
87
3,053,520
5 2 YEARS TO LESS THAN 5 YEARS
171
5,342,181
6 5 YEARS OR MORE
345
11,142,684
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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