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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: HRHOW3
Description: HOW HOURLY WAGE WAS CALCULATED R3
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2366
End: 2368

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
98
4,211,431
-2 DETERMINED IN PREVIOUS ROUND
2
114,367
-1 INAPPLICABLE
5,285
190,455,469
1 IMPUTED USING RANGE ESTIMATE
359
15,869,273
2 IMPUTED WITHOUT RANGE ESTIMATE
330
13,922,889
3 NO CALCULATION: HOURLY WAGE PROVIDED
1,613
68,059,618
4 CALCULATED FROM SALARY
1,083
47,560,347
5 CALCULATED FROM PAID BY DAY
25
852,996
6 CALCULATED FROM PIECEWORK/JOB/MILE
62
1,849,266
7 CALCULATED FROM COMMISSIONS
15
636,054
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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