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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: LFTDIF3
Description: DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS R3
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 820
End: 821

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
1
38,431
-1 INAPPLICABLE
7,740
311,592,311
1 NO DIFFICULTY
477
14,467,259
2 SOME DIFFICULTY
406
10,858,510
3 A LOT OF DIFFICULTY
153
3,725,461
4 COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO IT
95
2,849,739
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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