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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: MARRY1X
Description: MARITAL STATUS - R1 (EDITED/IMPUTED)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 382
End: 383

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-7 REFUSED
1
25,374
-1 INAPPLICABLE
96
6,291,904
1 MARRIED
3,635
136,548,225
2 WIDOWED
562
14,637,673
3 DIVORCED
881
25,192,461
4 SEPARATED
109
3,070,057
5 NEVER MARRIED
2,066
91,175,197
6 UNDER AGE 16 - INAPPLICABLE
1,462
64,983,171
8 WIDOWED IN ROUND
25
536,382
9 DIVORCED IN ROUND
15
509,419
10 SEPARATED IN ROUND
20
561,847
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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