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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: MARRY3X
Description: MARITAL STATUS - R3 (EDITED/IMPUTED)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 386
End: 387

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-7 REFUSED
4
127,558
-1 INAPPLICABLE
113
5,037,659
1 MARRIED
3,545
133,567,427
2 WIDOWED
585
15,192,652
3 DIVORCED
894
25,646,098
4 SEPARATED
122
3,521,624
5 NEVER MARRIED
2,093
92,150,134
6 UNDER AGE 16 - INAPPLICABLE
1,431
64,566,023
7 MARRIED IN ROUND
29
1,583,053
8 WIDOWED IN ROUND
25
864,723
9 DIVORCED IN ROUND
14
474,713
10 SEPARATED IN ROUND
17
800,046
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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