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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: MARRY4X
Description: MARITAL STATUS - R4 (EDITED/IMPUTED)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 388
End: 389

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-7 REFUSED
1
26,754
-1 INAPPLICABLE
143
5,962,245
1 MARRIED
3,511
132,891,088
2 WIDOWED
587
15,197,833
3 DIVORCED
903
26,087,669
4 SEPARATED
123
3,727,167
5 NEVER MARRIED
2,048
89,510,390
6 UNDER AGE 16 - INAPPLICABLE
1,419
64,100,761
7 MARRIED IN ROUND
72
3,788,588
8 WIDOWED IN ROUND
17
428,580
9 DIVORCED IN ROUND
27
996,964
10 SEPARATED IN ROUND
21
813,672
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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