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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: MNHLTH5
Description: PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS R5
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 800
End: 801

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
6
303,261
-7 REFUSED
1
27,946
-1 INAPPLICABLE
188
7,107,198
1 EXCELLENT
2,353
97,547,576
2 VERY GOOD
2,790
109,680,222
3 GOOD
2,610
97,464,295
4 FAIR
767
25,981,056
5 POOR
157
5,420,155
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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