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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: POVCATY1
Description: FAMILY INC AS % OF POVERTY LINE - CATEGORICAL 23
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 3096
End: 3097

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
57
3,853,855
1 POOR/NEGATIVE
1,387
39,894,662
2 NEAR POOR
416
13,636,599
3 LOW INCOME
1,094
39,390,075
4 MIDDLE INCOME
2,453
98,332,937
5 HIGH INCOME
3,465
148,423,581
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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