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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: REFRLY1X
Description: RELATION TO REF PERS-12/31/23 (EDIT/IMP)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 479
End: 480

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-7 REFUSED
1
33,292
-1 INAPPLICABLE
57
3,853,855
1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON
4,386
149,875,180
2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE)
1,662
62,193,031
3 UNMARRIED PARTNER
179
7,445,143
4 CHILD BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
2,134
101,325,146
5 CHILD OF PARTNER
23
893,739
6 GRANDCHILD
168
7,667,165
7 PARENT BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
84
3,003,693
8 SIBLING BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
61
2,232,037
9 GRANDPARENT
4
187,223
10 AUNT/UNCLE
3
99,730
11 NIECE/NEPHEW
23
905,385
91 OTHER RELATED
87
3,817,093
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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