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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: RTHLTH1
Description: PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS R1
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 782
End: 783

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
8
308,370
-7 REFUSED
12
451,560
-1 INAPPLICABLE
125
7,263,044
1 EXCELLENT
2,376
103,210,068
2 VERY GOOD
2,654
102,722,856
3 GOOD
2,416
89,403,514
4 FAIR
974
31,122,089
5 POOR
307
9,050,211
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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