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            | MEPS HC005 CODEBOOK |  
            | Combined Panel 1 Round 3/Panel 2 Round 1 1997 Population Characteristics |  
            | DATE:   August 25, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | BEGRFM13 |  
            | Description: | REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 36 |  
            | End: | 37 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 1 | 0 |  
            | 1 JANUARY | 14,866 | 131,752,696 |  
            | 2 FEBRUARY | 115 | 389,437 |  
            | 3 MARCH | 90 | 237,388 |  
            | 4 APRIL | 51 | 107,567 |  
            | 5 MAY | 34 | 56,722 |  
            | 6 JUNE | 10 | 69,368 |  
            | 7 JULY | 6 | 14,034 |  
            | 8 AUGUST | 2,881 | 16,815,548 |  
            | 9 SEPTEMBER | 7,432 | 45,279,839 |  
            | 10 OCTOBER | 7,245 | 43,790,856 |  
            | 11 NOVEMBER | 3,682 | 21,971,574 |  
            | 12 DECEMBER | 968 | 5,441,663 |  
            | TOTAL | 37,381 | 265,926,692 |  
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