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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: | HIDEG13 |  
            | Description: | HIGHEST DEGREE |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 87 |  
            | End: | 88 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 16 | 39,933 |  
            | -8 DK | 127 | 761,005 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 58 | 314,536 |  
            | 1 NO DEGREE | 7,393 | 42,922,031 |  
            | 2 GED | 1,240 | 8,566,650 |  
            | 3 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | 12,132 | 93,859,788 |  
            | 4 BACHELOR'S DEGREE | 3,275 | 29,133,230 |  
            | 5 MASTER'S DEGREE | 1,164 | 10,292,595 |  
            | 6 DOCTORATE DEGREE | 331 | 3,042,552 |  
            | 7 OTHER DEGREE | 1,609 | 13,614,665 |  
            | 8 UNDER 16 - INAPPLICABLE | 10,036 | 63,379,706 |  
            | TOTAL | 37,381 | 265,926,692 |  
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