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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: | RTHLTH13 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 95 |  
            | End: | 96 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 14 | 1,925 |  
            | -8 DK | 29 | 132,109 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 20 | 60,435 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 69 | 446,727 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 12,176 | 92,900,361 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 11,224 | 82,139,556 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 9,138 | 61,896,906 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 3,391 | 20,642,682 |  
            | 5 POOR | 1,320 | 7,705,990 |  
            | TOTAL | 37,381 | 265,926,692 |  
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