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            | MEPS HC009 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 P2R3/P3R1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FILE |  
            | DATE:September 16, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH13 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 93 |  
            | End: | 94 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 20 | 5,272 |  
            | -8 DK | 18 | 97,481 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 45 | 4,833 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 85 | 701,367 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 8,491 | 94,043,455 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 7,448 | 82,676,279 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 6,177 | 62,039,659 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 2,327 | 20,878,248 |  
            | 5 POOR | 919 | 7,850,064 |  
            | TOTAL | 25,530 | 268,296,659 |  
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