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            | MEPS HC009 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 P2R3/P3R1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FILE |  
            | DATE:September 16, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | EDUCYR13 |  
            | Description: | COMPLETED YEARS OF EDUCATION |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 83 |  
            | End: | 84 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 20 | 27,942 |  
            | -8 DK | 238 | 1,622,915 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 60 | 433,793 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 2,014 | 19,660,048 |  
            | 0 NEVER ATTENDED SCH | 1,146 | 10,030,774 |  
            | 1 - 8 GRADES 1 - 8 | 5,442 | 45,092,923 |  
            | 9 - 11 GRADES 9 - 11 | 3,664 | 34,217,607 |  
            | 12 GRADE 12 | 5,923 | 66,060,306 |  
            | 13 1 YEAR COLLEGE | 1,242 | 14,694,650 |  
            | 14 2 YEARS COLLEGE | 1,894 | 23,465,409 |  
            | 15 3 YEARS COLLEGE | 616 | 7,547,959 |  
            | 16 4 YEARS COLLEGE | 2,019 | 28,200,818 |  
            | 17 5+ YEARS COLLEGE | 1,252 | 17,241,514 |  
            | TOTAL | 25,530 | 268,296,659 |  
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