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            | MEPS HC009 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 P2R3/P3R1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FILE |  
            | DATE:September 16, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | MNHLTH13 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 97 |  
            | End: | 98 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 20 | 5,272 |  
            | -8 DK | 26 | 190,487 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 49 | 78,061 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 85 | 701,367 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 11,027 | 121,716,304 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 7,039 | 76,129,006 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 5,663 | 55,367,010 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 1,243 | 11,020,530 |  
            | 5 POOR | 378 | 3,088,622 |  
            | TOTAL | 25,530 | 268,296,659 |  
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