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MEPS HC010A CODEBOOK
1996 Prescribed Medicines File
DATE:September 16, 2005
Variable Name:
RXBEGYR
Description:
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
4.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
51
End:
54
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER96
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
774
9,946,556
-8 DK
4,830
61,109,486
-7 REFUSED
50
680,174
-1 INAPPLICABLE
58,737
753,458,173
99 HAS NOT YET TAKEN/USED
267
3,275,571
1909-1997 YEAR
82,650
1,036,934,239
TOTAL
147,308
1,865,404,199
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