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            | MEPS HC010D CODEBOOK |  
            | 1996 Hospital Inpatient Stays File |  
            | DATE:September 29, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | IPBEGMM |  
            | Description: | EVENT START DATE - MONTH |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 59 |  
            | End: | 60 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 7 | 68,554 |  
            | -8 DK | 2 | 30,668 |  
            | 1 - 12 MONTH | 2,198 | 26,427,053 |  
            | TOTAL | 2,207 | 26,526,275 |  
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