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            | MEPS HC012 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1996 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 19, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | HEARING2 |  
            | Description: | HEARING IMPAIRMENT (SUMMARY)-R2 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1671 |  
            | End: | 1672 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 33 | 329,413 |  
            | -3 NO DATA IN ROUND | 339 | 2,153,597 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 51 | 775,793 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY | 20,889 | 249,224,232 |  
            | 2 SLIGHT IMPAIRMENT | 1,088 | 13,977,086 |  
            | 3 MODERATE IMPAIRMENT | 73 | 852,227 |  
            | 4 MAJOR IMPAIRMENT | 10 | 113,399 |  
            | 5 DEAF | 118 | 1,479,744 |  
            | TOTAL | 22,601 | 268,905,490 |  
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