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            | MEPS HC012 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1996 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 19, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | BENDDIF1 |  
            | Description: | DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING (R1) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1615 |  
            | End: | 1616 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 1 | 14,340 |  
            | -3 NO DATA IN ROUND | 851 | 3,421,925 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 19,733 | 239,922,897 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY | 532 | 7,033,269 |  
            | 2 SOME DIFFICUTLY | 749 | 9,408,494 |  
            | 3 A LOT OF DIFFICULTY | 448 | 5,219,094 |  
            | 4 UNABLE TO DO | 287 | 3,885,470 |  
            | TOTAL | 22,601 | 268,905,490 |  
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