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            | MEPS HC016A CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Prescribed Medicines File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RXBEGYR |  
            | Description: | YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE |  
            | Format: | 4.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 49 |  
            | End: | 52 |  
 
        
          
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            | -14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN | 257 | 2,347,246 |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 1,085 | 9,015,029 |  
            | -8 DK | 5,290 | 40,478,334 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 77 | 627,410 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 126,344 | 975,990,360 |  
            | 1904-1998 | 101,479 | 845,283,669 |  
            | TOTAL | 234,532 | 1,873,742,048 |  
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