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MEPS HC016A CODEBOOK
1997 Prescribed Medicines File
DATE:September 20, 2005
Variable Name:
RXBEGDD
Description:
DAY PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
2.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
45
End:
46
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
161
1,123,078
-8 DK
15,066
113,745,785
-7 REFUSED
30
197,976
-1 INAPPLICABLE
171,383
1,361,248,844
1-31
47,892
397,426,364
TOTAL
234,532
1,873,742,048
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