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MEPS HC016A CODEBOOK
1997 Prescribed Medicines File
DATE:September 20, 2005
Variable Name:
RXBEGMM
Description:
MONTH PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
2.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
47
End:
48
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
152
976,666
-8 DK
6,132
47,898,843
-7 REFUSED
8
59,809
-1 INAPPLICABLE
161,580
1,276,011,093
1-12
66,660
548,795,637
TOTAL
234,532
1,873,742,048
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