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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
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-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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