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            | MEPS HC016B CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Dental Visits File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | GUMSURG |  
            | Description: | PERDTL SCALING/ROOT PLANING OR GUM |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 94 |  
            | End: | 95 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 100 | 984,017 |  
            | -8 DK | 64 | 655,130 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 8 | 208,666 |  
            | 1 YES | 540 | 5,304,452 |  
            | 2 NO | 30,482 | 279,739,569 |  
            | TOTAL | 31,194 | 286,891,834 |  
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