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            | MEPS HC016D CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Hospital Inpatient Stays File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | IPBEGDD |  
            | Description: | EVENT START DATE - DAY |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 61 |  
            | End: | 62 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 27 | 142,342 |  
            | -8 DK | 195 | 1,367,745 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 1 | 6,319 |  
            | 1 - 31 DAY | 3,487 | 26,395,762 |  
            | TOTAL | 3,710 | 27,912,169 |  
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