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            | MEPS HC016H CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Home Health File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | FFBEF97 |  
            | Description: | TOTAL # OF VISITS IN FF BEFORE 1997 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 203 |  
            | End: | 204 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 6,848 | 44,579,157 |  
            | 0 NO FLAT FEE VISITS PRIOR TO 1997 | 1 | 10,410 |  
            | 6 | 3 | 15,903 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,852 | 44,605,470 |  
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