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            | MEPS HC020 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | POVCAT97 |  
            | Description: | FAMILY INCOME AS PERCENT OF POVERTY LINE |  
            | Format: | 1.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 407 |  
            | End: | 407 |  
 
        
          
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            | 1 NEGATIVE OR POOR | 6,880 | 36,414,811 |  
            | 2 NEAR POOR | 1,959 | 12,233,454 |  
            | 3 LOW INCOME | 5,647 | 38,723,358 |  
            | 4 MIDDLE INCOME | 10,615 | 89,981,068 |  
            | 5 HIGH INCOME | 9,450 | 93,925,893 |  
            | TOTAL | 34,551 | 271,278,585 |  
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