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            | MEPS HC020 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | MARRY31X |  
            | Description: | MARITAL STATUS - R3/1 (EDITED/IMPUTED) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 211 |  
            | End: | 212 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 4 | 0 |  
            | -8 DK | 1 | 0 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 4 | 11,189 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 1,073 | 3,142,259 |  
            | 1 MARRIED IN ROUND | 12,928 | 107,737,252 |  
            | 2 WIDOWED IN ROUND | 1,635 | 12,709,328 |  
            | 3 DIVORCED | 1,914 | 16,114,388 |  
            | 4 SEPARATED | 450 | 2,926,335 |  
            | 5 NEVER MARRIED | 6,264 | 54,084,127 |  
            | 6 UNDER 16 - INAPPLICABLE | 9,048 | 63,664,588 |  
            | 7 MARRIED IN ROUND | 364 | 3,253,455 |  
            | 8 WIDOWED IN ROUND | 225 | 1,607,374 |  
            | 9 DIVORCED IN ROUND | 388 | 3,716,367 |  
            | 10 SEPARATED IN ROUND | 253 | 2,311,923 |  
            | TOTAL | 34,551 | 271,278,585 |  
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