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            | MEPS HC020 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | MARRY42X |  
            | Description: | MARITAL STATUS - R4/2 (EDITED/IMPUTED) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 213 |  
            | End: | 214 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 10 | 11,643 |  
            | -8 DK | 3 | 9,452 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 2 | 26,152 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 614 | 1,939,071 |  
            | 1 MARRIED | 13,183 | 109,297,815 |  
            | 2 WIDOWED | 1,733 | 13,208,593 |  
            | 3 DIVORCED | 2,112 | 18,005,762 |  
            | 4 SEPARATED | 505 | 3,540,063 |  
            | 5 NEVER MARRIED | 6,346 | 53,918,466 |  
            | 6 UNDER 16 - INAPPLICABLE | 9,084 | 63,554,004 |  
            | 7 MARRIED IN ROUND | 385 | 3,297,277 |  
            | 8 WIDOWED IN ROUND | 144 | 1,006,546 |  
            | 9 DIVORCED IN ROUND | 278 | 2,319,044 |  
            | 10 SEPARATED IN ROUND | 152 | 1,144,698 |  
            | TOTAL | 34,551 | 271,278,585 |  
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