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            | MEPS H23 CODEBOOK |  
            | PANEL 1 LONGITUDINAL DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:      June 3, 2013 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | HEARNG4 |  
            | Description: | HEARING IMPAIRMENT (SUMMARY) - RD 4 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 3362 |  
            | End: | 3363 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             32 |        413,888 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            441 |      6,413,750 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY |         18,391 |    253,591,355 |  
            | 2 SLIGHT IMPAIRMENT |            847 |     12,027,916 |  
            | 3 MODERATE IMPAIRMENT |             53 |        734,634 |  
            | 4 MAJOR IMPAIRMENT |             10 |        151,129 |  
            | 5 DEAF |             85 |      1,271,239 |  
            | TOTAL |         19,859 |    274,603,911 |  
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