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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | BLDPCK98 |  
            | Description: | TIME SINCE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK '98 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1501 |  
            | End: | 1502 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 3 | 0 |  
            | -8 DK | 424 | 3,986,967 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 34 | 202,940 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 7,747 | 78,104,942 |  
            | 1 WITHIN PAST YEAR | 12,235 | 149,769,629 |  
            | 2 WITHIN PAST 2 YEARS | 1,784 | 21,604,415 |  
            | 3 WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS | 848 | 10,151,226 |  
            | 4 MORE THAN 5 YEARS | 561 | 6,301,869 |  
            | 5 NEVER | 436 | 3,411,702 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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