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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | DENTCK98 |  
            | Description: | DENTAL CHECKUP FREQUENCY '98 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1499 |  
            | End: | 1500 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 5 | 1,398 |  
            | -8 DK | 206 | 1,650,213 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 38 | 282,105 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 635 | 6,754,633 |  
            | 1 TWICE A YEAR OR MORE | 7,927 | 101,760,349 |  
            | 2 ONCE A YEAR | 5,772 | 63,875,898 |  
            | 3 LESS THAN ONCE A YEAR | 4,710 | 52,646,160 |  
            | 4 NEVER | 4,779 | 46,562,934 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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