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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | HEARNG42 |  
            | Description: | HEARING IMPAIRMENT (SUMMARY) - RD 4/2 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1402 |  
            | End: | 1403 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 21 | 197,842 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 365 | 2,677,187 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY | 22,450 | 255,806,913 |  
            | 2 SLIGHT IMPAIRMENT | 1,050 | 12,771,791 |  
            | 3 MODERATE IMPAIRMENT | 77 | 758,303 |  
            | 4 MAJOR IMPAIRMENT | 12 | 137,842 |  
            | 5 DEAF | 97 | 1,183,812 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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