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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH53 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS - RD 5/3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1280 |  
            | End: | 1281 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 7 | 1,398 |  
            | -8 DK | 8 | 83,100 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 29 | 164,667 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 627 | 6,646,832 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 7,578 | 89,441,668 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 7,008 | 84,687,034 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 6,056 | 65,693,588 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 2,007 | 19,932,253 |  
            | 5 POOR | 752 | 6,883,151 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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