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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | FLSTAT98 |  
            | Description: | PERSON'S FILING STATUS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 316 |  
            | End: | 317 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 4 | 0 |  
            | -8 DK | 120 | 1,313,559 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 19 | 219,705 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 14,678 | 153,329,826 |  
            | 1 SINGLE | 4,151 | 56,897,516 |  
            | 2 MARRIED FILING JOINT RETURN | 3,771 | 48,106,479 |  
            | 3 MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY | 330 | 3,430,538 |  
            | 4 HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD W/ QUALIFYING PERSON | 985 | 10,087,996 |  
            | 5 QUALIFYING WIDOWER W/ DEPENDENT | 14 | 148,071 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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