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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | MNHLTH53 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS - RD 5/3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1292 |  
            | End: | 1293 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 7 | 1,398 |  
            | -8 DK | 9 | 114,544 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 30 | 164,667 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 627 | 6,646,832 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 9,590 | 112,484,375 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 6,738 | 80,428,528 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 5,566 | 59,392,310 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 1,134 | 10,930,265 |  
            | 5 POOR | 371 | 3,370,772 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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