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            | MEPS HC028 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | NTMDED98 |  
            | Description: | PERSON'S NET MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION |  
            | Format: | 5.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 344 |  
            | End: | 348 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 277 | 3,461,956 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 17 | 280,542 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 23,564 | 266,970,208 |  
            | $0.00 | 75 | 1,003,880 |  
            | $1.00 - $639.00 | 35 | 432,262 |  
            | $639.01 - $1586.00 | 35 | 404,595 |  
            | $1586.01 - $4415.00 | 35 | 459,877 |  
            | $4415.01 - $40000.00 | 34 | 520,369 |  
            | TOTAL | 24,072 | 273,533,690 |  
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