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            | MEPS H118A CODEBOOK |  
            | 2008 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES |  
            | DATE:  October 21, 2010 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RXBEGMM |  
            | Description: | MONTH PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 48 |  
            | End: | 49 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            576 |      5,821,025 |  
            | -8 DK |          7,329 |     76,307,729 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |             32 |        353,708 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |        232,681 |  2,518,607,969 |  
            | 1-12 |         52,761 |    548,824,532 |  
            | TOTAL |        293,379 |  3,149,914,963 |  
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