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MEPS H118A CODEBOOK
2008 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES
DATE: October 21, 2010
Variable Name:
RXBEGYRX
Description:
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
4.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
50
End:
53
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT08F
-14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN
175
1,958,290
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
3,041
31,364,314
-8 DK
15,279
160,159,172
-7 REFUSED
135
1,689,907
-1 INAPPLICABLE
179,114
1,925,332,840
1945-2009
95,635
1,029,410,439
TOTAL
293,379
3,149,914,963
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