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            | MEPS HC-118D CODEBOOK |  
            | 2008 HOSPITAL INPATIENT STAYS |  
            | DATE:  October 29, 2010 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | IPBEGYR |  
            | Description: | EVENT START DATE - YEAR |  
            | Format: | 4.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 57 |  
            | End: | 60 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |              3 |         22,605 |  
            | 2007 |             13 |        143,154 |  
            | 2008 |          2,805 |     28,905,599 |  
            | TOTAL |          2,821 |     29,071,359 |  
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