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            | MEPS HC-126B CODEBOOK |  
            | 2009 DENTAL VISITS |  
            | DATE:      May 27, 2011 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | ORTHDONT |  
            | Description: | ORTHODONTIA, BRACES OR RETAINERS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 128 |  
            | End: | 129 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            146 |      1,308,404 |  
            | -8 DK |             97 |      1,076,033 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              7 |         77,088 |  
            | 1 YES |          3,126 |     28,781,287 |  
            | 2 NO |         25,204 |    263,417,185 |  
            | TOTAL |         28,580 |    294,659,996 |  
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