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            | MEPS HC-126D CODEBOOK |  
            | 2009 HOSPITAL INPATIENT STAYS (FINAL) |  
            | DATE:     October 18, 2011 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | IPBEGDD |  
            | Description: | EVENT START DATE - DAY |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 63 |  
            | End: | 64 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             17 |        113,946 |  
            | -8 DK |            205 |      1,526,526 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              1 |          1,907 |  
            | 1 - 31 DAY |          3,079 |     27,187,043 |  
            | TOTAL |          3,302 |     28,829,422 |  
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