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            | MEPS HC-139 |  
            | PANEL 14 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 19, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH5 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS - RD 5 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 547 |  
            | End: | 548 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |              1 |         33,669 |  
            | -8 DK |              1 |         13,075 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              1 |          5,732 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            305 |      6,646,691 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT |          4,941 |     99,856,043 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD |          5,011 |    100,694,968 |  
            | 3 GOOD |          4,141 |     74,100,449 |  
            | 4 FAIR |          1,407 |     23,387,992 |  
            | 5 POOR |            413 |      7,403,090 |  
            | TOTAL |         16,221 |    312,141,711 |  
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