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            | MEPS HC-172 |  
            | PANEL 18 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 23, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH1 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS - RD 1 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 499 |  
            | End: | 500 |  
 
        
          
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            | -8 DK |              4 |         49,910 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              2 |         95,055 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            454 |      8,686,353 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT |          5,756 |    114,973,138 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD |          4,602 |     94,067,701 |  
            | 3 GOOD |          3,833 |     69,308,044 |  
            | 4 FAIR |          1,583 |     26,352,260 |  
            | 5 POOR |            480 |      8,077,164 |  
            | TOTAL |         16,714 |    321,609,625 |  
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