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            | MEPS HC-172 |  
            | PANEL 18 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 23, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH3 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS - RD 3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 503 |  
            | End: | 504 |  
 
        
          
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            | -8 DK |              4 |         90,545 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              2 |         46,293 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            307 |      6,512,639 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT |          5,306 |    105,951,246 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD |          4,839 |    102,028,099 |  
            | 3 GOOD |          4,290 |     75,715,584 |  
            | 4 FAIR |          1,575 |     24,201,682 |  
            | 5 POOR |            391 |      7,063,537 |  
            | TOTAL |         16,714 |    321,609,625 |  
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