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MEPS HC-178A CODEBOOK
2015 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES
DATE: June 12, 2017
Variable Name:
RXBEGYRX
Description:
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
4.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
60
End:
63
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT15F
-14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN
324
3,612,776
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1,834
20,313,775
-8 DK
42,117
411,499,437
-7 REFUSED
617
7,282,221
1940-2016
285,561
2,967,752,169
TOTAL
330,453
3,410,460,379
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