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MEPS HC-188A CODEBOOK
2016 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES
DATE: February 19, 2019
Variable Name:
RXBEGYRX
Description:
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
4.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
60
End:
63
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT16F
-14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN
195
2,045,653
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1,500
18,028,655
-8 DK
40,759
402,825,217
-7 REFUSED
500
4,957,491
1940-2017
276,731
2,826,378,237
TOTAL
319,685
3,254,235,252
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