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            | MEPS HC-234 |  
            | PANEL 25 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE: September 4, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | BENDIF1 |  
            | Description: | DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING-R1 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 781 |  
            | End: | 782 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 3 | 135,380 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,273 | 301,353,547 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY | 151 | 5,954,592 |  
            | 2 SOME DIFFICULTY | 338 | 15,174,439 |  
            | 3 A LOT OF DIFFICULTY | 189 | 7,344,065 |  
            | 4 COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO IT | 124 | 5,367,984 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,078 | 335,330,008 |  
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