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            | MEPS HC-235 |  
            | PANEL 24, 3-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 6, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | BENDIF1 |  
            | Description: | DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING-R1 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1150 |  
            | End: | 1151 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 2 | 34,311 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,749 | 302,547,393 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY | 189 | 7,145,113 |  
            | 2 SOME DIFFICULTY | 372 | 12,196,856 |  
            | 3 A LOT OF DIFFICULTY | 247 | 7,973,506 |  
            | 4 UNABLE TO DO | 155 | 4,329,339 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,714 | 334,226,518 |  
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