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            | MEPS HC-235 |  
            | PANEL 24, 3-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 6, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VACOST1 |  
            | Description: | VSAQ: COST OF CARE,R1 |  
            | Format: | 3.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 2171 |  
            | End: | 2173 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED | 22 | 653,315 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 6,451 | 323,500,326 |  
            | 1 MAJOR FACTOR | 81 | 3,537,290 |  
            | 2 MINOR FACTOR | 40 | 1,779,993 |  
            | 3 NOT A FACTOR | 91 | 3,645,780 |  
            | 4 DO NOT KNOW | 29 | 1,109,813 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,714 | 334,226,518 |  
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