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            | MEPS HC-236 |  
            | PANEL 23, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  November 8, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | BENDIF7 |  
            | Description: | DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING-R7 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1468 |  
            | End: | 1469 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 1 | 22,786 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 6,259 | 305,625,209 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY | 140 | 5,442,247 |  
            | 2 SOME DIFFICULTY | 339 | 13,412,963 |  
            | 3 A LOT OF DIFFICULTY | 229 | 7,557,594 |  
            | 4 COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO IT | 112 | 3,675,512 |  
            | TOTAL | 7,080 | 335,736,312 |  
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