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            | MEPS HC-236 |  
            | PANEL 23, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  November 8, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | POVCATY2 |  
            | Description: | FAMILY INC AS % OF POVRTY LINE-CATEGO 19 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 5232 |  
            | End: | 5233 |  
 
        
          
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            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 226 | 8,437,383 |  
            | 1 POOR/NEGATIVE | 1,312 | 40,958,552 |  
            | 2 NEAR POOR | 405 | 14,861,633 |  
            | 3 LOW INCOME | 1,148 | 46,746,503 |  
            | 4 MIDDLE INCOME | 1,992 | 97,789,940 |  
            | 5 HIGH INCOME | 1,997 | 126,942,300 |  
            | TOTAL | 7,080 | 335,736,312 |  
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