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            | MEPS HC-236 |  
            | PANEL 23, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  November 8, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | REFRL8X |  
            | Description: | RELATION TO REF PERS- R8 (EDIT/IMP) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 815 |  
            | End: | 816 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 429 | 5,873,865 |  
            | 1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON | 3,475 | 157,630,820 |  
            | 2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE) | 1,045 | 57,103,576 |  
            | 3 UNMARRIED PARTNER | 115 | 4,430,754 |  
            | 4 CHILD - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 1,749 | 99,283,367 |  
            | 5 CHILD OF PARTNER | 8 | 438,184 |  
            | 6 GRANDCHILD | 77 | 3,271,958 |  
            | 7 PARENT - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 74 | 2,895,638 |  
            | 8 SIBLING - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 51 | 2,509,653 |  
            | 9 GRANDPARENT | 3 | 74,900 |  
            | 10 AUNT/UNCLE | 3 | 130,283 |  
            | 11 NIECE/NEPHEW | 21 | 689,050 |  
            | 91 OTHER RELATED | 30 | 1,404,264 |  
            | TOTAL | 7,080 | 335,736,312 |  
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