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            | MEPS HC-244 |  
            | PANEL 26 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | POVCATY2 |  
            | Description: | FAMILY INC AS % OF POVERTY LINE - CATEGORICAL 22 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 2806 |  
            | End: | 2807 |  
 
        
          
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            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 109 | 3,970,054 |  
            | 1 POOR/NEGATIVE | 963 | 38,112,366 |  
            | 2 NEAR POOR | 300 | 12,618,020 |  
            | 3 LOW INCOME | 880 | 41,243,023 |  
            | 4 MIDDLE INCOME | 1,897 | 98,375,856 |  
            | 5 HIGH INCOME | 2,592 | 142,703,978 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,741 | 337,023,297 |  
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