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            | MEPS HC-244 |  
            | PANEL 26 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH3 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS R3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 516 |  
            | End: | 517 |  
 
        
          
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            | -8 DK | 8 | 322,139 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 6 | 556,122 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 162 | 7,659,688 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 1,765 | 99,785,564 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 2,157 | 108,849,253 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 1,860 | 88,385,880 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 627 | 25,646,385 |  
            | 5 POOR | 156 | 5,818,266 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,741 | 337,023,297 |  
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