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            | MEPS HC-244 |  
            | PANEL 26 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   August 23, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH5 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS R5 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 520 |  
            | End: | 521 |  
 
        
          
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            | -8 DK | 2 | 162,032 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 4 | 188,158 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 189 | 7,656,416 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 1,583 | 92,100,017 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 2,239 | 112,838,271 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 1,934 | 93,266,597 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 621 | 24,160,426 |  
            | 5 POOR | 169 | 6,651,380 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,741 | 337,023,297 |  
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