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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | ASTHEP1 |  
            | Description: | WHEN WAS LAST EPISODE OF ASTHMA R1 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1286 |  
            | End: | 1287 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 8 | 222,935 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,156 | 314,518,141 |  
            | 1  WITHIN PAST 2 YEARS | 94 | 4,633,396 |  
            | 2 WITHIN PAST 3 YEARS | 51 | 3,191,851 |  
            | 3  WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS | 36 | 2,306,791 |  
            | 4  MORE THAN 5 YEARS | 155 | 8,729,045 |  
            | 5  NEVER | 65 | 3,338,468 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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