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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | REFRL8X |  
            | Description: | RELATION TO REF PERS- R8 (EDIT/IMP) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 814 |  
            | End: | 815 |  
 
        
          
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            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 365 | 5,778,842 |  
            | 1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON | 2,858 | 158,432,102 |  
            | 2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE) | 801 | 56,927,057 |  
            | 3 UNMARRIED PARTNER | 79 | 4,022,068 |  
            | 4 CHILD - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 1,239 | 97,810,332 |  
            | 5 CHILD OF PARTNER | 9 | 736,597 |  
            | 6 GRANDCHILD | 57 | 2,544,880 |  
            | 7 PARENT - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 69 | 4,285,726 |  
            | 8 SIBLING - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 43 | 3,781,492 |  
            | 9 GRANDPARENT | 2 | 136,818 |  
            | 10 AUNT/UNCLE | 2 | 120,440 |  
            | 11 NIECE/NEPHEW | 8 | 668,729 |  
            | 91 OTHER RELATED | 33 | 1,695,544 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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