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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | REFRL9X |  
            | Description: | RELATION TO REF PERS- R9 (EDIT/IMP) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 816 |  
            | End: | 817 |  
 
        
          
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            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 381 | 7,328,410 |  
            | 1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON | 2,858 | 158,351,930 |  
            | 2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE) | 795 | 56,568,584 |  
            | 3 UNMARRIED PARTNER | 77 | 3,718,889 |  
            | 4 CHILD - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 1,239 | 98,035,289 |  
            | 5 CHILD OF PARTNER | 9 | 736,597 |  
            | 6 GRANDCHILD | 57 | 2,537,820 |  
            | 7 PARENT - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 66 | 3,940,534 |  
            | 8 SIBLING - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 42 | 3,442,222 |  
            | 9 GRANDPARENT | 2 | 136,818 |  
            | 10 AUNT/UNCLE | 1 | 93,284 |  
            | 11 NIECE/NEPHEW | 8 | 668,729 |  
            | 91 OTHER RELATED | 30 | 1,381,522 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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