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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | REFRLY1X |  
            | Description: | RELATION TO REF PERS-12/31/19 (EDIT/IMP) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 818 |  
            | End: | 819 |  
 
        
          
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            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 113 | 10,563,945 |  
            | 1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON | 2,900 | 151,357,539 |  
            | 2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE) | 892 | 57,912,302 |  
            | 3 UNMARRIED PARTNER | 114 | 4,999,524 |  
            | 4 CHILD BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 1,250 | 95,638,546 |  
            | 5 CHILD OF PARTNER | 14 | 1,026,250 |  
            | 6 GRANDCHILD | 57 | 2,677,464 |  
            | 7 PARENT BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 105 | 4,825,492 |  
            | 8 SIBLING BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 54 | 4,442,060 |  
            | 9 GRANDPARENT | 4 | 160,503 |  
            | 10 AUNT/UNCLE | 3 | 101,082 |  
            | 11 NIECE/NEPHEW | 8 | 424,833 |  
            | 91 OTHER RELATED | 51 | 2,811,086 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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