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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | REFRLY3X |  
            | Description: | RELATION TO REF PERS-12/31/21 (EDIT/IMP) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 822 |  
            | End: | 823 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 310 | 6,220,268 |  
            | 1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON | 2,881 | 158,299,290 |  
            | 2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE) | 830 | 57,767,929 |  
            | 3 UNMARRIED PARTNER | 84 | 3,784,416 |  
            | 4 CHILD BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 1,229 | 97,044,856 |  
            | 5 CHILD OF PARTNER | 9 | 736,597 |  
            | 6 GRANDCHILD | 56 | 2,390,283 |  
            | 7 PARENT BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 75 | 4,401,636 |  
            | 8 SIBLING BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 44 | 3,812,116 |  
            | 9 GRANDPARENT | 3 | 146,750 |  
            | 10 AUNT/UNCLE | 1 | 93,284 |  
            | 11 NIECE/NEPHEW | 7 | 310,181 |  
            | 91 OTHER RELATED | 36 | 1,933,021 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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