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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | REFRLY4X |  
            | Description: | RELATION TO REF PERS-12/31/22 (EDIT/IMP) |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 824 |  
            | End: | 825 |  
 
        
          
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            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 343 | 3,887,384 |  
            | 1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON | 2,872 | 159,327,825 |  
            | 2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE) | 805 | 57,252,706 |  
            | 3 UNMARRIED PARTNER | 79 | 4,080,423 |  
            | 4 CHILD BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 1,242 | 98,633,005 |  
            | 5 CHILD OF PARTNER | 9 | 736,597 |  
            | 6 GRANDCHILD | 58 | 2,603,234 |  
            | 7 PARENT BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 70 | 4,317,049 |  
            | 8 SIBLING BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP | 42 | 3,442,222 |  
            | 9 GRANDPARENT | 2 | 136,818 |  
            | 10 AUNT/UNCLE | 2 | 120,440 |  
            | 11 NIECE/NEPHEW | 8 | 668,729 |  
            | 91 OTHER RELATED | 33 | 1,734,196 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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