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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | FLSTATY2 |  
            | Description: | PERSON'S FILING STATUS 20 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 5149 |  
            | End: | 5150 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 40 | 1,929,796 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 7 | 258,663 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 3,035 | 178,868,294 |  
            | 1 SINGLE | 1,338 | 77,558,093 |  
            | 2 MARRIED FILING JOINT RETURN | 820 | 59,698,543 |  
            | 3 MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY | 72 | 4,554,569 |  
            | 4 HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD W/QUALIFYING PERSON | 242 | 13,561,638 |  
            | 5 QUALIFYING WIDOWER W/ DEPENDENT | 11 | 511,031 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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